1. Tailoring
1.1. Determine which process, input & output is applicable while considering approach & methodology
2. 5 Process Groups
2.1. Initiating
2.1.1. Define new project or phase by obtaining authorization
2.1.2. Financial resources are committed
2.1.3. PM & stakeholders defined
2.1.4. Success criteria & feasibility verified
2.1.5. Project continued, delayed or discontinued?
2.2. Planning
2.2.1. Establish scope, refine objectives, define course of action
2.2.2. Develop PM plan
2.2.3. "Progressive Elaboration"
2.2.3.1. PM plan detailing
2.2.3.2. Iterative planning & documentation
2.2.4. Delineate strategy & tactics
2.2.5. If well done, engagement's easy
2.2.6. Documents as outputs
2.3. Executing
2.3.1. Complete defined work to satisfy specifications
2.3.2. Possible updates & baselining
2.3.3. PM plan affected in time & money
2.3.4. Budget expanded
2.4. Monitoring & Controlling
2.4.1. Track, review & regulate progress & performance
2.4.2. Identify change areas & initiate
2.4.3. Project performance measured
2.4.4. Assure only approve changes go through
2.4.5. Budget & schedule adjustments
2.5. Closing
2.5.1. FInalize activities across al groups
2.5.2. Established premature closure
2.5.3. Document lessons learnt
2.5.4. Release resources and perform assessments
3. Project Information
3.1. Collect, analyze, transform & distribute data
3.1.1. Result of executing processes
3.2. Data becomes info
3.2.1. Result of controlling processes
3.3. Reported verbally or stored as reports
3.4. Concepts
3.4.1. Work performance data
3.4.1.1. Raw observations & measurements
3.4.1.1.1. e.g. % of completed work, quality, dates, costs, schedules, # change requests & defects
3.4.2. Work performance info
3.4.2.1. Performance data collected from controlling processes, after analyzed & integrated
3.4.2.1.1. e.g. deliverables' status, forecasted estimates to complete
3.4.3. Work performance reports
3.4.3.1. Physical / electronic representation complied in documents to make decisions
3.4.3.1.1. e.g. status reports, memos, justifications, dashboards, recommendations & updates
4. Process
4.1. Set of interrelated actions & activs.
4.2. Characterizes by inputs, tools, outputs & techniques
4.3. 2 categories
4.3.1. PM processes
4.3.1.1. Ensure effective flow
4.3.1.2. Apply globally & across industries
4.3.2. Product-orientes processes
4.3.2.1. Specify & create project's product
4.3.2.2. Defined by project life cycle
4.3.2.3. Vary by application area & phase
4.4. Open systems
4.5. Discreete elements with well-defined interfaces
4.6. Linked by produced outputs
5. Knowledge areas
5.1. 10 groups that contain 47 PM processes
5.2. Set of concepts, terms & activs that make up a professional field
5.3. Used most of the time
5.4. 10 areas
5.4.1. 1. Integration Mngmnt
5.4.1.1. 6 processes
5.4.2. 2. Scope Mngmnt
5.4.2.1. 6 processes
5.4.3. 3. Time Mngmnt
5.4.3.1. 7 processes
5.4.4. 4. Cost Mngmnt
5.4.4.1. 4 processes
5.4.5. 5. Quality Mngmnt
5.4.5.1. 3 processes
5.4.6. 6. Human Resource Mngmnt
5.4.6.1. 4 processes
5.4.7. 7. Communications Mngmnt
5.4.7.1. 3 processes
5.4.8. 8. Risk Mngmnt
5.4.8.1. 6 processes
5.4.9. 9. Procurement Mngmnt
5.4.9.1. 4 processes
5.4.10. 10. Stakeholder Mngmnt
5.4.10.1. 4 processes