Process Groups and Knowledge Areas

Following table is aligned with PMBOK Guide 5th Edition © 2013 from PMI Project Management Institute.

KNOWLEDGE AREAS PROCESS GROUPS
Project Management  Initiating  Planning  Executing  Monitoring and Controlling  Closing 

4. Integration 

4.1 Develop Project Charter

4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work

4.4 Monitor and Control Project Work

4.5 Perform Integrated Change Control

4.6 Close Project or Phase

5. Scope 

 

5.1 Plan Scope Management

5.2 Collect Requirements

5.3 Define Scope

5.4 Create WBS

 

5.5 Validate Scope

5.6 Control Scope

 
 

6. Time 

 

6.1 Plan Schedule Management

6.2 Define Activities

6.3 Sequence Activities

6.4 Estimate Activity Resources

6.5 Estimate Activity Durations

6.6 Develop Schedule 

 

6.7 Control Schedule

 
 

7. Cost 

 

7.1 Plan Cost Management

7.2 Estimate Costs

7.3 Determine Budget

  7.4 Control Costs   

8. Quality 

 

8.1 Plan Quality Management

8.2 Perform Quality Assurance

8.3 Control Quality

 

9. Human Resource 

 

9.1 Plan Human Resource Management

9.2 Acquire Project Team

9.3 Develop Project Team

9.4 Manage Project Team

   

10. Communications

 

10.1 Plan Communications Management

10.2 Manage Communications

10.3 Control Communications

 

11. Risk

 

11.1 Plan Risk Management

11.2 Identify Risks

11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

11.4 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

11.5 Plan Risk Responses

  11.6 Control Risks   

12. Procurement 

 

12.1 Plan Procurement Management

12.2 Conduct Procurements

12.3 Control Procurements

12.4 Close Procurements

13. Stakeholder 

13.1 Identify Stakeholders

13.2 Plan Stakeholder Management

13.3 Manage Stakeholder Engagement

13.4 Control Stakeholder Engagement

 

 

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