Section 1 Introduction – 1.1 Purpose Describe the overall Project Management Plan (PMP) document content and organization. Define the standards that will be applied to your project. The PMP approach generally follows some kind of standards either your agency’s standards and/or professional standards, such as the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Define key planning and control documents that serves as the basis for defining how the project team will carry out the project administration and management activities. Define the scope of the project. This high-level statement should directly correlate with the business need that is driving the project, and it should communicate the general criteria for project success as well the boundaries that identify irrelevant or unplanned activity that are out of scope with the project. The project scope should give everyone involved in the project the understanding of what this project is intended to accomplish. The Project Charter Approval should be a signed document by stakeholders, sponsors, managers and the project manager. Define the primary purpose and objectives for the project. A project objective describes an outcome, which is the result or change that the project is expected to deliver. Define the critical success factors for the project. Critical success factors are outputs, products, or services that the project must produce in order to be considered successful. Describe any significant defining conditions that must be met during the execution of the project, such as type of resources, process requirements, or approvals.
Section 1 – Introduction 1.1 Purpose Describe the overall Project Management Plan (PMP) document content and organization. Define the standards that will be applied to your project. The PMP approach generally follows some kind of standards either your agency’s standards and/or professional standards, such as the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Define key planning and control documents that serves as the basis for defining how the project team will carry out the project administration and management activities. Define the scope of the project. This high-level statement should directly correlate with the business need that is driving the project, and it should communicate the general criteria for project success as well the boundaries that identify irrelevant or unplanned activity that are out of scope with the project. The project scope should give everyone involved in the project the understanding of what this project is intended to accomplish. The Project Charter Approval should be a signed document by stakeholders, sponsors, managers and the project manager. Define the primary purpose and objectives for the project. A project objective describes an outcome, which is the result or change that the project is expected to deliver. Define the critical success factors for the project. Critical success factors are outputs, products, or services that the project must produce in order to be considered successful. Describe any significant defining conditions that must be met during the execution of the project, such as type of resources, process requirements, or approvals.