Integration Management

Project Charter

A project charter is a document issued by the project sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.

Develop Project Charter

Develop Project Charter is the process of creating the document that formally authorizes a project or phase and documents the initial requirements that satisfy stakeholder needs and expectations.

Develop Project Management Plan

Develop Project Management Plan is the process of defining, preparing, and coordinating all plan components and consolidating them into an integrated project management plan.

Direct and Manage Project Work

Direct and Manage Project Work is the process of leading and performing the work defined in the project management plan and implementing approved changes to achieve the project objectives.

Manage Project Knowledge

Manage Project Knowledge is the process of using existing knowledge and creating new knowledge to achieve the project objectives and contribute to organizational learning.

Monitor and Control Project Work

Monitor and Control Project Work is the process of tracking, reviewing, and reporting overall project progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan.

Perform Integrated Change Control

Perform Integrated Change Control is the process of reviewing all change requests, approving or rejecting changes, managing changes to deliverables, project documents, and the project management plan, and communicating the decisions.

Close Project or Phase

Close Project or Phase is the process of finalizing all activities for the project, phase, or contract, including archiving project information, releasing resources, and completing final deliverable acceptance.

Change Control Board (CCB)

A Change Control Board (CCB) is a formally chartered group responsible for reviewing, evaluating, approving, deferring, or rejecting changes to the project, and for recording and communicating those decisions.

Change Requests

A change request is a formal proposal to modify any document, deliverable, or baseline on a project. Change requests include corrective actions, preventive actions, defect repairs, and updates.

Change Log

A change log is a comprehensive list of all change requests submitted during the project, along with their current status (approved, rejected, or deferred) and key details.

Configuration Management

Configuration management is the collection of procedures used to track project artifacts and monitor and control changes to these artifacts, ensuring that the description and functional characteristics of deliverables remain accurate and complete.

Lessons Learned Register

A lessons learned register is a project document used to record knowledge gained during a project so that it can be used to improve future performance on the current project and for future projects.

Lessons Learned Repository

A lessons learned repository is an organizational process asset that stores and organizes lessons learned from completed projects, making them available for use on future projects.

Project Management Information System (PMIS)

A Project Management Information System (PMIS) is an information system consisting of tools and techniques used to gather, integrate, and disseminate the outputs of project management processes.

Expert Judgment

Expert judgment is a technique that relies on the specialized knowledge and experience of individuals or groups with training, expertise, or skills in a specific area relevant to the activity being performed.

Meetings (as a Tool/Technique)

Meetings are a tool and technique used across nearly all project management processes to discuss, plan, make decisions, resolve issues, and share information among project stakeholders.

Benefits Management Plan

A benefits management plan is a document that describes how and when the benefits of a project will be delivered and the mechanisms for measuring those benefits.

Assumption Log

An assumption log is a project document used to record all assumptions and constraints identified throughout the project lifecycle.

Issue Log

An issue log is a project document used to record and monitor all issues — problems, gaps, inconsistencies, or conflicts — that arise during the project and require resolution.

Project Documents

Project documents are the collection of documents used to manage a project that are not part of the project management plan. They include logs, registers, reports, and other records that support project execution.

Project Artifacts

Project artifacts are any templates, documents, outputs, or deliverables produced during the project. They encompass all tangible and documented items created through project activities.

Business Case

A business case is a documented economic feasibility study that establishes the validity of the benefits of a selected component lacking sufficient definition and that is used as a basis for the authorization of further project management activities.

Business Documents

Business documents are documents that exist outside the project management plan and are used to make decisions about the project before it is initiated and throughout its lifecycle. They include the business case and the benefits management plan.

Transition Planning

Transition planning is the process of preparing for the handoff of the project's final product, service, or result from the project team to the customer, operations, or sustaining organization.