1 create project scope statement

2 Estimate time and cost

3 Create network diagram
4 create WBS and WBS dictionary
5 estimate resource requirements
Assess what to purchase and create procurement
6 documents
7 plan communications and stakeholder engagement

8 determine quality standards, processes, and metrics

10 create activity list
9 determine all roles and responsibilities

perform risk identifications,qualitative and

8.1 quantitative risk analysis, and risk response planning
12 create process improvement plan
13 Go back - iterations
14 determine critical path

15 Finalize procurement documents

16 gain formal approval of the plan
17 hold kickoff meeting
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Select project manager
Determine the authority of project manager
collect historical information
divide large project into phases
identifify stakejolders and determine their influences, expectation and impact
determine high level requirements, constrains, assumptions, and risks
Turn high level requiremements , constraints, assumptions into requirements.
Make sure the business case and the analysis supporting the need for the project and documented an
Ensure the oproject scope is as final as practical ( this will most like to be documented in the project s
understand how the project supports the organization's strrategic objectives
collect and use any relevasnt existing agreements (including contracts) that might be generating the
detrmine measurable project and project objectives
facilitate the resolution of conflicting objectives
Became familiar with the company culture and structure as they relate to the project
Find existing processes, standards, and complience requirements that affect the project
iunderstand how the organizwation does business and what procedures and policies are already in pla
do planning on high level basis using the project planning process
perform high level estiimating for the project schedule and budget
use the high lavel planning and estimatiing data to determine whether the product can be achieved w
determine what form the project charter will take, including the length and level of detail, and the rea
coordinate project initiating efforts with stakeholders, including the customer
work with customer and others to determine high level accaptance criteria and clirify what is and wha
dermine initial project organization
identify any inherent or required milestones on the project
determine what specofically will constitute project success finalize theproject charter
obtain formal papproval of project chatrter

Actions involved in project palanning

Determine how you wil pal (a) pllaning, (b) executing, and controlling effortsfor stakeholders, requirem
resources, communication, risk, procurement, changes and configuration, and put this information into

refine high level requiremnts from oroject initiating so they are mire soecific and detailed, and look for
expand the requiremnts from project initiating, looking for new assumptions qnd documanting the det
refine the high level constrains ( i.e./ resources, schedukem cost, etc) from poroject initiating so they a
create a description of the project deliverables and the work required to complete thise deliverables (
use the project scope statement to gain approval of the "final" scoope from the stakeholders before fu
assess what may need to be purchased on the project ( e.g., ifdentify any orivces of work that may be
new aquipmpent or technology wouldd be needed to perform the project workm etc.).
create draft of procurement documents foer nessesary contracts, including procurement statemnts of
determine who will be on th e project team to help with the project pallnning
breake down the deliverables into smaller more manageble pieses (WBS).
create description of each work package in WBS dictionary so the work can be undersood vby thise as
breake down the work packages from WBS into list of activities to produce them
sequence activitieas and determine predecessors and successors in the network diagram
estimatte resources requirements( e.g., staff , facilitiesm equipment, materials, etc.).
meet with managers to gaun resource commitments
decide what level of accuracy is needed for estimates
use historical data to support estimating time and cost
have those working on activities estimate time and cost
determine how long the project will take without compressing the schedule (determine critical path)
develop a shedule model , ignoring the schedule constaraint contained in the project charte, and reco
management plan.
develop a preliminary budget, ignoring the project constraint contained in the project charter, and rec
management plan.

determine what process should be followed on the project to reduce need to superwise work, and to im
detrrmine how you will improve processes in use on the project
crreate a system of recognizing and rewirding the efforts of project team members to help keep the m
clearly determine all roles and responibilities so the team members and stakeholders know what their
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Communicate your expectations for stakeholders and the project, and manage the involvement and n
project to ensure everyone has a common understanding of the work
implement the original project management plan or the project management paln that wwas revised a
complete work pachages
collect and document lesson learned
establish and manage communication chanels
evaluate how effectivel
Implement approved changes, including corrective actions, prevention actions and defect repair
perform quality assurance to ensure the defined practices and procedures are being followed and are
produce and destribute reports on project performance
hold team building activities
follow ground rules at tam meetimgs
obtain needed training for team members
exchange information about the project according to the plan and solicit feedback to ensure communi
remove roadblocks
achieve work results that meet requirements
meet with mangers to reconfirm resourse commitments
keep managers apprised of when their resources will be needed on thwe project
commit and release project resources in accordance with the project management plan
guide, assist, communicate, leadm negotiate, facoilitate, and coach,
utilize your technical knowledge
hold meetings to identify or adress issues, assess risks, and and keep the project work moving forward
manage stakeholders engagement and expectatrion, increase project support, and prevent possible p
focus on prebventing problems rather tha just dealing with them as they arise
make sure all team members have the skills. Information, and equipment needeed to complete theor
focus on loking for exeptions to ther approved project management plan in team members' performan
work or babysitting
recommend changes to be evaluated in th e perform integrated change control process
follow organization policies processes and procedures
increase the effectiveness of the process
make updates to the project management plan and project documents to reflect current information a
create recommendation for performing organization that increase its effectiveness
ensure continued agreement from stakeholders to the project management paln
keep everyone focused on completing the project to the project charter and project management plan
keep the project's business case in focus while managing the projectm esspesially when problems occ
solve problems
stop during tye project to see where changes are coming from and what you can do to eliminate the r
implement the recognition and reward system created during the planning processes
determone team members who could not be named during the palnning processes
gather initial measurement and details about activities of project work( work performance data)
implement approved process improvements
use an issue log to record project issues and details about therir resolution, including who is responsib
timeline
obtain seller responses to procurement documents
review bids and quates, negotiate contract terms with prospective sellers, and select sellers
expend and manage project funds
fasilitate project resolution using conflict resolution techniques
assess individual team member performance
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measure project performance according to the planned measures in the management plan
measure against the performance measurement baseline
analize and evaluate work performance data
determine variences
exercise judjement to determine what vaiences are important and if they warrant recomending a chan
recommend changes including defect repair and oreventive and corrective actions. Do not just wait
make or obtain a decision in integrated change control about whether changes should be approved or
manage configuration to ensure everyine knows which version of the project or product documentatio
control scope, schedule and cost to their baselines
perform procurement inspections
refine control limits as needed
identify the root causes of problems
obtain formal acceptance of interim deliverables from the customer
identify the need for replanning
replan and make updates to the project management plan and project documents to reflect approved
evaluate stakeholders relationships and involvement to determine if thery require improvement
manage the time and cost reserves
recalculate hoe much the project will cost and how long it will take, and create forecast
obtain additional fundidng if needed
prepare work performance reports from analyzed data and measurements
hold periodic inspections
make decisions to accept or reject work
evaluatethe effectiveness of corrective actions
reassess the efectiveness of project comtrol system
spend time trying to improve quality
get information from stakeholders to determine if project controls needs to be updated
identify and analyze trends
evaluate the effectiveness of risk responces in a risk audit
look for newly arizing risks
reanalize existing risks
use milestones as [roject control tool
observe and anylize
use variance reports to help correct small problems before they become serious
calculate estimate to comlete
use and interpret earned value calculations
use quality control tools - inspections, Pareto charts, cause and effect diagrams, etc.
influence any factors that could result in a project's change control and configuratin management mea
control changes
control to make sure that only approved changes are implemented
work with change control board
evaluate customer sutisfaction
Control procurement throughtout actions like reviewing, approving, and pauing invoices; administering
validate defect repair
stop during the project to see where the changes are coming from and what you can do to eliminate
conside the project's business case and the organization's strategic objectives when analizing change
ections and audits/