Cmtg410 W1Dqs Essay

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What is meant by an integrative project management process and why is this so important According to Project Management Institute (2013), project management is an integrative undertaking that requires each project and product process to be appropriately aligned and connected with the other processes to facilitate coordination. What this means to me is that any actions taken or decisions made in one process will have an impact on that process, any follow on processes and any other related processes. Here is an example that actually happened. A local winery is having one of their buildings modified to add more holding tanks for the fermentation process. The walls and offices that were going to be removed contained network and phone cables and had the cables running through the walls to other locations in the winery. The project plans that was developed for this demolition did not include any time elements to allow for a new cable bundle to be run and the phone and computers switched over to the new lines so the old ones could be removed. A last minute addition to connecting the cables properly was that the phone system also need to be moved. This lack of planning caused the winery to incur not only an unplanned expense by hiring a technician to change the wiring but also caused a 3 day delay in the construction schedule. Who is the intended audience that a project charter best serves? A project charter is basically a plan that provides a framework for the execution of the project but it is also considered a contract between the sponsor of the project and the team. It also documents the measurable organizational value (MOV), defines infrastructure, roles and responsibilities. It also summarizes the project plan details, project commitments and explains the control mechanisms. MOV: Needs to be clearly defined. Once defined it is set in stone. This drives

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