The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
Study Guide
The PMBOK guide is an attempt to document the generally
accepted PM information and practices and has since become the
standard amongst project management around the globe.
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The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
is a collection of processes and knowledge areas generally accepted
as best practice within the project management discipline.
As an internationally recognized standard (IEEE Std 1490-2003) it
provides the fundamentals of project management, irrespective of
the type of project be it construction, software, engineering,
automotive etc.
PMBOK recognizes 5 basic process groups containing 42
processes and 9_knowledge areas typical of almost all projects.
Processes overlap and interact throughout a project or phase.
Processes are described in terms of:
• Inputs (documents, plans, designs, etc.)
• Tools and Techniques (mechanisms applied to inputs)
• Outputs (documents, products, etc.)
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The Project Management Knowledge Areas organize the 42
project management processes into nine Knowledge Areas.
1. Integration Management
2. Scope Management
3. Time Management
4. Cost Management
5. Quality Management
6. HR Management
7. Communication Management
8. Risk Management
9. Procurement Management
Project Management Knowledge Areas describe the key
competencies that project managers must develop.
•
Four core knowledge areas lead to specific project objectives
(scope, time, cost, and quality).
•
Four facilitating knowledge areas are the means through which
the project objectives are achieved (human resources, communication,
risk, and procurement management).
•
One knowledge area (project integration management) affects
and is affected by all of the other knowledge areas.
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Project Management Process Groups and Knowledge Areas Map
Knowledge
Areas
Project
Integration
Management
(Process Matrix Chart)
Project Management Process Groups
Initiating
Develop Project
Charter
Planning
Develop Project
Management Plan
Executing
Direct and Manage
Project Execution
Monitoring & Controlling
Monitor and Control Project
Work
Perform Integrated Change
Control
Project Scope
Management
Collect Requirements
Define Scope
Create Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS)
Verify Scope
Control Scope
Project Time
Management
Project Time
Management
•Define Activities
•Sequence Activities
•Estimate Activity Resources
•Estimate Activity Durations
•Develop Schedule
•Control Schedule
Project Cost
Management
Estimate Costs
Determine Budget
Control Costs
Project Quality
Management
Plan Quality
Perform Quality
Assurance
Project Human
Resource
Management
•Develop Human Resource
Plan
Acquire Project Team
Develop Project Team
Manage Project Team
Plan Communications
Distribute Information
Manage Stakeholder
Expectations
Project
Communications
Management
Identify
Stakeholders
Project Risk
Management
•Plan Risk Management
•Identify Risk
•Perform Qualitative Risk
Analysis
•Perform Quantitative Risk
Analysis
•Plan Risk Response
Project
Procurement
Management
Plan Procurements
Closing
Close Project or
Phase
Perform Quality Control
Report Performance
•Monitor & Control Risk
Conduct Procurements
Administer Procurements
Close
Procurements
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Project Management Process Groups and Knowledge Areas Map
Knowledge
Areas
Project
Integration
Management
(Process Matrix Chart)
Project Management Process Groups
Initiating
Develop Project
Charter
Planning
Develop Project
Management Plan
Executing
Direct and Manage
Project Execution
Monitoring & Controlling
Monitor and Control Project
Work
Perform Integrated Change
Control
Project Scope
Management
Collect Requirements
Define Scope
Create Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS)
Verify Scope
Control Scope
Project Time
Management
Project Time
Management
•Define Activities
•Sequence Activities
•Estimate Activity Resources
•Estimate Activity Durations
•Develop Schedule
•Control Schedule
Project Cost
Management
Estimate Costs
Determine Budget
Control Costs
Project Quality
Management
Plan Quality
Perform Quality
Assurance
Project Human
Resource
Management
•Develop Human Resource
Plan
Acquire Project Team
Develop Project Team
Manage Project Team
Plan Communications
Distribute Information
Manage Stakeholder
Expectations
Project
Communications
Management
Identify
Stakeholders
Project Risk
Management
•Plan Risk Management
•Identify Risk
•Perform Qualitative Risk
Analysis
•Perform Quantitative Risk
Analysis
•Plan Risk Response
Project
Procurement
Management
Plan Procurements
Closing
Close Project or
Phase
Perform Quality Control
Report Performance
•Monitor & Control Risk
Conduct Procurements
Administer Procurements
Close
Procurements
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Develop Project Charter
PROCESS GROUP = Initiating
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KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Integration Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Project Statement of work
Business case
Contract
Enterprise environmental
factors
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
Expert judgment
Outputs
1.
Project Charter
Map
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Identify Stakeholders
PROCESS GROUP = Initiating
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Communications Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Project Charter
Procurement documents
Enterprise environmental
factors
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
Stakeholder analysis
Expert judgment
Outputs
1.
2.
Stakeholder register
Stakeholder management
strategy
Map
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Develop Project Management Plan
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Integration Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Project charter
Outputs from planning
processes
Enterprise environmental
factors
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
Expert judgment
Outputs
1.
Project Management Plan
Map
Source: PMBOK 4th Ed.
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Collect Requirements
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Scope Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
Project charter
Stakeholder register
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Interviews
Focus groups
Facilitated workshops
Group creativity
techniques
Group decision-making
techniques
Questionnaires and
surveys
Observations
Prototypes
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
Requirements
documentation
Requirements
management plan
Requirements traceability
matrix
Map
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Define Scope
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Scope Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
Project charter
Requirements
documentation
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
Expert judgment
Product analysis
Alternative identification
Facilitated workshops
Outputs
1.
2.
Project scope statement
Project document updates
Map
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Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Scope Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
Project Scope Statement
Requirements
documentation
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
Decomposition
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
WBS
WBS dictionary
Scope baseline
Project document updates
Map
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Define Activities
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Time Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
Scope baseline
Enterprise environmental
factors
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
Decomposition
Rolling wave planning
Templates
Expert judgment
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
Activity list
Activity attributes
Milestone list
Map
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Sequence Activities
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Time Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Activity List
Activity attributes
Milestone list
Project scope statement
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
Precedence diagram
method (PDM)
Dependency determination
Applying leads and lags
Schedule Network
Templates
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
Project schedule network
diagrams
Project document updates
Map
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Estimate Activity Resources
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Time Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Activity List
Activity attributes
Resource calendars
Enterprise environmental
factors
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Expert judgment
Alternative analysis
Published estimating data
Bottom-up estimating
Project Management
software
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Expert judgment
Alternative analysis
Published estimating data
Bottom-up estimating
Project Management
software
6.
Map
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Estimate Activity Durations
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Time Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Activity list
Activity attributes
Activity resource
requirements
Resource calendars
Project scope statement
Enterprise environmental
factors
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Expert judgment
Analogous estimating
Parametric estimating
Three-point estimates
Reserve analysis
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
Activity duration estimates
Project document updates
8.
Map
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Develop Schedule
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Time Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Activity List
Activity attributes
Project Schedule Network
diagram
Activity Resource
requirements
Resource Calendars
Activity duration estimates
Project scope statement
Enterprise Environmental
Factors
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Schedule network analysis
Critical path method
Critical chain method
Resource levelling
What-if scenario analysis
Applying leads and lags
Schedule Compression
Scheduling tool
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Project Schedule
Schedule baseline
Schedule data
Project document updates
Map
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Estimate Costs
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Cost Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Scope Baseline
Project Schedule
HR Plan
Risk Register
Enterprise Environmental
Factors
Organizational Process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Expert Judgment
Analogous Estimate
Parametric Estimate
Bottom-Up Estimate
Three-Point Estimate
Reserve Analysis
Cost Of Quality
Project Management
Estimating Software
Vendor Bid Analysis
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
Activity Cost Estimate
Basis of Estimates
Project Document updates
Map
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Determine Budget
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Cost Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Activity Cost Estimates
Basis of Estimate
Scope Baseline
Project Schedule
Resource Calendars
Contracts
Organizational Process
Assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Cost Aggregation
Reserve Analysis
Expert Judgment
Historical relationships
Funding limit
reconciliation
Outputs
1.
Cost Performance
Baseline
Project Funding
requirements
Project document updates
8.
Map
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Plan Quality
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Quality Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Scope baseline
Stakeholder register
Cost performance baseline
Schedule baseline
Risk register
Enterprise environmental
factors
Organizational Process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Cost-benefit analysis
Cost of quality
Control charts
Benchmarking
Design of experiments
Statistical sampling
Flow charting
Proprietary quality
management methodology
Additional quality planning
tools
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Quality management plan
Quality metrics
Quality checklists
Process improvement plan
Project document updates
10.
Map
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Develop Human Resource Plan
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Human Resource Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
Activity resource
requirements
Enterprise environmental
factors
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
Organization charts and
position descriptions
Networking
Organizational Theory
Outputs
1.
Human resource plan
Map
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Plan Communications
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Communications Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Stakeholder register
Stakeholder management
strategy
Enterprise environmental
factors
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Communication
requirements analysis
Communication
technology
Communication models
Communication methods
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
Communications
management plan
Project document updates
Map
Source: PMBOK 4th Ed.
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Plan Risk Management
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Risk Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Project Scope
Management
Cost management plan
Schedule management
plan
Communication
management plan
Enterprise environmental
factors
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
Planning meetings &
analysis
Outputs
1.
Risk Management plan
Map
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Identify Risk
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Risk Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Risk Management plan
Activity Cost Estimates
Activity duration estimates
Scope Baseline
Stakeholder register
Cost Management plan
Schedule Management
plan
8. Quality Management plan
9. Project documents
10. Enterprise environmental
factors
11. Organizational Process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Documentation reviews
Information gathering
technique
Checklist analysis
Assumptions analysis
Diagramming techniques
SWOT analysis
Expert judgment
Outputs
1.
Risk register
Map
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Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Risk Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Risk register
Risk Management plan
Project scope statement
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Risk probability and
impact assessment
Probability and impact
assessment
Risk data quality
assessment
Risk categorization
Risk urgency assessment
Expert judgment
Outputs
1.
Risk register updates
Map
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Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Risk Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Risk register
Risk Management Plan
Cost Management plan
Schedule Management
plan
Organizational Process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
Data gathering and
representative techniques
Quantitative risk analysis
and modelling techniques
Expert Judgment
Outputs
1.
Risk register updates
6.
Map
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Plan Risk Response
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Risk Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
Risk register
Risk Management Plan
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
Strategies for negative
risks or threats
Strategies for positive
risks or opportunities
Contingent response
strategies
Expert judgment
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Risk register updates
Risk-related contract
decisions
Project management plan
updates
Project document updates
Map
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Plan Procurements
PROCESS GROUP = Planning
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Procurement Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
Scope baseline
Requirements
documentation
3. Teaming agreements
4. Risk register
5. Risk-related contract
decisions
6. Activity resource
requirements
7. Project schedule
8. Activity cost estimates
9. Cost performance baseline
10. Enterprise environmental
factors
11. Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
Make-or-buy analysis
Expert judgment
Contract types
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Procurement management
plan
Procurement statements of
work
Make-or-buy decisions
Procurement documents
Source selection criteria
Change requests
Map
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Direct and Manage Project Execution
PROCESS GROUP = Executing
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Integration Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Project management plan
Approved change requests
Enterprise Environmental
factors
Organizational Process
Assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
Expert judgement
Project management
information system
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Deliverable
Work performance
information
Change requests
Project Management Plan
Updates
Project document updates
Map
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Perform Quality Assurance
PROCESS GROUP = Executing
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Quality Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Project management plan
Quality metrics
Work performance
information
Quality control
measurements
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
Plan Quality and Perform
Quality Control tools and
techniques
Quality audits
Process analysis
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Organizational process
updates
Change requests
Project management plan
updates
Project document updates
Map
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Acquire Project Team
PROCESS GROUP = Executing
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Human Resource Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
Project management plan
Enterprise environmental
factors
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
Pre-assignment
Negotiation
Acquisition
Virtual teams
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
Project staff assignments
Resource calendars
Project management plan
updates
Map
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Develop Project Team
PROCESS GROUP = Executing
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Human Resource Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
Project staff assignments
Resource calendars
Project management plan
updates
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Interpersonal skills
Training
Team-building activities
Ground rules
Co-location
Recognition and rewards
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Interpersonal skills
Training
Team-building activities
Ground rules
Co-location
Recognition and rewards
Map
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Manage Project Team
PROCESS GROUP = Executing
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Human Resource Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Project staff assignments
Project management plan
Team performance assets
Performance reports
Organizational process
assets
6.
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Observation and
conversation
Project performance
appraisals
Conflict management
Issue log
Interpersonal skills
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Enterprise environmental
factors updates
Organizational process
assets updates
Change requests
Project management plan
updates
Map
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Distribute Information
PROCESS GROUP = Executing
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Communications Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
Project management plan
Performance reports
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
Communication methods
Information distribution
tools
Outputs
1.
Organizational process
assets updates
Map
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Manage Stakeholder Expectations
PROCESS GROUP = Executing
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Communications Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Stakeholder register
Stakeholder management
strategy
Project management plan
Issue log
Change log
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
Communication methods
Interpersonal skills
Management skills
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Organizational process
assets updates
Change requests
Project management plan
updates
Project document updates
7.
Map
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Conduct Procurements
PROCESS GROUP = Executing
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Procurement Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Project Management Plan
Procurement documents
Source Selection criteria
Qualified seller list
Seller proposals
Project documents
Make-or-buy decisions
Teaming agreements
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Bidder conferences
Proposal evaluation
techniques
Independent estimates
Expert judgment
Advertising
Internet search
Procurement negotiations
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Selected sellers
Procurement contract
award
Resource calendars
Change requests
Project management plan
updates
Project document updates
10.
Map
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Monitor and Control Project Work
PROCESS GROUP = Monitoring & Controlling
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Integration Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Project management plan
Performance reports
Enterprise environmental
factors
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
Expert judgment
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
Change requests
Project management plan
updates
Project document updates
Map
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Perform Integrated Change Control
PROCESS GROUP = Monitoring & Controlling
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Integration Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Project management plan
Work performance
information
Change requests
Enterprise environmental
factors
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
Expert judgment
Change control meetings
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
Change request status
updates
Project management plan
updates
Project document updates
Map
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Verify Scope
PROCESS GROUP = Monitoring & Controlling
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Scope Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Project management plan
Requirements
documentation
Requirements traceability
matrix
Validated deliverables
Tools & Techniques
1.
Inspection
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Accepted Deliverable
Change requests
Project document updates
Map
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Control Scope
PROCESS GROUP = Monitoring & Controlling
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Scope Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Project management plan
Work Performance
Information
Requirements
documentation
Requirements traceability
matrix
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
Variance analysis
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Work performance
measurements
Organizational process
assets updates
Change requests
Project management plan
updates
Project document updates
Map
Source: PMBOK 4th Ed.
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Control Schedule
PROCESS GROUP = Monitoring & Controlling
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Time Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Project management plan
Project schedule
Work performance
information
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Performance reviews
Variance analysis
Project management
software
Resource levelling
What-if scenario analysis
Adjusting leads and lags
Schedule compression
Scheduling tool
Outputs
1.
Work performance
measurements
Organizational process
assets updates
Change requests
Project management plan
updates
Project document updates
Map
Source: PMBOK 4th Ed.
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Control Costs
PROCESS GROUP = Monitoring & Controlling
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Cost Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Project management Plan
Project funding
requirements
Work Performance
information
Organizational Process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Earned Value management
Forecasting
To-complete performance
index (TCPI)
Performance reviews
Variance analysis
Project Management
software
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Work performance
measurements
Budget forecast
Organizational process
assets updates
Change request
Project management plan
updates
Project document updates
Map
Source: PMBOK 4th Ed.
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Perform Quality Control
PROCESS GROUP = Monitoring & Controlling
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Quality Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Project management plan
Quality metrics
Quality checklists
Work performance
measurements
Approved change requests
Deliverable
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Cause and effect diagram
Control charts
Flow charting
Histogram
Pareto chart
Run chart
Scatter diagram
Statistical Sampling
Inspection
Approved change requests
review
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Quality control
measurements
Validated changes
Validated deliverables
Organizational process
assets updates
Change requests
Project management plan
updates
Project document updates
Map
Source: PMBOK 4th Ed.
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Report Performance
PROCESS GROUP = Monitoring & Controlling
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Communications Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Project Management Plan
Work performance
information
Work performance
measurements
Budget forecasts
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Variance analysis
Forecasting methods
Communication methods
Reporting systems
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
Performance reports
Organizational process
assets updates
Change requests
Map
Source: PMBOK 4th Ed.
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Monitor & Control Risk
PROCESS GROUP = Monitoring & Controlling
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Risk Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Risk register
Project management plan
Work performance
information
Performance reports
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Risk assessment
Risk audits
variance and trend
analysis
Technical performance
measurement
Reserve analysis
Status meetings
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Risk register updates
Organizational Process
assets updates
Change requests
Project management plan
updates
Project document updates
Map
Source: PMBOK 4th Ed.
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Administer Procurements
PROCESS GROUP = Monitoring & Controlling
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Procurement Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Procurement documents
Project management plan
Contract
Performance reports
Approved change requests
Work performance
information
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Contract change control
system
Procurement performance
reviews
Inspection and audits
Performance reporting
Payment systems
Claims administration
Records management
system
Outputs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Procurement
documentation
Organizational process
assets updates
Change requests
Project management plan
updates
Map
Source: PMBOK 4th Ed.
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Close Project or Phase
PROCESS GROUP = Closing
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Integration Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
3.
Project management plan
Accepted deliverables
Organizational process
assets
Tools & Techniques
1.
Expert judgment
Outputs
1.
2.
Final product, service or
result transition
Organizational process
assets updates
Map
Source: PMBOK 4th Ed.
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Close Procurements
PROCESS GROUP = Closing
|
KNOWLEDGE AREA = Project Procurement Management
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
1.
2.
Project management plan
Procurement
documentation
Tools & Techniques
1.
2.
3.
Procurement audits
Negotiated settlements
Records management
system
Outputs
1.
2.
Closed procurements
Organizational process
updates
Map
Source: PMBOK 4th Ed.
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