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Reference: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) Third Edition

 

Mapping of Project Management Processes to the

Process Groups and Knowledge Areas

Process Groups Initiating Planning Executing Controlling Closing

Knowledge Areas

          

4.
Project Integration Management

 4.1  
Develop Project Charter

4.2
Preliminary Project Scope Statement

4.3
 Develop Project Management Plan

4.4
Direct and Manage
Project Execution

4.5
 Monitor and Control Project Work

4.6
Integrated Change Control

4.7
Close Project

5.
Project Scope Management

  

5.1
Scope Planning

5.2
Scope Definition

5.3
Create WBS

  

5.4  
Scope Verification

5.5   
Scope Control

  

6.
Project Time Management

  

6.1 
Activity Definition

6.2  
Activity Sequencing

6.3  
Activity Resource      Estimating

6.4  
Activity Duration      Estimating

6.5  
Schedule Development

  

6.6 
Schedule Control

  

7.
Project Cost Management

   7.1  
Cost Estimating

7.2
Cost Budgeting

   7.3
Cost Control		  

8.
Project Quality Management

   8.1  
Quality Planning		 8.2
Perform Quality Assurance		 8.3
Perform Quality Control		  

9.
Project Human Resource Management

   9.1 
Human Resource Planning

 9.2
Acquire Project Team

9.3
Develop Project Team

 9.4
Manage Project Team		  

10.
Project Communication Management

   10.1
Communications Planning

       

 10.2
Information Distribution

 

 10.3 
Performance Reporting

 

10.4
Manage Stakeholders
  

11.
Project Risk Management

  

11.1
Risk Management Planning

11.2
Risk Identification

11.3
Qualitative
Risk Analysis

11.4
Quantitative
Risk Analysis

11.5
 Risk Response Planning

   11.6
Risk Monitoring and Control		  

12.
Project Procurement Management

   12.1
Plan Purchases and Acquisitions

12.2
Plan Contracting

 12.3
Request Seller Responses

12.4
Select Sellers

 12.5
Contract Administration		 12.6
Contract Closeout

 

 

PM Knowledge Areas PM Knowledge Areas Processes Inputs

Tools & Techniques

Outputs

 Components of  Inputs

Tools & Techniques

Outputs

4.0 Project
     Integration
     Management		 4.1 Develop Project Charter 4.1.1 Inputs 4.1.1.1 Contract (when applicable)
      4.1.1.2 Project statement of work
      4.1.1.3 Enterprise environment factors
      4.1.1.4 Organizational process assets
    4.1.2 Tools & Techniques 4.1.2.1 Project selection methods
      4.1.2.2 Project management methodology
      4.1.2.3 Project management information system
      4.1.2.4 Expert judgment
    4.1.3 Outputs 4.1.3.1 Project charter
       
  4.2 Develop Preliminary Project Scope Statement 4.2.1 Inputs 4.2.1.1 Project charter
      4.2.1.2 Project statement of work
      4.2.1.3 Enterprise environment factors
      4.2.1.4 Organizational process assets
    4.2.2 Tools & Techniques 4.2.2.1 Project management methodology
      4.2.2.2 Project management information system
      4.2.2.3 Expert judgment
    4.2.3 Outputs 4.2.3.1 Preliminary project scope statement
       
  4.3 Develop Project Management Plan 4.3.1 Inputs 4.3.1.1 Preliminary project scope statement
      4.3.1.2 Project management processes
      4.3.1.3 Enterprise environment factors
      4.3.1.4 Organizational process assets
    4.3.2 Tools & Techniques 4.3.2.1 Project management methodology
      4.3.2.2 Project management information system
      4.3.2.3 Expert judgment
    4.3.3 Outputs 4.3.3.1 Project Management Plan
       
  4.4 Direct and Manage Project Execution 4.4.1 Inputs 4.4.1.1 Project management Plan
      4.4.1.2 Approved corrective actions
      4.4.1.3 Approved preventive actions
      4.4.1.4 Approved change requests
      4.4.1.5 Approved defect repair
      4.4.1.6 Validated defect repair
      4.4.1.7 Administrative closure procedure
    4.4.2 Tools & Techniques 4.4.2.1 Project management methodology
      4.4.2.2 Project management information system
    4.4.3 Outputs 4.4.3.1 Deliverables
      4.4.3.2 Requested changes
      4.4.3.3 Implemented change requests
      4.4.3.4 Implemented corrective actions
      4.4.3.5 Implemented preventive actions
      4.4.3.6 Implemented defect repair
      4.4.3.7 Work performance information
       
  4.5 Monitor and Control Project Work 4.5.1 Inputs 4.5.1.1 Project management Plan
      4.5.1.2 Work performance information
      4.5.1.3 Rejected change requests
    4.5.2 Tools & Techniques 4.5.2.1 Project management methodology
      4.5.2.2 Project management information system
      4.5.2.3 Earned value technique
      4.5.2.4 Expert judgment
    4.5.3 Outputs 4.5.3.1 Recommended corrective actions
      4.5.3.2 Recommended preventive actions
      4.5.3.3 Forecasts
      4.5.3.4 Recommended defect repair
      4.5.3.5 Requested changes
       
  4.6 Integrated Change Control 4.6.1 Inputs 4.6.1.1 Project management Plan
      4.6.1.2 Requested changes
      4.6.1.3 Work performance information
      4.6.1.4 Recommended preventive actions
      4.6.1.5 Recommended corrective actions
      4.6.1.6 Recommended defect repair
      4.6.1.7 Deliverables
    4.6.2 Tools & Techniques 4.6.2.1 Project management methodology
      4.6.2.2 Project management information system
      4.6.2.3 Expert judgment
    4.6.3 Outputs 4.6.3.1 Approved change requests
      4.6.3.2 Rejected change requests
      4.6.3.3 Project management plan (updates)
      4.6.3.4 Project scope statement (updates)
      4.6.3.5 Approved corrective actions
      4.6.3.6 Approved preventive actions
      4.6.3.7 Approved defect repair
      4.6.3.8 Validated defect repair
      4.6.3.9 Deliverables
       
  4.7 Close Project 4.7.1 Inputs 4.7.1.1 Project management Plan
      4.7.1.2 Contract documentation
      4.7.1.3 Enterprise environmental factors
      4.7.1.4 Organizational process assets
      4.7.1.5 Work performance information
      4.7.1.6 Deliverables
    4.7.2 Tools & Techniques 4.7.2.1 Project management methodology
      4.7.2.2 Project management information system
      4.7.2.3 Expert judgment
    4.7.3 Outputs 4.7.3.1 Administrative closure procedure
      4.7.3.2 Contract closure procedure
      4.7.3.3 Final product, service, or result
      4.7.3.4 Organizational process assets (updates)
       
5.0 Project Scope
     Management		 5.1 Scope Planning 5.1.1 Inputs 5.1.1.1 Enterprise environmental factors
      5.1.1.2 Organizational process assets
      5.1.1.3 Project charter
      5.1.1.4 Preliminary project scope statement
      5.1.1.5 Project management plan
    5.1.2 Tools & Techniques 5.1.2.1 Expert judgment
      5.1.2.2 Templates, forms, standards
    5.1.3 Outputs 5.1.3.1 Project scope management plan
       
  5.2 Scope Definition 5.2.1 Inputs 5.2.1.1 Organizational process assets
      5.2.1.2 Project charter
      5.2.1.3 Preliminary project scope statement
      5.2.1.4 Project scope management plan
      5.2.1.5 Approved change requests
    5.2.2 Tools & Techniques 5.2.2.1 Product Analysis
      5.2.2.2 Benefit / Cost Analysis
      5.2.2.3 Alternatives identification
      5.2.2.4 Expert judgment
      5.2.2.5 Stakeholder analysis
    5.2.3 Outputs 5.2.3.1 Project scope statement
      5.2.3.2 Request changes
      5.2.3.3 Project scope management plan (updates)
       
  5.3 Create WBS 5.3.1 Inputs 5.3.1.1 Organizational process assets
      5.3.1.2 Project scope statement
      5.3.1.3 Project scope management plan
      5.3.1.4 Approved change requests
    5.3.2 Tools & Techniques 5.3.2.1 Work breakdown structure templates
      5.3.2.2 Decomposition
    5.3.3 Outputs 5.3.3.1 Project scope statement (updates)
      5.3.3.2 Work breakdown structure
      5.3.3.3 WBS dictionary
      5.3.3.4 Scope baseline
      5.3.3.5 Project scope management plan (updates)
      5.3.3.6 Requested changes
       
  5.4 Scope Verification 5.4.1 Inputs 5.4.1.1 Project scope statement
      5.4.1.2 WBS dictionary
      5.4.1.3 Project scope management plan
      5.4.1.4 Deliverables
    5.4.2 Tools & Techniques 5.4.2.1 Inspection
    5.4.3 Outputs 5.4.3.1 Accepted deliverables
      5.4.3.2 Requested changes
      5.4.3.3 Recommended corrective actions
       
  5.5 Scope Control 5.5.1 Inputs 5.5.1.1 Project scope statement
      5.5.1.2 Work breakdown structure
      5.5.1.3 WBS dictionary
      5.5.1.4 Project scope management plan
      5.5.1.5 Performance reports
      5.5.1.6 Approved change requests
      5.5.1.7 Work performance information
    5.5.2 Tools & Techniques 5.5.2.1 Change control system
      5.5.2.2 Variance analysis
      5.5.2.3 Replanning
      5.5.2.4 Configuration management system
    5.5.3 Outputs 5.5.3.1 Project scope statement (updates)
      5.5.3.2 Work breakdown structure (updates)
      5.5.3.3 WBS dictionary (updates)
      5.5.3.4 Scope baseline (updates)
      5.5.3.5 Requested changes
      5.5.3.6 Recommended corrective action
      5.5.3.7 Organizational process assets (updates)
      5.5.3.8 Project management plan (updates)
       
6.0 Project Time
     Management		 6.1 Activity Definition 6.1.1 Inputs 6.1.1.1 Enterprise environmental factors
      6.1.1.2 Organizational process assets
      6.1.1.3 Project scope statement
      6.1.1.4 Work breakdown structure
      6.1.1.5 WBS dictionary
      6.1.1.6 Project management plan
    6.1.2 Tools & Techniques 6.1.2.1 Decomposition
      6.1.2.2 Templates
      6.1.2.3 Rolling wave planning
      6.1.2.4 Expert judgment
      6.1.2.5 Planning component
    6.1.3 Outputs 6.1.3.1 Activity List
      6.1.3.2 Activity attributes
      6.1.3.3 Milestone list
      6.1.3.4 Requested changes
       
  6.2 Activity Sequencing 6.2.1 Inputs 6.2.1.1 Project scope statement</