The 9 Things in the PMBOK

1. The 9 Things in the PMBOK 19-Nov-08

2. 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 19-Nov-08

3. 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’) • 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 19-Nov-08

4. 1. Project Integration Management • effective integration of the processes required to accomplish project objectives • processes include • project charter development • preliminary project scope statement development • project management plan development • project execution • monitoring and control of project work 19-Nov-08

5. 2. Project Scope Management • defines and controls what is and is not included in the project • processes include • scope planning • scope definition • creation of a Work Breakdown Schedule • scope verification • scope control 19-Nov-08

6. 3. Project Time Management • includes processes required for the timely completion of a project • processes include • defining activities • sequencing activities • estimating resource activities • estimating duration of activities • developing the project schedule • controlling the project schedule 19-Nov-08

7. 4. Project Cost Management • planning, estimating, budgeting and controlling costs to ensure the project can be completed within the approved budget • processes include • cost estimating • cost budgeting • cost control 19-Nov-08

8. 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 • quality planning • performing quality assurance • performing quality control 19-Nov-08

9. 6. Project Human Resource Management • processes that organize and manage the project team • processes include: • human resource planning • acquiring the project team • developing the project team • managing the project team 19-Nov-08

10. 7. Project Communications Management • activities to ensure project information is timely and appropriately generated, collected, distributed, stored, retrieved and disposed of • processes include • communications planning • information distribution • performance reporting • managing stakeholders 19-Nov-08

11. 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 • risk management planning • risk identification • qualitative risk analysis • quantitative risk analysis • risk response planning • risk monitoring and control 19-Nov-08

12. 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: • planning purchases and acquisitions • contract planning • requesting seller responses • selecting sellers • contract administration • contract closure 19-Nov-08

13. PM Knowledge Areas & Process Groups

14. In conclusion . . . . . . follow process and progress will follow. 19-Nov-08

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