Hello, we are into the second article on Project Integration management. We have covered Develop Project Charter, Develop Project Management Plan and Direct and Manage project work processes in our first article and we will be covering the remaining three processes now. First in remaining 3 is Monitor and Control Project work. When the work has started to achieve the business goals under ever changing market and business conditions, when there are change requests expected due to changing conditions it is by default that we need to monitor the work and the way it is being carried out. In the […]

Hello Folks! We are here today to integrate. Integrate! What is there to integrate? Without even knowing what is there to integrate, we can understand that we need to have more thanone parts or functions to integrate. More than one parts or functions of the same system, or more than one parts which are functional individually, but final goal is achievable only when each individual partand its outcome are integrated. Hoof, what are we speaking about here? What else? It is project management we are speaking about. C’mon what is there to integrate in project management? Yes, there is a

Monitoring and Controlling Process group The Monitoring and Controlling Process Group consists of those processes which required tracking, reviewing, and regulating the progress and performance of the project. We can identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required and initiate the corresponding changes. The key benefit of this Process Group is that project performance is observed and measured regularly and consistently to identify variances from the project management plan. The Monitoring and Controlling Process Group also includes Controlling changes and recommending preventive action in anticipation of possible problems, Monitoring the ongoing project activities against the project management

The executing process group consists of those processes, which used to perform to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project expectations. Executing process group integrates people and resources to carry out the project management plan for the project. Execute activities in the project plan Procure required project resources Complete work packages Document lesson learned Implement approved changes, corrective and preventive actions Ensure processes are followed Hold team building activities and boost morale and efficiency Manage resource allocation and utilization Hold progress review meetings and distributes progress reports. Keep everyone focused on the project goal.

Planning process group The planning process group is the process where the project manager, project team decides what is required, when it required, how it required, who will do that, how much money needs, how much time needed and so on. All these things need to be documented in the planning process group. The Planning process group consist of those processes performed to established the total scope of the effort, define and refine the objectives, and develop the course of action required to attain those objectives. We develop the project management plan and the project documents that will be used

Enterprise Environmental Factors The enterprise environmental factors are related to the environment internal or external to the performing organizations and can potentially impact the project. They may originate from within the performing organization, from any external organization participating in the project, or from both. These factors may have positive or negative influence on the project, and some of these factors may give rise to constraints for the project. These factors refer to conditions which are not under the control of the project team and that influence constraints or direct the project. EEF mostly used input in planning process group. E.E.F

Organizational process assets Organizational process assets tell you about how your company normally runs its projects. There is a famous saying “Why re-invent the wheel”. The saying is quite self-explanatory, if there is something already in place, you do not need to create it again. e.g.: If your organizations have already a template of a project management plan from exactly the same kind of project that they have done a while back. Is it wise to use the template and alter it according to your project or create a new one? The project manager and project management team extensively use

At the pinnacle of project management structures is the projectized structure. These organizational types group employees, collocated or not, by activities on a particular project. The project manager in a projectized structure may have complete, or very close to complete, power over the project team. Project managers in a projectized structure enjoy a high level of autonomy over their projects, but also have a higher level of responsibility regarding the project’s success. Project managers in a projectized structure have the following attributes: High to complete authority over the project team Works full-time on the project with his team (though there