As initiating process completed with a project charter as its output, the next process is planning. As all processes have their own output, the planning process itself also have an output: Project Management Plan.
Project management plan is an integrated plan of all other subsidiary plans in their own respective knowledge area, e.g.: risk management plan, quality management plan, etc.
For futher reference, a definition by wikipedia, "A project management plan, as defined in the PMBOK Guide Third Edition, is a formal, approved document that defines how the project is executed, monitored and controlled. It may be summary or detailed and may be composed of one or more subsidiary management plans and other planning documents. The objective of a project management plan is to define the approach to be used by the Project team to deliver the intended project management scope of the project."
Because projects are unique, each project might require different level of details provided in the project management plan. Some complicated projects might need a full planning processes included in the plan while simple projects might only need several planning processes included.
Based on the definition, a complete project management plan (includes all knowledge area) might be used to address the following points:
- What the implementation/integration processes are
- What quality to be expected and how to validate it
- How much risks involved
- To what extent the scope of the projects covered
- How the information is distributed amongst stakeholders
- How long the project will last
- How much will it cost
- To what extent the procurement is
- How many resources dedicated to the project
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