PMP: Processes Flashcards
Know key benefits of the 49 processes
direct link between project and strategic objectives of organization
Develop Project Charter
Production of a comprehensive document defines the basis of all project work and how the work will be performed
Develop Project Management Plan
Overall management of the project work and deliverables…improving the probability of project success
Direct & Manage Project Work
Prior organizational knowledge is used to produce/improve the project outcomes, and knowledge created by the project is available to support organizational operations and future projects
Manage Project Knowledge
Allows stakeholders to understand the current state of the project
Monitor & Control Project Work
Allows for documented changes within the project to be considered in an integrated manner while addressing overall project risk, which often arises from changes made without consideration of the overall project objectives or plans
Perform Integrated Change Control
Information is archived, planned work is completed, and organizational team resources are released to pursue new endeavors
Close Project or Phase
guidance and direction on how scope will be managed throughout the project
Plan Scope Management
basis for defining the product scope and project scope
Collect Requirements
Describes the product, service or result boundaries and acceptance criteria
Define Scope
Provides a framework of what has to be delivered
Create WBS
Brings objectivity to the acceptance process…increases the probability of final product, service, or result acceptance by validating each deliverable
Validate Scope
The scope baseline is MAINTAINED throughout the project
Control Scope
Enables the project team to IDENTIFY the appropriate focus for engagement of each stakeholder or group of stakeholders
ID Stakeholders
Provides an actionable PLAN to interact effectively with stakeholders
Plan Stakeholder Engagement
Allows the PM to increase support and minimize resistance from stakeholders
Manage Stakeholder Engagement
Maintains or increases the efficiency and effectiveness of stakeholder engagement activities as the project evolves and its environment CHANGES
Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
Determines whether to acquire goods and services from outside the project, and if so, what to acquire as well as how and when to acquire it
Plan Procurement Management
Selects a qualified seller and implements the legal agreement for delivery
Conduct Procurements
Ensures BOTH seller and buyer performance meet the project’s requirements according to the terms of the legal agreement
Control Procurements
Ensures that the degree, type, and visibility of risk management are proportionate to both risks and the importance of the project to the organization and other stakeholders
Plan Risk Management
documentation of existing individual project risks and the sources of overall project risks. It also brings together information so the project team can respond appropriately to identified risks
ID Risks
Focuses efforts on high-priority risks
Perform Qualitative Analysis
Quantifies overall project risk exposure, and it can also provide additional quantitative risk information to support risk planning
Perform Quantitative Analysis
Identifies appropriate ways to ADDRESS overall project risk and individual project risks
Plan Risk Responses
Ensures that agreed-upon risk responses are executed as planned in order to address overall project risk exposure, minimize individual project threats and maximize individual project opportunities
Implement Risk Responses
Enables project decisions to be based on CURRENT INFORMATION about overall project risk exposure and individual project risks
Monitor Risk
A documented approach to effectively and efficiently engage stakeholders by presenting relevant information in a timely manner
Plan Communication Management
Enables efficient and effective information flow BETWEEN the project team and the stakeholders
Mange Communication
OPTIMAL information flow as defined in the communications management plan and the stakeholder management plan
Monitor Communication
Establishes the approach and level of management effort needed for managing project resources based on the type and complexity of the project
Plan Resource Management
Identifies the type, quantity and characteristics of resources required to complete the project
Estimate Activity Resources
Outlines and guides the selection of resources and assigns them to their respective activities
Aquire Resources
Results in improved team work, enhanced interpersonal skills and competencies, motivated employees, reduced attrition, and improved overall project performance
Develop Team
Influences team behavior, manages conflict & resolves issues
Manage Team
Ensuring the assigned resources are available to the project at the right time and in the right place and released when no longer needed
Control Resources
Provides guidance and direction on how quality will be managed and verified throughout the project
Plan Quality Management
Increases the probability of meeting the quality objectives as well as identifying ineffective processes and causes of poor quality
Manage Quality
Verifying that project deliverables and work meet the requirements specified by key stakeholders for final acceptance
Control Quality
Provides guidance and direction on how the project costs will be managed throughout the project
Plan Cost Management
Determines the monetary resources required for the project
Estimate Costs
Determines the cost baseline against which project performance can be monitored and controlled
Determine Budget
The cost baseline is maintained throughout the project
Control Costs
Provides guidance and direction on how the project schedule will be managed throughout the project
Plan Schedule Management
Decomposes work packages into schedule activities that provide a basis for estimating, scheduling, executing, monitoring & controlling the project work
Define Activities
Defines the logical sequence of work to obtain the greatest efficiency given all project constraints
Sequence Activities
Provides the amount of time each activity will take to complete
Estimate Activity Duration
Generates a schedule model with planned dates for completing project activities
Develop Schedule
The schedule baseline is maintained throughout the project
Control Schedule
creates a formal record of the project
Develop Project Charter
shows organizational commitment to the project
Develop Project Charter
Allows stakeholders to recognize actions taken to address any performance issues
Monitor & Control Project Work
Allows stakeholders to have visibility into the future project status with cost and schedule forecasts
Monitor & Control Project Work
- Expert judgement
- Advertising
- Bidder conferences
- Data analysis
• Proposal evaluation - Interpersonal & team skills
• Negotiation
T&T – Conduct Procurements
- PM plan
- Project docs
• LL register
• Project schedule
• Requirements docs
• Risk register
• Stakeholder register - Procurement docs
• SOW
• Bid Documents
• Cost Estimates - Seller proposals
Inputs – Conduct Procurements
- Selected sellers
- Agreements
- CR
Outputs – Conduct Procurements
- Project charter
- Business docs
• Business case
• Benefits mgt plan - PM plan
- Project docs
• Requirements docs
• Resource requirements
• Risk register
• Stakeholder register
Inputs – Plan Procurement Management
- Expert judgement
- Data gathering
• Market research - Data analysis
• Make or buy - Source selection analysis
- Meetings
T&T – Plan Procurement Management
- Procurement mgt plan
- Procurement strategy
- Bid documents
- Procurement SOW
- Source selection criteria
- Make-or-buy decisions
- Independent cost estimates
- CR
Outputs – Plan Procurement Management
- PM plan
- Project docs
• LL register
• Project schedule
• Requirements docs
• Risk register
• Stakeholder register - Procurement docs 4. Seller proposals
Inputs – Conduct Procurements
- Expert judgement
- Advertising
- Bidder conferences
- Data analysis
• Proposal evaluation - Interpersonal & team skills
• Negotiation
T&T –Conduct Procurements
- Selected sellers
- Agreements
- CR
Outputs – Conduct Procurements
- PM plan
- Project docs
• Quality reports
• Requirements docs
• RTM
• Risk register
• Stakeholder register - Agreements
- Procurement docs 5. ACR
- WPD
Inputs – Control Procurements
- Expert judgement
- Claims Admin
- Data Analysis
• Performance Review
• Earned Value
• Trend - Inspection
- Audits
T&T – Control Procurements
- Closed Procurements
- WPI
- CR
Outputs – Control Procurements
- Project charter
- Business docs
• Business case
• Benefits mgt plan - PM plan
- Agreements
- Project docs
• Change log
• Issue log
• Requirements docs
Inputs – Identify Stakeholders
- Expert judgement
- Data gathering
- Data analysis
• Stakeholder
• Document - Data representation
• Stakeholder mapping/representation - Meetings
T&T – Identify Stakeholders
- Stakeholder register
2. CR
Outputs – Identify Stakeholders
- Project charter
- PM plan
- Agreements
- Project docs
• Stakeholder register
Inputs – Plan Stakeholder Engagement
- Expert judgement
- Data gathering
- Data analysis
- Decision making
- Data representation
• (SEAM) - Meetings
T&T – Plan Stakeholder Engagement
- Stakeholder engagement plan
Outputs – Plan Stakeholder Engagement
- PM plan
- Project docs
•Change log
• Issue log
• LL register
• Stakeholder register
Inputs – Manage Stakeholder Engagement
- Expert judgement
- Communication Skills
- Interpersonal & team skills
- Ground rules
- Meetings
T&T – Manage Stakeholder Engagement
- CR
- PM plan updates
•Comm mgt plan
•Stakeholder engagement plan - Project Docs Updates
•Change Log
•Issue Log
•LL register
•Stakeholder register
Outputs – Manage Stakeholder Engagement
- PM plan
- WPD
- Project docs
• Issue log
• LL register
• Project comms
• Risk register
• Stakeholder register
Inputs – Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
- Data analysis
- Decision making
- Data representation
• SEAM - Comm skills
- Interpersonal & team skills
- Meetings
T&T – Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
- WPI
- CR
- PM Plan updates
• Resource mgt plan
• Comm mgt plan
• Stakeholder engagement plan - Project docs updates
• Issue log
• LL register
• Risk register
• Stakeholder register
Outputs – Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
- Project charter
- PM plan
- Project docs
• Stakeholder register
Inputs – Plan Risk Management
- Expert judgement
- Data analysis
• Stakeholder - Meetings
T&T – Plan Risk Management
- Risk mgt plan
Outputs – Plan Risk Management
- PM plan
- Project docs
• Assumption log
• Cost estimates
• Duration estimates
• Issue log
• LL register
• Requirements docs
• Resource requirements
• Stakeholder register - Agreements
- Procurement docs
Inputs – Identify Risks