PMP Study Deck - Process Groups Flashcards
Develop Project Charter - Process
Process Group: Initiating
Knowledge Area: Integration
Description: Creates the Project Charter and authorizes the project to exist.
Key Outputs: Project Charter, Assumption Log
Develop Project Management Plan - Process
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Integration
Description: Creates the project performance baseline and supporting management plans. This is prcoess is the Alpha and Omega of planning.
Key Output: Project Mangement Plan
Direct and Manage Project Work - Process
Process Group: Executing
Knowledge Area: Integration
Description: Manages the execution of the project as directed by the project plan.
Key Output: Deliverables, Work Performance Data, Issue Log, Change Request
Manage Project Knowledge - Process
Process Group: Executing
Knowledge Area: Integration
Description: Use existing knowledge and creates new knowledge to acheive the project objectives.
Key output: Lessons Learned Register
Monitor and Control Project Work - Process
Process Group: Monitoring and Controlling
Knowledge Area: Integration
Description: Monitors the work of the project and adjusts it as required.
Key Outputs: Work Performance Reports, Change Requests
Perform Integrated Change Control - Process
Process Group: Monitoring and Controlling
Knowledge Area: Integration
Description: Approves change requests
Key Outputs: Approved change request, Change Log
Close Project or Phase - Process
Process Group: Closing
Knowledge Area: Integration
Description: Finalizes activities to close out the project or phase.
Key outputs: Final product, service, or result transition; OPA Updates; Final Report; Final Lessons Learned Register
Plan Scope Management - Process
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Scope
Description: Provides the how to documents for requirement s and scope management.
Key outputs: Scope management plan, requirements mangaement plan
Collect Requirements - Process
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Scope
Description: Collects requirements from stakeholders.
Key outputs: Requirements documentation, Requirements Tracebility Matrix
Define Scope - Process
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Scope
Description: Develop a details scope statement for the project.
Key outputs: Project Scope Statement
Example: PMBOK pg. 155
Create WBS - Process
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Scope
Description: Creates the scope baseline for the project.
Key outputs: Scope Baseline
Validate Scope - Process
Process Group: Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Area: Scope
Description: Validates scope by approving the deliverables of the project.
Key outputs: Accepted deliverables, Work Performance Information, Change Request
Control Scope - Process
Process Group: Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Area: Scope
Description: Controls the scope baseline and manages changes as required.
Key outputs: Work Performance Information, Change Request
Plan Schedule Managament - Process
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Schedule
Description: Provides the how to document for schedule management.
Key outputs: Schedule Management Plan
Define Activities - Process
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Schedule
Description: Decomposes the scope baseline into activities.
Key outputs: Activity List, Activity Attributes, Milestone List, Change Request
Sequence Activities - Process
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Schedule
Description: Defines the sequence of activities in order to optimize the schedule.
Key outputs: Project Schedule Network Diagrams
Estimate Activity Duration - Process
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Schedule
Description: Estimates the duruation required for activities and the overall schedule.
Key outputs: Duration Estimate; Basis of Estimates
Develop Schedule - Process
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Schedule
Description: Creates the scheudle baseline for the project.
Key outputs: Schedule baseline, Project Schedule, Schedule Data, Project Calendars, Change Request
Control Schedule - Process
Process Group: Monitoring & Planning
Knowledge Area: Schedule
Description: Controls the schedule baseline and manages changes as required.
Key outputs: Schedule Forecasts, Work Performance Information, Change Requests
Estimate Costs - Process
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Cost
Description: Estimates the cost of resource to complete project work.
Key outputs: Cost Estimates, Basis of Estimates
Determine Budget - Process
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Cost
Description: Develops the cost baseline for the project.
Key outputs: Cost Baseline, Funding Requirements
Control Costs - Process
Process Group: Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Area: Cost
Description: Controls the cost baseline and manages changes as required.
Key outputs: Cost Forecast, Work Performance Information, Change Requests
Plan Risk Management - Process
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Risk
Description: Creates the how to document for risk managemnt on the project.
Key outputs: Risk Management Plan
Identify Risks
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Risk
Description: Identifies threat and opportunites to project objectives.
Key outputs: Risk Register; Risk Report
Perform Qualitative Analysis
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Risk
Description: Rank Risk for additional Evaulation
Key outputs: Updated Risk Register; updated Risk Report
Perform Quantitative Analysis
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Risk
Description: Quantitatively analysis risks and evaluates the effect on project objectives.
Key outputs: Updated Risk Register; updated Risk Report
Plan Risk Responses
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Risk
Description: Develops strategies to enhance opportunities and reduce threats to project objectives.
Key outputs: Updated Risk Register; updated Risk Report, Change Request
Implement Risk Responses
Process Group: Executing
Knowledge Area: Risk
Description: Implements risk response plans.
Key outputs: Change Request
Monitor Risks
Process Group: Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Area: Risk
Description: Monitors risk stategies and make adjustments as required.
Key outputs: Work Performanc Information, Change Request
Plan Procurement Management
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Procurement
Description: Determine “make or buy” decision and develop the procurement management plan.
Key outputs: Procurement Management Plan, Change Request
Conduct Procurements
Process Group: Executing
Knowledge Area: Procurement
Description: Selects sellers and finalizes agreements.
Key outputs: Selected Sellers, Agreements, Change Requests
Control Procurements
Process Group: Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Area: Procurement
Description: Monitor and Control the performance of the sellers.
Key outputs: Close Procurements, Work Performance Information, Change Request
Plan Resource Management
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Resource
Description: Defines how to estimate, acquire, manage, and use physical and team resources.
Key ouputs: Resource Managment Plan, Team Charter
Estimate Activity Resources
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Resource
Description: Determines the resources required for the project
Key ouputs: Resource Requirements, Basis of Estimates, RBS
Acquire Resources
Process Group: Executing
Knowledge Area: Resource
Description: Acquires project resource to complete project work.
Key ouputs: Physical Resource Assignments, Project Team Assignments, Resource Calendars, Change Request
Develop Team
Process Group: Executing
Knowledge Area: Resource
Description: Develops the project team to ensure the project objectives can be meet.
Key ouputs: Team Performance Assessments, Change Request
Manage Team
Process Group: Executing
Knowledge Area: Resource
Description: Manages the team to execute the work of the project.
Key ouputs: Change Request
Control Resources
Process Group: Executing
Knowledge Area: Resource
Description: Monitors planned versus actual usage of resources and takes corrective action as necessary.
Key ouputs: Work Performance Information, Change Request
Plan Communications Management
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Communications
Description: Develops the communications management plan for the project.
Key ouputs: Communications Management Plan
Manage Communications
Process Group: Executing
Knowledge Area: Communications
Description: implements the communications management plan and distributes project communications.
Key ouputs: Project Communications
Monitor Communications
Process Group: Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Area: Communications
Description: Monitors project communications and adjusts it if required.
Key ouputs: Work Performance Information, Change Request
Plan Stakeholder Management
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Stakeholder
Description: Develops strategies to effectively engage stakeholders
Key ouputs: Stakeholder Engagement Plan
Manage Stakeholder Engagement
Process Group: Executing
Knowledge Area: Stakeholder
Description: Implements stakeholder strategies and address issues as they occur
Key ouputs: Change Requests
Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
Process Group: Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Area: Stakeholder
Description: Monitors the stakeholder engagement and adjusts it if necessary.
Key ouputs: Work Performance Information, Change Request
Identify Stakeholders
Process Groups: Initiating
Knowledge Area: Stakeholder
Description: Identifies individuals and organizations affected by the project.
Key outputs: Stakeholder Register, Change Request
Plan Quality Management - Process
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Quality
Description: Documents how the project will comply with quality requirement and standards.
Key outputs: Quality Management Plan, Quality Metric
Manage Quality - Process
Process Group: Executing
Knowledge Area: Quality
Description: Translates the quality plan into executable activities.
Key outputs: Quality Reports, Test and Evaulation Documents, Change Request
Control Quality - Process
Process Group: Monitoring and Controlling
Knowledge Area: Quality
Description: Verifies quality of deliverables and project work.
Key outputs: Quality Control Measurement, Verified Deliverables, Work Performance Information, Change Request
Plan Cost
Process Group: Planning
Knowledge Area: Cost
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