47 Process Descriptions

Question 1

Develop Charter

Answer 1

The process of developing A DOCUMENT that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to APPLY organizational RESOURCES to project ACTIVITIES.

Question 2

Identify Stakeholders

Answer 2

The process of IDENTIFYING the people, groups, or organizations that could IMPACT or be IMPACTED by a decision , activity, or outcome of the project; and ANALYZING and DOCUMENTING relevant information regarding their interests, involvement, inter-dependencies, INFLUENCE and potential IMPACT on project success.

Question 3

Develop Project Management Plan

Answer 3

The process of DEFINING, PREPARING, and COORDINATING all subsidiary plans and integrating them into a comprehensive project management plan. MAY include integrated baselines and subsidiary plans…

Question 4

Plan Scope Management

Answer 4

The process of CREATING a scope management plan that documents how the project scope will be defined, validated and controlled.

Question 5

Collect Requirements

Answer 5

The process of DETERMINING, DOCUMENTING and MANAGING stakeholder needs and requirements to meet project objectives.

Question 6

Define Scope

Answer 6

The process of DEVELOPING a detailed description of the project and product.

Question 7

Create WBS

Answer 7

The process of SUBDIVIDING project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable components.

Question 8

Plan Schedule Management

Answer 8

The process of ESTABLISHING the policies, procedures and documentation for PLANNING, DEVELOPING, MANAGING, EXECUTING, and CONTROLLING the project schedule.

Question 9

Define Activities

Answer 9

The process of IDENTIFYING and DOCUMENTING the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables.

Question 10

Sequence Activities

Answer 10

The process of IDENTIFYING and DOCUMENTING relationships among the project activities.

Question 11

Estimate Activity Resources

Answer 11

The process of ESTIMATING the type and quantities of material, human resources, equipment, or supplies required to perform each activity.

Question 12

Estimate Activity Durations

Answer 12

The process of ESTIMATING the number of work periods needed to COMPLETE individual activities with the estimated resources.

Question 13

Develop Schedule

Answer 13

The process of ANALYZING activity sequences, duration, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to CREATE the project schedule model.

Question 14

Plan Quality Management

Answer 14

The process of IDENTIFYING quality requirements and/or standards for the project and its deliverables and DOCUMENTING how the project will DEMONSTRATE compliance with quality requirements.

Question 15

Plan Human Resources Management

Answer 15

The process of IDENTIFYING and DOCUMENTING project roles, responsibilities, required skills, reporting relationships, and CREATING a staffing management plan.

Question 16

Plan Communications Management

Answer 16

The process of DEVELOPING an appropriate approach and plan for project communications based upon stakeholder’s informational needs and requirements, and available organizational assets.

Question 17

Plan Risk Management

Answer 17

The process of DEFINING how to CONDUCT risk management activities for a project.

Question 18

Identify Risks

Answer 18

The process of DETERMINING which risks may AFFECT the project and DOCUMENTING their characteristics.

Question 19

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

Answer 19

The process of PRIORITIZING risks for further analysis or action by ASSESSING and combining their probability of occurrence and impact.

Question 20

Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

Answer 20

The process of numerically ANALYZING the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives.

Question 21

Plan Risk Responses

Answer 21

The process of DEVELOPING options and actions to ENHANCE opportunities and to REDUCE threats to project objectives.

Question 22

Plan Cost Management

Answer 22

The process that ESTABLISHES the policies, procedures, and documentation for PLANNING, MANAGING, EXPENDING, and CONTROLLING project costs.

Question 23

Estimate Costs

Answer 23

The process of DEVELOPING an approximation of the monetary resources needed to COMPLETE project activities.

Question 24

Determine Budget

Answer 24

The process of AGGREGATING the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to ESTABLISH an authorized cost baseline.

Question 25

Plan Procurement Management

Answer 25

The process of DOCUMENTING project procurement decisions, SPECIFYING the approach and IDENTIFYING potential sellers.

Question 26

Plan Stakeholder Management

Answer 26

The process of DEVELOPING appropriate management strategies to effectively ENGAGE stakeholders throughout the project life cycle, based upon the analysis of their needs, interests and the potential impact on project success.

Question 27

Direct and Manage Execution

Answer 27

The process of LEADING and PERFORMING the work defined in the project management plan AND IMPLEMENTING approved changes to ACHIEVE the project’s OBJECTIVES.

Question 28

Perform Quality Assurance

Answer 28

The process of AUDITING the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ENSURE that appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are USED.

Question 29

Acquire Project Team

Answer 29

The process of CONFIRMING human resource availability and OBTAINING the team necessary to COMPLETE project activities.

Question 30

Develop Project Team

Answer 30

The process of IMPROVING competencies, team member interaction, and overall team environment to ENHANCE project performance.

Question 31

Manage Project Team

Answer 31

The process of TRACKING team member performance, PROVIDING feedback, RESOLVING issues, and MANAGING changes to OPTIMIZE project performance.

Question 32

Manage Communications

Answer 32

The process of CREATING, COLLECTING, DISTRIBUTING, STORING, RETRIEVING, and the ultimate DISPOSITION of project information in accordance with the communications management plan.

Question 33

Conduct Procurements

Answer 33

The process of OBTAINING seller responses, SELECTING a seller, and AWARDING a contract.

Question 34

Manage Stakeholder Engagement

Answer 34

The process of COMMUNICATING and WORKING with stakeholders to MEET their needs/expectations, ADDRESS issues as they occur, and FOSTER appropriate stakeholder engagement in project activities throughout the project life cycle.

Question 35

Monitor and Control Work

Answer 35

The process of TRACKING, REVIEWING and REPORTING project progress against the performance objectives defined in the project management plan.

Question 36

Perform Integrated Change Control

Answer 36

The process of REVIEWING all change requests; APPROVING changes and MANAGING changes to deliverables, OPAs, project documents, and the project management plan. Includes COMMUNICATING the changes’ disposition.

Question 37

Validate Scope

Answer 37

The process of FORMALIZING acceptance of the completed project deliverables.

Question 38

Control Scope

Answer 38

The process of MONITORING the status of the project and product scope and MANAGING changes to the scope baseline.

Question 39

Control Schedule

Answer 39

The process of MONITORING the status of project activities to UPDATE project progress and MANAGE changes to the schedule baseline to ACHIEVE the plan.

Question 40

Control Costs

Answer 40

The process of MONITORING the status of the project to UPDATE the project costs and MANAGING the changes to the cost baseline.

Question 41

Control Quality

Answer 41

The process of MONITORING and RECORDING results of executing the quality activities to ASSESS performance and RECOMMEND necessary changes.

Question 42

Control Communications

Answer 42

The process of MONITORING and CONTROLLING communications throughout the entire project life cycle to ENSURE the informational needs of the project stakeholders are met.

Question 43

Control Risks

Answer 43

The process of IMPLEMENTING risk response plans, TRACKING identified risks, MONITORING residual risks, IDENTIFYING new risks, and EVALUATING risk process effectiveness throughout the project.

Question 44

Control Procurements

Answer 44

The process of MANAGING procurement relationships, MONITORING contract performance, and MAKING changes and corrections as appropriate.

Question 45

Control Stakeholder Engagement

Answer 45

The process of MONITORING overall project stakeholder relationships and ADJUSTING strategies and plans for ENGAGING stakeholders.

Question 46

Close Project/Phase

Answer 46

The process of FINALIZING all activities across all of the Project Management Process Groups to formally complete the project or phase.

Question 47

Close Procurements

Answer 47

The process of COMPLETING each project procurement.