Project Management Process Groups Flashcards

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4.1 Develop Project Charter

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Knowledge Area #4:
Project Integration

Develop Project Charter

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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4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

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Knowledge Area #4:
Project Integration

Develop Project Management Plan

The process of defining, preparing, and coordinating all plan components and consolidating into an integrated project management plan.

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4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work

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Knowledge Area #4:
Project Integration

Direct and Manage Project Work

The process of leading and performing the work defined in the project management plan and implementing approved changes to achieve the project’s objectives.

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4.4 Manage Project Knowledge

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Knowledge Area #4:
Project Integration

Manage Project Knowledge

The process of using existing knowledge and creating new knowledge to achieve the project’s objectives and contribute to organizational learning.

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4.5 Monitor and Control Project Work

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Knowledge Area #4:
Project Integration

Monitor and Control Project Work

The process of tracking, reviewing, and reporting the overall progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan.

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4.6 Perform Integrated Change Control

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Knowledge Area #4:
Project Integration

Perform Integrated Change Control

The process of reviewing all change requests; approving changes and managing changes to deliverables, project documents, and the project management plan; and communicating decisions.

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4.7 Close Project or Phase

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Knowledge Area #4:
Project Integration

Close Project or Phase

The process of finalizing all activities for the project, phase, or contract.

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5.1 Plan Scope Management

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Knowledge Area #5:
Project Scope Management

Plan Scope Management

The process of creating a scope management plan that documents how the project and product scope will be defined, validated, and controlled.

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5.2 Collect Requirements

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Knowledge Area #5:
Project Scope Management

Collect Requirements

The process of determining, documenting, and managing stakeholder needs and requirements to meet project objectives.

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5.3 Define Scope

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Knowledge Area #5:
Project Scope Management

Define Scope

The process of developing a detailed description of the project and product.

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5.4 Create WBS

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Knowledge Area #5:
Project Scope Management

Create WBS

The process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable components.

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5.5 Validate Scope

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Knowledge Area #5:
Project Scope Management

Validate Scope

The process of formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables.

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5.6 Control Scope

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Knowledge Area #5:
Project Scope Management

Control Scope

The process of monitoring the status of the project and product scope and managing changes to the scope baseline.

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6.1 Plan Schedule Management

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Knowledge Area #6:
Project Schedule Management

Plan Schedule Management

The process of establishing the policies, procedures, and documentation for planning, developing, managing, and controlling the project schedule.

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6.2 Define Activities

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Knowledge Area #6:
Project Schedule Management

The process of identifying and documenting the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables.

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6.3 Sequence Activities

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Knowledge Area #6:
Project Schedule Management

The process of identifying and documenting relationships among the project activities.

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6.4 Estimate Activity Durations

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Knowledge Area #6:
Project Schedule Management

The process of estimating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with the estimated resources.

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6.5 Develop Schedule

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Knowledge Area #6:
Project Schedule Management

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.

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6.6 Control Schedule

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Knowledge Area #6:
Project Schedule Management

The process of monitoring the status of the project to update the project schedule and manage changes to the schedule baseline.

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7.1 Plan Cost Management

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Knowledge Area #7:
Project Cost Management

Plan Cost Management

The process of defining how the project costs will be estimated, budgeted, managed, monitored, and controlled.

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7.2 Estimate Costs

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Knowledge Area #7:
Project Cost Management

Estimate Costs

The process of developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project work.

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7.3 Determine Budget

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Knowledge Area #7:
Project Cost Management

Determine Budget

The process of aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish an authorized cost baseline.

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7.4 Control Costs

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Knowledge Area #7:
Project Cost Management

Control Costs

The process of monitoring the status of the project to update the project costs and manage changes to the cost baseline.

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8.1 Plan Quality Management

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Knowledge Area #8:
Project Quality Management

Plan Quality Management

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.

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8.2 Manage Quality

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Knowledge Area #8:
Project Quality Management

Manage Quality

The process of translating the quality management plan into executable quality activities that incorporate the organization’s quality policies into the project.

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8.3 Control Quality

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Knowledge Area #8:
Project Quality Management

Control Quality

The process of monitoring and recording the results of executing quality management activities to assess performance and ensure the project outputs are complete, correct, and meet customer expectations.

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9.1 Plan Resource Management

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Knowledge Area #9:
Project Resource Management

Plan Resource Management

The process of defining how to estimate, acquire, manage, and utilize physical and team resources.

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9.2 Estimate Activity Resources

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Knowledge Area #9:
Project Resource Management

Estimate Activity Resources

The process of estimating team resources and the type and quantities of material, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform project work.

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9.3 Acquire Resources

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Knowledge Area #9:
Project Resource Management

Acquire Resources

The process of obtaining team members, facilities, equipment, materials, supplies, and other resources necessary to complete project work.

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9.4 Develop Team

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Knowledge Area #9:
Project Resource Management

Develop Team

The process of improving competencies, team member interaction, and the overall team environment to enhance project performance.

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9.5 Manage Team

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Knowledge Area #9:
Project Resource Management

Manage Team

The process of tracking team member performance, providing feedback, resolving issues, and managing team changes to optimize project performance.

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9.6 Control Resources

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Knowledge Area #9:
Project Resource Management

Control Resources

The process of ensuring that the physical resources assigned and allocated to the project are available as planned, as well as monitoring the planned versus actual use of resources, and performing corrective action as necessary.

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10.1 Plan Communications Management

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Knowledge Area #10:
Project Communications Management

Plan Communications Management

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.

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10.2 Manage Communications

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Knowledge Area #10:
Project Communications Management

Manage Communications

The process of ensuring timely and appropriate collection, creation, distribution, storage, retrieval, management, monitoring, and the ultimate disposition of project information.

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10.3 Monitor Communications

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Knowledge Area #10:
Project Communications Management

Monitor Communications

The process of ensuring the information needs of the project and its stakeholders are met.

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11.1 Plan Risk Management

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Knowledge Area #11:
Project Risk Management

Plan Risk Management

The process of defining how to conduct risk management activities for a project.

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11.2 Identify Risks

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Knowledge Area #11:
Project Risk Management

Identify Risks

The process of identifying individual project risks as well as sources of overall project risk, and documenting their characteristics.

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11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

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Knowledge Area #11:
Project Risk Management

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

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.

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11.4 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Knowledge Area #11:
Project Risk Management

Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

The process of numerically analyzing the combined effect of identified individual project risks and other sources of uncertainty on overall project objectives.

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11.5 Plan Risk Responses

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Knowledge Area #11:
Project Risk Management

Plan Risk Responses

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.

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11.6 Implementing Risk Responses

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Knowledge Area #11:
Project Risk Management

Implementing Risk Responses

The process of implementing agreed-upon risk response plans.

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11.7 Monitor Risks

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Knowledge Area #11:
Project Risk Management

Monitor Risks

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.

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12.1 Plan Procurement Management

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Knowledge Area #12:
Project Procurement Management

Plan Procurement Management

The process of documenting project procurement decisions, specifying the approach, and identifying potential sellers.

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12.2 Conduct Procurements

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Knowledge Area #12:
Project Procurement Management

Conduct Procurements

The process of obtaining seller responses, selecting a seller, and awarding a contract.

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12.3 Control Procurements

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Knowledge Area #12:
Project Procurement Management

Control Procurements

The process of managing procurement relationships, monitoring contract performance, making changes and corrections as appropriate, and closing out contracts.

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13.1 Identify Stakeholders

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Knowledge Area #13:
Project Stakeholder Management

Identify Stakeholders

The process of identifying project stakeholders regularly and analyzing and documenting relevant information regarding their interests, involvement, interdependencies, influence, and potential impact on project success.

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13.2 Plan Stakeholder Engagement

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Knowledge Area #13:
Project Stakeholder Management

Plan Stakeholder Engagement

The process of developing approaches to involve project stakeholders based on their needs, expectations, interests, and potential impact on the project.

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13.3 Manage Stakeholder Engagement

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Knowledge Area #13:
Project Stakeholder Management

Manage Stakeholder Engagement

The process of communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and expectations, address issues, and foster appropriate stakeholder engagement involvement.

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13.4 Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

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Knowledge Area #13:
Project Stakeholder Management

Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

The process of monitoring project stakeholder relationships and tailoring strategies for engaging stakeholders through the modification of engagement strategies and plans.

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Project Management Process Group

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A logical grouping of project management processes to achieve specific project objectives.

Are independent of project phases.

Grouped within 5 groups:

  1. Initiating
  2. Planning
  3. Executing
  4. Monitoring & Controlling
  5. Closing
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Project Management Knowledge Areas

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Processes are also categorized by Knowledge Areas

A Knowledge Area is an identified area of project management defined by its knowledge requirements and described in terms of its component processes, practices, inputs, outputs, tools and techniques.

  1. Integration
  2. Scope
  3. Schedule
  4. Cost
  5. Quality
  6. Resources
  7. Communications
  8. Risk
  9. Procurement
  10. Stakeholder
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Initiating Process Group

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Those processes performed to define a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase.

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Planning Process Group

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Those processes required to establish the scope of the project, refine the objectives, and define the course of action required to attain the objectives that the objectives that the project was undertaken to achieve.

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Executing Process Group

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Those processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project requirements.

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Monitoring & Controlling Process Group

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Those processes required to track, review, and regulate the progress and performance of the project; identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required; and initiate the corresponding changes.

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Closing Process Group

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Those processes performed to formally complete or close the project, phase, or contract.