introduction
PMBOK stands for Project Management Body of Knowledge and it is the entire collection of processes, best practices, terminologies, and guidelines that are accepted as standards within the project management industry.
Fast Facts about the PMBOK® Guide:
- Represents good practice for most projects most of the time
- Consensus-based and research-informed
- Created to help you tailor and select what you need for your project
- Contains 5 phases
- Contains 10 Knowledge Areas
- Contains 49 processes
- Available in English and 11 additional languages
PMBOK history
The body of knowledge evolves over time
Year | Edition | Project Groups | Knowledge Areas | Processes |
1996 | 1996 | 5 | 9 | 37 |
2000 | 2000 | 5 | 9 | 39 |
2004 | Third | 5 | 9 | 44 |
2008 | Fourth | 5 | 9 | 42 |
2013 | Fifth | 5 | 10 | 47 |
2017 | Sixth + Agile | 5 | 10 | 49 |
process groups
The five process groups are:
Initiating:
- processes performed to define a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase.
Planning:
- Those processes required to establish the scope of the project, refine the objectives, and define the course of action required to attain the objectives that the project was undertaken to achieve.
Executing:
- Those processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project specifications
Monitoring and Controlling:
- Those processes required to track, review, and regulate the progress and performance of the project; identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required; and initiate the corresponding changes.
Closing:
- Those processes performed to finalize all activities across all Process Groups to formally close the project or phase.
Knowledge Area
PMBOK 6th edition include 10 Knowledge area which contains 49 processes as you see below :
Knowledge Area (10)
- [4] Project Integration Management
- [5] Project Scope Management
- [6] Project Schedule Management
- [7] Project Cost Management
- [8] Project Quality Management
- [9] Project Resource Management
- [10] Project Communications Management
- [11] Project Risk Management
- [12] Project Procurement Management
- [13] Project Stakeholder Management
below will details ALL 49 processes groups
and will keep talking about each one on them until course END
integration management processes
integration management include the following processes :
- 4.1 Develop Project Charter : Initiating
- 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan :Planning
- 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work :Executing
- 4.4 Manage Project Knowledge :Executing
- 4.5 Monitor and Control Project Work :Monitoring and Controlling
- 4.6 Perform Integrated Change Control :Monitoring and Controlling
- 4.7 Close Project or Phase :Closing
Project Scope management processes
Project Scope management include the following processes :
- 5.1 Plan Scope Management :Planning
- 5.2 Collect Requirements :Planning
- 5.3 Define Scope :Planning
- 5.4 Create WBS :Planning
- 5.5 Validate Scope Monitoring and Controlling
- 5.6 Control Scope Monitoring and Controlling
Project Schedule management processes
Project Schedule Management include the following processes :
- 5.1 Plan Scope Management :Planning
- 6.1 Plan Schedule Management :Planning
- 6.2 Define Activities :Planning
- 6.3 Sequence Activities :Planning
- 6.4 Estimate Activity Durations :Planning
- 6.5 Develop Schedule :Planning
- 6.6 Control Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
Project Cost Management processes
Project Cost Management include the following processes :
- 7.1 Plan Cost Management :Planning
- 7.2 Estimate Costs :Planning
- 7.3 Determine Budget :Planning
- 7.4 Control Costs Monitoring and Controlling
Project Quality Management processes
Project Quality Management include the following processes :
- 8.1 Plan Quality Management Planning
- 8.2 Manage Quality : Executing
- 8.3 Control Quality : Monitoring and Controlling
Project Resource Management processes
Project Resource Management include the following processes :
- 9.1 Plan Resource Management Planning
- 9.2 Estimate Activity Resources Planning
- 9.3 Acquired Resources Executing
- 9.4 Develop Team Executing
- 9.5 Manage Team Executing
- 9.6 Control Resources Monitoring and Controlling
Project Communications Management processes
Project Communications Management include the following processes :
- 10.1 Plan Communications Management Planning
- 10.2 Manage Communications Executing
- 10.3 Monitor Communications Monitoring and Controlling
Project Risk Management processes
Project Risk Management include the following processes :
- 11.1 Plan Risk Management Planning
- 11.2 Identify Risks Planning
- 11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis Planning
- 11.4 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis Planning
- 11.5 Plan Risk Responses Planning
- 11.6 Implement Risk Responses Executing
- 11.7 Monitor Risks Monitoring and Controlling
Project Stakeholder Management processes
Project stakeholder Management include the following processes :
- 13.1 Identify Stakeholders initiating
- 13.2 Plan Stakeholder Engagement Planning
- 13.3 Manage Stakeholder Engagement Executing
- 13.4 Monitor Stakeholder Engagement Monitoring and Controlling
Stakeholders Influence an cost change Over Time
cost change weak and getting raise until to each peak level before end of final phase
while ,,,
stakeholder influence start at high level then gradually decreased until to reach lowest level at end of closing phase
conclusion
this was briefly an overview about PMBOK knowledge area and process group
until the END of course we will fully discuss each one of 49 processes
thank you
