Project Integration
Management
Sections of this presentation were adapted
from A Guide to the Project Management
Body of Knowledge 4th Edition, Project
Management Institute Inc., © 2009
Integration Management
Includes processes to ensure that all the
elements of a project are properly
coordinated
Making tradeoffs among competing
alternatives and objectives to meet
stakeholder needs
Typically the most important knowledge
area for the Project Manager
Why Do We Manage Integration?
Manage change and communication
Reduce project time and cost
Involve stakeholders early and often
Make results visible
Identify problems/solutions early
Use relevant experience as early as possible
Who Manages Integration?
Project Manager – Integrator for the
project that executes processes
Team Members – Concentrate on
completing tasks, activities, & work
packages
Project Sponsor – Protect project from
changes and losing resources
How Do We Manage Integration?
Use the seven integration processes
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Develop project charter
Develop project management plan
Direct and manage project execution
Monitor and control project work
Perform integrated change control
Close project or phase
Project
Charter
Project
Management
Plan
Direct &
Manage
Execution
Monitor &
Control
Project Work
Integrated
Change
Control
Close
Project or
Phase
How Do We Manage Integration?
Each process has:
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Inputs
Tools and Techniques
Outputs
Remember that inputs and outputs can
feed more than one process!
Project
Charter
Project
Management
Plan
Direct &
Manage
Execution
Monitor &
Control
Project Work
Integrated
Change
Control
Close
Project or
Phase
Project Charter
Project
Statement of
Work
Inputs
Tools & Techniques
 Project Selection Methods
 Project Management
Methodology
Enterprise
Environmental
Factors
Outputs
Project Charter
 Project Management
Information System
Contract
 Expert Judgment
Organizational
Process Assets
Project
Charter
Project
Management
Plan
Direct &
Manage
Execution
Monitor &
Control
Project Work
Integrated
Change
Control
Close
Project or
Phase
Project Management Plan
Inputs
Preliminary Project
Scope Statement
Tools & Techniques
 Project Management
Methodology
Project Management
Processes
 Project Management
Information System
Enterprise
Environmental
Factors
Organizational
Process Assets
 Expert Judgment
Project
Charter
Project
Management
Plan
Direct &
Manage
Execution
Monitor &
Control
Project Work
Outputs
Integrated
Change
Control
Project
Management
Plan
Close
Project or
Phase
Direct & Manage Execution
Inputs
Project Management Plan
Approved Corrective Actions
Approved Preventive Actions
Approved Change Requests
Approved Defect Repair
Tools & Techniques
 Project
Management
Methodology
 Project
Management
Information
System
Outputs
Deliverables
Requested Changes
Implemented Change Requests
Implemented Corrective Actions
Implemented Preventive Actions
Validated Defect Repair
Implemented Defect Repair
Administrative Closure
Procedure
Work Performance Information
Project
Charter
Project
Management
Plan
Direct &
Manage
Execution
Monitor &
Control
Project Work
Integrated
Change
Control
Close
Project or
Phase
Monitor & Control Project Work
Tools & Techniques
Inputs
Project
Management Plan
Outputs
 Project Management
Methodology
Recommended
Preventive Actions
 Project Management
Information System
Work Performance
Information
Forecasts
 Earned Value Management
Recommended
Defect Repair
 Expert Judgment
Rejected Change
Requests
Recommended
Corrective Actions
Requested
Changes
Project
Charter
Project
Management
Plan
Direct &
Manage
Execution
Monitor &
Control
Project Work
Integrated
Change
Control
Close
Project or
Phase
Integrated Change Control
Tools & Techniques Outputs
Inputs
Project Management Plan
Requested Changes
Work Performance Information
Recommended Preventive Actions
 Project
Management
Methodology
Approved Change Requests
 Project
Management
Information
System
Project Management Plan Updates
 Expert Judgment
Rejected Change Requests
Project Scope Statement Updates
Approved Corrective Actions
Recommended Corrective Actions
Approved Preventive Actions
Recommended Defect Repair
Approved Defect Repair
Deliverables
Validated Defect Repair
Deliverables
Project
Charter
Project
Management
Plan
Direct &
Manage
Execution
Monitor &
Control
Project Work
Integrated
Change
Control
Close
Project or
Phase
Close Project or Phase
Inputs
Tools & Techniques
 Project Management
Methodology
Project Management Plan
Contract Documentation
Outputs
Administrative Closure
Procedure
Contract Closure Procedure
Enterprise Environmental Factors
 Project Management
Information System
Final Product, Service, or Result
Organizational Process Assets
 Expert Judgment
Organizational Process assets
Updates
Work Performance Information
Deliverables
Project
Charter
Project
Management
Plan
Direct &
Manage
Execution
Monitor &
Control
Project Work
Integrated
Change
Control
Close
Project or
Phase
What Goes in a Project Plan?
Project charter
Project Management
Approach
Scope Statement
Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS)
Responsibility Chart
Network Diagram with
Major Milestones
Budget
Schedule
Resources
Change Control System
Performance
Measurement Guidelines
Management Plans
(Scope, Schedule, cost,
quality, staffing,
communications, risk
response, procurement)
PM Responsibility for Change
Influence factors that affect change
Ensure change is beneficial
Determine if a change has occurred
Determine if a change is needed
Look for alternatives to change
Minimize negative impact from change
Notify Stakeholders impacted by change
Managing those changes that do occur
according to project plan
Integration Management Summary
Know the integration management
processes and where they belong
Project plan documents the basis for all
project decisions
Understand the authority and limits of
authority of the project manager
All changes should be guided by the
processes in the project plan
Responsibility
Responsibility: The duties,
assignments, and accountability for
results associated with a designated
position in the organization.
Source: Gain and Maintain Authority to Ensure Project Success, Jason Chavart, 2002
Accountability
Being answerable to one's superior in an
organization for the exercise of one's
authority and the performance of one's
duties.
Source: Gain and Maintain Authority to Ensure Project Success, Jason Chavart, 2002
Authority
The legitimate power given to a person in
an organization to use resources to
reach an objective and to exercise
discipline.
Source: Gain and Maintain Authority to Ensure Project Success, Jason Chavart, 2002
Definitions
Lessons Learned – Document that
identifies what was done right, wrong, and
how to improve in the future
Baseline – The original project plan with
approved changes