The Integrated Master Plan (IMP) is a hierarchical collection of Program Events (PE), with each event supported by Significant Accomplishments (SA), and each SA is based on satisfying Accomplishment Criteria (AC). The Integrated Master Scheule (IMS) is an integrated, networked schedule of all the detailed, discrete work packages and planning packages (or lower-level tasks of activities) necessary to support the IMP's PEs, SAs, and ACs.
The IMS and IMP form a critical part of effectively providing acquisition support. Then IMP and the IMS are not equivalent. The IMP is an event-driven Plan documenting the SAs necessary to complete the work and tie each SA to a key PE's. It defines how the project will be organized, structured, and conducted and how the total process will be controlled to provide a product that satisfies stakeholder requirements. An IMS is an integrated and networked multilayered schedule of program tasks required to complete the work effort captured in a related IMP. It is linked to both the IMP and the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and is an essential companion to the IMP.
Government IMP / IMS Guidance
- Integrated Master Plan (IMP) & Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) Elementary Textbook, R. Scordino and F. Fontanet, Northrop Grumann, IPM 2002 Fall Conference, Nov 2002
- Air Force Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) Assessment Process, Version 4.0, 22 September 2012.
- AFMC Pamphlet 63-5 Integrated Master Plan and Schedule Guide
- Department of Air Force Pamphlet 63-128, Life Cycle Management, 3 February 2021
- "Better Schedule Performance Assessments from Integrated Master Plan-References Schedule Metrics," David C. Bachman, Defense Acquisition Univerity, October 2011.
- Air Force CONOPS & Capabilities Based Planning, Lt. Col. Nathan Titus, Resource Analyses Directorate, Air Force Studies & Analysis Agency, 19 March 2004
- "The Integrated Project Management Handbook," Robert J. Kayuha, Richard C. Leclaire, Robert H. Matthews, and Leslie M. Henry, Dayton Aerospace 8 February 2002.
- "Integrated Master Plan and Integrated Master Schedule Preparation and Use Guide," Version 0.9, October 21, 2005.
- "Integrated Master Plan/Integrated Master Schedule (IMP/IMS)," U.S. Air Force, Electronics System Center.
- "Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)," Felix Sanchezm Applied Research Associates Inc.
- "The Integrated Master Plan (IMP)and the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)," 24 September 2018.
- "Integrated Master Plans and Integrated Master Schedules," Department of Defense Handbook, 2004.
Integrated Master Plan and Integrated Master Schedule Training
- "Improving DOE Project Performance Using the DOD Integrated Master Plan," Glen B. Alleman and Micheal R. Nosbisch, WM2012 Conference, February 26 - March 1, 2012.
- "Integrated Mater Plan Analysis: The PMAG Approach," Col. Mun H. Kwon, USAF, Defense AT&L, January - February 2010
- "Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) / Integrated Master Plan (IMP)," Systems Engineering Guide, MITRE Corporation
- "Integrated Master Plan Methodology," Glen Alleman, 2/28/2011.
- "Integrated Master Plan (IMP) Guidebook," Release 12-01-20
- "Event Baseline Flows"
- "Analysis of Probabilistic Schedule and Cost Models for Reducing Programmatic Risk to Large Aerospace Programs," G.B. Alleman, 2005
- "IMP/IMS Tutorial," Rob Tremaine, Defense Acquisition University.
- "IMP Process"
- "IMP / IMS Step by Step," Version 3,1.4 - May 11, 2021
- "From WBS to Integrated Master Schedule," Glen B. Alleman, 2002
Client IMP / IMS Briefings
- The Five + One Easy Steps to an Integrated Master Plan and Integrated Master Schedule, 2o12
- Building the IMP and IMS
- Building a Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) for FCS Class I, Increment 1 and 2
- CEV Program Control Philosophy, March 2006
- Integrated Master Plan Development, 2004
- Development of an Integrated Master Plan
- GPS OCX Updated Integrated Master Plan (IMP)
- Integrated Master Schedule Data Gathering Processes
- A Gentle Introduction to IMP/IMS, Ball Aerospace, December 2004
- An Introduction to IMP/IMS, 17 Oct 2004
- Integrating Schedule and Cost
