Knowledge Areas and Process Groups

Question 1

Integration

Answer 1

The processes and activities used to identify, define, combine, unify, and coordinate that various process and project management activities within the Project Management groups

Question 2

Scope

Answer 2

The processes required to ensure the project includes all the work required and only the work required, to complete the project successfully

Question 3

Schedule

Answer 3

The processes required to manage the timely completion of the project.

Question 4

Cost

Answer 4

Includes the processes involved in planning, estimating, budgeting, financing, funding, managing, and controlling costs so the project can be completed within the approved budget

Question 5

Quality

Answer 5

Includes the processes for incorporating the organizations qualty policy regarding planning, managing, and controlling project and product quality requirements

Question 6

Resource

Answer 6

The processes used to identify, acquire, and manage the resources needed for the successful completion of the project

Question 7

Communications

Answer 7

The processes involved with ensuring the timely planning, collection, creation, distribution, storage, retreival of project information

Question 8

Risk

Answer 8

The processes of conducting risk management planning, identification, analysis, response planning, response implementation, and monitoring on a project.

Question 9

Procurement

Answer 9

The processes necessary to purchase or acquire resources needed from outside the team

Question 10

Stakeholder

Answer 10

Includes the processes required to identify stakeholders, analyze their expectations and their impact on the project and to develop appropriate management strategies for engaging stakeholders in decisions and executions

Question 11

Initiating

Answer 11

The point of this phase is to determine the vision for your project, document what you hope to accomplish, and secure approvals from a sanctioning stakeholder.

Question 12

Plnning

Answer 12

This process group is where you build the project infrastructure that will enable you to achieve your goal within your predetermined time and budget constraints

Question 13

Executing

Answer 13

This process group is where the majority of the project work is done

Question 14

Monitoring & Controlling

Answer 14

This process group involves keeping an eye on the actual progress of the project against your plan and taking corrective action where necessary.

Question 15

Closing

Answer 15

This process group includes delivering the final project, hosting a post-mortem meeting, archiving project records and other actions.