Defining an integrated master plan

Programs are planned and executed using standard milestones for the design, manufacturing, and servicing phases. This is done with the Integrated Master Plan (IMP), which is an event-based, top level plan consisting of a hierarchy of Program Events. Each event is decomposed into specific accomplishments, and each specific accomplishment is decomposed into specific Criteria.

For the common WBS library, you develop a standard IMP to use across all programs. When you create a WBS for a program using the common WBS library, all the applicable Events, Accomplishments, and Criteria are copied to create an IMP for the specific program.

Note: This topic shares its title with an earlier topic in the "Defining a program work breakdown structure" section (see file 17) — the two are distinct source pages: this one covers the IMP in the context of the common WBS library, the other covers building an IMP for a specific program.