MGMT 550 FALL Template Project Management Plan
MGMT 550 FALL Template Project Management Plan
MGMT 550 FALL Template Project Management Plan
MIDTERM EXAM
Instructor: Gozde Onaran Patry
Due Date: November 11th, 2024, before 08:00 PM. Passed the deadline you will fail.
This exam counts for the 30% of your total grade.
Teamwork: Only your project manager will send me the final work on TEAMS, don’t forget to CC
your midterm paper’ to your team mates. (Send me aconfirmation to my email:
[email protected], Subject: ABS MGMT 550 MIDTERM + your team name.)
Midterm subject:
Requirements:
WBS at least 4 levels below the project and at least 5 tasks per level.
Name and number all tasks.
Use word or excel for your tables.
Use the Matrices below with the same police.
Plus: Cover Page, Table of Content, header and footer.
Don’t remove pages with the signature.
Don’t exceed 20 pages.
Project Management Plan Template
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CITY, STATE ZIP CODE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROJECT CHARTER
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................2
PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPROACH................................................................................................2
PROJECT SCOPE................................................................................................................................3
MILESTONE LIST..............................................................................................................................3
SCHEDULE BASELINE AND WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE.........................................................4
CHANGE MANAGEMENT PLAN.........................................................................................................5
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT PLAN........................................................................................6
COST MANAGEMENT PLAN..............................................................................................................8
PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN..............................................................................................9
PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT PLAN...........................................................................................10
SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT PLAN....................................................................................................10
QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN......................................................................................................12
RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN.............................................................................................................13
RISK REGISTER...............................................................................................................................14
STAFFING MANAGEMENT PLAN.....................................................................................................14
RESOURCE CALENDAR...................................................................................................................15
COST BASELINE..............................................................................................................................16
QUALITY BASELINE........................................................................................................................17
SPONSOR ACCEPTANCE..................................................................................................................18
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PROJECT CHARTER
INTRODUCTION
The Introduction provides a high level overview of the project and what is included in this
Project Management Plan. This should include a high level description of the project and
describe the projects deliverables and benefits. Excessive detail is not necessary in this section
as the other sections of the project plan will include this information. This section should
provide a summarized framework of the project and its purpose. Look back at the Project Charter
for information to include in this section.
This section is where you outline the overall management approach for the project. This section
should describe, in general terms, the roles and authority of project team members. It should
also include which organizations will provide resources for the project and any resource
constraints or limitations. If there are any decisions which must be made by specific individuals
—for example authorizing additional funding by the project sponsor—this should also be stated
here. It should be written as an Executive Summary for the Project Management Plan.
PROJECT SCOPE
State the scope of the project in this section. The scope statement from the project charter should
be used as a starting point; however, the project plan needs to include a much more detailed
scope than the charter. This detail should include what the project does and does not include.
The more detail included in this section, the better the product. This will help to clarify what is
included in the project and help to avoid any confusion from project team members and
stakeholders.
MILESTONE LIST
Provide a summary list of milestones including dates for each milestone. Include an introductory
paragraph in this section which provides some insight to the major milestones. This section
should also mention or discuss actions taken if any changes to the milestones or delivery dates
are required.
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This section should discuss the WBS, WBS Dictionary, and Schedule baseline and how they will
be used in managing the project’s scope. The WBS provides the work packages to be performed
for the completion of the project. The WBS Dictionary defines the work packages, as you don’t
need one for your assignment you can skip it. The schedule baseline provides a reference point
for managing project progress as it pertains to schedule and timeline. The schedule baseline and
work breakdown structure (WBS) should usually be created in Microsoft Project. You can add
your WBS below or you can export from the MS Project file.
INCLUDE WBS
This section should describe your change control process. Ideally, this process will be some type
of organizational standard which is repeatable and done on most or all projects when a change is
necessary. Changes to any project must be carefully considered and the impact of the change
must be clear in order to make any type of approval decisions. Many organizations have change
control boards (CCBs) which review proposed changes and either approve or deny them. This is
an effective way to provide oversight and ensure adequate feedback and review of the change is
obtained. This section should also identify who has approval authority for changes to the
project, who submits the changes, how they are tracked and monitored.
For complex or large projects the Change Management Plan may be included as an appendix to
the Project Management Plan or as a separate, stand-alone document.
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For larger and more complex projects, the Communications Management Plan may be included
as an appendix or separate document apart from the Project Management Plan.
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The Cost Management Plan clearly defines how the costs on a project will be managed
throughout the project’s lifecycle. It sets the format and standards by which the project costs are
measured, reported, and controlled. Working within the cost management guidelines is
imperative for all project team members to ensure successful completion of the project. These
guidelines may include which level of the WBS cost accounts will be created in and the
establishment of acceptable variances. The Cost Management Plan:
Identifies who is responsible for managing costs
Identifies who has the authority to approve changes to the project or its budget
How cost performance is quantitatively measured and reported upon
Report formats, frequency and to whom they are presented
For complex or large projects the Cost Management Plan may be included as an appendix to the
Project Management Plan or as a separate, stand-alone document.
The Procurement Management Plan should be defined enough to clearly identify the necessary
steps and responsibilities for procurement from the beginning to the end of a project. The project
manager must ensure that the plan facilitates the successful completion of the project and does
not become an overwhelming task in itself to manage. The project manager will work with the
project team, contracts/purchasing department, and other key players to manage the procurement
activities.
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For larger projects or projects with more complicated procurement management requirements,
you can include the Procurement Management Plan as a separate document apart from the
Project Management Plan.
It is important that the approach to managing the projects’ scope be clearly defined and
documented in detail. Failure to clearly establish and communicate project scope can result in
delays, unnecessary work, failure to achieve deliverables, cost overruns, or other unintended
consequences. This section provides a summary of the Scope Management Plan in which it
addresses the following:
Who has authority and responsibility for scope management
How the scope is defined (i.e. Scope Statement, WBS, WBS Dictionary, Statement of
Work, etc.)
How the scope is measured and verified (i.e. Quality Checklists, Scope Baseline, Work
Performance Measurements, etc.)
The scope change process (who initiates, who authorizes, etc.)
Who is responsible for accepting the final project deliverable and approves acceptance of
project scope
A detailed Scope Management Plan can be included as an appendix to the Project Management
Plan for larger or more complex projects. Be sure to review it and determine if it's necessary for
managing your project.
This section provides a general framework for the approach which will be taken to create the
project schedule. Effective schedule management is necessary for ensuring tasks are completed
on time, resources are allocated appropriately, and to help measure project performance. This
section should include discussion of the scheduling tool/format, schedule milestones, and
schedule development roles and responsibilities.
The separate Schedule Management Plan is suitable for larger projects or projects where the
schedule management is more formalized.
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This section discusses how quality management will be used to ensure that the deliverables for
the project meet a formally established standard of acceptance. All project deliverables should
be defined in order to provide a foundation and understanding of the tasks at hand and what work
must be planned. Quality management is the process by which the organization not only
completes the work, but completes the work to an acceptable standard. Without a thorough
Quality Management Plan, work may be completed in a substandard or unacceptable manner.
This section should include quality roles and responsibilities, quality control, quality assurance,
and quality monitoring.
For larger or more complex projects, the Quality Management Plan may be included as an
appendix or separate document.
This section provides a general description for the approach taken to identify and manage the
risks associated with the project. It should be a short paragraph or two summarizing the
approach to risk management on this project.
Since risk management is a science in itself, look for the detailed Risk Management Plan, Risk
Register along with templates for performing a risk assessment meeting.
RISK REGISTER
Discuss how you plan to staff the project. This section should include discussion on matrixed or
projectized organizational structure depending on which is being used for this project. This
section should also include how resources will be procured and managed as well as the key
resources needed for the project.
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RESOURCE CALENDAR
Include a Resource Calendar as part of your project plan. The resource calendar identifies key
resources needed for the project and the times/durations they'll be needed. Some resources may
be needed for the entire length of the project while others may only be required for a portion of
the project. This information must be agreed to by the Project Sponsor and Functional Managers
prior to beginning the project.
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COST BASELINE
This section contains the cost baseline for the project upon which cost management will be
based. The project will use earned value metrics to track and manage costs and the cost baseline
provides the basis for the tracking, reporting, and management of costs.
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QUALITY BASELINE
This section should include the quality baseline for the project. The purpose of this baseline is to
provide a basis for ensuring that quality can be measured to determine if acceptable quality
levels have been achieved. It is important for all projects to clearly define and communicate
quality standards and the quality baseline serves this purpose.
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SPONSOR ACCEPTANCE
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