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		<title>Closing a Project</title>
		<link>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/06/16/closing-a-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hwilliamson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Input

Project Management Plan
Contract Document
Enterprise Environment Factors
Organization Process Assets
Work performance information
deliverables

Tools and Techniques

Project Management Methodology
Project Management Information System
Expert Judgment

Outputs

Administrative Closure Procedure
Contract Closure Procedure
Final Product, Service, or Result
Organizational Process assets updates

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Input</p>
<ol>
Project Management Plan<br />
Contract Document<br />
Enterprise Environment Factors<br />
Organization Process Assets<br />
Work performance information<br />
deliverables
</ol>
<p>Tools and Techniques</p>
<ol>
Project Management Methodology<br />
Project Management Information System<br />
Expert Judgment
</ol>
<p>Outputs</p>
<ol>
Administrative Closure Procedure<br />
Contract Closure Procedure<br />
Final Product, Service, or Result<br />
Organizational Process assets updates
</ol>
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		<title>Developing a Project Scope Statement</title>
		<link>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/06/12/developing-a-project-scope-statement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hwilliamson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Benefits for developing a project scope statement.

A common under standing among team and stakeholders
A reference for judging success
A baseline

Input

Organizational process assets
Project charter
Preliminary project scope statement

Project scope management plan
Approved change requests

Tools and Techniques

Product Analysis
Alternative Identification
Expert Judgment
Stakeholder Analysis

Output

Detailed Project Scope statement
Requested changes
Project Scope Management Plan updates

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Benefits for developing a project scope statement.</p>
<ol>
<li>A common under standing among team and stakeholders</li>
<li>A reference for judging success</li>
<li>A baseline</li>
</ol>
<p>Input</p>
<ol>
<li>Organizational process assets</li>
<li>Project charter</li>
<li>Preliminary project scope statement</li>
<li>
Project scope management plan</li>
<li>Approved change requests</li>
</ol>
<p>Tools and Techniques</p>
<ol>
<li>Product Analysis</li>
<li>Alternative Identification</li>
<li>Expert Judgment</li>
<li>Stakeholder Analysis</li>
</ol>
<p>Output</p>
<ol>
<li>Detailed Project Scope statement</li>
<li>Requested changes</li>
<li>Project Scope Management Plan updates</li>
</ol>
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		<title>Developing a Scope Management Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/06/12/developing-a-scope-management-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/06/12/developing-a-scope-management-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hwilliamson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Scope Planning:
Why:

Establish a common understanding
Describe Project Deliverables
Measure Project Performance

Inputs

Enterprise environmental factors &#8211; anything internal or external that affects the project
Process assets
Project Charter
Preliminary Score Statement 

Tools and Techniques

Expert Judgment
Templates, Forms, and Standards

Output

Project Scope Management Plan

]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Scope Planning:</p>
<p>Why:</p>
<ol>
<li>Establish a common understanding</li>
<li>Describe Project Deliverables</li>
<li>Measure Project Performance</li>
</ol>
<p>Inputs</p>
<ol>
<li>Enterprise environmental factors &#8211; anything internal or external that affects the project</li>
<li>Process assets</li>
<li>Project Charter</li>
<li>Preliminary Score Statement </li>
</ol>
<p>Tools and Techniques</p>
<ol>
<li>Expert Judgment</li>
<li>Templates, Forms, and Standards</li>
</ol>
<p>Output</p>
<ol>
<li>Project Scope Management Plan</li>
</ol>
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		<title>Managing Integrated Change Control</title>
		<link>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/06/12/managing-integrated-change-control/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/06/12/managing-integrated-change-control/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hwilliamson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Input

Project Management Plan
Work Performance Information
Recommended Preventative Actions
Recommended Corrective Actions
Recommended Defect Repair
Deliverables
Requested Changes

Tool and Techniques

Project Management Methodology
Project Management Information System
Expert Judgment

Output

Approved Change Request
Rejected Change Request
Project Management Plan Updates
Approved Corrective Actions
Approved Preventative Actions
Approved Defect Repair
Validated Defect Repair
Deliverables

]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Input</p>
<ol>
<li>Project Management Plan</li>
<li>Work Performance Information</li>
<li>Recommended Preventative Actions</li>
<li>Recommended Corrective Actions</li>
<li>Recommended Defect Repair</li>
<li>Deliverables</li>
<li>Requested Changes</li>
</ol>
<p>Tool and Techniques</p>
<ol>
<li>Project Management Methodology</li>
<li>Project Management Information System</li>
<li>Expert Judgment</li>
</ol>
<p>Output</p>
<ol>
<li>Approved Change Request</li>
<li>Rejected Change Request</li>
<li>Project Management Plan Updates</li>
<li>Approved Corrective Actions</li>
<li>Approved Preventative Actions</li>
<li>Approved Defect Repair</li>
<li>Validated Defect Repair</li>
<li>Deliverables</li>
</ol>
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		<title>Project Management Monitoring</title>
		<link>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/06/12/project-management-monitoring/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/06/12/project-management-monitoring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hwilliamson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Inputs

Project Management Plan
Work Performance Information
Requested Change Requests

Tools and Techniques

Expert Judgment 
Earn Value Technique (measure)
Project Management Methodology

Output

Recommended Corrective Actions
Recommended Preventative Actions
Recommended Defect Repair
Requested Changes

]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Inputs</p>
<ol>
<li>Project Management Plan</li>
<li>Work Performance Information</li>
<li>Requested Change Requests</li>
</ol>
<p>Tools and Techniques</p>
<ol>
<li>Expert Judgment </li>
<li>Earn Value Technique (measure)</li>
<li>Project Management Methodology</li>
</ol>
<p>Output</p>
<ol>
<li>Recommended Corrective Actions</li>
<li>Recommended Preventative Actions</li>
<li>Recommended Defect Repair</li>
<li>Requested Changes</li>
</ol>
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		<title>Directing Project Management Execution</title>
		<link>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/06/12/directing-project-management-execution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/06/12/directing-project-management-execution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hwilliamson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Inputs

Project Management Plan
Approved corrective actions
Approved preventive actions
Approved defect repairs
Approved change requests
Validated defect repair
Administrative closure procedures

Tools and Techniques

Project Management Methodologies
Project Management Information Systems

Output

Deliverables
Work Performance Information
Requested Changes
Implemented Change Requests
Implemented Corrective Actions
Implemented Preventative Actions
Implemented Defect Repair

]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Inputs</p>
<ol>
<li>Project Management Plan</li>
<li>Approved corrective actions</li>
<li>Approved preventive actions</li>
<li>Approved defect repairs</li>
<li>Approved change requests</li>
<li>Validated defect repair</li>
<li>Administrative closure procedures</li>
</ol>
<p>Tools and Techniques</p>
<ol>
<li>Project Management Methodologies</li>
<li>Project Management Information Systems</li>
</ol>
<p>Output</p>
<ol>
<li>Deliverables</li>
<li>Work Performance Information</li>
<li>Requested Changes</li>
<li>Implemented Change Requests</li>
<li>Implemented Corrective Actions</li>
<li>Implemented Preventative Actions</li>
<li>Implemented Defect Repair</li>
</ol>
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		<title>Developing a Project Management Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/06/12/developing-a-project-management-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/06/12/developing-a-project-management-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hwilliamson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The areas that a project management plan helps guide are communication, Decision, and Leadership. 
Communication

Risks
Assumptions
Decisions

Decision

Schedule
Cost
Quality
Scope

Leadership

Executing
Directing
Controlling

To create a project management plan
Inputs:

Preliminary Scope Statement
Project Management Process
Organizational Process Assets
Enterprise Environmental Factors

Tools and Techniques

Project Management Methodologies
Project Management Information System
Expert Judgment

Output

Work Execution
Project Process
Implementation Level of Process
Tools and Techniques
Life Cycle
Project Management Tools and Techniques
Change Monitoring and Control Plan
Configuration Management plan
Communication Plan
Management [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The areas that a project management plan helps guide are communication, Decision, and Leadership. </p>
<p>Communication</p>
<ol>
<li>Risks</li>
<li>Assumptions</li>
<li>Decisions</li>
</ol>
<p>Decision</p>
<ol>
<li>Schedule</li>
<li>Cost</li>
<li>Quality</li>
<li>Scope</li>
</ol>
<p>Leadership</p>
<ol>
<li>Executing</li>
<li>Directing</li>
<li>Controlling</li>
</ol>
<p>To create a project management plan</p>
<p>Inputs:</p>
<ol>
<li>Preliminary Scope Statement</li>
<li>Project Management Process</li>
<li>Organizational Process Assets</li>
<li>Enterprise Environmental Factors</li>
</ol>
<p>Tools and Techniques</p>
<ol>
<li>Project Management Methodologies</li>
<li>Project Management Information System</li>
<li>Expert Judgment</li>
</ol>
<p>Output</p>
<ol>
<li>Work Execution</li>
<li>Project Process</li>
<li>Implementation Level of Process</li>
<li>Tools and Techniques</li>
<li>Life Cycle</li>
<li>Project Management Tools and Techniques</li>
<li>Change Monitoring and Control Plan</li>
<li>Configuration Management plan</li>
<li>Communication Plan</li>
<li>Management Reviews</li>
<li>Baseline</li>
<li>Management Plan</li>
<ul>
<li>Scope</li>
<li>Schedule</li>
<li>Cost</li>
<li>Communication</li>
<li>Process Improvement metric</li>
<li>Staffing</li>
<li>Quality</li>
<li>Risk</li>
<li>Procurement</li>
</ul>
</ol>
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		<title>Developing a Preliminary Project Scope Statement</title>
		<link>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/05/11/developing-a-preliminary-project-scope/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/05/11/developing-a-preliminary-project-scope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 20:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hwilliamson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Input

Project Charter
Statement of Work
Enterprise Environment Factors
Organizational Process Assets

Tools

Project Management Methodology
Project Management Information System
Expert Judgment

Output

Project and Product Objectives
Product or Service Requirements and Characteristics
Project Boundaries
Project Reject Requirements and Deliverables
Product Acceptance Criteria
Project constraints
Initial Project Organization
Initial Define Risks
Schedule Milestones
Initial Work Breakdown
Order of Magnitude Cost Estimates
Project Configuration Management Requirement
Approval Requirement

]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Input</p>
<ol>
<li>Project Charter</li>
<li>Statement of Work</li>
<li>Enterprise Environment Factors</li>
<li>Organizational Process Assets</li>
</ol>
<p>Tools</p>
<ol>
<li>Project Management Methodology</li>
<li>Project Management Information System</li>
<li>Expert Judgment</li>
</ol>
<p>Output</p>
<ol>
<li>Project and Product Objectives</li>
<li>Product or Service Requirements and Characteristics</li>
<li>Project Boundaries</li>
<li>Project Reject Requirements and Deliverables</li>
<li>Product Acceptance Criteria</li>
<li>Project constraints</li>
<li>Initial Project Organization</li>
<li>Initial Define Risks</li>
<li>Schedule Milestones</li>
<li>Initial Work Breakdown</li>
<li>Order of Magnitude Cost Estimates</li>
<li>Project Configuration Management Requirement</li>
<li>Approval Requirement</li>
</ol>
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		<title>Developing a Project Charter</title>
		<link>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/05/11/developing-a-project-charter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/05/11/developing-a-project-charter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 20:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hwilliamson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A project charter is important starting point to project because is helps define the following:

Gives the PM confidence to start work on the project
Gives Team assurance
Assurance the project is link to the goals of the organization

The following is inputs, tools and techniques, and out put the development of a project charter
INPUT

Contract
Statement of work
Enterprise Environment
Organization Process

TOOLS [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A project charter is important starting point to project because is helps define the following:</p>
<ol>
<li>Gives the PM confidence to start work on the project</li>
<li>Gives Team assurance</li>
<li>Assurance the project is link to the goals of the organization</li>
</ol>
<p>The following is inputs, tools and techniques, and out put the development of a project charter</p>
<p>INPUT</p>
<ol>
<li>Contract</li>
<li>Statement of work</li>
<li>Enterprise Environment</li>
<li>Organization Process</li>
</ol>
<p>TOOLS and TECHNIQUES</p>
<ol>
<li>Project Selection Methods</li>
<li>Project Manage Methodology</li>
<li>Project Management Information System</li>
<li>Expert Judgment</li>
</ol>
<p>OUTPUT</p>
<ol>
<li>Project overview</li>
<li>Preliminary Roles and Responsibility</li>
<li>Identification of the project manager </li>
<li>Description of project management authority</li>
<li>Sign-off</li>
</ol>
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		<title>5 Areas of expertise for Project Management</title>
		<link>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/11/24/5-areas-of-expertise-for-project-management/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greattastingjava.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/11/24/5-areas-of-expertise-for-project-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hwilliamson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[5 project management areas of expertise

PMBOK
Interpersonal Skills
Subject matter expert
Environment Expert
Project Manager

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>5 project management areas of expertise</p>
<ol>
<li>PMBOK</li>
<li>Interpersonal Skills</li>
<li>Subject matter expert</li>
<li>Environment Expert</li>
<li>Project Manager</li>
</ol>
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