Project Management Methodology
(Based on PMBOK ®)
What is Project Management?
Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements. Project management is accomplished through the application and integration of the project management processes of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. The project manager is the person responsiable for accomplishing the project objectives.
Project Management References
What is Project Management Institute (PMI)?
Project Management Institute (PMI), with more than 150,000 members in over 150 countries, is the world’s foremost advocate for the project management profession. A vital and forward-thinking organization, PMI is comprised of 236 chartered chapters, 34 new potential chapters, 33 Specific Interests Groups (SIGs) and two colleges. PMI sets industry standards, conducts research and provides education, certification and professional exchange opportunities designed to strengthen and further establish the profession. PMI advances the careers of practitioners, while enhancing overall business and government performance, through documentation of return on investment.
Project Management Institute and
Milwaukee PMI Chapter
What is the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ® )?
An inclusive term that describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. The complete project management body of knowledge includes proven traditional practices that are widely applied and innovative practices that are emmerging in the profession.
PMBOK ® Guide
What are Project Management Process Groups?
A logical grouping of the project management processes described in the PMBOK ® Guide. The project management process groups include initiating processes, planning processes, executing processes, monitoring and controlling processes, and closing processes. Collectively, these five groups are required for any project, have clear internal dependencies, and must be performed in the same sequence on each project, independent of the application area or the specifics of the applied project life cycle. Project management process groups are not project phases.
Process Groups and
Definitions
What are Project Management Knowledge Areas?
The Project Management Knowledge Areas organize the 44 project management processes into nine Knowledge Areas: Project Integration Management, Project Scope Management, Project Time Management, Project Cost Management, Project Quality Management, Project Human Resources Management, Project Commuications Management, Project Risk Management, Project Procurement Management.
Knowledge Areas and
Definitions
What are Project Management Processes?
A process is a set of interrelated actions and activities that are performed to achieve a pre-specified set of products, results, or services. In PMBOK ® there are 44 processes that are grouped into nine Project Management Knowledge Areas and distributed among five Project Management Process Groups.
Process Mapping Matrix
What is the PMBOK ® Process Mapping Matrix?
The matrix table reflects the mapping of the 44 project management processes into the five Project Management Process Groups and the nine Project Management Knowledge Areas. Each of the required project management processes is shown in the Process Group in which most of the activity takes place.
Process Mapping Matrix