Process

A set of interrelated actions and activities performed to create a pre-specified product, service or result.

2 Project Processes

Project Management Processes

Product-Oriented Processes

Project Management Processes

Ensure the effective flow of the project throughout its life cycle.

Encompass the tools and techniques involved in applying the capabilities described in the Knowledge Areas.

Product-Oriented Processes

Specify and create the project's product. 

Defined by the project life cycle and vary by application area as well as the phase of the product life cycle.

Tailoring

Project managers and their teams should carefully address each process and its inputs and outputs and determine which are applicable to the project they are working on.

Process Groups Interact in a

Phase or Project

Initiating Process Group

Project Boundary

The point in time at which the start or completion of the project phase is authorized.

Work Performance Data

The initial measurements and details about activities gathered during project work (executing).

Work Performance

Information

Work performance data that is analyzed during the controlling process to make sure they conform to the project management plan and to assess whta they mean for the project as a whole

Work Performance Reports

Planning Process Group

Executing Process Group

Processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project specifications.

Coordinating people and resources, managing stakeholder expectations, integrating and performing the activities of the project in accordance with the project management plan.

Monitoring and Controlling Process Group

Closing Process Group

Processes performed to finalize all activities across all process groups to formally close the project or phase.  Formally establishes that the project or project phase is complete.  Prematurely closes aborted,cancelled and projects having critical situations.

Process Group Structure

• Guides for applying appropriate project management knowledge and skills during the project.
• Seldom either discrete or one-timeevents
• Overlapping activities that occur throughout the project
• Used to effectively drive the project to completion in a controlled manner

Official Authorization of a Project

When the project charter is approved

Knowledge Areas

A complete set of concepts, terms and activities that makes up the professional field, project management field or area of specialization.

   Integration            Human Resources

   Scope                   Communications

   Time                     Risk

   Cost                      Procurement

   Quality                  Stakeholders

Integration Managment

• Develop Project Charter
• Develop Project Management Plan
• Direct and Manage Project Work
• Monitor and Control Project Work
• Perform Integrated Change Control
• Close Project or Phase

Scope Management

• Plan Scope Management
• Collect Requirements
• Detail Scope
• Create WBS
• Validate Scope
• Control Scope

Time Management

• Plan Schedule Management
• Define Activities
• Sequence Activities
• Estimate Activity Resources
• Estimate Activity Duration
• Develop Schedule
• Control Schedule

Cost Management

• Plan Cost Management
• Estimate Cost Management
• Determine Budget
• Control Costs

Quality Management

• Plan Quality Management
• Perform Quality Assurance
• Control Quality

Human Resources

• Plan Human Resource Management
• Aquire Project Team
• Develop Project Team
• Manage Project Team

Communication Management

• Plan Communication Management
• Manage Communications
• Control Communications

Risk Management

• Plan Risk Management
• Identify Risk
• Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Plan Risk Responses
• Control Risks

Procurement Management

• Plan Procurement Management
• Conduct Procurements
• Control Procurements
• Close Procurements

Stakeholder Management

• Identify Stakeholders
• Plan Stakeholder Management
• Manage Stakeholder Engagement
• Control Stakeholder Engagement