Describe the project planning process. Understand when the project management plan is created. Describe typical components of a project management plan. Background There is a point in time on a project when you have completed the planning and are ready to start executing the plan. This point is when you perform one of the project integration man- agement processes-Develop Project Management Plan. Develop Project Management Plan takes all the information created in the previous planning processes and integrates it into one comprehensive document that will serve as a guide during the project Execution and Monitor- ing and Controlling processes. This document usually has the formal approval of the project stakcholders. Throughout this workbook I have described the planning processes performed in the other eight Knowledge Areas. The project management plan contains elements of all the project management planning processes. These are processes such as Scope Planning, Schedule Development, Cost Budgeting, Quality Planning, Acquire Project Team, Communications Plan- ning, Risk Management Planning, and Plan Purchases and Acquisitions. Twenty-one planning processes can be incorporated into the project management plan. Part of your job as project manager is determining which processes best fit your project needs. Your project management plan will cover the planning processes you will use. If the project management plan is a comprehensive document that guides you in project execution and control, then what should it contain? In this exercise, you'll examine the most common components of a typical project management plan. Components of a Project Management Plan A typical project management plan has 14 components. Management plans Throughout the course of these workbook exercises, you will have many opportunities to explore management plans, such as the scope management plan later in this chapter and the quality management plan in Chapter 4. You need to include portions of your management plans in the project management plan. Remember that this project management plan serves as a guide for the project during the Execution and Monitoring and Controlling