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The success of a PMIS depends on its effective planning. The PMIS is used for many purposes by a project manager like budget estimation of costs. Creating a schedule, define the scope, etc. hence these should be considered while planning for PMIS.
The planning of PMIS includes the following steps: 1. Identify the information needed 2. Captures data 3. Process data info information and store it 4. Communicate information to stakeholders
IDENTIFY THE IMFORMATION NEEDED
Identification of the information that is needed is necessary for improving the decision making and the structure of the PMIS. Information requirements of project stakeholders include the recipients of information, the type of information that is needed, which include format. Contents. And level of details, the time the information is required and how will it be communicated to them.
Who needs information?
Recipients of information may include any stakeholder of a project. They are persons or groups that have claim or ownership rights or interests in project and its activities that may have occurred in past, present, or future. Primary stakeholder is the ones who have a legal contractual relationship to the project. Secondary stakeholders include those who influence or affect or new influenced or are affected by the project but may not be essential for the project survival.
What type of information is needed?
The information need of various stakeholders differ in contents and time of need. A survey may be conducted to identify the specific information requirements of stakeholders related to the carious decision areas in a project. However, most projects require information on some or all of the following: scope, time, cost, quality. Resource utilization, procurements, and risk.
A comprehensive list of information needed during the various phases of a project is explained as follows:
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