Pmi has divided the large field of project management into 10 more digestible parts, which it calls the 10 project management knowledge areas in its a guide to the project management body of knowledge pmbok. Comparing the process groups and knowledge areas between traditional and agile project management posted on september, 2015 by jerome rowley one of the first things i have those who attend my online pmp study group do is to memorize the names of the 5 process groups and 10 knowledge areas from the pmbok guidethere are 5 process groups. Lets see how various features of ms project 2016 are used at various stages of the projects and how project 2016 helps in adhering to project management. We will be using the famous project management process groups and knowledge areas mapping. Project management process group and knowledge area mapping.
Learning about process groups and implementing them is not quite the same thing. Project management process group the project management process group. View this wbs example, project management process groups and knowledge areas, in mindviews mind map library. What process group does the project integration management knowledge area map to through the activities of developing project charters. Mapping ms project 2016 to project management processes microsoft project is the tool which is used throughout the project life cycle from initiation to closure. Project management knowledge areas coincide with the process groups, which are project initiation, project planning, project execution, monitoring and controlling, and project closing. Project management process group and knowledge area mapping project management process groups knowledge areas process initiating process group planning group executing group monitoring and controlling process group closing process group 4.
What the mapping means this mapping shows how selection from effective project management. The game will help you solidify and memorize the process group and knowledge area mapping. The knowledge areas consist of 10 different categories of project management that deal with all you must know in order to be a successful pm. Project management process groups and knowledge areas. Mapping project management process groups to knowledge. Although we have already discussed whether you should learn the pgka mapping.
Project scope, time, cost, and quality management b. Which knowledge areas include tasks related to controlling. Project managemen process groups and knowledge area. The integrative approach of five essential process groups, also referred to as the traditional approach to project management, yields positive results for project leaders who take the time to understand how the five different process groups overlap and support success throughout all phases of the project. Which framework is an iterative software development process that focuses on team productivity and delivers software. The knowledge areas describe what a project manager needs to know, and the process groups describe what a project manager needs to do. Mapping knowledge areas to process groups effective. Time management will be renamed to schedule management this change will place an emphasis the importance of scheduling in project management human resource management will be renaming to resource management this change will also place a boarder perspective on all resources that a project will need.
Mapping knowledge areas to process groups as you can see in table 33, process groups and knowledge areas are closely linked. Project management as explained by pmbok project management body of knowledge is accomplished by the appropriate application and integration of 42 logically grouped project management processes. For the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. Our project management guide goes into detail on both the knowledge areas and process groups.
The practices in this research were grouped based on a statistical analysis of patterns of actual practice. The process groups and knowledge areas are one of the very few things you will learn when you start off your pmp preparations. These are the chronological phases that every project goes through. Download pmbok guide 6th edition process group and. The project management knowledge areas are essentially what you need to know about effective project management. The pmbok divides the knowledge into project management knowledge areas, an approach that considers work as if it were being accomplished by processes. The 10 pmbok knowledge areas building better project. Project management process groups and knowledge areas mapping1. There are a number of project processes which overlap knowledge areas and process groups and will be referred to throughout the project. The pmbok guide contains 49 project management processes distributed across 5 process groups and 10 knowledge areas. Project management knowledge area project management. This video provides a short overview of project management s five process groups and ten knowledge areas table of contents.
Integration management is the processes required to ensure that the various elements of the project are properly coordinated. The knowledge areas take place during anyone of these process groups. Manage your entire project management lifecycle using our justintime. This is the only project management knowledge area that has processes in each five process groups. Below well cover each of the 10 areas at a high level along with a few of the process groups.
Click on the figure below to access the process groups and knowledge areas mapping via an online itto tool. Briefly, we can say that there is a strong matrix structure which includes process groups, and project management knowledge areas. Scope management the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project. There are 49 processes and some changes from pmbok 5th edition. Project management toolsets comparison project types. In table 2, an attempt has been made to map the empirically derived toolsets with the knowledge areas andor process groups. An identified area of project management defined by its knowledge requirements and described in terms of its component processes, practices, inputs, outputs, tools, and techniques.
What is process groups and knowledge areas in pmbok. Process group and knowledge area mapping knowledge areas project management process groups initiating planning executing monitoring and controlling closing 4. This table explains the project management process groups and knowledge areas mapping. Welcome to project management process group and knowledge area mapping game. Apr 8, 2019 mapping project management process groups to knowledge areas. Project management process group and knowledge area mapping pmbok 6th project management process group and knowledge area mapping from pmbok 6th edition. Project quality management project procurement management p 1.
These are the chronological phases that every project. Each of the pmbok knowledge areas has several processes and these processes belong to one of the process groups. All together, the pmbok guide, 6th edition defines 49 project mangement processes, mapped across five process groups and ten knowledge areas. These processes are developing the project charter, developing the project management plan, directing and managing the project work, monitoring and controlling the project work, performing integrated change control and closing the project or phase. Comparing the process groups and knowledge areas between. For example, at the junction of project integration management and the initiating process group you have the process to develop project charter. The process groups are horizontal, and the knowledge areas. Why are project management process groups necessary. A common misconception in software project management is that in order to properly follow the practices outlined in a guide to the project management body of knowledge. What exactly are process groups and knowledge areas. In the project management body of knowledge pmbok the process groups are the chronological phases that the project goes through, and the knowledge areas occur throughout any time during the process groups. These processes are spread across 5 process groups and 9 knowledge areas. The process groups are the methods by which you actually do the project management. Project integration, scope, time, cost, and quality management c.
Project human resource, communications, risk, and procurement management d. The most complete project management glossary for professional project managers. Mapping ms project 2016 to project management processes. Project management process group and knowledge area. The purpose of the game is to help project management aspirants prepare for the pmp and capm exam.
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