Project Management Frameworks, Process Groups and Governance

What the resources cover

The unit centres on how a project is framed and run. The flashcard deck 01-3 Intro, Organization & Processes starts with basics such as what a project is, what project management means, the five process groups and progressive elaboration. Other decks and notes look at governance, the project office, phases and the life cycle, so you can see where a project sits inside an organisation.

Where to start

1. Begin with the quiz PMBOK® 6th Edition: Project Management Overview. It checks basic terms, such as what BOK stands for and where the standards in the PMBOK Guide come from.
2. Move to the mind maps Project Management Process Groups and 5 PM Process Groups. They lay out Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing, with the processes under each.
3. Use the flashcard deck 49 Processes & ITTOS to learn what each process does and its inputs, tools and outputs.

Using quizzes and maps together

Read a map first, then take a quiz on the same area. If you miss a question, go back to the branch of the map it came from. The quiz PM framework asks where understanding an organisation's culture, policies and procedures is most challenging. The quiz PMBOK® 6th Edition: Data Gathering Tools and Techniques Knowledge Test uses fill-in-the-blank items on techniques such as benchmarking.

For practice at applying the groups, the flashcard deck What Does the PM Do Next? shows an item, such as a milestone schedule, and asks which process group it belongs to. The map CAPM/PMI Processes Flow shows how processes such as Perform Integrated Change Control and Close Project or Phase connect.

Exam-focused material

Several decks and notes are aimed at PMP and CAPM candidates. Examples include the flashcard decks PMP Prep and Project Management Process Groups - CAPM. Some maps are in Spanish, so look for those titles if you prefer that language.

Where it fits

This unit belongs to the Project Management strand of Business administration and management (incl. project management). Open a quiz or map that matches your next study session, and add your own notes where the shared material stops.