HKSM

An integrated document that sets out how the project will be carried out, how progress will be monitored and controlled, and how the work will be formally closed.

Key Points

• Combines and aligns all subsidiary plans and baselines (e.g., scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, communications, risk, procurement, stakeholder).
• Serves as the primary guide for directing, managing, monitoring, controlling, and closing the project.
• Maintained under formal change control; updates typically require an approved change request.
• Progressively elaborated and approved; tailored to the project and organizational standards.

Example

A healthcare IT project creates a Project Management Plan that includes the schedule and cost baselines, the risk and quality management plans, stakeholder engagement strategies, and a defined change control process. The team uses this plan to run weekly status meetings, evaluate variances, approve changes, and perform project closeout activities.

PMP Example Question

Which document integrates all subsidiary plans and baselines and explains how the project will be executed, monitored and controlled, and closed?

1. Project Charter
2. Project Management Plan
3. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
4. Risk Management Plan

Correct Answer: B — Project Management Plan

Explanation: The Project Management Plan is the integrated document that consolidates subsidiary plans and baselines and describes how the project will be carried out, governed, and closed.