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Suresh Menon

Principal Consultant

Digital Stream Consulting

Enterprise Project Management Methodologies

Enterprise project management methodologies can enhance the project planning process as well as providing some degree of standardization and consistency. Companies have come to realization that enterprise project management methodologies work best if the methodology is based on templates rather than rigid policies and procedures. As given below each phase of the project along with its vital templates or activity are given.

Communication

  • Project Charter
  • Project Procedures Document
  • Project Change request log
  • Project Status report
  • PM Quality Assurance report
  • Procurement Management Summary
  • Project issues log
  • Project Management plan
  • Project performance report

Cost

  • Project Schedule
  • Risk Response plan an register
  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Work Package
  • Cost estimates Document
  • Project Budget
  • Project Budget checklist

Human Resources

  • Project charter
  • Work breakdown structure
  • Communications Management Plan
  • Project organization Chart
  • Project team directory
  • Responsibility assignment matrix
  • Project management plan
  • Project procedures documents
  • Kickoff meeting check list
  • Project performance assessment

Integration

  • Project procedures overview
  • Project proposal
  • Communications management plan
  • Procurement plan
  • Project budget
  • Project procedures document
  • Project schedule
  • Responsibility assignment matrix
  • Risk response plan and register
  • Scope statement
  • WBS
  • Project management plan
  • Project change requests log
  • Project issues log
  • Project management plan changes log
  • Project performance report
  • Lesson learned document
  • Project charter
  • Closing process assessment checklist
  • Project archives report

Procurement

  • Project Charter
  • Scope Statement
  • WBS
  • Procurement plan
  • Procurement planning checklist
  • Procurement statement of work
  • Request for proposal document online
  • Project change request log
  • Contract formation checklist
  • Procurement management summary

Quality

  • Project charter
  • Project procedures overview
  • Work Quality plan
  • Project management plan
  • WBS
  • PM Quality assurance report
  • Lessons learned document
  • Project performance feedback
  • Project team performance assessment
  • PM process improvement document

Risk

  • Procurement Plan
  • Project charter
  • Project procedures document
  • WBS
  • Risk Response Plan and register

Scope

  • Project Scope Statement
  • WBS
  • Work Package
  • Project charter

Time

  • Activity duration estimating worksheet
  • Cost estimates document
  • Risk response plan and register
  • WBS
  • Work Package
  • Project schedule
  • Project Schedule and review checklist.