~chapter 4 has covers the Project Integration Management Processes. Its describe an overall framework for this process as relates to the other project management knowledge areas as well as the project life cycle. Regarding for project integration management there are involved seven processes. First, develop the project charter which working with stakeholder to create the document that formally authorizes a project (the charter). Second, develop the preliminary project scope statement that working with users of the project’s products, services or result to develop the high –level scope requirements and create a preliminary project scope statement. These two processes come from initiation process in project management process groups. For the planning process, there is involved develop the project management plan that coordinating all planning efforts to create a consistent, coherent document which is the project management plan. Forth, direct and manage project execution which carrying out the project management plan by performing the activities involved in it. Next, the project must be monitor and control by project manager to overseeing project progress that meet the performance objectives of the project. Then, there must be perform integrated change control to coordinating changes that will be affected the project’s deliverables and organizational assets. Finally, finalize all the project activities to close the project. ~
~there are also covers the methods for selecting projects that very important to implement before select the best project includes: 1-focusing on broad organizational needs such it must be determined the three important criteria for projects like there is a need, funds must be available and strong will to make the project succeed. 2-categorizing IT projects whether the project addresses a problem, an opportunity and directive as well as the time is how long it will take to do. 3-performing financial analysis of projects such Net Present Value (NPV), Return on investment (ROI) and Payback analysis. 4-using a weight scoring model by identify the best criteria and assign the scores. 5-implemented a balanced scorecard which is a methodology that converts an organization’s value to a series of defined metrics. Business Service Management (BSM) is tools track the execution of business process flow. ~
