Collection of Processes and Knowledge Areas Nine Knowledge Areas of Project Management Sherry L. Smith May 21, 2012

Nine Project Management Knowledge Areas 2  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

Project Management Process Interactions 3 Project Management Document Mapping

Concepts of 9 Knowledge Areas 4 The basic concepts of the 9 knowledge areas are applicable to Projects, Programs and Operations. General management in the 9 knowledge areas also include:  Planning, Organizing, Staffing  Execution and Controls  Financial Forecasting  Trends of Organizational Behavior  Planning Techniques

5 Five Project Management Process Groups  Initiating Process Group Processes performed to define a project or phase of an existing project.  Planning Process Group Establishes the scope, defines the objectives, develops the course of action.  Executing Process Group Completes the work defined in the project Charter or SOW.  Monitoring and Controlling Process Group Track, review, regulate the progress and performance of the project.  Closing Process Group Finalizing all activates in the project will the project management process groups and knowledge areas.

6 Process Groups Interaction Initiating Process Group Planning Process Group Executing Process Group Monitoring and Control Process Group Closing Process Group  When projects are divided into phases, each group is sequentially executed and can interact with another process group(s).  These process groups drive the project’s schedule from start to end of the project.

7 Project Management Process Groups Overlapping Activities Monitoring & Controlling Processes Planning Processes Executing Processes Monitoring & Controlling Processes Planning Processes Executing Processes Start the Project Exit Phase/ End Project Initiating Processes Closing Processes

Activities within a SDLC with Overlapping Activities 8 FLAGS System Req. Status Design Status Development Status System Testing StatusImplementation Status System Req. Flag Design Flag Dev Flag System Testing Flag % Complete Due Date% Complete Due Date% Complete Due Date% Complete Due DatePlanned Code Migration Date Actual Code Migration Date Date First Run Project SDLC Example  When an overlapping activity affects a project schedule; flags are indicated in the Flags Section of the schedule.  The Project Manager will need to Monitor and Control these activities in order to stay on schedule and ultimately close out the project schedule.

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