The 9 Things in the PMBOK

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The PMBOK
Project Management Body of Knowledge
sum of knowledge within the profession of project management used to document and standardize generally accepted project management information and practices

produced by the Project Management Institute revised and reprinted every 4 years fourth edition is expected to be released shortly

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The 9 Things
an area of project management defined by its knowledge requirements and described in terms of its associated process, practices, inputs, outputs, tools and techniques identified knowledge areas (the things)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Project Integration Management Project Scope Management Project Time Management Project Cost Management Project Quality Management Project Human Resource Management Project Communications Management Project Risk Management Project Procurement Management
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1. Project Integration Management

effective integration of the processes required to accomplish project objectives processes include
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. project charter development preliminary project scope statement development project management plan development project execution monitoring and control of project work

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2. Project Scope

Management
defines and controls what is and is not included in the project processes include
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. scope planning scope definition creation of a Work Breakdown Schedule scope verification scope control

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3. Project Time Management

includes processes required for the timely completion of a project processes include
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. defining activities sequencing activities estimating resource activities estimating duration of activities developing the project schedule controlling the project schedule

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4. Project Cost Management

planning, estimating, budgeting and controlling costs to ensure the project can be completed within the approved budget processes include
1. 2. 3. cost estimating cost budgeting cost control

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5. Project Quality Management

all activities that determine quality policies, objectives and responsibilities for the project to satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken processes include
1. 2. 3. quality planning performing quality assurance performing quality control

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6. Project Human Resource Management

processes that organize and manage the project team processes include:
1. 2. 3. 4. human resource planning acquiring the project team developing the project team managing the project team

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7. Project Communications Management

activities to ensure project information is timely and appropriately generated, collected, distributed, stored, retrieved and disposed of processes include
1. 2. 3. 4. communications planning information distribution performance reporting managing stakeholders

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8. Project Risk Management

processes to increase the probability and impact of positive events and decrease the probability and impact of negative events updated throughout the project processes include
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. risk management planning risk identification qualitative risk analysis quantitative risk analysis risk response planning risk monitoring and control

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9. Project Procurement Management

processes to purchase/acquire the products, services or results needed to perform the project work includes contract management and change control processes to administer contracts or purchase orders processes include:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. planning purchases and acquisitions contract planning requesting seller responses selecting sellers contract administration contract closure

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PM Knowledge Areas & Process Groups

PM Process Groups / Knowledge Area Processes Project Management Integration Project Scope Management Project Time Management Initiating Process Group Planning Process Group Executing Process Group Monitoring & Controlling Process Group Closing Process Group
Close Project Develop Project Charter Develop Prelim Project Scope Statement Develop Project Management Plan Direct and Manage Project Execution Monitor and Control Project Work Integrated Change Control

Scope Planning Scope Definition Create WBS Activity Definition & Sequencing Resource Estimating Duration Estimating Schedule Development Cost Estimating Cost Budgeting Quality Planning Perform Quality Assurance

Scope Verification Scope Control Schedule Control

Project Cost Management Project Quality Management Project HR Management Project Communications Management Project Risk Management

Cost Control

Perform Quality Control

Human Resources Planning

Acquire Project Team Develop Project Team Information Distribution

Manage Project Team

Communications Planning

Performance Reporting Manage Stakeholders

Risk Management Planning Risk Identification Qualitative / Quantitative Risk Analysis Risk Response Planning Plan Purchases and Acquisitions Plan Contracting Request Seller Responses Select Sellers

Risk Monitoring and Control

Project Procurement Management

Contract Administration

Contract Closure

In conclusion . . .

. . . follow process and progress will follow.

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