Integration ManagementTake out Your ITTO Docs

James Talks About Integration Management and Offers Two Examples

“My strengths, for example, are: futuristic, adaptable, strategic, and maximizing my energy--and also thinking in a way where I can connect everybody else (connection). My weaknesses sometimes lie in execution, so I complement that weakness with people that know how to execute.”

Deepak Chopra, who teaches business at Northwestern U.

Team Integration is Central to All You Need to Do To Integrate a Project

Integration Processes

• Develop the Charter• Develop PM Plan• Direct/Manage Project Execution• Monitor/Control Project Work • Perform Integrated Change Control • Close Project OR Phase

(All these activities or “processes” above relate to 5 “ing” Processes)

How They Look in a Picture

Ok, Here Come the Integration ITTOsLet’s see how they work

• The Develop Charter process -> Proj. Charter• P. Charter becomes an input item to develop

prelim project scope process which generates preliminary project scope statement which becomes input item to the develop project management plan process, that -> project mgt. plan that becomes an input to various processes, including direct & manage project execution.

• The direct and manage proj. execution processgenerates the work performance info, which becomes an input to the monitor and control proj. work process, which in turn generates ->

• Change reqs/recommendations for corrective action, preventive actions, and defect repairs.

• These recommendations become input items ->to the integrated change and control process.

• The deliverables from the integrated change control process become an input item to the close project process feedback to the direct and manage project execution process.

This is SYSTEM DYNAMICS, and is very obvious in the area of INTEGRATION

Understand• Proj. INTEGRATION mgt = defining, identifying,

unifying, and coordinating activities and processes within the PM Process Groups (ings).

• The PM PLAN is the MAIN document to develop and be managed in this area.

• Your POP / OPPM makes working your plan easier.

Understand• Recommendations and change reqs are made during

the “monitor/control” process and are…• Evaluated (rejected or approved) during the

integrated change control process, and implemented during the direct and manage project “execution” process…

Understand

Project management methodologies and project management information system are common tools and techniques for ALL the integration management processes.

(in other words, the 5 processes – ings- of the integration area require them).

Keeping an Eye on the Big Picture

Integration, in addition to the point of ignition, is also key to the project success. It’s the process of holding everything together in a logical framework of interconnected tasks and responsibilities.

Look Out

• The integrated change control process can occur any time during the proj. lifecycle. Why is this logical?

Because S**** Happens. All the time.

Also, the project charter is an input -> develop project management plan process.

Look Out

• Project Mgt. Plan in an input -> to all the processes of the Integration Mgt. KA except the stuff that comes before its development: i.e., develop proj. charter, develop preliminary proj.scope statement, and develop proj. management plan.

• Only APPROVED changes are made

Look Out

• Formal closing process should apply for both complete and terminated projects.

• Administrative closure procedure is an output of the close project process, and not an input.

When in doubt, on exams, read carefully and think logically.

More to Know

• Recognize – not necessarily memorize-- processes that fall under project integration management. Look at your ITTO resource or PMBOK.

• Who can authorize closure of the completed project, or any phase of it?

The project sponsor

More to Know

• The documentation archive or file includes the lessons learned database (in whatever format that is)—typically made as part of the close project and contract closure processes.

Think Logically

• Which of the following is an output of the develop project charter process?

a. Project charterb. Preliminary project scope statementc. Project management pland. Final (approved) product, service, or result

Answer is A.

Keep Thinking. This one is tougher.• All of the following are tools and techniques

used in the integrated change control process except:

a. Expert judgmentb. Project management information systemc. Project management methodologyd. Approved change requests

Answer: D – approval is an output of it.

Keep Going…

• The integrated change control process is performed:

a. During project execution onlyb. During project planning and executionc. From the project inception through completiond. During the project execution and controlling.Answer: C - throughout the project lifecycle,

through all the processes and phases.

Last One

• Which of the following processes will be executed first?

A. Develop the project mgt. planB. Develop the preliminary project scope

statementC. Direct and manage project executionD. Develop project charter

Answer – D. Without the charter, no project exists.

Charter Definition

What is a Project Charter ?• A Project charter is a 5 to 6 page document

which collects all the information that has been developed in the previous steps and puts it in a central location. The Project charter serves as the constitution which governs the working of the project and disputes if any that may arise during the execution of the project.

Review the Charter document on the site.

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