Top 15 Waterfall Artifacts Explained | How Predictive Projects Actually Work

Learn the top 15 Waterfall artifacts and how they connect across the project lifecycle. Visit Project Management Knowledge playlist:    • Project Management Knowledge   Are you a project manager or PMP student trying to understand how Waterfall (Predictive) projects actually work from start to finish? In this video, Andrew from PMAspirant explains the Top 15 Waterfall Artifacts, showing how they connect across initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closing to form a complete project management system. Instead of memorizing documents in isolation, you’ll learn how artifacts like the Business Case, Project Charter, WBS, Scope Baseline, Risk Register, and Change Log work together to define scope, control changes, track performance, and deliver successful outcomes. Each artifact is explained with: • What it is • A practical example • Key characteristics • Common misunderstandings By the end, you’ll clearly see how Predictive projects maintain control through structured documentation and baselines. Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:48 1. Business Case 1:42 2. Project Charter 2:38 3. Stakeholder Register 3:51 4. Requirements Documentation 4:41 5. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 5:37 6. Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) 6:37 7. Scope Baseline 7:44 8. Schedule Baseline 8:41 9. Risk Register 9:37 10. Stakeholder Engagement Plan 10:31 11. Communications Management Plan 11:45 12. Issue Log 12:37 13. Change Log 13:27 14. Work Performance Report 14:25 15. Lessons Learned Register 15:09 Recap 👍 If you found this video helpful, please like and subscribe to PMAspirant for more project management insights. Subscribe to PMAspirant:    / @pmaspirant   💬 Which Waterfall artifact do you find most confusing or most useful in your projects?