In effective project management, a comprehensive set of plans and documents are crucial for successful project execution. Here’s an overview of the standard plans and supporting documents typically utilized and it can vary as per the project requirements:

Total No. of Plans

1. Project Management Plan (PMP): Primary document outlining project execution, monitoring, and control.
2. Scope Management Plan: Defines scope definition, development, monitoring, and validation.
3. Requirements Management Plan: Details analysis, documentation, and management of project requirements.
4. Schedule Management Plan: Establishes criteria and activities for schedule development, monitoring, and control.
5. Cost Management Plan: Describes planning, structuring, and control of project costs.
6. Quality Management Plan: Outlines implementation of policies and procedures to achieve quality objectives.
7. Resource Management Plan: Categorizes, allocates, manages, and releases project resources.
8. Communication Management Plan: Describes planning, structuring, implementation, and monitoring of project communications.
9. Risk Management Plan: Structures and performs risk management activities.
10. Procurement Management Plan: Coordinates procurement with project aspects.
11. Stakeholder Management Plan: Identifies strategies and actions for stakeholder involvement.
12. Change Management Plan: Establishes Change Control Board and describes change control system implementation.
13. Scope Baseline: Approved version of scope statement, work breakdown structure (WBS), and associated WBS dictionary, used for comparison.
14. Schedule Baseline: Approved version of the schedule model used for comparison to actual results.
15. Cost Baseline: Approved version of the time-phased project budget used for comparison.

Total No. of Supporting Documents

1. Activity List: Comprehensive list of all project activities.
2. Activity Attributes: Additional details describing each activity’s components.
3. Assumption Log: Tracks new and existing assumptions and constraints.
4. Basis of Estimates: Details how estimates were derived and used to respond to variances.
5. Cost Forecast: Predicts project costs within defined tolerance ranges.
6. Change Log: Records changes to project scope, schedule, and costs.
7. Cost Estimates: Provides estimated costs for project activities and resources.
8. Issue Log: Monitors information on active project issues.
9. Lessons Learned Register: Documents lessons learned throughout the project.
10. Milestone List: Identifies significant project milestones and their planned dates.
11. Physical Resource Assignment: Records material, equipment, supplies, and locations for project resources.
12. Project Calendars: Identifies available working days and shifts for project activities.
13. Project Communications: Manages project communications through various documents and artifacts.
14. Project Constraints: Identifies limitations or restrictions affecting project options.
15. Project Schedule: Presents a timeline for project activities.
16. Project Schedule Network Diagrams: Visual representations of project activity sequencing.
17. Project Scope Statement: Detailed description of project’s product, deliverables, and scope.
18. Project Team Assignment: Provides information on project team competencies and experience.
19. Quality Control Measurements: Metrics and operational definitions for quality control.
20. Quality Metrics: KPI metrics for assessing project performance and deliverable quality.
21. Quality Report: Summarizes results of quality control activities.
22. Requirements Documentation: Describes project requirements, including business, stakeholder, and solution requirements.
23. Requirements Traceability Matrix: Traces requirements back to their source and tracks implementation.
24. Resource Calendars: Shows resource availability for project activities.
25. Resource Requirements: Details types and quantities of resources required for project activities.
26. Resource Breakdown Structure: Hierarchical representation of resources by category and type.
27. Risk Register: Identifies, assesses, and tracks project risks and risk responses.
28. Risk Report: Summarizes results of risk analysis and response planning.
29. Stakeholder Register: Identifies project stakeholders and their characteristics.
30. Schedule Forecasts: Estimates project conditions and events based on available information.

These plans and documents are essential tools for ensuring project success by providing structure, control, and clarity throughout the project lifecycle.

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