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Process Groups and Knowledge Areas Flashcards

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Develop Project Charter

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Initiating Process Group
Integration Management

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.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Identify Stakeholders

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Initiating Process Group
Stakeholder Management

Identifying and documenting all the stakeholder on the project, including their interests, impact, and potential negative influences

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Develop Project Management Plan

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Planning Process Group
Integration Management (Knowledge Area)

a formal, approved document that defines how the project is executed, monitored and controlled throughout the life of the project

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Plan Scope Management

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Planning Process Group
Scope Management Knowledge Area

The process of identifying and defining what actions are required to deliver a project’s requirements

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Collect Requirements

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Planning Process Group
Scope Management Knowledge Area

The detailed requirements of the final product or service are assembled and itemized

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Define Scope

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Planning Process Group
Scope Management Knowledge Area

Scope Statement is created; it provides comprehensive information to reduce major risks

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Create WBS

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Planning Process Group
Scope Management Knowledge Area

A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) contains either a graphical or table-style breakdown of the project work.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Plan Schedule Management

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Planning Process Group
Schedule Management Knowledge Area

Contains information such as how the schedule will be created, who will be responsible for it, how aggressive it will be, and under what circumstances it will be changed.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Define Activities

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Planning Process Group
Schedule Management Knowledge Area

The project is divided into tasks. A task list is produced which defines all of the project (not most of it!).

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Sequence Activities

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Planning Process Group
Schedule Management Knowledge Area

Tasks are sequenced and the relationships between them are established. These relationships take the form of Finish-to-Start (FS), Finish-to-Finish (FF), Start-to-Start (SS) and Start-to-Finish (SF)

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Estimate Activity Resources

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Planning Process Group
Schedule Management Knowledge Area

Using its resource list, a duration is estimated for each task.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Estimate Activities Durations

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Planning Process Group
Schedule Management Knowledge Area

A duration is estimated for each task.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Develop Schedule

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Planning Process Group
Schedule Management Knowlege Area

A process that determines the critical path as well as floats for each task

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Plan Cost Management

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Planning Process Group
Cost Management Knowledge Area

Plan establishes things like the methodologies with which the project budget will be established, the criteria for changes, and control procedures.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Estimate Costs

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Planning Process Group
Cost Management Knowledge Area

The cost of each task is estimated, taking into account the resources, labor, materials, equipment, and any other item of cost necessary to complete the task.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Determine Budget

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Planning Process Group
Cost Management Knowledge Area

The task budgets are rolled up into an overall project budget.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Plan Quality Management

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Planning Process Group
Quality Management Knowledge Area

The Quality Management Plan is developed, which is a section of the project management plan or a stand-alone document, and it contains the quality specifications for the product or service.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Plan Human Resource Management

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Planning Process Group
Resource Management Knowledge Area

identifies the roles/positions required by the project, the minimum requirements for those roles, and how they fit into the overall project structure.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Plan Communication Management

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Planning Process Group
Project Communication Management Knowledge Area

The Communications Management Plan identifies the regular communication requirements of each stakeholder, It also identifies any specific communications procedures for unexpected issues or project changes.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Plan Risk Management

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Planning Process Group
Risk Management Knowledge Area

The Risk Management Plan identifies how the risks will be itemized, categorized, and prioritized.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Identify Risks

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Planning Process Group
Risk Management Knowledge Area

The major risks to the project are identified and placed into a risk register (list of risks).

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Perform Qualitative Risk analysis

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Planning Process Group
Risk Management Knowledge Area

Once the biggest risks are identified, they are classified into categories of likelihood and impact, and then ranked according to priority.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Perform Quantitative Risk

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Planning Process Group
Risk Management Knowledge Area

Once the risks are ranked according to priority, the biggest priority risks are numerically analyzed according to their impact on the project budget, schedule, or any other part of the project.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Plan Risk Response

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Planning Process Group
Risk Management Knowledge Area

For the most important risks, response plans are drafted such that all parties are aware of how to respond to the occurrence of the risk.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Plan Procurement Management

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Planning Process Group
Procurement Management Knowledge Area

The Procurement Management Plan identifies the outside procurement needs of the project and parameters under which the contractors will be procured.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Plan Stakeholder Management

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Planning Process Group
Stakeholder Management Knowledge Area

The Stakeholder Management Plan lists each stakeholder and prioritizes their concerns and potential impacts on the project.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Direct and Manage Project Work

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Executing Process Group
Integration Management Knowledge Area

This process encompasses the production of the project’s deliverables.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Perform Quality Assurance

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Execution Process Group
Quality Management Knowledge Area

The processes that ensure the quality of the deliverables must be inspected regularly to ensure they are working

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Acquire Resources

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Executing Process Group
Resource Management Knowledge Area

Once the required number of resources has been estimated, the resources can be can be acquired.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Develop Project Team

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Executing Process Group
Resource Management Knowledge Area

The project team often requires training to develop the necessary competencies to complete the project, but the development of the team environment and interaction between team members is also actively managed.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Manage Project Team

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Execution Process Group
Resource Management Knowledge Area

The project team is actively managed to ensure their production is maximized and they are satisfied.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Manage Communication

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Execution Process Group
Communication Management Knowledge Area

During project execution the communications plan is put into practice and communications are actively managed.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Conduct Procurement

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Execution Process Group
Procurement Knowledge Area

The contractors are hired. This process involves producing the statements of work, terms of reference, request for proposals, and such, as well as soliciting the responses and choosing a vendor.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Manage Stakeholder Engagement

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Execution Process Group
Stakeholder Management Knowledge Area

During project execution the stakeholders must have their needs addressed and communication lines must remain open.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Monitor and control Project Work

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Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
Integration Management Knowledge Area

This process contains the work necessary to monitor the project, perform earned value analysis and project status reports, and identify potential project changes.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Perform integrated Change Control

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Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
Integration Management Knowledge Area

In this process the change control is carried out. Whether your project requires change request forms, project sponsor approvals, and other adminstration or if its a basic change log, this process manages project changes.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Deliverables Status

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Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
Scope Management Knowledge Area

During the project the deliverables are “validated” meaning they are approved by the recipient

38
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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Control Schedule

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Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
Schedule Management Knowledge Area

Earned value analysis is performed on regular project status intervals to determine whether the project is ahead or behind schedule, and by how much, at that status point.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Control Cost

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Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
Cost Management Knowledge Area

Earned value analysis is performed on regular project status intervals to determine the project status at that status point.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Control Quality

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Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
Quality Management Knowledge Area

The deliverables themselves are inspected to ensure they conform to the quality standards.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Control Communication

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Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
Communication Management Knowledge Area

During regular status points the project communications are reviewed and revisions to the communications plan are initiated.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Control Risks

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Monitoring and Controlling Process Groups
Risk Management Knowledge Area

At regular status points the risk register is inspected and risks that have expired are crossed off.

43
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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Control Procurement

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Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
Procurement Knowledge Area

During project execution the contractors must be managed and the contracts monitored to provide early warning of project changes.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Control Stakeholder Engagement

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Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
Stakeholder Engagement Knowledge Area

During status intervals each stakeholder must be considered to determine if their needs and being addressed and if changes need to made to ensure that they are.

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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Close Project or Phase

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Close Process Group
Integration Management Knowledge Area

This process contains the tasks necessary to close the project, or the project phases.

46
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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Change Log

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Close Process Group
Scope Management Knowledge Area

The scope statement must be revisited regularly in light of the project work that has been completed and current project status.

47
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Provide Definition and corresponding Process Group and Knowledge Area

Close Procurement

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Closing Process Group
Procurement Management Knowledge Area

Procurements are closed when a contract is completed OR when a contract is terminated before the work is completed.

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