Project Management
Process Groups – Sub-groups
And Related Documentation
Sub Process Name
Inputs
Initiation
Product description
Strategic plan
Project selection criteria
Historical information
Scope Planning
Product description
Project charter
Constraints
Assumptions
Scope Definition
Resource Planning
Tools and Techniques
Outputs
Knowledge
Area
Initiation Processes
Project selection methods
Expert judgment
Project charter
Project manager identified and
assigned
Constraints
Assumptions
Scope
Product analysis
Benefit/cost analysis
Alternatives identification
Expert judgment
Scope statement
Supporting detail
Scope management plan
Scope
Scope statement
Constraints
Assumptions
Other planning outputs
Historical information
Work breakdown structure (WBS)
templates
Decomposition
Work breakdown structure
(WBS)
Scope statement updates
Scope
Work breakdown structure
(WBS)
Historical information
Scope statement
Resource pool description
Organizational policies
Activity duration estimates
Work breakdown structure
(WBS)
Scope statement
Historical information
Constraints
Assumptions
Expert judgment
Activity list
Product description
Mandatory dependencies
Discretionary dependencies
External dependences
Expert judgment
Alternatives identification
Project management software
Resource requirements
Cost
Decomposition
Templates
Activity list
Supporting detail
Work breakdown structure
(WBS) updates
Time
Precedence diagramming method
(PDM)
Arrow diagramming method
(ADM)
Conditional diagramming methods
Project network diagrams
Activity list updates
Time
Planning Processes
Activity Definition
Activity Sequencing
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Sub Process Name
Activity Duration
Estimating
Risk Management Planning
Cost Estimating
Cost Budgeting
Knowledge
Area
Inputs
Tools and Techniques
Outputs
Milestones
Activity list
Constraints
Assumptions
Resource requirements
Resource capabilities
Historical information
Identified risks
Network templates
Expert judgment
Analogous estimating
Quantitatively based durations
Reserve time (contingency)
Activity duration estimates
Basis of estimates
Activity list updates
Time
Project charter
Organization’s risk management
policies
Defined roles and
responsibilities
Stakeholder risk tolerances
Template for the organization’s
risk management plan
Work Breakdown structure
(WBS)
Work breakdown structure
(WBS)
Resource requirements
Resource rates
Activity duration estimates
Estimating publications
Historical information
Chart of accounts
Risks
Cost estimates
Work breakdown structure
(WBS)
Project schedule
Risk management plan
Planning meetings
Risk management plan
Risks
Analogous estimating
Parametric modeling
Bottom up estimating
Computerized tools
Other cost estimating methods
Cost estimates
Supporting detail
Cost management plan
Cost
Cost budgeting tolls and
techniques
Cost baseline
Cost
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Knowledge
Area
Sub Process Name
Inputs
Tools and Techniques
Outputs
Schedule Development
Project network diagrams
Activity duration estimates
Resource requirements
Resource pool description
Calendars
Constraints
Assumptions
Leads and lags
Risk management plan
Activity attributes
Other planning outputs
Historical information
Organizational policies
Constraints
Assumptions
Mathematical analysis
Duration compression
Simulation
Resource-leveling heuristics
Project management software
Coding structure
Project Schedule
Supporting detail
Schedule management plan
Resource requirement updates
Time
Project planning methodology
Stakeholder skills and knowledge
Project management information
system (PMIS)
Earned value management (EVM)
Supporting detail
Integration
Quality Planning
Quality policy
Scope statement
Product description
Standards and regulations
Other process outputs
Benefit/cost analysis
Benchmarking
Flowcharting
Design of experiments
Cost of quality
Templates
Quality management plan
Operational definitions
Checklists
Inputs to other processes
Quality
Organizational Planning
Project interfaces
Staffing requirements
Constraints
Templates
Human resource practices
Organizational theory
Stakeholder analysis
Role and responsibility
assignments
Staffing management plan
Organization chart
Supporting detail
Human
Resource
Staff Acquisition
Staffing management plan
Staffing pool description
Recruitment practices
Scope statement
Product description
Procurement resources
Market conditions
Other planning outputs
Constraints
Assumptions
Negotiations
Pre-assignment
Procurement
Make-or-buy analysis
Expert judgment
Contract type selection
Project staff assigned
Project team directory
Human
Resource
Statement(s) of work (SOW)
Procurement
Project Plan Development
Procurement Planning
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Knowledge
Area
Sub Process Name
Inputs
Tools and Techniques
Outputs
Solicitation Planning
Procurement management plan
Statement(s) of work (SOW)
Other planning outputs
Communications requirements
Communications technology
Constraints
Assumptions
Risk management plan
Project planning outputs
Risk categories
Historical information
Standard forms
Expert judgment
Procurement documents
Evaluation criteria
State of work updates
Communications management
plan
Procurements
Documentation reviews
Information gathering techniques
Checklists
Assumptions analysis
Diagramming techniques
Risk probability and impact
Probability/impact risk rating
matrix
Project assumptions testing
Data precision ranking
Risks
Triggers
Inputs to other processes
Risk
Overall risk ranking for the
project
List of prioritized risks
List of risks for additional
analysis and management
Trends in qualitative risk
analysis results
Risk
Sensitivity analysis
Decision tree analysis
Simulations
Probabilistic analysis of the
project
Probability of achieving the cost
and time objectives
Trends in quantitative risk
analysis results
Risk
Communications Planning
Risk Identification
Qualitative Risk Analysis
Risk management plan
Identified risks
Project status
Project type
Data precision
Scales of probability and impact
Assumptions
Quantitative Risk Analysis
Risk management plan
Identified risks
List of prioritized risks
List of risks for additional
analysis and management
Historical information
Expert judgment
Other planning outputs
Stakeholder analysis
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Communications
Knowledge
Area
Sub Process Name
Inputs
Tools and Techniques
Outputs
Risk Response Planning
Risk management plan
List of prioritized risks
Risk ranking of the project
Prioritized list of quantified risks
Probabilistic analysis of the
project
Probability of achieving the cost
and time objectives
List of potential responses
Risk thresholds
Risk owners
Common risk causes
Trends in qualitative and
quantitative risk analysis results
Avoidance
Transference
Mitigation
Acceptance
Risk response plan
Residual risks
Secondary risks
Contractual agreements
Contingency reserve amounts
needed
Inputs to other processes
Inputs to a revised project plan
Risk
General management skills
Product skills and knowledge
Work authorization system
Status review meetings
Project management information
system
Organizational procedures
Quality planning tools and
techniques
Quality audits
Work results
Change requests
Integration
Quality improvement
Quality
Team-building activates
General management skills
Reward and recognition systems
Collocation
Training
Performance improvements
Input to performance appraisals
Human
Resource
Bidder conferences
Advertising
Contract negotiation
Weighting system
Screening system
Independent estimates
Proposals
Procurement
Contract
procurement
Execution Processes
Project Plan Execution
Project plan
Supporting detail
Organizational policies
Preventative action
Corrective action
Quality Assurance
Quality management plan
Results of quality control
measurements
Operational definitions
Project staff
Project plan
Staffing management plan
Performance reports
External feedback
Team Development
Solicitation
Source Selection`
Procurement documents
Qualified seller lists
Proposals
Evaluation criteria
Organizational policies
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Knowledge
Area
Sub Process Name
Inputs
Tools and Techniques
Outputs
Contract Administration
Contract
Work results
Change requests
Seller invoices
Work results
Communications management
plan
Project plan
Contract change control system
Performance reporting
Payment system
Correspondence
Contract changes
Payment requests
Procurement
Communications skills
Information retrieval systems
Information distribution methods
Project records
Project reports\Project
presentations
Communication
Performance reviews
Variance analysis
Trend analysis
Earned value (EV) analysis
Information distribution tools and
techniques
Change control system
Configuration management
Performance measurement
Additional planning
Project management Information
system
Inspection
Performance reports
Change requests
Communication
Project plan updates
Corrective action
Lessons learned
Integration
Formal acceptance
Scope
Scope change control
Performance measurement
Additional planning
Scope changes
Corrective action
Lessons learned
Adjusted baseline
Scope
Schedule change control system
Performance measurement
Additional planning
Project management software
Variance analysis
Corrective action
Lessons learned
Time
Information Distribution
Controlling Processes
Performance Reporting
Project plan
Work results
Other project records
Change Control
Project plan
Performance reports
Change requests
Scope Verification
Work results
Product documentation
Work breakdown structure
(WBS)
Scope statement
Project plan
Scope Change Control
Work breakdown structure
(WBS)
Performance reports
Change requests
Scope management plan
Project schedule
Performance reports
Change requests
Schedule management plan
Schedule Control
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Knowledge
Area
Sub Process Name
Inputs
Tools and Techniques
Outputs
Cost Control
Cost baseline
Performance reports
Change requests
Cost management plan
Cost change control system
Performance measurement
Earned value management (EVM)
Additional planning
Computerized tools
Revised cost estimates
Budget updates
Corrective action
Estimate at completion (EAC)
Project closeout
Lessons learned
Cost
Quality Control
Work results
Quality management plan
Operational definitions
Checklists
Inspection
Control charts
Pareto diagrams
Statistical sampling
Flowcharting
Trend analysis
Quality improvement
Acceptance decisions
Rework
Completed checklists
Process adjustments
Quality
Risk Monitoring and
Control
Risk management plan
Risk response plan
Project communication
Additional risk identification
and analysis
Scope changes
Project risk response audits
Periodic project risk reviews
Earned value (EV) analysis
Technical performance
measurement
Additional risk response planning
Workaround plans
Corrective action
Project change requests
Updates to the risk response plan
Risk database
Updates to risk identification
checkilists
Risk
Contract file
Formal acceptance and closure
Project archives
Project closure
Lessons learned
Procurement
Closing Processes
Contract Closeout
Contract documentation
Procurement audits
Administrative Closure
Performance measurement
documentation
Product documentation
Other project records
Performance reporting tools and
techniques
Project reports
Project presentations
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Communications