5 PM Process Groups

5 PM Process Groups

1. Initiating

   • - understand requirements, ask questions - what to be done/achieve - get authorizations - PROJECT CHARTER
   • 1. Project Charter
   • 10. Stakeholders

2. Planning

   • - total scope established - how to do - integrate all sub plans - performance baselines - obtain different knowledge groups consensus - PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN
   • 1. Develop PM Plan
     • 2. Scope Mgmt Plan
     • 3. Schedule Mgmt Plan
     • 4. Cost Mgmt Plan
     • 5. Quality Mgmt Plan
     • 6. Human Resource Plan
     • 8. Risk Mgmt Plan
     • 7. Communications Plan
     • 9. Procurement Plan
     • 10. Stakeholder Plan

3. Executing

   • - complete the work - measure performance
   • 1. Direct & Manage Project Work
     • 5. Quality Assurance
     • 6. Project Team
     • 7. Communications
     • 9. Procurements
     • 10. Stakeholders

4. Monitoring & Controlling

   • - track performance - measure against baselines - make changes - update project docs
   • 1. Integrated Change Control
     • 2. Validate & Control Scope
     • 3. Schedule
     • 4. Costs
     • 5. Quality
     • 7. Communication
     • 8. Risks
     • 9. Procurements
     • 10.Stakeholder

5. Closing

   • - lessons learnt - deliver deliverable - close outside contracts - disband project team - any outstanding issues
   • 1. Project / Phase
     • 9. Procurements

6. Misc

   • Work Performance Data ==> Information ==> Report
   • Product Life Cycle > Project Life Cycle
   • 3 Types of Project Phases
     • Sequential
     • Overlapping
     • Iterative
   • Organizational Process Assets
     • Processes & Procedures - specific to organization
     • Corporate Knowledge Base - accumulate from experience
   • Enterprise Environmental Factors
     • no control over
     • Culture, Geographic, Government, Political, System
   • 6 Constraints
     • Scope
     • Schedule
     • Budget
     • Quality
     • Resource
     • Risk
   • Hierachy
     • Portfolio - strategic objectives
     • Program - coordinate projects efficiently
     • PMO - day-to-day work - Supportive, Controlling, Directive