PMP PREPARATION : INTEGRATION : IMPORTANT POINTS

  I cleared my PMP on 26th may 2014. I have gone through all the three books PMBOK, RITA MULCAHY'S and HEAD FIRST. During preparation I made few notes. so the material has been picked up from all the three books and these are just the key points. 
 NOTE : IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ONE SHOULD READ THESE POINTS IN DETAIL FROM THE BOOKS (which ever interests you more) AND ONLY AFTER YOU HAVE FINISHED A THOROUGH READING, YOU CAN GO THROUGH THESE POINTS FOR CONSOLIDATION.

PMP PREPARATION : INTEGRATION 

1. The sponsor is the person who pays for the project.
2. Project charter authorizes the PM to do the project.
3. Big part of project management part tells you how to handle a changes when problems come up.
4. What to do when you encounter a change : consult the project management plan 
5. Where will you find Scheduling and configuration management information : PMIS
6. How well your team performed : WPI (work performance information) : by measuring how well the processes from each knowledge area are being performed 
7. Direct and Manage Project Work : where you and your team actually do the project work. to produce the deliverable
8. DELIVERABLE : every single document, Plan, Schedule, Budget, Blueprint, incl all project management documents
9. PERFORM INTEGRATED CHANGE CONTROL : get your change approved from the change control board, review the change and document its impact.
10. DEFECT : what you wanted to happen at the first place did not happen. it does not need to be documents the PM plan. 
11. PREVENTIVE ACTION : change the way you are doing the work , you see problems even though they have not happened yet.
12. CORRECTIVE ACTION : when you make a course change on your project
13. Defect Repair also has to be approved by the CCB
14. CHANGE CONTROL : how you deal with changes to your project management plan
15. CHANGE CONTROL SYSTEM : Set of procedures that let you make those changes in an organized way
16. corrective or preventive : all changes have to go through the CCB 
17. FORECAST : when people predict problems
18. you always have an authority to change your project (make changes) if they dont affect cost schedule or scope (or the other constraints)
19. INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT :  making sure that all the processes work together seamlessly to make your project successful
20. WORK AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM : ensure that every work package is performed at the right time and in the proper sequence 
21. Who decides the priority of the changes : PROJECT MANAGER
22. Once a change is requested, all of the work that you do fall under Perform Integrated Change Control

note : study CHANGE from the HEAD FIRST . explained really well.