Develop Project Charter

This is the first of the processes within this chapter. (The various processes found in Project Integration Management sometimes overlap during a project.) Certainly, as you saw in Chapter 4, "Execution and Control," there are constant overlaps as the project is changed during its execution. So although the various processes always seem discrete on paper, very few projects are so neatly or clearly delineated.

Q.	The processes required to ensure that the various elements of the project are coordinated are called:
		A.	Work breakdown methodology
		B.	SOW
		C.	Project Integration Management
		D.	Tactical planning

The answer is C. The entire chapter deals with this topic.

The Charter is the document that gives authority and resources to start the project. As discussed when talking about the Charter in the Initiation phase (Chapter 2, "Initiation and Planning"), the project to be managed must fit in with the overall objectives, strategies, and operations of the organization. This is an example of integration of the project with functions outside of the project itself. The organization and its management must release resources to get the project done.

Project scope and product scope must also be integrated. These topics were discussed in the Planning phase in Chapter 2 and will be discussed again in the Scope section of the knowledge areas (Chapter 9, "Project Scope Management"). This is another example of integration.

Q.	The document that begins the process of integrating the project with organizational goals is called the:
		A.	Charter
		B.	Schedule
		C.	Scope Statement
		D.	SOW

The answer is A. This is the first document that integrates the project itself with the organizational strategies and objectives.