LMI Aerospace PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN ACCESS REQUEST PROCESS IMPROVEMENT FEBRUARY 7, 2012

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1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN ACCESS REQUEST PROCESS IMPROVEMENT FEBRUARY 7, 2012

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION... 2 PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPROACH... 2 PROJECT SCOPE... 2 MILESTONE LIST... 2 SCHEDULE BASELINE AND WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE... 3 COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT PLAN... 3 RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN... 2 RISK REGISTER... 2 RESOURCE CALENDAR... 2 SPONSOR ACCEPTANCE

3 INTRODUCTION The intent of this project is to improve the access request process by making access requests user friendly and reduce wait time for request to be completed. Commencement of project activities will begin upon approval of this project plan and the resources to execute it by the Information Security and Compliance Supervisor. Included in this project plan are a scope statement, and provisions for scope, resource, schedule, communications, risk, and stakeholder management as well as project control. PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPROACH The Project Manager, Nycole Russell has the overall authority and responsibility for managing and executing this project according to this Project Plan and any Subsidiary Management Plans. The project team will consist of personnel from the Information Security and Compliance Group. PROJECT SCOPE The scope of this document is a redevelopment approach on our current user access request process. Revamping the organizations current steps to obtain account access will allow our users to follow one process, thus meeting our customer s immediate needs to quickly obtain access to various applications/drives/folders across our organization. MILESTONE LIST Milestone Description Date Focus Group Gather key users to determine need to improve their overall experience when submitting access requests Review Current Process Identify gap in current process Incorporate user requests Information gathered from focus group Compile a rough draft of update process Test Process Finalize and obtain approval of updated process Inform users of new process (upon approval) This can be done via where the approved document is sent to each employee. Implement new process 2

4 SCHEDULE BASELINE AND WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE The Project Schedule Baseline and Work Breakdown Structure are provided in Appendix A, Project Schedule and Appendix B, Work Breakdown Structure. PROJECT CHANGE CONTROL PROCESS The Change Control Process for the Access Request Project will follow the organizational standard change process for all projects. The project manager has overall responsibility for executing the change management process for each change request. 1) Identify the need for a change (Project Team) Change requestor will submit a completed change request form to the project manager. 2) Log change in the change request register (Project Manager) The project manager will keep a log of all submitted change requests throughout the project s lifecycle. 3) Evaluate the change (Project Manager, Team, Requestor) The project manager will conduct a preliminary analysis on the impact of the change to risk, schedule, and scope and seek clarification from team members and the change requestor. 4) Submit change request to Project Sponsor (Project Manager) The project manager will submit the change request, as well as the preliminary analysis, to the Project Sponsor for review. 5) Obtain Decision on change request (Project Sponsor) The Project Sponsor will discuss the proposed change and decide whether or not it will be approved based on all submitted information. 6) Implement change (Project Manager) If a change is approved by the Project Sponsor, the project manager will update and re-baseline project documentation as necessary. COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT PLAN This Communications Management Plan sets the communications framework for this project. It will serve as a guide for communications throughout the life of the project and will be updated as communication needs change. This plan identifies and defines the roles of persons involved in this project. It also includes a communications matrix which maps the communication requirements of this project. An in-depth guide for conducting meetings details the communications rules and how the meetings will be conducted, ensuring successful meetings. A project team directory is included to provide contact information for all stakeholders directly involved in the project. The Project Manager will take a proactive role in ensuring effective communications on this project. The communications requirements are documented in the Communications Matrix presented in this document. The Communications Matrix will be used as the guide for what information to communicate, who is to do the communicating, when to communicate it and to whom to communicate. 3

5 ROLES Project Sponsor (Information Security and Compliance Supervisor) The project sponsor is the champion of the project and has authorized the project by signing the project charter. This person is responsible for the funding of the project and is ultimately responsible for its success. Since the Project Sponsor is at the management level communications should be presented in summary format unless the Project Sponsor requests more detailed communications. Program Manager The Program Manager oversees the project at the portfolio level and owns most of the resources assigned to the project. The Program Manager is responsible for overall program costs and profitability as such they require more detailed communications than the Project Sponsor. Key Stakeholders Normally Stakeholders includes all individuals and organizations that are impacted by the project. For this project we are defining a subset of the stakeholders as Key Stakeholders. These are the stakeholders with whom we need to communicate with and are not included in the other roles defined in this section. The Key Stakeholders includes executive management with an interest in the project and key users identified for participation in the project. Customer The customers for this project are the users of the organization. The customers will occasionally participate in the testing phase of this project and will be informed of the final project status. Project Manager The Project Manager has overall responsibility for the execution of the project. The Project Manager manages day to day resources, provides project guidance and monitors and reports on the projects metrics as defined in the Project Management Plan. As the person responsible for the execution of the project, the Project Manager is the primary communicator for the project distributing information according to this Communications Management Plan. Project Team The Project Team is comprised of all persons who have a role performing work on the project. The project team needs to have a clear understanding of the work to be completed and the framework in which the project is to be executed. Since the Project Team is responsible for completing the work for the project they played a key role in creating the Project Plan including defining its schedule and work packages. The Project Team requires a detailed level of communications which is achieved through day to day interactions with the Project Manager and other team members along with weekly team meetings. 4

6 PROJECT TEAM DIRECTORY The following table presents contact information for all persons identified in this communications management plan. The addresses and phone numbers in this table will be used to communicate with these people. Role Name Phone Project Sponsor Paul Gilliam Project Manager Nycole Russell x1241 Project Team George Wyer Project Stakeholders Customer Nancy Kluesner Lisa Bruere x1624 5

7 COMMUNICATIONS MATRIX The following table identifies the communications requirements for this project. Communication Type Kickoff Meeting Project Team Meetings Weekly Project Status Meetings Objective of Communication Medium Frequency Audience Owner Deliverable Introduce the project team and the project. Review project objectives and management approach. Review status of the project with the team. Report on the status of the project to the WIG group. Conference Call Once Project Sponsor Project Team Stakeholders Project Manager Agenda Meeting Minutes Conference Call Weekly Project Team Project Manager Agenda Meeting Minutes Face to Face Weekly WIG Group Project Manager Project Status (VTC) Report Conference Call 6

8 GUIDELINES FOR MEETINGS Meeting Agenda Meeting Agenda will be distributed 5 business days in advance of the meeting. The Agenda should identify the presenter for each topic along with a time limit for that topic. The first item in the agenda should be a review of action items from the previous meeting. Meeting Minutes Meeting minutes will be distributed within 2 business days following the meeting. Meeting minutes will include the status of all items from the agenda along with new action items and the Parking Lot list. Action Items Action Items are recorded in both the meeting agenda and minutes. Action items will include both the action item along with the owner of the action item. Meetings will start with a review of the status of all action items from previous meetings and end with a review of all new action items resulting from the meeting. The review of the new action items will include identifying the owner for each action item. Meeting Chair Person The Chair Person is responsible for distributing the meeting agenda, facilitating the meeting and distributing the meeting minutes. The Chair Person will ensure that the meeting starts and ends on time and that all presenters adhere to their allocated time frames. Note Taker The Note Taker is responsible for documenting the status of all meeting items, maintaining a Parking Lot item list and taking notes of anything else of importance during the meeting. The Note Taker will give a copy of their notes to the Chair Person at the end of the meeting as the Chair Person will use the notes to create the Meeting Minutes. Time Keeper The Time Keeper is responsible for helping the facilitator adhere to the time limits set in the meeting agenda. The Time Keeper will let the presenter know when they are approaching the end of their allocated time. Typically a quick hand signal to the presenter indicating how many minutes remain for the topic is sufficient. Parking Lot The Parking Lot is a tool used by the facilitator to record and defer items which aren t on the meeting agenda; however, merit further discussion at a later time or through another forum. A parking lot record should identify an owner for the item as that person will be responsible for ensuring follow-up. The Parking Lot list is to be included in the meeting minutes. 1

9 RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN The approach we have taken to manage risks for this project included a methodical process by which the project team identified, scored, and ranked the various risks. The most likely and highest impact risks were added to the project schedule to ensure that the assigned risk managers take the necessary steps to implement the mitigation response at the appropriate time during the schedule. Risk managers will provide status updates on their assigned risks in the bi-weekly project team meetings, but only when the meetings include their risk s planned timeframe. Upon the completion of the project, during the closing process, the project manager will analyze each risk as well as the risk management process. Based on this analysis, the project manager will identify any improvements that can be made to the risk management process for future projects. These improvements will be captured as part of the lessons learned knowledge base. RISK REGISTER The Risk Register for this project is provided in Appendix C, Risk Register. RESOURCE CALENDAR The resource calendar is part of the project schedule and is available upon request 2

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11 Appendix B Work Breakdown Structure 1. Access Request Process Improvement 1.1 Initiation Evaluation & Recommendations Develop Project Charter Deliverable: Submit Project Charter Project Sponsor Reviews Project Charter Project Charter Signed/Approved 1.2 Planning Create Preliminary Scope Statement Determine Project Team Project Team Kickoff Meeting Develop Project Plan Submit Project Plan Milestone: Project Plan Approval 1.3 Execution Project Kickoff Meeting Verify & Validate User Requirements Redevelop Process Testing Phase Process Approval User Training Go Live 1.4 Control Project Management Project Status Meetings Risk Management Update Project Management Plan 1.5 Closeout Document Lessons Learned Update Files/Records Gain Formal Acceptance Archive Files/Documents 4

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