Project Management Plan Documentation - Reinventing the wheel every project?

Governance Organizational Project Management

Eduard Hernandez

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Product Operations Program Manager Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

I'd like to know what is the preferred approach when addressing the project management plan and/or its subsidiaries (Communication Mgmt Plan, Change Mgmt Plan, Procurement Mgmt Plan, etc.).

Do you use a template that is then customized to every project or do you start from scratch for every project? Look forward to your replies.

Posted: Jan 16, 2017 7:12 AM

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Markus Kopko AI Enabler for Project & Program Mgmt | Founder PMotion.ai / The PM AI Coach| PMotion.ai Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Jan 16, 2017 1:10 PM

Replying to LORI WILSON

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Hello Eduard: In my company, we have a strong PMO with a software program that automatically creates a template for a new project plan. This template already includes things that one would need for any project and then I build additional items into the plan - but, it gives me a great foundation to start with! The project plan is also tied to our financials and time cards for anyone who works on the project. It is a sophisticated software that is relatively new for our company. I am still learning a lot about this tool, but it offers many advantages like helping me out with a great start for the project plan!

Hi Lori,

sounds great and it is always a very good thing if a company has implemented such a software tool, which is highly integrated in the company's organizational processes. Congratulations.
Just one thing here, cause you are talking of the project plan.
Since you do not have specified what is delivered with this plan i just want to mention that the project plan is not the schedule (alone) and it is also not the project management plan (in the definition of the PMBoK Guide).
I am sure that you are completely aware of this, but just to avoid misunderstandings for readers who are might be not.

Regards,

Markus

Posted: Jan 17, 2017 6:43 AM

Julio Matana Project Manager| Project Manager Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Organizational process assets are the plans, processes, policies, procedures, and knowledge bases specific to and used by the performing organization.

Posted: Jan 17, 2017 7:29 AM

Vincent Guerard Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada

In any large organisation you usually have access to template, if not you should have access to a previous project document that can be adapted to your project.

Some organization have most if not all project documents define in a template or a document you need to use.

Posted: Jan 17, 2017 10:44 AM

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