Module 3

Question 1

7 Processes in Knowledge Area 1: Project Integration Management

Answer 1

1. Develop project charter
2. Develop project management plan
3. Direct and manage project work
4. Manage project knowledge
5. Monitor and control project work
6. Perform integrated change control
7. Close project or phase

Question 2

Project Integration Management: 1. Project Charter

Answer 2

• Formally recognizes the existence of a project
• Provides project direction
• Authorized by the project sponsor
• Project stakeholders sign the charter
• INPUTS: business case documents (cost-benefit analysis, customer request, organizational need); agreements (MOUs); enterprise environmental factors (government or industry standards, political climate, etc.); organizational processes assets (organizational standards, templates, etc.)
• TOOLS + TECHNIQUES: expert judgement, data gathering, interpersonal and team skills, meetings
• OUTPUTS: project charter (including assumption log, schedule, etc.)

Question 3

Project Integration Management: 2. Project Management Plan

Answer 3

• Defines how the project is executed, monitored and controlled, and closed
• INPUTS: project charter, outputs from planning across all knowledge areas, enterprise environmental factors, organizational process assets (project files from past projects)
• TOOLS + TECHNIQUES: expert judgement, data gathering, interpersonal and team skills, meetings
• OUTPUTS: project management plan (scope, schedule, cost, change management, configuration management plan, performance measurement baseline, project life cycle, development approach, management review)

Question 4

Project Integration Management: 3. Direct and Manage Project Work

Answer 4

• Leading and performing the work defined
• INPUTS: project management plan, project documents, approved change requests, enterprise environmental factors, organizational process assets
• TOOLS + TECHNIQUES: expert judgement, project management information system, meetings
• OUTPUTS: work performance data, issue log, change requests, plan updates, document updates

Question 5

Project Integration Management: 4. Manage Project Knowledge

Answer 5

• Contributes to organizational learning and future projects
• INPUTS: project management plan, project documents eg. lessons learned, team assignments, etc.), deliverables (eg. project or result), enterprise environmental factors, organizational process assets
• TOOLS + TECHNIQUES: expert judgement, knowledge management, information management, interpersonal team skills
• OUTPUTS: lessons learned register

Question 6

Project Integration Management: 5. Monitor and Control Project Work

Answer 6

• Measure performance, forecast, identify trends
• INPUTS: project management plan, project documents, work performance information, agreements, enterprise environmental factors, organizational process assets
• TOOLS + TECHNIQUES: expert judgement, data analysis, decision making, meetings
• OUTPUTS: work performance reports, change requests, project management plan updates, project document updates

Question 7

Project Integration Management: 6. Perform Integrated Change Control

Answer 7

• Performed throughout the project
• Implementing any changes in a controlled manner
• INPUTS: project management plan, project documents, work performance reports, change requests, enterprise environmental factors, organizational process assets
• TOOLS + TECHNIQUES: expert judgement, change control tools, data analysis, decision making, meetings

Question 8

4 Change Avoidance Types

Answer 8

1. Proactive Approach
   - Complete user requirements, scope statement approval, focus groups, client communications
2. Freeze Approach
   - Freeze project (forces client and user to deal with issue)
3. Postponement Approach
   - Decide once cost is known
   - Collection of all requests without action
4. Procedural Approach
   - Escalation of approval, ensures changes meet project objectives, enable access to project reserve funds

Question 9

Project Integration Management: 7. Close Project or Phase

Answer 9

• INPUTS: project charter, project management plan, project documents, accepted deliverables, business documents, agreements, procurement documentation, organizational process assets
• TOOLS + TECHNIQUES: expert judgement, data analysis, meetings
• OUTPUTS: project documents updates, final product, service or result, final report, organizational process assets updates