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The Develop Project Management Plan process includes the actions necessary to define, integrate, and coordinate all subsidiary plans into a project management plan. The project management plan content will vary depending upon the application area and complexity of the project. This process results in a project management plan that is updated and revised through the Integrated Change Control process. The project management plan defines how the project is executed, monitored and controlled, and closed. The project management plan documents the collection of outputs of the planning processes of the Planning Process Group and includes:
The project management processes selected by the project management team
The level of implementation of each selected process
The descriptions of the tools and techniques to be used for accomplishing those processes
How the selected processes will be used to manage the specific project, including the dependencies and interactions among those processes, and the essential inputs and outputs
How work will be executed to accomplish the project objectives
How changes will be monitored and controlled
How configuration management will be performed
How integrity of the performance measurement baselines will be maintained and used
The need and techniques for communication among stakeholders
The selected project life cycle and, for multi-phase projects, the associated project phases
Key management reviews for content, extent, and timing to facilitate addressing open issues and pending decisions.
The project management plan can be either summary level or detailed, and can be composed of one or more subsidiary plans and other components. Each of the subsidiary plans and components is detailed to the extent required by the specific project. These subsidiary plans include, but are not limited to:
Project scope management plan (Section 5.1.3.1)
Schedule management plan (Chapter 6 introductory material)
Cost management plan (Chapter 7 introductory material)
Quality management plan (Section 8.1.3.1)
Process improvement plan (Section 8.1.3.4)
Staffing management plan (Section 9.1.3.3)
Communication management plan (Section 10.1.3.1)
Risk management plan (Section 11.1.3.1)
Procurement management plan (Section 12.1.3.1). These other components include, but are not limited to:
Milestone list (Section 6.1.3.3)
Resource calendar (Section 6.3.3.4)
Schedule baseline (Section 6.5.3.3)
Cost baseline (Section 7.2.3.1)
Quality baseline (Section 8.1.3.5)
Risk register (Section 11.2.3.1)
4-5. : Develop Project Management Plan: Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs
.1 Preliminary Project Scope Statement
Described in Section 4.2.
.2 Project Management Processes
Described in Chapters 5 through 12.
.3 Enterprise Environmental Factors
Described in Section 4.1.1.3.
.4 Organizational Process Assets
Described in Section 4.1.1.4.
.1 Project Management Methodology
The project management methodology defines a process, which aids a project management team in developing and controlling changes to the project management plan.
.2 Project Management Information System
The project management information system, an automated system, is used by the project management team to support generation of the project management plan, facilitate feedback as the document is developed, control changes to the project management plan, and release the approved document.
Configuration Management System
The configuration management system is a subsystem of the overall project management information system. The system includes the process for submitting proposed changes, tracking systems for reviewing and approving proposed changes, defining approval levels for authorizing changes, and providing a method to validate approved changes. In most application areas, the configuration management system includes the change control system. The configuration management system is also a collection of formal documented procedures used to apply technical and administrative direction and surveillance to:
Identify and document the functional and physical characteristics of a product or component
Control any changes to such characteristics
Record and report each change and its implementation status
Support the audit of the products or components to verify conformance to requirements.
Change Control System
The change control system is a collection of formal documented procedures that define how project deliverables and documentation are controlled, changed, and approved. The change control system is a subsystem of the configuration management system. For example, for information technology systems, a change control system can include the specifications (scripts, source code, data definition language, etc.) for each software component.
.3 Expert Judgment
Expert judgment is applied to develop technical and management details to be included in the project management plan.
.1 Project Management Plan
Described in the introduction to Section 4.3.
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