TOPIC: Looking for a sample project plan to study from

Hey guys! I’m planning to take the PMP exam really soon, but my previous roles didn’t use PMI-style documentation, so I’ve mostly seen these concepts in theory not practice.

I'm wondering if anyone knows where I can find a full sample project plan that includes a project charter, management plan, and the subsidiary plans.

Would be great to review a full example to help connect the dots before exam day. Thanks in advance for any leads!

Miguel,

I have not seen such a plan to study from, but there was an "organization chart" of sorts in the PMBOK 6 that had all of the process interconnections in it from a waterfall perspective. That chart was extremely helpful to me when I was studying.

Good luck!

Miguel,

You are asking a really hard question. The Project Plan -- or to use the "official" PMI term: The Project Management Plan -- is really just the summation of "all the other plans and related documents". This means, that The PM Plan includes all (and more!) of the following:

• The Communications Management Plan
• The Risk Management Plan
• The Quality Management Plan
• Various Baselines
• The Procurement Management Plan
• The "And so on and so on" Plan

So you can see that finding a "complete" PM Plan is wishful thinking. Instead, focus on all the subsidiary plans that make up the overall plan. So for example, when you are studying risk, look for a risk management plan example instead.

Hi Miguel, this is a great question, and I get it all the time from my students. The following is a description of the 'overarching' Project Management Plan and its 19 components. You have to know these components for the PMP Exam.

Project Management Plan Overview:
The Overarching Project Management Plan is created and approved by the Project Manager and the Project Sponsor, and is an output of the Develop Project Management Plan process. Once Project Baselines are defined for Scope, Schedule, and Cost, changes to the Overarching Project Management Plan can only be submitted and approved using the Perform Integrated Change Control process.

Project Management Plan Components:
Below is the list of components contained in the Overarching Project Management Plan.
1. Project Baselines
 Scope Baseline
 Schedule Baseline
 Cost Baseline
 Performance Measurement Baseline (combines Scope, Schedule, and Cost Baseline information).

2. Subsidiary Management Plans:
 Scope Management Plan
 Schedule Management Plan
 Cost Management Plan
 Quality Management Plan
 Resource Management Plan
 Communication Management Plan
 Risk Management Plan
 Procurement Management Plan
 Stakeholder Engagement Plan

3. Additional Components:
 Requirements Management Plan
 Change Management Plan
 Configuration Management Plan
 Project Life Cycle
 Development Approach (Waterfall/Predictive, Agile/Adaptive, Hybrid)
 Management Reviews

If you are looking for project management document templates, please visit the following webpage: pmtexts.com/ . You can also explore the home page at intropm2.com/ . These were created by Kathy Schwalbe, who wrote the publication 'An Introduction to Project Management' and many other project management publications. All of these are free, so please check them out.

Happy Studying!

Professor Kevin