2. Integration Management
Includesprocessesto ensurethat all theelementsof a
project areproperly coordinated
Making tradeoffsamong competing alternativesand
objectivesto meet stakeholder needs
Typically themost important knowledgeareafor the
Project Manager
3. Why to ManageIntegration?
Managechangeand communication
Reduceproject timeand cost
Involvestakeholdersearly and often
Makeresultsvisible
Identify problems/solutionsearly
Userelevant experienceasearly aspossible
4. Who ManagesIntegration?
Project Manager – Integrator for theproject that executes
processes
Team Members– Concentrateon completing tasks, activities, &
work packages
Project Sponsor – Protect project from changesand losing
resources
5. How to ManageIntegration?
Usetheseven integration processes
Develop project charter
Develop project management plan
Direct and manageproject execution
Monitor and control project work
Perform integrated changecontrol
Closeproject or phase
Project
Charter
Project
Management
Plan
Direct &
Manage
Execution
Monitor &
Control
Project Work
Integrated
Change
Control
Close Project
or
Phase
6. How to ManageIntegration?
Each processhas:
Inputs
Toolsand Techniques
Outputs
Remember that inputsand outputscan feed morethan oneprocess!
Project
Charter
Project
Management
Plan
Direct &
Manage
Execution
Monitor &
Control
Project Work
Integrated
Change
Control
Close Project
or
Phase
7. Develop Project Charter
Providestheproject manager with theauthority to apply organizational
resourcesto project activities.
Written document containing the“contract terms” between thesponsor
and theproject manager
Providesthebackground, objectiveand general boundariesfor the
project
Ensuresscopeand expected outcomesareunderstood by both parties
Should beconcise(5 – 10 pages)
8. Develop Project Charter
Agreements
Project
Statement of
Work
Enterprise
Environmental
Factors
Organizational
Process Assets
Project Charter
Project Selection Methods
Project Management
Methodology
Project Management
Information System
Expert Judgment
Inputs
Outputs
Tools & Techniques
Develop
Project
Charter
Develop
Project
Management
Plan
Direct &
Manage
Execution
Monitor &
Control
Project Work
Integrated
Change
Control
Close Project
or
Phase
9. Develop Project Management Plan
Enterprise
Environmental
Factors
Preliminary Project
Scope Statement
Project Management
Processes
Organizational
Process Assets
Project
Management
Plan
Project Management
Methodology
Project Management
Information System
Expert Judgment
Inputs Outputs
Tools & Techniques
Develop
Project
Charter
Develop
Project
Management
Plan
Direct &
Manage
Execution
Monitor &
Control
Project Work
Integrated
Change
Control
Close Project
or
Phase
10. Direct & ManageExecution
Project Management Plan
Project
Management
Methodology
Project
Management
Information
System
Approved Corrective
Actions
Approved Preventive Actions
Approved Change Requests
Approved Defect Repair
Validated Defect Repair
Administrative Closure
Procedure
Deliverables
Requested Changes
Implemented Change Requests
Implemented Corrective Actions
Implemented Preventive Actions
Implemented Defect Repair
Work Performance Information
Inputs
Tools & Techniques
Outputs
Develop
Project
Charter
Develop
Project
Management
Plan
Direct &
Manage
Execution
Monitor &
Control
Project Work
Integrated
Change
Control
Close Project
or
Phase
11. Outputs
Monitor & Control Project Work
Rejected Change
Requests
Project
Management Plan
Work Performance
Information
Project Management
Methodology
Project Management
Information System
Earned Value Management
Expert Judgment
Forecasts
Recommended
Corrective Actions
Recommended
Preventive Actions
Recommended
Defect Repair
Requested
Changes
Inputs
Tools & Techniques
Develop
Project
Charter
Develop
Project
Management
Plan
Direct &
Manage
Execution
Monitor &
Control
Project Work
Integrated
Change
Control
Close Project
or
Phase
12. Integrated ChangeControl
Project Management Plan
Project
Management
Methodology
Project
Management
Information
System
Expert
Judgment
Requested Changes
Work Performance Information
Recommended Preventive Actions
Recommended Corrective Actions
Recommended Defect Repair
Deliverables
Rejected Change Requests
Project Management Plan Updates
Project Scope Statement Updates
Approved Corrective Actions
Approved Preventive Actions
Approved Defect Repair
Validated Defect Repair
Approved Change Requests
Deliverables
Inputs
Outputs
Tools & Techniques
Develop
Project
Charter
Develop
Project
Management
Plan
Direct &
Manage
Execution
Monitor &
Control
Project Work
Integrated
Change
Control
Close Project
or
Phase
13. Close Project orPhase
Project Management Plan Project Management
Methodology
Project Management
Information System
Expert Judgment
Contract Documentation
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Work Performance Information
Deliverables
Administrative Closure
Procedure
Contract Closure Procedure
Final Product, Service, or Result
Organizational Process assets
Updates
Inputs Outputs
Tools & Techniques
Develop
Project
Charter
Develop
Project
Management
Plan
Direct &
Manage
Execution
Monitor &
Control
Project Work
Integrated
Change
Control
Close Project
or
Phase
14. What is included in a Project Plan?
Project charter
Project Management
Approach
ScopeStatement
Work Breakdown Structure
(WBS)
Responsibility Chart
Network Diagram with Major
Milestones
Budget
Schedule
Resources
ChangeControl System
PerformanceMeasurement
Guidelines
Management Plans(Scope,
Schedule, cost, quality,
staffing, communications,
risk response, procurement)
15. PMResponsibility forChange
Influencefactorsthat affect change
Ensurechangeisbeneficial
Determineif achangehasoccurred
Determineif achangeisneeded
Look for alternativesto change
Minimizenegativeimpact from change
Notify Stakeholdersimpacted by change
Managing thosechangesthat do occur according
to project plan
16. Integration Management Summary
Know theintegration management processesand wherethey
belong
Project plan documentsthebasisfor all project decisions
Understand theauthority and limitsof authority of theproject
manager
All changesshould beguided by theprocessesin theproject
plan
17. Some Definitions
Responsibility: An assignment that can bedelegated within a
project management plan such that theassigned
resourceincursaduty to perform therequirementsof the
assignment.
Accountability: Being responsibleto one'ssuperior in an organization for
theexerciseof one'sauthority and theperformanceof one'sduties.
Authority Thelegitimatepower given to aperson in an organization to use
resourcesto reach an objectiveand to exercisedisciplinewithin project.
Lessons Learned – Document that identifieswhat wasdoneright, wrong,
and how to improvein thefuture
Baseline – Theoriginal project plan with approved changes