Process Groups Flashcards
Process Groups
Set of Interrelated actions and activities performed to achieve a pre-specified product result or service
Organize the project management processes according to their purpose
Project Management Process
Set of activities used to achieve a required result
Project Management Process Groups
Organize processes based on their purpose and on when they generally occur.
- Initiating
- Planning
- Executing
- Monitoring and Controlling
- Closing
Project Management Knowledge Areas
Group processes based on how they contribute to project management, regardless of when they are carried out.
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- Project Integration Management
- Project Scope Management
- Project Time Management
- Project Cost Management
- Project Quality Management
- Project Human Resource Management
- Project Communications Management
- Project Risk Management
- Project Procurement Management
- Project Stakeholder Management
Knowledge Areas for Initiating Process Group
- Integration Management
- Stakeholder Management
Knowledge Areas for Planning Process Group
Leverages All knowledge areas
- Project Integration Management
- Project Scope Management
- Project Time Management
- Project Cost Management
- Project Quality Management
- Project Human Resource Management
- Project Communications Management
- Project Risk Management
- Project Procurement Management
- Project Stakeholder Management
Knowledge Area for Executing Process Group
- Integration Management
- Quality Management
- HR Management
- Communications Management
- Procurement Management
- Stakeholder Management
Knowledge Areas for Monitoring & Controlling Process Group
Leverages All knowledge areas Except HR Management
- Integration Management
- Scope Management
- Time Management
- Cost Management
- Quality Management
- Communications Management
- Risk Management
- Procurement Management
- Stakeholder Management
Knowledge Areas for Closing Process Group
- Integration Management
- Procurement Management
Initiating Process Group Activity
Define and Authorize
Kicks off a phase or project
Planning Process Group Activities
creates the plans and objectives for a project.
Uses input from initiating. Blueprint for project implementation, evaluation and closing. Peaks when initiating ends.
Executing Process Group Activities
- Actions you take to implement the project plan and produce work results.
- Overlaps all processes
- peaks in middle of the project life cycle
Monitoring and Controlling Process Group Activities
- Verify, track controls an report on the project progress.
- The outputs serve as feedback to the executing process group and can inform revised planning. - Significant activity in and overlap between planning, executing and monitoring and controlling groups
- Peak when (or just before) maximum activity in the executing process.
- Occur throughout the entire life cycle.
Closing Process Group Activities
- Bring the project to an official end.
- Close procurements and project activities and record project information as organizational process assets to be used in the future.
- End of life cycle, activity in closing but not in other groups.
- Begins soon after initiation ends
Process Group Interactions & Connections
Process Groups are connected by their inputs and outputs
