PWGSC NPMS - The National Project Management System

PWGSC NPMS : http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/biens-property/sngp-npms/index-eng.html

The National Project Management System (NPMS) is Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)'s project management framework for Real Property Projects and IT-Enabled Projects. The NPMS framework defines key principles and provides the directives, roadmaps, deliverables and tools needed to successfully deliver projects on scope, on time and on budget.

This image describes the NPMS model with 3 stages, 9 phases, control points and deliverables:

• Project Inception Stage
  • Definition Phase
    • Deliverable: Statement of Requirements (SoR)
    • Control Point: Statement of Requirements Approval (SoRA)

• Project Identification Stage
  • Initiation Phase
    • Deliverable: Preliminary Project Plan (PPP)
    • Control Point: Preliminary Project Plan Approval (PPPA)
  • Feasibility
    • Deliverable: Feasibility Report (FR)
    • Control Point: Feasibility Report Approval (FRA)
  • Analysis
    • Deliverable: Investment Analysis Report (IAR)
    • Control Point: Preliminary Project Approval (PPA)
  • Identification Close Out
    • Deliverable: Identification Close Out Document (ICOD)

• Project Delivery Stage
  • Planning
    • Deliverable: Project Management Plan (PMP)
    • Control Point: Project Management Plan Approval (PMPA)
  • Design
    • Deliverable: Approval Document (AD)
    • Control Point: Effective Project Approval (EPA)
  • Implementation
    • Deliverable: Product Turn-over (PTO)
    • Control Point: Turn-over Approval (TOA)
  • Delivery Close Out
    • Deliverable: Close Out Document (COD)
    • Control Point: Close Out Document Approval (CODA)