Records relating to project management support provided within ministries and agencies to internal business areas and program areas. This involves developing project management methodologies, frameworks, tools, and templates; reviewing and evaluating groups of ministry/agency projects for adherence to project management principles and practices and recommending improved approaches and techniques; and reporting to senior management on the status and performance of all ministry/agency projects.
Record types include correspondence, templates, reports, and other types of records as indicated under relevant secondaries.
For projects, see primary 400.
For training, see primary 1735.
The ministry or agency OPR is the ministry/agency project management offices unless otherwise specified below.
non-OPR NOTE: Offices will retain non-OPR copies of records for: SO nil DE
Primary-Secondary | Records Series | OPR | ||
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A | SA | FD | ||
405-00 | Policy and procedures | SO | nil | DE |
405-01 | General | CY+2y | nil | DE |
405-02 | Project performance reporting to senior management SO = when no longer required for reference purposes NOTE: This secondary covers reports, including key performance indicators (KPIs) submitted at regular intervals (e.g., monthly and quarterly) to senior management on the status and performance of ministry/agency projects. |
SO | nil | DE |
405-20 | Project management material development files SO = upon development and release, or when cancelled NOTE: This secondary covers material such as methodologies, frameworks, tools, and templates developed by ministry/agency project management offices. Project management material received from the central project management agency is covered by secondary 195-45 B.C. central agency circulars/directives/manuals. |
SO | 2y | DE |
405-30 | Project management practice evaluation files SO = upon completion of evaluation NOTE: These records document the review and evaluation of ministry/agency projects for adherence to project management principles and practices, and may include recommendations for improved approaches and techniques. |
SO | 2y | DE |
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