Project Management Plan updates
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Direct and Manage Project Work “.
Elements of the project management plan that may be updated include, but are not limited to:
– Scope management plan,
– Requirements management plan,
– Schedule management plan,
– Cost management plan,
– Quality management plan,
– Process improvement plan,
– Human resource management plan,
– Communications management plan,
– Risk management plan,
– Procurement management plan,
– Stakeholder management plan, and – Project baselines.
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Monitor and Control Project Work “.
Changes identified during the Monitor and Control Project Work process may affect the overall project management plan. These changes, after being processed through the appropriate change control process can lead to project management plan updates. Project management plan elements that may be updated include, but are
not limited to:
– Scope management plan,
– Requirements management plan,
– Schedule management plan,
– Cost management plan,
– Quality management plan,
– Scope baseline,
– Schedule baseline, and – Cost baseline.
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Perform Integrated Change Control”.
Elements of the project management plan that may be updated include, but are not limited to:
– Any subsidiary plans, and – Baselines that are subject to the formal change control process.
Changes to baselines should only show the changes from the current time forward. Past performance may not be changed. This protects the integrity of the baselines and the historical data of past performance.
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Control Scope”.
Project management plan updates may include, but are not limited to: – Scope Baseline Updates. If the approved change requests have an effect on the project scope, then the scope statement, the WBS, and the WBS dictionary are revised and reissued to reflect the approved
changes through Perform Integrated Change Control process.
– O ther Baseline Updates. If the approved change requests have an effect on the project besides the project scope, then the corresponding cost baseline and schedule baselines are revised and reissued to reflect the approved changes.
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Develop Schedule”.
Elements of the project management plan that may be updated include, but are not limited to:
– Schedule baseline, – Schedule management plan.
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Control Schedule”.
Elements of the project management plan that may be updated include, but are not limited to: – Schedule baseline. Changes to the schedule baseline are incorporated in response to approved change requests related to project scope changes, activity resources, or activity duration estimates. The schedule baseline may be updated to reflect changes caused by schedule compression
techniques.
– Schedule management plan. The schedule management plan may be updated to reflect a change in
the way the schedule is managed.
– Cost baseline. The cost baseline may be updated to reflect approved change requests or changes caused by compression techniques.
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Control costs”.
Elements of the project management plan that may be updated include, but are not limited to: – Cost baseline. Changes to the cost baseline are incorporated in response to approved changes in scope, activity resources, or cost estimates. In some cases, cost variances can be so severe that a revised cost
baseline is needed to provide a realistic basis for performance measurement.
– C ost management plan. Changes to the cost management plan, such as changes to control thresholds or specified levels of accuracy required in managing the project?s cost, are incorporated in response to feedback from relevant stakeholders.
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Perform Quality assurance”.
Elements of the project management plan that may be updated include, but are not limited to:
– Quality management plan,
– Scope management plan,
– Schedule management plan, and – Cost management plan.
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Control Quality “.
Elements of the project management plan that may be updated include, but are not limited to:
– Quality management plan, and – Process improvement plan.
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Acquire project team “.
Elements of the project management plan that may be updated include, but are not limited to, the human resource management plan. For example, the person assigned to a predefined role may not fulfill all staffing requirements outlined in the human resource management plan. When gaps occur, the project management plan needs to be updated to change the team structure, roles, or responsibilities.
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Manage project team”.
Elements of the project management plan that may be updated include, but are not limited to, the human resource management plan.
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Manage communications “.
The project management plan provides information on project baselines, communications management, and stakeholder management. Each of these areas may require updates based upon the current performance of the project against the performance measurement baseline (PMB). The performance measurement baseline is an approved plan for the project work to which the project execution is compared, and deviations are measured for management control. The performance measurement baseline typically integrates scope, schedule, and cost parameters of a project, but may also include technical and quality parameters.
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Control communications “.
Control Communications process may trigger updates to the communications management plan as well as other components of the project management plan (e.g. stakeholders and human resource management plans).
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Plan Risk Responses”.
Elements of the project management plan that may be updated as a result of carrying out this process include,
but are not limited to: – Schedule management plan. The schedule management plan is updated to reflect changes in process and practice driven by the risk responses. This may include changes in tolerance or behavior related to
resource loading and leveling, as well as updates to the schedule strategy.
– C ost management plan. The cost management plan is updated to reflect changes in process and practice driven by the risk responses. This may include changes in tolerance or behavior related to cost accounting, tracking, and reports, as well as updates to the budget strategy and how contingency
reserves are consumed.
– Quality management plan. The quality management plan is updated to reflect changes in process and practice driven by the risk responses. This may include changes in tolerance or behavior related to
requirements, quality assurance, or quality control, as well as updates to the requirements documentation.
– Procurement management plan. The procurement management plan may be updated to reflect changes in strategy, such as alterations in the make-or-buy decision or contract type(s) driven by the risk
responses.
– Human resource management plan. The staffing management plan, part of the human resource management plan, is updated to reflect changes in project organizational structure and resource applications driven by the risk responses. This may include changes in tolerance or behavior related to
staff allocation, as well as updates to the resource loading.
– Scope baseline. Because of new, modified or omitted work generated by the risk responses, the scope
baseline may be updated to reflect those changes.
– Schedule baseline. Because of new work (or omitted work) generated by the risk responses, the schedule
baseline may be updated to reflect those changes.
– Cost baseline. Because of new work (or omitted work) generated by the risk responses, the cost baseline may be updated to reflect those changes.
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Control Risks”.
If the approved change requests have an effect on the risk management processes, the corresponding component documents of the project management plan are revised and reissued to reflect the approved changes. The elements of the project management plan that may be updated are the same as those in the Plan Risk Responses process.
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Conduct Procurements “.
Elements of the project management plan that may be updated include, but are not limited to:
– Cost baseline,
– Scope baseline,
– Schedule baseline,
– Communications management plan, and – Procurement management plan.
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Control Procurements “.
Elements of the project management plan that may be updated include, but are not limited to: – Procurement management plan. The procurement management plan is updated to reflect any approved
change requests that affect procurement management, including impacts to costs or schedules.
– Schedule baseline. If there are slippages that impact overall project performance, the schedule baseline
may need to be updated to reflect the current expectations.
– Cost baseline. If there are changes that impact overall project costs, the cost baseline may need to be updated to reflect the current expectations.
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Manage Stakeholder Engagement”.
Elements of the project management plan that may be updated include, but are not limited to, the stakeholder management plan. This plan is updated when new or changed stakeholders requirements are identified. For example, some communications may no longer be necessary, an ineffective communication method may be replaced by another method, or a new communication requirement may be identified. It is also updated as a result of addressing concerns and resolving issues. For example, it may be determined that a stakeholder has additional informational needs.
“Project Management Plan Updates” is an output for the process “Control Stakeholder Engagement”.
As stakeholders engage with the project the overall effectiveness of the stakeholder management strategy can be evaluated. As needed changes in approach or strategy are identified, affected sections of the project management plan may need to be updated to reflect these changes. Elements of the project management plan that
may be updated include, but are not limited to the:
– Change management plan,
– Communications management plan,
– Cost management plan,
– Human resource management plan,
– Procurement management plan,
– Quality management plan,
– Requirements management plan,
– Risk management plan,
– Schedule management plan,
– Scope management plan, and – Stakeholder management plan.
This definition was found in the PMBOK V5
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