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1. Define a new project or new phase of the project,
identify stakeholders, and obtain authorization
PROCESSES
• Develop Project
Charter (Integration)
• Identify Stakeholders
(Stakeholder)
KEY OUTPUTS
• Project Charter
• Stakeholder Register
INITIATING
1
Finalize all activities across all process groups to
formally close the project or phase
PROCESSES
(Integration)
• Close Procurements
(Procurement)
KEY OUTPUTS
• Final Product,
Service, or Result
• Closed Procurement
CLOSING
5
Establish the scope of the project, refine the
objectives, and define the course of action
required to attain project objectives
PROCESSES
Management Plan
(Integration)
• Plan Scope
Management (Scope)
• Collect Requirements
(Scope)
• Define Scope (Scope)
• Create WBS (Scope)
• Plan Schedule
Management (Time)
• Define Activities (Time)
• Sequence Activities
(Time)
• Estimate Activity
Resources (Time)
• Estimate Activity
Duration (Time)
• Develop Schedule
(Time)
• Plan Cost Management
(Cost)
• Estimate Costs (Cost)
• Determine Budget
(Cost)
• Plan Quality
Management (Quality)
• Plan Human Resource
Management (Human
Resource)
• Plan Communications
Management
(Communications)
• Plan Risk Management
(Risk)
• Identify Risks (Risk)
• Perform Qualitative
Risk Analysis (Risk)
• Perform Quantitative
Risk Analysis (Risk)
• Plan Risk Responses
(Risk)
• Plan Procurements
Management
(Procurements)
• Plan Stakeholder
Management
(Stakeholder)
KEY OUTPUTS
• Project Mgt. Plans &
Related Documents
- Scope
- Requirements
- Schedule
- Cost
- Quality
- Human Resources
- Communication
- Risk
- Procurement
- Change
- Stakeholders
PLANNING
2
Complete the work to satisfy project objectives
PROCESSES
• Direct & Manage
Project Work
(Integration)
• Perform Quality
Assurance (Quality)
• Acquire Project Team
(Human Resource)
• Develop Project Team
(Human Resource)
• Manage Project Team
(Human Resource)
• Manage
Communications
(Communications)
• Conduct Procurements
(Procurements)
• Manage Stakeholder
Engagement
(Stakeholder)
KEY OUTPUTS
• Project Deliverables
• Work Performance
Data
• Team Performance
Assessments
• Project
Communications
• Selected Suppliers &
Agreements
• Change Requests
EXECUTING
3
Track, review, and regulate progress and
performance of the project; manage variance and
initiate corresponding changes
PROCESSES
• Monitor & Control
project work
(Integration)
• Perform Integrated
Change control
(Integration)
• Validate Scope (Scope)
• Control Scope (Scope)
• Control Schedule
(Time)
• Control Costs (Cost)
• Control Quality
(Quality)
• Control
Communications
(Communications)
• Control Risks (Risk)
• Control Procurements
(Procurements)
• Control Stakeholder
Engagement
(Stakeholder)
KEY OUTPUTS
• Change Logs
• Approved Change
Requests
• Work Performance
Information
• Schedule Forecasts
• Cost Forecasts
• Updates to Project
Plan
MONITORING & CONTROLLING
4
Source: A Guide to the Project
Management Body of Knowledge
(PMBOK® Guide)—Fifth Edition
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