The Integrated Master Plan: Terrible Name, but a Great Idea
The Integrated Master Plan: Terrible Name, but a Great Idea
The Integrated Master Plan may be one of the least intuitive names in project controls, but the underlying idea is extremely useful. In this session, Eric Christoph will explain the IMP as a practical event-based planning structure that helps teams define progress in terms of accomplishments and measurable completion criteria rather than vague activity status or percent complete.
What You'll Learn
Key takeaways from this session
Explain the purpose of an Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and distinguish its event-based structure from a traditional task-driven schedule.
Identify how events, accomplishments, and criteria work together to define objective progress and support a more credible Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
Describe practical ways IMP principles can improve stakeholder alignment, status reporting, and decision-making in complex projects.
Earn PDU Credits
PMI Professional Development Units
Total PDUs Available
For credential maintenance
PDU Breakdown
Ways of Working
Technical & process skills
Business Acumen
Strategic & organizational
Power Skills
Leadership & interpersonal
Watch the complete webinar to claim your PDU credits and maintain your PMI certification.
About the Presenter
Eric Christoph
Earlier in his career Eric served as Corporate EVM Subject Matter Expert for L-3 Communications. In that role he implemented multiple EIA-748 Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and helped build baseline plans for over 100 projects and proposal efforts with a combined value over $400B. Eric also represented L-3 on the Board of the NDIA Integrated Program Management Division (IPMD) which oversees the EIA-748 standard. Over the last fifteen years Eric has contributed to several key guidance documents related to EVM including the PMI Practice Standard for EVM, MIL-STD-881, and GAO-16-89G. Today, Eric is a Senior Partner at Transformative Management Solutions where we help project teams and organizations implement EVM and Agile project control solutions using Microsoft Power Platform technologies.
