Project Integration Management

(Level of difficulty: 10 /10)

 

-  Be careful, Project Integration Management is the toughest topic since it integrates all knowledge areas.   It covers the high-level work a project manager should do.

 

Project Integration Management Processes	Process Group
Develop Project Charter	Initiating
Develop Preliminary Project Scope Statement	Initiating
Develop Project Management Plan	Planning
Direct and Manage Project Execution	Executing
Monitor and Control Project Work	Monitoring and Controlling
Integrated Change Control	Monitoring and Controlling
Close Project	Closing

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Develop Project Charter

	formally authorizes a project and appoint Project Manager
	issued by a Project Sponsor not the Project Manager
	project does not exist without the Project Charter
	gives Project Manager authority to use resources
	Project Manager assists Project Sponsor to draft the Project Charter if necessary

 

vDevelop Preliminary Project Scope Statement
 

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	provides a high-level scope description
	common understanding between Project Manager and stakeholders
	provides inputs to other planning processes

Develop Project Management Plan

	documents actions necessary to define, prepare, integrate, and coordinate all other plans into the project management plan
	provides the baseline of the project
	project baseline should be changed for all implemented changes

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Direct and Manage Project Execution
 

	executes the work defined in the project management plan
	achieves project requirement stated in project scope statement
	approved corrective actions, preventive actions are implemented

Monitor and Control Project Work
 

	monitor and control processes required to initiate, plan, execute and close a project to meet the performance objectives stated in project management plan
	it is one of processes in Monitoring and Controlling process group
	recommended Corrective Actions
	recommended Preventive Actions
	recommended Defect Repair
	requested changes

 

Integrated Change Control
 

	reviewing all change  requests
	approving changes
	controlling changes
	Change Control Board: Project Manager should not be the only person to assess and approve the change requests, it should go through a formal Change Control Board which could include the customer, Project Sponsor and Technical Experts

 

Close Project
 

	finalizing all project activities in the Project Process Groups
	formally close the project
	formal acceptance of the product, service or result of the project
	Administrative Closure focuses on closing the project
	Contract Closure  focuses on closing a Contract that is part of the project
	even the project is cancelled, Project Manager should still close the project formally