Project Plan Document

The Project Management Plan Document also known as Project Plan Document or simply Project Plan is a document that contains the strategy for managing the project and the processes related to all areas of the project (scope, cost, schedule, quality, etc.) which are known as Knowledge Areas according to PMI. There are lots of project management processes mentioned in PMBOK® Guide, but determining what processes need to be used based on the needs of the project which is called Tailoring is part of developing the project management plan[1]

The project plan document may include the following sections:[2]

Introduction

A High level overview of the project

Project Management Approach

The roles and authority of team members. It represents the executive summary of the Project Management Plan

Project Scope

The Scope Statement from the Project Charter should be used as a starting point with more details about what the project includes and what it does not include (In-Scope and Out-Of-Scope)

Milestone List

A list of the project Milestones (the stop points that helps evaluating the progress of the project). This list includes the milestone name, a description about the milestone, and the date expected.

Schedule Baseline and Work Breakdown Structure

WBS which consists of Work Packages and WBS Dictionary, which defines these work packages, as well as Schedule Baseline, which is the reference point for managing project progress, are included here.

Project Management Plans

This section contains all management plans of all project aspects

Change Management Plan

See Change Management Plan Document

Communication Management Plan

See Communication Management Plan Document

Cost Management Plan

See Cost Management Plan Document

Procurement Management Plan

See Procurement Management Plan Document

Project Scope Management Plan

See Project Scope Management Plan Document

Schedule Management Plan

See Schedule Management Plan Document

Quality Management Plan

See Quality Management Plan Document

Risk Management Plan

See Risk Management Plan Document

HR/Staffing Management Plan

See HR Staffing Management Plan Document

Resource Calendar

Identify key resources needed for the project and their times and durations of need.

Cost Baseline

This section includes the budgeted total of each phase of the project and comments about the cost.

Quality Baseline

Acceptable levels of quality.

Sponsor Acceptance

Some space for the project sponsor to sign off the document

References

  1. PMP Exam Prep 8th Edition - Rita Mulcahy
  2. Project Management Docs website www.ProjectManagementDocs.com
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