{"id":420,"date":"2013-09-06T05:12:44","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T05:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/pmblog\/?page_id=420"},"modified":"2013-09-06T05:12:44","modified_gmt":"2013-09-06T05:12:44","slug":"planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Planning_process_group\" >Planning process group<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Objective_of_planning_process_group\" >Objective of planning process group<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Process_comes_under_planning_process_group\" >Process comes under planning process group<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Develop_Project_Management_Plan\" >Develop Project Management Plan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Plan_Scope_management\" >Plan Scope management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Collect_Requirement\" >Collect Requirement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Define_Scope\" >Define Scope<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Create_WBS\" >Create WBS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Plan_Schedule_Management\" >Plan Schedule Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Define_Activities\" >Define Activities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Sequence_Activities\" >Sequence Activities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Estimate_Activity_Resources\" >Estimate Activity Resources<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Estimate_Activity_Duration\" >Estimate Activity Duration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Develop_Schedule\" >Develop Schedule<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Plan_Cost_Management\" >Plan Cost Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Estimate_Cost\" >Estimate Cost<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Determine_Budget\" >Determine Budget<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Plan_Quality_Management\" >Plan Quality Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Plan_Human_Resource_Management\" >Plan Human Resource Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Plan_Communication_Management\" >Plan Communication Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Plan_Risk_Management\" >Plan Risk Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Identify_Risk\" >Identify Risk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Perform_Qualitative_Risk_Analysis\" >Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Perform_Quantitative_Risk_Analysis\" >Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Plan_Risk_Response\" >Plan Risk Response<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Plan_Procurement_Management\" >Plan Procurement Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/planning\/#Plan_Stakeholder_Management\" >Plan Stakeholder Management<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Planning_process_group\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Planning process group<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>We develop the project management plan and the project documents that will be used to carry out the project. The progressive detailing of the project management plan is called progressive elaboration.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Objective_of_planning_process_group\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Objective of planning process group<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Determine how you will plan and develop the project management plan.<\/li>\n<li>Develop the project requirement in detail and agree the final scope<\/li>\n<li>Determine the required project activities and their sequencing<\/li>\n<li>Develop schedule using estimated resource and costs<\/li>\n<li>Define how project staffing will be done<\/li>\n<li>Establish the communication requirements and how it will be fulfilled.<\/li>\n<li>Identify what can go wrong and the plans to deal with them.<\/li>\n<li>Document what products and services will be acquired from outside the project.<\/li>\n<li>Gain formal approval and buy-in from everybody involved in the project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The planning processes are iterative in nature; a project manager does not complete the planning processes and then move on to other activities within the project, never to return. Throughout the project the project manager, and the project team, will be returning to the planning processes as often as needed.<\/p>\n<p>Rolling wave planning is an acceptable planning solution for long projects whose late activities in the project schedule are unknown or will be determined based on the results of early project phases<b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Process_comes_under_planning_process_group\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Process comes under planning process group<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Develop_Project_Management_Plan\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Develop Project Management Plan<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This process is of defining, preparing and coordinating all subsidiary plans and integrating them into a comprehensive project management plan. A Project Management Plan is a detailed report indicating the chain of events that need to happen throughout the project. This includes a timeline and clear communication with stakeholders about how the entire project in all its phases will be \u201cplanned, executed, monitored controlled, and closed.\u201d<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"259\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"169\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"254\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"259\">\n<ul>\n<li>Project Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Project Charter<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise Environmental factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\">\n<ul>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<li>Meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"254\">\n<ul>\n<li>Scope Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Requirement Management Plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plan_Scope_management\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Plan Scope management<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This process is of creating a scope management plan that documents how the project scope will be defined, validate and controlled.\u00a0 It provides direction and guidance on how to manage the scope.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"259\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"169\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"254\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"259\">\n<ul>\n<li>Project Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Project Charter<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise Environmental factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\">\n<ul>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<li>Meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"254\">\n<ul>\n<li>Scope Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Requirement Management Plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Collect_Requirement\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Collect Requirement<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This process is of determining, documenting and managing stakeholder\u2019s needs and requirement to meet project objectives. This process provides us the basis for defining and managing product scope. Its tailoring client\/stakeholder needs with the objectives the project requires may necessitate additional adjusting as the project gets underway.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"216\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"238\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"229\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"216\">\n<ul>\n<li>Scope Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Requirement Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Stakeholder Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Project Charter<\/li>\n<li>Stakeholder register<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"238\">\n<ul>\n<li>Interviews, Focus groups<\/li>\n<li>Facilitated Workshops<\/li>\n<li>Group creativity techniques<\/li>\n<li>Group decision making techniques<\/li>\n<li>Questionnaires &amp; Surveys<\/li>\n<li>Observations<\/li>\n<li>Prototypes<\/li>\n<li>Benchmarking<\/li>\n<li>Context Diagram<\/li>\n<li>Document Analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"229\">\n<ul>\n<li>Requirements Documentation<\/li>\n<li>Requirement traceability matrix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Group creativity techniques include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Brainstorming\u2022Nominal group techniques\u2022Idea \/ Mind mapping\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Affinity diagram Multicriteria decision Analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Group decision making techniques include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Unanimity\u2022 Majority\u2022 Plurality\u2022 Dictatorship<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Define_Scope\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Define Scope<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This process is of developing a detailed description of the project &amp; product. Based on the scope we can include and exclude the boundaries of the project.Producing documentation to define the scope of the project which may reflect any changes is important to maintain stakeholder confidence and client trust.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"216\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"212\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"254\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"216\">\n<ul>\n<li>Scope Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Project Charter<\/li>\n<li>Requirements documentation<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"212\">\n<ul>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<li>Product Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Alternatives Generation<\/li>\n<li>Facilitated Workshops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"254\">\n<ul>\n<li>Project Scope Statement<\/li>\n<li>Project Documents Updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Project Scope statement includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project Scope Description<\/li>\n<li>Acceptance Criteria<\/li>\n<li>Deliverables<\/li>\n<li>Project Exclusions<\/li>\n<li>Constraints &amp; Assumptions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_WBS\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Create WBS<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Subdividing large projects into more manageable smaller ones allows stakeholders to identify on-going progress and allows the project manager to make mid-course adjustments as necessary.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"188\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"254\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"240\">\n<ul>\n<li>Scope Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Project Scope Statement<\/li>\n<li>Requirements Documentation<\/li>\n<li>Enterprises Environmental Factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"188\">\n<ul>\n<li>Decomposition<\/li>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"254\">\n<ul>\n<li>Scope baseline<\/li>\n<li>Project Documents Updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Scope Baseline includes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project Scope Statement, WBS and WBS Elements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plan_Schedule_Management\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Plan Schedule Management<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This process is of establishing the policies, procedures and documentation for project lifecycle. It provides guidance and direction on how the project schedule will be managed.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"188\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"254\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"240\">\n<ul>\n<li>Project Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Project Charter<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise environmental Factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"188\">\n<ul>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<li>Analytical Techniques<\/li>\n<li>Meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"254\">\n<ul>\n<li>Schedule Management Plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Schedule Management Plan includes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project Schedule Model development<\/li>\n<li>Level of Accuracy<\/li>\n<li>Unit of measure<\/li>\n<li>Organizational procedure links<\/li>\n<li>Project Schedule model maintenance<\/li>\n<li>Control threshold<\/li>\n<li>Rules of performance measurement<\/li>\n<li>Reporting Method<\/li>\n<li>Process description<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Define_Activities\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Define Activities<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This process is of identifying and documenting the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables. It breaks the work package into activities that helps in estimation, scheduling, executing, monitoring and controlling.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"188\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"254\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"240\">\n<ul>\n<li>Schedule Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Scope baseline<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise environmental factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational process assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"188\">\n<ul>\n<li>Decomposition<\/li>\n<li>Rolling wave planning<\/li>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"254\">\n<ul>\n<li>Activity List<\/li>\n<li>Activity Attributes<\/li>\n<li>Milestone List<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sequence_Activities\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Sequence Activities<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This process is of identifying and documenting relationship among activities. It helps in providing the logical sequence of work.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"222\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"232\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"222\">\n<ul>\n<li>Schedule Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Activity List<\/li>\n<li>Activity Attributes<\/li>\n<li>Milestone List<\/li>\n<li>Project Scope Statement<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise Environmental factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\">\n<ul>\n<li>Precedence Diagramming Methods (PDM)<\/li>\n<li>Dependency Determination<\/li>\n<li>Leads and Lags<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"232\">\n<ul>\n<li>Project Schedule Network Diagram<\/li>\n<li>Project documents Updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>Dependency Determination includes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mandatory Dependencies<\/li>\n<li>Discretionary Dependencies<\/li>\n<li>External Dependencies<\/li>\n<li>Internal Dependencies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Precedence Diagramming Method Includes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finish \u2013 to &#8211;\u00a0 Start (FS)<\/li>\n<li>Finish \u2013 to \u2013 Finish (FF)<\/li>\n<li>Start \u2013 to \u2013 Start (SS)<\/li>\n<li>Start \u2013 to \u2013 Finish (SF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Estimate_Activity_Resources\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Estimate Activity Resources<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Process of estimating type and quantities of resources required to perform each activity. This will help us to provide accurate cost and duration estimates.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"222\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"232\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"222\">\n<ul>\n<li>Schedule Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Activity List<\/li>\n<li>Activity Attributes<\/li>\n<li>Resource Calendar<\/li>\n<li>Risk Register<\/li>\n<li>Activity cost estimates<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise environmental Factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\">\n<ul>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<li>Alternative Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Published estimating data<\/li>\n<li>Bottom up estimating<\/li>\n<li>Project Management Software<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"232\">\n<ul>\n<li>Activity resource requirement<\/li>\n<li>Resource breakdown structure<\/li>\n<li>Project Document Updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Estimate_Activity_Duration\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Estimate Activity Duration<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Process of estimating number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources. It helps to calculate the time to complete each activity.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"222\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"228\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"232\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"222\">\n<ul>\n<li>Schedule Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Activity List<\/li>\n<li>Activity Attributes<\/li>\n<li>Resource Calendar<\/li>\n<li>Risk Register<\/li>\n<li>Resource breakdown structure<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise environmental Factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\">\n<ul>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<li>Analogous estimating<\/li>\n<li>Parametric estimating<\/li>\n<li>Three Point estimating<\/li>\n<li>Group decision making techniques<\/li>\n<li>Reserve Analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"232\">\n<ul>\n<li>Activity Duration Estimates<\/li>\n<li>Project Documents updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Three point estimating includes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Most Likely (tM)<\/li>\n<li>Optimistic (tO)<\/li>\n<li>Pessimistic (tP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Triangular Distribution: tE= (tO+tM+tP)\/3<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Develop_Schedule\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Develop Schedule<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Process of analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements and schedule constraints to create the project schedule model. It helps to generate schedule with planned dates for completing project activities.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"264\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"246\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"172\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"264\">\n<ul>\n<li>Schedule Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Activity List<\/li>\n<li>Activity Attributes<\/li>\n<li>Project schedules network diagrams<\/li>\n<li>Activity resource requirements<\/li>\n<li>Resource calendars<\/li>\n<li>Activity duration estimates<\/li>\n<li>Project Scope statement<\/li>\n<li>Risk register<\/li>\n<li>Project Staff Assignment<\/li>\n<li>Resource Breakdown Structure<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise environmental Factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"246\">\n<ul>\n<li>Schedule Network Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Critical Path Method<\/li>\n<li>Critical Chain Method<\/li>\n<li>Resource optimization Techniques<\/li>\n<li>Modeling techniques<\/li>\n<li>Leads and Lags<\/li>\n<li>Schedule compression<\/li>\n<li>Scheduling tool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"172\">\n<ul>\n<li>Schedule baseline<\/li>\n<li>Project Schedule<\/li>\n<li>Schedule data<\/li>\n<li>Project Calendars<\/li>\n<li>Project Management Plan Updates<\/li>\n<li>Project Documents updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>Schedule Compression Techniques includes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fast Tracking<\/li>\n<li>Crashing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>Modeling Technique includes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What-if scenario analysis<\/li>\n<li>Simulation\n<ul>\n<li>Resource Leveling<\/li>\n<li>Resource Smoothing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Resource optimization techniques includes<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plan_Cost_Management\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Plan Cost Management<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Process that establishes the policies, procedures, and documentation for planning, managing, expending and controlling projects cost. It provides the direction on how the project cost will be managed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<li>Analytical Techniques<\/li>\n<li>Meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"264\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"246\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"172\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"264\">\n<ul>\n<li>Project Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Project Charter<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise environmental factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"246\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cost Management Plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"172\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cost Management Plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Estimate_Cost\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Estimate Cost<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Process of developing an approximation of the mandatory resources needed to complete project activities. It helps in determining the cost required to complete the project work.<\/p>\n<p>Estimating costs accurately is a skill that comes with increasing practical experience. Coordinating all estimates needed to complete each phase of a project requires great attention to detail and a well-developed set of multi-tasking skills.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"264\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"246\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"172\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"264\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cost Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>HR Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Scope Baseline<\/li>\n<li>Project Schedule<\/li>\n<li>Risk Register<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise environmental factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"246\">\n<ul>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<li>Analogous estimating<\/li>\n<li>Parametric estimating<\/li>\n<li>Bottom-up estimating<\/li>\n<li>Three point estimating<\/li>\n<li>Reserve Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Cost of Quality<\/li>\n<li>Project Management Software<\/li>\n<li>Vendor Bid Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Group Decision Making Techniques<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"172\">\n<ul>\n<li>Activity Cost Estimates<\/li>\n<li>Basis of Estimates<\/li>\n<li>Project Document updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Determine_Budget\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Determine Budget<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This process is of aggregating the estimated cost of individual activities or work package to establish an authorized cost baseline. Creating accurate budgets means having the experience to know when to add in allowances, change orders, or other details gained through experience with similar projects. At every stage of the Planning Process Group documentation is necessary, but in the estimating and budgeting areas, project managers need to be able to understand the details logically to secure quick and trustworthy authorization from related stakeholders.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"264\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"198\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"220\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"264\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cost Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Scope baseline<\/li>\n<li>Activity Cost estimates<\/li>\n<li>Basis of estimates<\/li>\n<li>Project Schedule<\/li>\n<li>Resource calendars<\/li>\n<li>Risk register<\/li>\n<li>Agreements<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"198\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cost aggregation<\/li>\n<li>Reserve analysis<\/li>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<li>Historical relationship<\/li>\n<li>Funding limit reconciliation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"220\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cost Baseline<\/li>\n<li>Project Funding requirement<\/li>\n<li>Project Documents Updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plan_Quality_Management\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Plan Quality Management<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This process is of identifying quality requirement and standards for project deliverables. It provides guidance and direction on how quality will be managed and validated for project. It determines what the project\u2019s quality requirements and specifications are, and how all they will be met to ensure that the project end product has an acceptable level of quality.To ensure that quality is planned in from the very beginning, this process is performed early in the project and in parallel with all of the other planning processes. The reason why this is important is that the required quality will dictate other performance aspects of the project such as time, cost, scope and risk.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"222\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"220\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"222\">\n<ul>\n<li>Project Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Stakeholder Register<\/li>\n<li>Risk Register<\/li>\n<li>Requirements Documentation<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise environmental factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cost Benefit Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Cost of Quality<\/li>\n<li>Seven Basic Quality Tools<\/li>\n<li>Benchmarking<\/li>\n<li>Design of experiments<\/li>\n<li>Statistical Sampling<\/li>\n<li>Additional Quality Planning tools<\/li>\n<li>Meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"220\">\n<ul>\n<li>Quality Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Process improvement Plan<\/li>\n<li>Quality Metrics<\/li>\n<li>Quality Checklist<\/li>\n<li>Project Document updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plan_Human_Resource_Management\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Plan Human Resource Management<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This process is of preparation of competency chart and staff management plan. This process establishes project roles and responsibilities, Project organization charts, staff acquisition and release plan. Plan human resource management process describes how the project manager will staff, manage, team build, assess and improve the project team. This process is executed early within the project and is performed iteratively and interactively with other aspects of planning such as time, cost and scope.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"222\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"276\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"184\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"222\">\n<ul>\n<li>Project Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Activity Resource requirements<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise environmental factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"276\">\n<ul>\n<li>Organization chart and position description<\/li>\n<li>Networking<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Theory<\/li>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<li>Meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">\n<ul>\n<li>Human Resource Management Plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plan_Communication_Management\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Plan Communication Management<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This process is of developing an appropriate approach for project communication. This helps us to communicate most effectively and efficiently with stakeholder. Plan communication management plan an important role as project manager spent lots of time in communication with team members and project stakeholder and effective communication created a bridge between diverse stakeholders.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"222\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"252\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"222\">\n<ul>\n<li>Project Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Stakeholder Register<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise environmental factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"252\">\n<ul>\n<li>Communication requirement Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Communication technology<\/li>\n<li>Communication Models<\/li>\n<li>Communication Methods<\/li>\n<li>Meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<ul>\n<li>Communication Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Project Document Updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plan_Risk_Management\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #003366\">Plan Risk Management<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Project risk is an uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative effect on one or more project objectives such as scope, schedule, cost and quality. Plan risk management is a process defines how to conduct risk management activities.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"222\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"276\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"184\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"222\">\n<ul>\n<li>Project Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Project Charter<\/li>\n<li>Stakeholder Register<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise environmental factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<li>Analytical techniques<\/li>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<li>Meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"276\">\n<ul>\n<li>Analytical techniques<\/li>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<li>Meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">\n<ul>\n<li>Risk Management Plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Identify_Risk\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #003366\">Identify Risk<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Process determines which risk may affect the project and documenting their characteristics. If we know the risk characteristics we can plan for risk mitigation. \u00a0Positive and negative risks are commonly referred to as opportunities and threats.\u00a0 The project may be accepted if the risks are within tolerances and are in balance with the rewards that may be gained by taking risk.<\/p>\n<p>To get successful, a project manager should be committed to address risk management proactively and consistently throughout the project.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"252\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"246\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"184\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"252\">\n<ul>\n<li>Risk Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Cost Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Schedule Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Quality Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>HR Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Scope baseline<\/li>\n<li>Activity Cost Estimates<\/li>\n<li>Activity Duration estimates<\/li>\n<li>Stakeholder Register<\/li>\n<li>Project Documents<\/li>\n<li>Procurement Documents<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise environmental factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"246\">\n<ul>\n<li>Documentation reviews<\/li>\n<li>Information gathering techniques<\/li>\n<li>Checklist Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Assumption Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Diagramming Techniques<\/li>\n<li>SWOT Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">\n<ul>\n<li>Risk Register<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>Diagramming Techniques<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cause &amp; Effect Diagram<\/li>\n<li>Process flow charts<\/li>\n<li>Influence Diagram<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>SWOT Analysis<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strength<\/li>\n<li>Weaknesses<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Threats<\/li>\n<li>Brainstorming<\/li>\n<li>Delphi Techniques<\/li>\n<li>Interviews<\/li>\n<li>Root Cause Analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Information Gathering Techniques<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Perform_Qualitative_Risk_Analysis\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #003366\">Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This process is of prioritizing risk for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact. It reduces the level of uncertainty because it assesses the priority of identified risk using their relative probability of occurrence.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"252\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"246\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"184\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"252\">\n<ul>\n<li>Risk Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Scope baseline<\/li>\n<li>Risk Register<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise environmental factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"246\">\n<ul>\n<li>Risk Probability and impact assessment<\/li>\n<li>Probability and impact Matrix<\/li>\n<li>Risk data quality assessment<\/li>\n<li>Risk Categorization<\/li>\n<li>Risk urgency assessment<\/li>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">\n<ul>\n<li>Project Documents Updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Establishing definition of level of probability and impact can reduce the influence of bias. Perform qualitative risk analysis is a rapid and cost effective process.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Perform_Quantitative_Risk_Analysis\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This process is of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives. It helps in decision making in order to reduce project uncertainty.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"252\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"246\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"184\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"252\">\n<ul>\n<li>Risk Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Cost Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Schedule Management plan<\/li>\n<li>Risk Register<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise environmental factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"246\">\n<ul>\n<li>Data Gathering and representation techniques<\/li>\n<li>Quantitative risk analysis and modeling techniques<\/li>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">\n<ul>\n<li>Project Documents Updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plan_Risk_Response\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Plan Risk Response<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This process is of developing options and actions to enhance opportunities and to reduce threats to project objectives.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"210\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"288\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"184\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"210\">\n<ul>\n<li>Risk Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Risk Register<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"288\">\n<ul>\n<li>Strategies for negative risks or threats<\/li>\n<li>Strategic for positive risk or opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Contingent response strategies<\/li>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">\n<ul>\n<li>Project Management Plan Update<\/li>\n<li>Project Documents Updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plan_Procurement_Management\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Plan Procurement Management<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This process is of documenting project procurement decisions, specifying the approach, and identifying potential sellers.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"234\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"246\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"202\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Outputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"234\">\n<ul>\n<li>Project Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Requirements Documentation<\/li>\n<li>Risk Register<\/li>\n<li>Activity resource requirement<\/li>\n<li>Project Schedule<\/li>\n<li>Activity Cost estimates<\/li>\n<li>Stakeholder register<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise environmental factors<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Process Assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"246\">\n<ul>\n<li>Make or Buy Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Expert Judgment<\/li>\n<li>Market Research<\/li>\n<li>Meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"202\">\n<ul>\n<li>Procurement Management Plan<\/li>\n<li>Procurement Statement of Work<\/li>\n<li>Procurement Documents<\/li>\n<li>Source Selection criteria<\/li>\n<li>Make-or-buy Decision<\/li>\n<li>Change request<\/li>\n<li>Project document updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plan_Stakeholder_Management\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\">Plan Stakeholder Management<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This process is of developing appropriate management strategies to effectively engage stakeholder throughout project lifecycle.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"234\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Inputs<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"246\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Tools &amp; 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