PMP Matrix process definitions Flashcards
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
Develop project charter
The process of identifying project stakeholders regularly and analyzing and documenting relevant information regarding their interests, involvement, interdependencies, influence, and potential impact on the project success
Identify stakeholders
The process of defining, preparing, and coordinating all plan components and consolidating them into an integrated project management plan
Develop project management plan
The process of creating a scope management plan that documents how the project and product scope will be defined, validated, and controlled
Plan scope management
The process of determining, documenting, and managing stakeholder needs and requirements to meet project objectives
Collect requirements
The process of developing a detailed description of the project and product
Define Scope
The process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable components
Create WBS
The process of establishing the policies, procedures, and documentation for planning, developing managing, executing, and controlling the project schedule
Plan schedule management
The process of identifying and documenting the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables
Define activities
The process of identifying and documenting relationships among project activities
Sequence activities
The process of estimating team resources and the type and quantities of material, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform project work
Estimate activity resources
The process of analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create the project schedule model for project execution and monitoring and controlling
Develop schedule
The process of defining how the project costs will be estimated, budgeted, managed, monitored, and controlled
Plan cost management
The process of developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project work
Estimate costs
The process of aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish an authorized cost baseline
Determine budget
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 and/or standards
Plan quality management
The process of defining how to estimate, acquire, manage, and utilize physical and team resources
Plan resource management
The process of estimating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with the estimated resources
Estimate activity durations
The process of developing an appropriate approach and plan for project communication activities based on the information needs of each stakeholder or group, available organizational assets, and the needs of the project
Plan communications management
The process of defining how to conduct risk management activities for a project
Plan risk management
The process of identifying individual risks as well as sources of overall risk and documenting their characteristics
Identify risks
The process of prioritizing individual project risks for further analysis or action by assessing their probability of occurrence and impact as well as other characteristics
Perform qualitative risk analysis
The process of numerically analyzing the combined effect of identified individual project risks and other sources of uncertainty on overall project objectives
Perform quantitative risk analysis
The process of developing options, selecting strategies, and agreeing on actions to address overall project risk exposure, as well as to treat individual project risks
Plan risk responses
The process of documenting project procurement decisions, specifying the approach, and identifying potential sellers
Plan procurement management
The process of developing approaches to involve project stakeholders, based on their needs, expectations, interests, and potential impact on the project
Plan stakeholder engagement
The process of leading and performing the work defined in the project management plan and implementing approved changes to achieve the project’s objectives
Direct and manage project work
The process of using existing knowledge and creating new knowledge to achieve the project’s objectives and contribute to organizational learning
Manage project knowledge
The process of translating the quality management plan into executable quality activities that incorporate the organization’s quality policies into the project
Manage quality
The process of obtaining team members, facilities, equipment, materials, supplies, and other resources necessary to complete project work
Acquire resources
The process of improving competences, team member interaction, and overall team environment to enhance project performance
Develop team
The process of tracking team member performance, providing feedback, resolving issues, and managing team changes to optimize project performance
Manage team
The process of ensuring timely and appropriate collection, creation, distribution, storage, retrieval, management, monitoring, and the ultimate disposition of project information
Manage communications
The process of implementing agreed-upon risk response plans
Implement risk responses
The process of obtaining seller responses, selecting a seller, and awarding a contract
Conduct procurements
The process of communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and expectations, address issues, and foster appropriate stakeholder involvement
Manage stakeholder engagement
The process of tracking, reviewing, and reporting overall progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan
Monitor and control project work
The process of reviewing all change requests; approving changes and managing changes to deliverables, organizational process assets, project documents, and the project management plan; and communicating the decisions
Perform integrated change control
The process of formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables
Validate scope
The process of monitoring the status of the project and product scope and managing changes to the scope baseline
Control scope
The process of monitoring the status of the project to update the project schedule and manage changes to the schedule baseling
Control schedule
The process of monitoring the status of the project to update the project costs and manage changes to the cost baseline
Control costs
The process of monitoring and recording results of executing the quality management activities to assess performance and ensure the project outputs are complete, correct, and meet customer expectations
Control quality
The process of ensuring that the physical resources assigned and allocated to the the project are available as planned, as well as monitoring the planned versus actual utilization of resources and performing corrective action as necessary
Control resources
The process of ensuring that the information needs of the project and its stakeholders are met
Monitor communications
The process of monitoring the implementation of agreed-upon risk response plans, tracking identified risks, identifying and analyzing new risks, and evaluating risk process effectiveness throughout the project
Monitor risks
The process of managing procurement relationships, monitoring contract performance, making changes and corrections as appropriate, and closing out contracts
Control procurements
The process of monitoring project stakeholder relationships, and tailoring strategies for engaging stakeholders through the modification of engagement strategies and plans
Monitor stakeholder engagement
The process of finalizing all activities for the project, phase, or contract
Close project or phase
