The Project Core Team (PCT) is assembled to assist the PM with various technical abilities and over site to ensure a successful project completion. The PCT is selected by the PM and approved by the DAVC Team (or members thereof) and chosen by pending schedules, work load, and skills. Without such a team, the PM left to their own solutions, would certainly result in excessive rework. The PCT could be for either the first phase OR the entire project depending upon the size and complexity of the project. As the PM, it is your call (pending availability of resources) to determine the skill levels and needs of your core team. You will also need to decide the start and release dates of those members.

The PCT is responsible for assisting you, the project manager, with planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, closing, and quality of the project with its deliverables. It is imperative that the PCT be aware of the RMIS standard requirements for project management. Usually the core team assignments and other work package staffing assignments are stated in a Staffing Management Plan. However, we do not require such a plan but a template is available.

The following information is presented to assist the Project Manager with their work. This step-by-step is inline with PMI methodology and presented as a recommendation only.

Decide how you will plan your project ie, which Management Plans are needed with their level of detail Break down the Scope statement further (analyze the stakeholder assumptions) Gather your core team Create your Work Breakdown Structure (create the activity list & network diagram) Create your WBS Dictionary documentation of all the parts of the WBS Estimate your resource needs, cost, and time frames Determine your critical path Develop your Schedule Develop your Budget Determine the quality standards and metrics Develop the roles and responsibilities matrix Create your risk procedures Create your communication procedures Repeat any of the above processes to ensure a complete view of the project Determine what needs to be purchased Begin formal procurement documents Finalize how the project will be executed Create a process improvement method (which includes feedback) Develop a performance measurement baseline Gain formal approval from your sponsor(s) Perform a project kickoff meeting (within RMIS, the kick off meeting comes before working on the scope statement and the placement of this item is not part of PMI rather 3rd party sources)