Chapter 3 - Adapting the Project Management Processes Flashcards
closing
The fifth of five project management process groups. It contains the processes responsible for closing a project, a project phase, or the procurement relationships.
executing
The project management process group that carries out the project management plan to create the project deliverables.
initiating
The start and authorization of the project; the project manger is identified, the project is authorized through the charter, and the stakeholders are identified.
inputs
A component of a project management process that will assist the project manager and the project team to start a process.
knowledge areas
There are ten knowledge ares within project management; each knowledge areas is a specific portion of the project, and all ten project management knowledge areas are interrelated.
monitoring and controlling
The project management process group responsible for ensuring that the project execution is completed according to the project management plan and expectations.
outputs
The results of a project management process; the output of a process may serve as an input to another project management process.
planning
Te iterative process group where the intention of the project is determined and documented in the project management plan.
product-oriented processes
Processes that are unique to the application area and the deliverables that are the focus of the project.
project charter
The first project document that authorizes the project, identifies the project manger, and creates the high-level objectives for the project.
project communications management
A project management knowledge area that carries out the directions of the project’s communication management plan.
project cost management
A project management knowledge area that defines cost estimating, cost budgeting, and cost control.
project human resource management
A project management knowledge area that creates the human resource plan, acquires the project team, develops the project team, and manages the project team.
project integration management
A project management knowledge area that coordinates all of the effort of the project’s initiation, planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling, and closing.
project procurement management
A project management knowledge area that plans what needs to be procured, procures the project needs, administers the procurement process, and closes procurement according to the project terms and the procurement management plan.
