Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
I will assume that when you wrote "PM Plan" that´s mean "project management plan". There is not defined steps and times to do things inside the PMBOK Guide because it will depend on the project life cycle you are using. Scope management plan is a subsidiary plan of the project management plan then you need it as an input. Saving Changes...
Remember that the processes in the PMBOK are iterative and not sequential. Once the PM Plan has been developed and approved, as things change on the project, you might find yourself revisiting Plan Scope Management which would then use the PM Plan as an input.
Kiron
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1 reply by Syed Khalid Mahmood
Feb 26, 2018 12:35 PM
Syed Khalid Mahmood
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Kiron,
Actually i wanted to know: what if the project has just started and the project management plan is yet to be developed, then in the absence of the project management plan how can it be input to Plan Scope Management.
Remember that the processes in the PMBOK are iterative and not sequential. Once the PM Plan has been developed and approved, as things change on the project, you might find yourself revisiting Plan Scope Management which would then use the PM Plan as an input.
Kiron
Kiron,
Actually i wanted to know: what if the project has just started and the project management plan is yet to be developed, then in the absence of the project management plan how can it be input to Plan Scope Management.
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1 reply by Kiron Bondale
Feb 26, 2018 2:04 PM
Kiron Bondale
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In that event, you wouldn't have a PM Plan, but other existing artifacts such as the project charter would be useful inputs.
Kiron
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Anish AbrahamPrivacy Program Manager| University of WashingtonAuburn, Wa, United States
I concur with Sergio and Kiron on this.
Project management plan is always a "work in progress" during the planning phase. So, when you are doing the scope management plan, you finalize the plan,and then add it to the project management plan. Saving Changes...
Kiron,
Actually i wanted to know: what if the project has just started and the project management plan is yet to be developed, then in the absence of the project management plan how can it be input to Plan Scope Management.
In that event, you wouldn't have a PM Plan, but other existing artifacts such as the project charter would be useful inputs.
Kiron
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1 reply by Syed Khalid Mahmood
Feb 26, 2018 2:16 PM
Syed Khalid Mahmood
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Exactly my point !
This is why i thought that the input in the PMBOK guide for "Plan Scope Management" should not necessarily include Project Management Plan as input. Once the Project Management Plan has been finalized then its a different scenario.
In that event, you wouldn't have a PM Plan, but other existing artifacts such as the project charter would be useful inputs.
Kiron
Exactly my point !
This is why i thought that the input in the PMBOK guide for "Plan Scope Management" should not necessarily include Project Management Plan as input. Once the Project Management Plan has been finalized then its a different scenario.
Khalid
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1 reply by Kiron Bondale
Feb 26, 2018 3:16 PM
Kiron Bondale
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Khalid -
the inputs list does not imply that ALL of them are applicable in every situation.
As I indicated previously, if you have to update the Scope Management Plan or the Requirements Management Plan then you'd have to take the current versions as inputs to do so.
This is why i thought that the input in the PMBOK guide for "Plan Scope Management" should not necessarily include Project Management Plan as input. Once the Project Management Plan has been finalized then its a different scenario.
Khalid
Khalid -
the inputs list does not imply that ALL of them are applicable in every situation.
As I indicated previously, if you have to update the Scope Management Plan or the Requirements Management Plan then you'd have to take the current versions as inputs to do so.
