Project Management Process
           Initiate            Plan        Endorse      •
                             the Work       the Plan     Project Team Commitment
          & Align                                       •
                                                         Management Endorsement
      •
      Project 
      Description       •
                         Work Breakdown 
      •                 Structure (WBS) / 
      Team Mission/     Master Deliverables        Work              Transition
      Assignment        List (MDL)                the Plan           & Closure
      •
      Major Milestones  •
      •                  Task Planning & 
      Boundaries        Scheduling
                                             •                    •
      •                                       Managing Scope,      Implement 
      Team              •
      Identification     Budget              Schedule & Budget    Transition Plan
                        •
                         Risk Planning       •                    •
      •                                       Manage Risks         Review Lessons 
      Roles &           •                                         Learned
                         Communication       •
      Responsibilities  Plan                  Manage Change
                                                                  •
      •                                      •                     Reward & 
      Measures of       •                     Communicate         Recognize
      Success            Change                   •
                        Management Plan             Progress      •
      •                                                            Archive
      Operating                                   •
                        •                           Issues
      Guidelines         Quality (QA/QC) 
                                                  •
                        Plan                        Lessons 
                        •                         Learned
                         Transition & 
                        Closure Plan
                                            
                     Continuous Communication
                               Plan the Work Process Map
              WSDOT – Project Management On-Line Guide                          Pre-Construction        On-Line Guide  Overview   Tools+Forms
                                                                                  Plan the Work
                                        Develop Project Performance Baseline                              Project Management 
                                                                                                                Plan
                                                                                                        Project Performance Baseline 
                                     Work Breakdown                                                        Work Breakdown Structure 
                                     Structure (WBS)           Risk                                        Performance Baseline Schedule 
                                   Master Deliverables       Planning                                      Budget 
                                        List (MDL)                                                      Risk Management Plan 
                                                                                                        Change Management Plan 
                                                                                                        Quality (QA/QC) Plan 
                                                                                                        Communication Plan 
                                                                                                        Transition and Closure Plan
                                      Task Planning           Budget                  Change 
                                     and Scheduling                                 Management 
                                                                                        Plan
                                     Identify Project Phases/Sub-Phase (Levels 1 & 2) 
                                     Identify the Processes (Level 3)               Quality Plan 
                                     Identify the Deliverables (Level 4)              (QA/QC)
                                     Reorder if needed 
                                     Define Tasks 
                                     Sequence the Tasks 
                                     Estimate the Durations                        Communication 
                                                                                        Plan
                    Initiate         Identify Performers                                                                       Endorse 
                   and Align         Establish Dependencies                                                                    the Plan
                                     Add Resource Constraints 
                                     Estimate and Verify Time/Cost                 Transition and 
              Overview Process       Balance Assignments, Schedule and Budgets      Closure Plan                           Overview Process
                                                                           
                       Plan the Work
                 Project Performance Baseline
            Work Breakdown 
            Structure (WBS) /              Risk
           Master Deliverables           Planning
               List (MDL)
           Task Planning and              Budget
              Scheduling
                                 
                                       Plan the Work
                                                                                 Change 
                                                                            Management 
                                                                                   Plan
                    Project Performance Baseline
             Work Breakdown                                                  Quality Plan 
             Structure (WBS) /                Risk                              (QA/QC)
                   MDL                      Planning
                                                                          Communications 
            Task Planning and               Budget                                 Plan
                Scheduling
                                                                             Transition & 
                                                                             Closure Plan
                                                       
                         Plan the Work
           Develop WBS using the MDL
                            TOOLS
        INPUT                                   PRODUCTS
     Completed                               Completed Work 
                          Master 
     Initiate & Align    Deliverables         Breakdown 
     Worksheet                                Structure
                         List (MDL)