Select a project manager Divide large projects into phases

Determine company culture and existing systems Understand the business case

Collect processes, procedures, and historical information Uncover initial requirements, assumptions, and risks

Assess project and product feasibility within the given

Create measurable objectives constraints
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INITIATING INITIATING

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 Determining how you will do planning - part of all
Develop project charter management plans

Identify stakeholders Determine detailed requirements

Develop stakeholder management strategy Create project scope

Determine team Assess what to purchase

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PLANNING INITIATING

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Create WBS and WBS dictionary Estimate resource requirements

Create activity list Estimate time and cost

Create network diagram Determine critical path

Develop budget Develop schedule

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Determine quality standards, processes, and metrics Plan communications

Perform risk identification, qualitative and quantitative risk

Create process improvement analysis, and risk response planning

Determine all roles and responsibilities Go back - iterations

Create change management plan Prepare procurement documents

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Finalize the "how to execute and control" parts of all Hold kickoff meeting
management plans

Develop realistic and final PM plan Execute the work according to the PM plan

Gain formal approval of the plan Produce product deliverables (product scope)

Implement only approved changes Request changes

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EXECUTING PLANNING

EXECUTING PLANNING

EXECUTING EXECUTING
 Continuously improve Perform quality audits

Follow processes Acquire final team

Perform quality assurance Manage people

Hold team-building activities Evaluate team and project performance

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EXECUTING EXECUTING

EXECUTING EXECUTING

EXECUTING EXECUTING
 Give recognition and rewards Release resources as work is completed

Use issue logs Send and receive information

Facilitate conflict resolution Hold meetings

Take action to control the project Select sellers

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EXECUTING EXECUTING

EXECUTING EXECUTING

EXECUTING M&C
 Measure performance against performance measurement Influence factors that cause changes
baseline

Measure performance against other metrics determined by the Request changes

project manager

Determine variances and if they warrant a corrective action or Perform integrated change control
change request

Inform stakeholders of the results of change requests Approve or reject changes

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M&C M&C

M&C M&C

M&C M&C
Update the PM plan and project documents Gain acceptance of interim deliverables from the customer

Manage configuration Perform quality control

Create forecasts Report on project performance and solicit feedback

Manage reserves Perform risk assessments and audits

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M&C M&C

M&C M&C

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 Administer procurements Gain final acceptance of the product

Confirm work is done to requirements Complete financial closure

Complete procurement closure Hand off complete product

Complete final performance reporting Solicit feedback from the customer about the project
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 Index and archive records

Update lessons learned knowledge database

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