Integration Management Knowledge Area
(Based on PMBOK 4th Edition For PMP Certification Exam preparation)

Project Integration Management includes the processes and activities needed to identify, define, combine, unify, and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the Project Management

Process Groups.

This is the only knowledge area which has process in each process group.

Following table lists 6 Processes of Integration Knowledge Area:

1. A process is a set of interrelated actions and activities performed to achieve a pre-specifi ed product, result, or service. Each process is characterized by its inputs, the tools and techniques that can be applied, and the resulting outputs.
   

2. To successfully deliver project, team needs to consider "Project related Processes" and "Product Related Process". Always remember - Product is the output that project produces and Project is work that needs to be done to produce the Product. PMBOK Guide 4th Edition considers Project related processes only.
   

3.  Process 4.1 Develop Project Charter is the process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project or a phase and documenting initial requirements that satisfy the stakeholders’ needs and expectations.

1.  The approved project charter formally initiates the project

2.  The project charter provides the the authority to project manager

3.  The project initiator or sponsor who funds the project either creates the Charter or delegates to Project Manager
   
   

   Inputs	Tools & Techniques	Outputs
   1 Project statement of work 2 Business case 3 Contract 4 Enterprise environmental factors 5 Organizational process assets	1 Expert judgment	1 Project charter

   
   

• Organizational process assets (OPA) and Enterprise environmental factors (EEF) are 2 inputs are common inputs accrross for most of the processes in the Process Chart. And they must be taken into account for every process, even if they are not explicitly listed as inputs in the process specification.
  

•  The statement of work (SOW) is a narrative description of products or services to be delivered by the project given by Project Initiator or sponsor or customer. For external projects it will be the part of Bid Documents. SOW consists of 3 parts: Business Need, Product Scope Description, Strategic Plan
  

•  The business case provides the reason to invest in the project
  

•  Output of the process is Project Charter that documents business needs, and outlines high-level requirements, high-level risks, high level description, high-level schedule, high-level budget, identified Project manager and Approval signatures.
  

4.  Process 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan is the process of documenting the actions necessary to define, prepare, integrate, and coordinate all subsidiary plans. The project management plan defi nes how the project is executed, monitored and controlled, and closed.
   
   It describes How work will be executed to accomplish the project objectives
   
   

   Inputs	Tools & Techniques	Outputs
   1 Project charter 2 Outputs from planning processes 3 Enterprise environmental factors 4 Organizational process assets	1 Expert judgment	1 Project management plan

1. Project Management Plan is collection of outputs of other Planning processes. Remember it is an Integration process.
2. Project Management Plan is collection of 2 types of documents
1. Plans
2. Baselines
3. Plans included in the project management plan are :
1. Scope management plan
2. Requirements management plan
3. Schedule management plan
4. Requirements Management Plan
5. Cost management plan
6. Quality management plan
7. Process improvement plan
8. Human resource plan
9. Staffing Management Plan (Suset of Human resource Plan)
10. Communications management plan
11. Risk management plan
12. Procurement management plan
13. Change Managemen Plan
14. Configuration Management Plan
4. included in the project management plan are :
1. Scope Baseline (3 parts in it: Scope Statement, WBS, WBS Dictionary)
2. Schedule Baseline
3. Cost Baseline
4. Above 3 Baselines together are called as Performance Measurement Baseline
5. Process 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution is the process of performing the work defi ned in the project management plan to achieve the project’s objectives.
1. Process ITTOs
   

   Inputs	Tools & Techniques	Outputs
   1 Project management plan 2 Approved change requests 3 Enterprise environmental factors 4 Organizational process assets	1 Expert judgment 2 Project management information system	1 Deliverables 2 Work performance information 3 Change requests 4 Project management plan updates 5 Project document updates

   
   
6. Process 4.4 Monitor and Control Project Work is the process of tracking, reviewing, and regulating the progress to meet the performance objectives defi ned in the project management plan
1. Process ITTOs
   

   Inputs	Tools & Techniques	Outputs
   1 Project management plan 2 Performance reports 3 Enterprise environmental factors 4 Organizational process assets	1 Expert judgment	1 Change requests 2 Project management plan updates 3 Project document updates

   
   
7. Process 4.5 Perform Integrated Change Control is the process of reviewing all change requests, approving changes and managing changes to the deliverables, organizational process assets, project documents and the project management plan.
1. Process ITTOs
   

   Inputs	Tools & Techniques	Outputs
   1 Project management plan 2 Work performance information 3 Change requests 4 Enterprise environmental factors 5 Organizational process assets	1 Expert judgment 2 Change control meetings	1 Change request status updates 2 Project management plan updates 3 Project document updates

   
   
8. Process 4.6 Close Project or Phase is the process of fi nalizing all activities across all of the Project Management Process Groups to formally complete the project or phase
1. Process ITTOs
   

   Inputs	Tools & Techniques	Outputs
   1 Project management plan 2 Accepted deliverables 3 Organizational process assets	1 Expert judgment	1 Final product, service, or result transition 2 Organizational process assets updates