PMBoK 4th Edition KA & PG

KA

Integration Management

Process Name
Develop Project Charter
[INIT]

Develop Project
Management Plan [PLAN]
Direct and Manage Project
Execution [EXEC]

Inputs

Tools and Techniques

Outputs

Project Statement of Work

Business Case
Contracts
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Project Charter
Outputs From Planning Processes
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Project Management Plan
Approved Change Requests

Experts Judgement

Project Charter

Experts Judgement

Project Management Plan

Experts Judgement
Deliverables
Project Management Information System Work Performance Information

Enterprise Environmental Factors

Organizational Process Assets

Change Requests
Project Management Plan Updates
Project Document Updates
Change Requests
Project Management Plan Updates
Project Document Updates

Monitor and Control Project Project Management Plan

Performance Reports
Work [M&C]

Experts Judgement

Perform Integrated Change

Control [M&C]

Experts Judgement
Change Control Meetings

Change Requests Status Updates

Project Management Plan Updates
Project Document Updates

Experts Judgement

Final Product, Service, or Result

Transition
Organizational Process Assets Updates

Interviews
Focus Groups
Facilitated Workshops
Group Creativity Techniques
Group Decision Making Techniques
Questionaires and Surveys
Observations
Prototypes
Experts Judgement
Product Analysis
Alternatives Identification
Facilitated Workshops
Decomposition

Requirements Documentation
Requirements Management Plan
Requirements Traceability Matrix

Close Project or Phase

[CLOSING]

Scope Management

Collect Requirements
[PLAN]

Enterprise Environmental Factors

Organizational Process Assets
Project Management Plan
Work Performance Information
Change Requests
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Project Management Plan
Accepted Deliverables
Organizational Process Assets
Project Charter
Stakeholder Register

Define Scope [PLAN]

Project Charter
Requirements Documentation
Organizational Process Assets

Create WBS [PLAN]

Project Scope Statement

Requirements Documentation
Organizational Process Assets

Verify Scope [M & C]

Project Management Plan

Requirements Documentation
Requirements Traceability Matrix
Validated Deliverables
Project Management Plan
Work Performance Information

Control Scope [M & C]

Requirements Documentation
Requirements Traceability Matrix
Organizational Process Assets

Inspection

Variance Analysis

Project Scope Statement

Project Document Updates

WBS
WBS Dictionary
Scope Baseline
Project Document Updates
Accepted Deliverables
Change Requests
Project Document Updates
Work Performance Measurements
Organizational Process Assets Updates
Change Request
Project Management Plan Updates
Project Document Updates

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KA

Time Management

Process Name
Define Activities [PLAN]

Sequence Activities
[PLAN]

Inputs

Tools and Techniques

Outputs

Scope Baseline
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets

Decomposition
Rolling Wave Planning
Templates
Experts Judgement
Precedence Diagramming Method(PDM)

Activity List
Activity Attributes
Milestone List

Dependency Determination
Applying Leads And Lags
Schedule Network Templates

Project Document Updates

Experts Judgement
Alternatives Estimating Data
Published Estimating Data
Bottom-up Estimating
Project Management Software
Experts Judgement
Analoguous Estimating
Parametric Estimating
Three-point estimates
Reserve Analysis

Activity Resource Requirements

Resource Breakdown Structure
Project Document Updates

Schedule Network Analysis

Critical Path Method
Critical Chain Method
Resource Leveling
What-if Scenario Analysis
Applying Leads And Lags
Schedule Compression
Scheduling Tool

Project Schedule
Schedule Baseline
Schedule Data
Project Document Updates

Performance Reviews
Variance Analysis

Work Performance Measurements

Organizational Process Assets Updates

Activity List

Activity Attributes
Milestone List
Project Scope Statement
Organizational Process Assets
Estimate Activity Resources Activity List
Activity Attributes
[PLAN]
Resource Calendars
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Estimate Activity Durations Activity List
Activity Attributes
[PLAN]
Activity Resource Requirements
Resource Calendars
Project Scope Statement
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Develop Schedule [PLAN] Activity List
Activity Attributes
Project Schedule Network Diagrams
Activity Resource Requirements
Resource Calendars
Activity Duration Estimates
Project Scope Statement
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Control Schedule [M&C] Project Management Plan
Project Schedule
Work Performance Information
Organizational Process Assets

Cost Management

Estimate Costs [PLAN]

Scope Baseline
Project Schedule
Human Resource Plan
Risk Register
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets

Determine Budget [PLAN] Activity Cost Estimates

Control Costs [M&C]

Basis of Estimates
Scope Baseline
Project Schedule
Resource Calendars
Contracts
Organizational Process Assets
Project Management Plan
Project Funding Requirements
Work Performance Information
Organizational Process Assets

Project Management Software

Resource Leveling
What-if Scenario Analysis
Adjusting Leads And Lags
Schedule Compression
Scheduling Tool
Experts Judgement
Analoguous Estimating
Parametric Estimating
Bottom-up Estimating
Three-point estimates
Reserve Analysis
Cost of Quality
Project Management Estimating
Software
Vendor Bid Analysis
Cost Aggregation
Reserve Analysis
Experts Judgement
Historical Relationships
Funding Limit Reconciliation

Project Schedule Network Diagrams

Activity Duration Estimates

Project Document Updates

Activity Cost Estimates

Basis of Estimates
Project Document Updates

Cost Performance Baseline

Project Funding Requirements
Project Document Updates

Earned Value Management

Work Performance Measurements
Forecasting
Budget Forecasts
To-complete Performance Index (TCPI) Organizational Process Assets Updates
Performance Reviews
Variance Analysis
Project Management Software

Change Requests
Project Management Plan Updates
Project Document Updates

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KA

Quality Management

Process Name
Plan Quality [PLAN]

Inputs

Tools and Techniques

Outputs

Scope Baseline
Stakeholder Register
Cost Performance Baseline
Schedule Baseline
Risk Register
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets

Cost-benefit Analysis
Cost of Quality
Control Charts
Benchmarking
Design of Experiments
Statistical Sampling
Flowcharting
Proprietary Quality Management
Methodologies
Additional Quality Planning Tools
Plan Quality and Perform Quality
Control Tools and Techniques
Quality Audits
Process Analysis

Quality Management Plan

Quality Metrics
Quality Checklists
Process Improvement Plan
Project Document Updates

Perform Quality Assurance Project Management Plan

[EXEC]

Perform Quality Control

[M&C]

Quality Metrics
Work Performance Information
Quality Control Measurements
Project Management Plan
Quality Metrics
Quality Checklist
Work Performance Measurements
Approved Change Requests
Deliverables
Organizational Process Assets

Human Resource

Develop Human Resource

Plan [PLAN]
Acquire Project Team
[EXEC]
Develop Project Team
[EXEC]

Activity Resource Requirements

Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Project Management Plan
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Project Staff Assignments
Project Management Plan
Resource Calendars

Manage Project Team

[EXEC]

Communication Management

Identify Stakeholders
[INIT]
Plan Communications
[PLAN]

Distribute Information
[EXEC]
Manage Stakeholder
Expectations [EXEC]

Cause and Effect Diagrams

Control Charts
Flowcharting
Histogram
Pareto Chart
Run Chart
Scatter Diagram
Statistical Sampling
Inspection
Approved Change Requests Review
Organization Charts and Position
Descriptions
Networking
Organizational Theory
Pre-assignment
Negotiation
Acquisition
Virtual Teams
Interpersonal Skills
Training

Project Staff Assignments

Team-Building Activities
Ground Rules
Co-Location
Recognition and Rewards
Observation and Conversation

Project Management Plan

Project Performance Appraisals

Team Performance Assessments

Performance Reports
Organizational Process Assets
Project Charter
Procurement Documents
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Stakeholder Register

Conflict Management
Issue Log
Interpersonal Skills
Stakeholder Analysis
Experts Judgement

Stakeholder Management Strategy

Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Project Management Plan

Communication Technology
Communication Models
Communication Methods
Communication Methods

Performance Reports
Organizational Process Assets
Stakeholder Register

Information Distribution Tools

Stakeholder Management Strategy

Project Management Plan
Issue Log
Change Log
Organizational Process Assets
Report Performance [M&C] Project Management Plan
Work Performance Information
Work Performance Measurements
Budget Forecasts
Organizational Process Assets

Organizational Process Assets Updates

Change Requests
Project Management Plan Updates
Project Document Updates
Quality Control Measurements
Validated Changes
Validated Deliverables
Organizational Process Assets Updates
Change Requests
Project Management Plan Updates
Project Document Updates

Human Resource Plan

Project Staff Assignments

Resource Calendars
Project Management Plan Updates
Team Performance Assessments
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Updates

Enterprise Environmental Factors

Updates
Organizational Process Assets Updates
Change Request
Project Management Plan Updates
Stakeholder Register
Stakeholder Management Strategy

Communication Requirements Analysis Communications Management Plan

Project Document Updates

Organizational Process Assets Updates

Communication Methods

Organizational Process Assets Updates

Interpersonal Skills
Management Skills

Change Request
Project Management Plan Updates
Project Document Updates

Variance Analysis
Forecasting Methods

Performance Reports
Organizational Process Assets Updates

Communication Methods
Reporting Systems

Change Requests

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Risk Management

Process Name
Plan Risk Management
[PLAN]

Identify Risks [PLAN]

Perform Qualitative Risk

Analysis [PLAN]

Perform Quantitative Risk

Analysis [PLAN]

Plan Risk Responses

[PLAN]

Monitor & Control Risks

[M&C]

Inputs

Tools and Techniques

Outputs

Project Scope Statement

Cost Management Plan
Schedule Management Plan
Communication Management Plan
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Risk Management Plan
Activity Cost Estimates
Activity Duration Estimates
Scope Baseline
Stakeholder Register
Cost Management Plan
Schedule Management Plan
Quality Management Plan
Project Documents
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Risk Register

Planning Meetings and Analysis

Risk Management Plan

Documentation Reviews
Information Gathering Techniques
Checklist Analysis
Assumptions Analysis
Diagramming Techniques
SWOT Analysis
Expert Judgement

Risk Register

Risk Management Plan

Project Scope Statement
Organizational Process Assets

Probability and Impact Matrix

Risk Data Quality Assessment
Risk Categorization
Risk Urgency Assessment
Expert Judgement
Risk Register Updates
Data Gathering and Representation
Techniques
Quantitative Risk Analysis and Modeling
Techniques
Expert Judgement

Risk Register
Risk Management Plan
Cost Management Plan
Schedule Management Plan
Organizational Process Assets
Risk Register
Risk Management Plan

Risk Register
Project Management Plan
Work Performace Information
Performance Reports

Procurement Management

Plan Procurement [PLAN]

Conduct Procurement
[EXEC]

Administer Procurement
[M&C]

Scope Baseline
Requirements Documentation
Teaming Agreements
Risk Register
Risk-related Contract Decisions
Activity Resource Requirements
Project Schedule
Activity Cost Estimates
Cost Performance Baseline
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Project Management Plan
Procurement Documents
Source Selection Criteria
Qualified Seller List
Seller Proposals
Project Documents
Make-or-Buy Decisions
Teaming Agreements
Organizational Process Assets
Procurement Documents
Project Management Plan
Contracts
Performance Reports
Approved Change Requests
Worked Performance Information

Close Procurement
[CLOSE]

Project Management Plan

Procurement Documentation

Risk Probability and Impact Assessment Risk Register Updates

Strategies For Negative Risks or Threats Risk Register Updates

Strategies For Positive Risks Or
Opportunities
Contingent Response Strategies
Expert Judgement
Risk Reassessment
Risk Audits

Risk-related Contract Decisions

Project Management Plan Updates
Project Document Updates
Risk Register Updates
Organizational Process Assets Updates

Variance and Trend Analysis

Technical Performance Measurement
Reserve Analysis
Status Meetings
Make-or-Buy Analysis
Expert Judgement
Contract Types

Change Requests
Project Management Plan Updates
Project Document Updates

Bidder Conferences
Proposal Evaluation Techniques
Independent Estimates
Expert Judgement
Advertising
Internet Search
Procurement Negotiations

Selected Sellers
Procurement Contract Award
Resource Calendars
Change Requests
Project Management Plan Updates
Project Document Updates

Contract Change Control System

Procurement Performance Reviews

Procurement Documentation
Organizational Process Assets Updates

Inspections And Audits

Performance Reporting
Payment Systems
Claims Administration
Records Management System
Procurement Audits
Negotiated Settlements

Change Requests
Project Management Plan Updates

Record Management System

Procurement Management Plan

Procurement Statements of Work
Make-or-Buy Decisions
Procurement Documents
Source Selection Criteria
Change Request

Closed Procurement
Organizational Process Assets Updates