What is an Electrical Project Management Plan (EPMP)?

August 24, 2011January 28, 2020Peter PidwarkoArticles, Estimating

The electrical project management plan is the plan by which your electrical project will run. It is a baseline so you have a point of comparison as you work through the electrical project tasks. All electrical projects need to be planned and monitored using the same system of processes.

To be able to measure our performance and provide accurate objective evidence we must have a formal structured process system in place such as an Electrical Project Filing System containing all standard documents including safety, QA, daily work sheets and standard forms/templates.

The Electrical Project Management Plan (EPMP) includes:

PM Function	Process	Description
Scope	Scope Definition	Revision is required in view of further information coming to light
Time	Work Breakdown Structure or WBS	The primary objective broken down into achievable tasks and activities. This is a process which leads into the schedule, budget and other plans.
	Schedule using WBS	A time based plan for completing project tasks
Cost and Revenue	Cost Estimate using WBS	By phase, milestone, or overall
	Monitor Costs	project
	Cost report summary
	AS400 – System
Quality	Registered Documentation Inspection and test plan	What quality expectations are there, and how will they be checked and monitored?
Risk	Risk Register Safety JSA/WMS	What uncertainty exists and how will it be managed?
H R	Responsibility Assignment Matrix	Who will be responsible for what?
	Skills Matrix	What skills are needed? What skills do your people have?
Communications	Stakeholders Contact Details Customer Principal Contractor Suppliers	Who are the stakeholders? How and Why are they contacted?
	Communications Management Matrix	How are communications within the electrical project structured? Who reports to whom? How?
Procurement	Purchase Order System	Anything relating to the procurement of goods and services to assist in the achievement of the electrical project outcomes.

This process based system helps and verifies your performance, and focus on scope, cost and revenue as well as safety and quality.

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