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Product Based Planning in the Project Management Body of Knowledge®

The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) Guide incorporates the concepts of product based planning. These are:

Project Scope Management

Identifies the need for a Work Breakdown Structure to identify all of the work, deliverables, etc that are included in the scope of the work. The key elements of this area are:

  • Overall Product Description
  • Scope Statement (identifies the key deliverables)
  • Work Breakdown Structure

Project Time Management

The project activities are identified to product the products defined in the WBS. The elements included in this area are:

  • Activity List
  • Project Network Diagrams
  • Project Schedule
  • Supporting Detail

Please refer to the PMBOK® Guide for further information.

ChangeAide is a comprehensive Product Based Planning tool that supports multiple project management models by altering the terminology to match the process. In general, the basic product based planning processes are the same; however, the terminology is different.



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