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How do you make sure that the process for submitting, reviewing, and
approving a meeting with an SME will take less time than the meeting
itself?
Wouldn't it be better to initially allocate a percentage of project
costs for unplanned meetings?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Morgan
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 5:16 PM
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Re: Document Creation/Change
>
> ... The PMI Body of Knowledge calls for requiring
> prior approval for changes to virtually any part
> of the project plans or processes (called
> "Integrated Change Control"). *Unplanned*
> meetings with SMEs would fall under this...
>
> My recommendation is that you (James) find out
> how to submit a change request per the project
> management plan. Then submit a change that calls
> for addition of an activity called something like
> "Update Documents"...
>
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