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A project manager is compiling the Project Management Plan for a complex software integration project. Which of the following components would typically NOT be included as a subsidiary plan within the Project Management Plan itself, but rather as a separate project document?

  1. ARisk Management Plan
  2. BScope Management Plan
  3. CCommunications Management Plan
  4. DStakeholder Register
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Correct answer: D. Stakeholder Register

The Project Management Plan integrates various subsidiary plans (like scope, risk, communications management plans). The Stakeholder Register, while a crucial input and output of several processes, is typically considered a separate project document, not a subsidiary plan of the PMP.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A. The Risk Management Plan is a key subsidiary plan of the Project Management Plan.
  • B. The Scope Management Plan is a key subsidiary plan of the Project Management Plan.
  • C. The Communications Management Plan is a key subsidiary plan of the Project Management Plan.

Project Management Plan Components

The Project Management Plan is a comprehensive document that integrates all subsidiary plans, while other project information is stored in separate project documents.

  • PMP is comprehensive and integrated.
  • Subsidiary plans are part of the PMP.
  • Project documents are separate from the PMP.

Memory trick: PMP is the master plan, subsidiary plans fit inside, documents are separate files.

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