Contract Closure: Tools and Techniques

Chapter 6 - Project Time Management Changes

Chapter 6 changes include moving the Resource Planning section into the chapter and renaming it Activity Resource Estimating. Several figures have been deleted e.g., PERT and other figures reworked to clarify the use and meaning e.g., bar or Gantt chart, milestone chart. Another figure has been added to show the difference between a milestone schedule, summary schedule, and detailed schedule. The chapter introduction describes the need for a schedule management plan, a subsidiary component of the project management plan. Subsections have also been added to provide information on project cost estimates, resource leveling, and progress reporting to reflect how these processes influence the project’s schedule. The following table summarizes the Chapter 6 changes: 2000 Edition Sections Third Edition Sections 6.1 Activity Definition 6.1 Activity Definition 6.2 Activity Sequencing 6.2 Activity Sequencing 6.3 Activity Resource Estimating 6.3 Activity Duration Estimating 6.4 Activity Duration Estimating 6.4 Schedule Development 6.5 Schedule Development 6.5 Schedule Control

6.6 Schedule Control

Table 4 – Chapter 6 Changes

Chapter 7 - Project Cost Management Changes

Chapter 7 processes have been expanded to integrate project budget directly with the WBS and to cover controlling costs. There are significant structural changes to the inputs, tools and techniques, as well. The chapter introduction describes the need for a cost management plan, a subsidiary component of the project management plan. The Resource Planning process has been moved to Chapter 6 and renamed Activity Resource Estimating. This chapter contains the majority of the information on Earned Value Management. The following table summarizes the Chapter 7 changes: A 2000 Edition Sections Third Edition Sections 7.1 Resource Planning Moved to Project Time Management Chapter 6 7.2 Cost Estimating 7.1 Cost Estimating 7.3 Cost Budgeting 7.2 Cost Budgeting 7.4 Cost Control 7.3 Cost Control Table 5 – Chapter 7 Changes A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK ® Guide Third Edition 2004 Project Management Institute, Four Campus Boulevard, Newtown Square, PA 19073-3299 USA 305

Chapter 8 - Project Quality Management Changes

Chapter 8 includes two revised project management process names to better reflect the activities of those processes. An emphasis has been made to integrate quality activities with the overall Monitoring and Controlling process, as defined in Chapter 4. The following table summarizes the Chapter 8 changes: 2000 Edition Sections Third Edition Sections 8.1 Quality Planning 8.1 Quality Planning 8.2 Quality Assurance 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance 8.3 Quality Control 8.3 Perform Quality Control Table 6 – Chapter 8 Changes

Chapter 9 - Project Human Resource Management Changes

Chapter 9 identifies several aspects of human resource planning, as well as the staffing management plan. Manage Project Team has been added as a Monitoring and Controlling process. Several key explanations have also been added, including organizational charts and position descriptions. The figures in this chapter now reflect current project management techniques, such as virtual teams, ground rules, and issues log. The following table summarizes the Chapter 9 changes: 2000 Edition Sections Third Edition Sections 9.1 Organizational Planning 9.1 Human Resource Planning 9.2 Staff Acquisition 9.2 Acquire Project Team 9.3 Team Development 9.3 Develop Project Team

9.4 Manage Project Team

Table 7 – Chapter 9 Changes

Chapter 10 - Project Communications Management Changes

Chapter 10 has been updated with the addition of a Manage Stakeholders process. The Manage Stakeholders process manages communications to satisfy the needs of, and resolve issues with, project stakeholders. The following table summarizes the Chapter 10 changes: 2000 Edition Sections Third Edition Sections 10.1 Communications Planning 10.1 Communications Planning 10.2 Information Distribution 10.2 Information Distribution 10.3 Performance Reporting 10.3 Performance Reporting 10.4 Administrative Closure 10.4 Manage Stakeholders Table 8 – Chapter 10 Changes A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK ® Guide Third Edition 306 2004 Project Management Institute, Four Campus Boulevard, Newtown Square, PA 19073-3299 USA