Knowledge areas

Question 1

Project Integration Management

Answer 1

• combines activities from the 9 other knowledge areas into one
• “summary” knowledge area because it integrates all other knowledge areas
• 7 processes
  1. Develop project charter (Initiating)
  2. Develop project management plan (planning)
  3. Direct and Manage project work (executing)
  4. Manage project knowledge (executing)
  5. Monitor and control project work (monitoring and controlling)
  6. Perform integrated change control (monitoring and controlling)
  7. Close project (closing)

Question 2

Project Scope Management

Answer 2

• Includes the process required to ensure that the project includes all the work
  required and only the work required to complete the project successfully
• 6 processes
  1. Plan scope management (Planning)
  2. Collect requirements (Planning)
  3. Define Scope (Planning)
  4. Create WBS (Planning)
  5. Validate Scope (Monitoring and Control)
  6. Control Scope (Monitoring and Control)

Question 3

Project Schedule Management

Answer 3

• Schedule Management includes the processes required to
  manage the timely completion of the project
  6 processes
  1. Plan schedule management (Planning)
  2. Define Activities (Planning)
  3. Sequence Activities (Planning)
  4. Estimate activity durations (Planning)
  5. Develop Schedule (Planning)
  6. Control Schedule (Monitoring and control)

Question 4

Project Cost Management

Answer 4

• includes the processes involved in planning, estimating, budgeting, financing,
  funding, managing, and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the
  approved budget.
  4 processes
  1. Plan cost management (Planning)
  2. Estimate Cost (Planning)
  3. Determine Budget (Planning)
  4. Control Cost (Monitoring & Control)

Question 5

Project Quality control

Answer 5

Includes the processes for incorporating the organization’s quality policy regarding
planning, managing, and controlling project and product quality requirements.
3 processes
- Plan quality management (Planning)
- Manage Quality (Executing)
- Control Quality (Monitoring and Control)

Question 6

Project Resource Management

Answer 6

Processes to identify, obtain, and manage the resources needed for the successful completion of the project. Both Physical (equipment, material, facilities) and team resources.
6 processes
- Plan resource management (Planning)
- Estimate activity resources (Planning)
- Acquire resources (Executing)
- Development Team (Executing)
- Manage Team (Executing)
- Control Resources (Monitoring and Control)

Question 7

Project Communications Management

Answer 7

The information needs of the project and its stakeholders are met. Everybody gets the right message at the right time
3 Processes
- Plan communication management (Planning)
- Manage Communication (Executing)
- Monitor Communication (Monitoring and Control)

Question 8

Project Risk Management

Answer 8

Conducting risk management planning, identification, analysis, response planning, response implementation, and monitoring risk on a project
7 processes
- Plan Risk Management (Planning)
- Identify Risks (Planning)
- Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis (Planning)
- Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis (Planning)
- Plan Risks Response (Planning)
- Implement Risk Responses (Executing)
- Monitor Risks (Monitoring and Control)

Question 9

Project Procurement Management

Answer 9

Management and control of processes needed to purchase products, services, results etc. from outside the project team
- Plan Procurement Management (Planning)
- Conduct Procurements (Executing)
- Control Procurements (Monitoring and Control)

Question 10

Project Stakeholder Management

Answer 10

Process to identify stakeholders, their expectations, their impact on the project and develop strategies to keep them engaged
- Identify Stakeholders (Initiating)
- Plan Stakeholder Engagement (Planning)
- Manage Stakeholder Engagement (Executing)
- Monitor Stakeholder Engagement (Monitoring and Control)