#1273 PROF - proposed wording changes for clarity and readability change request accepted

From Jim Owens. Details attached below.

Portfolio, programme and project support PROF

Currently	Suggested Change
business cases; time, resource, cost and exception plans,	business cases; project plans (including time, resource, cost and exception plans),
Tracking and reporting of programme/project progress and performance are also covered, as is the capability to facilitate all aspects of[1]	Tracking and reporting of programme/project progress and performance. Facilitating all aspects of
Defines the approach / policy and sets standards	Defines the polices, approaches and standards[2]
/	And
and reviewing the effective provision	and reviewing the provision effectiveness

According to PRINCE2 and the PMBOK Guide, the project plan (aka project Management Plan) is a collection of the sub plans and baselines from the project.

The following table shows the PMBOK Guide 6^th Edition version (the left column). The “project documents” are used by the project, but not part of the plan.

Portfolio, programme and project support: Level 5

Currently	Suggested Change
Takes responsibility for the provision of	Responsible for providing

Portfolio, programme and project support: Level 5

Currently	Suggested Change
Takes responsibility for the provision of	Responsible for providing
recommends project control solutions for	recommends project control methods for[3]

Portfolio, programme and project support: Level 3

Currently

Suggested Change

and project control solutions for planning

and project control methods for planning

Could also be “techniques” or “processes”

Sets up project files

What are project files?

[1] Word soup

[2] Carts and horses

[3] “solution” implies solving a problem, rather than applying a process

Proposed change applies to Portfolio, programme and project support

Current status of this request: accepted

What we decided

Included in overall readability review for SFIA 8