PM Processes organized by Knowledge Areas (as per PMBOK 4th edition)

This mindmap presents the Project Management Processes organized by Knowledge Areas. It is 100% based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) Fourth Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Its purpose is to help the PMBOK readers to gain a global understanding of these processes by using the friendly navigation feature of a mind map. The interactive nature of mindmaps makes it possible to answer the following questions in just one click of a mouse: - A...

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2.3.1. The next steps shall be: 1). Complete the inclusion of all process inputs, tools & techniques and process outputs. At this point, only half of the processes are fully documented. 2). Display a complete list of artefacts, display which contains or may contain which, etc. 3). Add definitions extracted from the PMBOK with due references to the book. 4). Decompose quality tools since there are many of these and include sample pictures of the various graphs that could be used. 5). Other ideas for improvement will be most welcome...

3. Legend

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3.1.1. Initiating Process Group

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3.2.1. Planning Process Group

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3.3.1. Executing Process Group

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3.4.1. Monitoring & Controlling Process Group

3.5. .

3.5.1. Closing Process Group

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3.6.1. Project Integration Management

3.7. .

3.7.1. Project Scope Management

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3.8.1. Project Time Management

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3.9.1. Project Cost Management

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3.10.1. Project Quality Management

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3.11.1. Project Human Resource Management

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3.12.1. Project Communications Management

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3.13.1. Project Risk Management

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3.14.1. Project Procurement Management

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3.15.1. Process Input

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3.16.1. Tools & Techniques

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3.17.1. Process Output

4. Project Procurement Management

4.1. Plan Procurements

4.2. Conduct Procurements

4.3. Administer Procurements

4.4. Close Procurements

5. Project Risk Management

5.1. Plan Risk Management

5.2. Identify Risks

5.3. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

5.4. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

5.5. Plan Risk Responses

5.6. Monitor & Control Risks

6. Project Communications Management

6.1. Identify Stakeholders

6.1.1. Project Charter

6.1.2. Procurement Documents

6.1.3. Enterprise Environmental Factors

6.1.4. Organizational Process Assets

6.1.5. Stakeholder Analysis

6.1.6. Expert Judgment

6.1.7. Stakeholder Register

6.1.8. Stakeholder Management Strategy

6.2. Plan Communications

6.2.1. Stakeholder Register

6.2.2. Stakeholder Management Strategy

6.2.3. Enterprise Environmental Factors

6.2.4. Organizational Process Assets

6.2.5. Communication Requirements Analysis

6.2.6. Communication Technology

6.2.7. Communication Models

6.2.8. Communication Methods

6.2.9. Communication Management Plan

6.2.10. Project Document Updates

6.3. Distribute Information

6.3.1. Project Management Plan

6.3.2. Performance Reports

6.3.3. Organizational Process Assets

6.3.4. Communication Methods

6.3.5. Information Distribution Tools

6.3.6. Organizational Process Assets Updates

6.4. Manage Stakeholder Expectations

6.4.1. Stakeholder Register

6.4.2. Stakeholder Management Strategy

6.4.3. Project Management Plan

6.4.4. Issue Log

6.4.5. Change Log

6.4.6. Organizational Process Assets

6.4.7. Communication Methods

6.4.8. Interpersonal Skills

6.4.9. Management Skills

6.4.10. Organizational Process Assets Updates

6.4.11. Change Requests

6.4.12. Project Management Plan Updates

6.4.13. Project Document Updates

6.5. Report Performance

6.5.1. Project Management Plan

6.5.2. Work Performance Information

6.5.3. Work Performance Measurements

6.5.4. Budget Forecasts

6.5.5. Organizational Process Assets

6.5.6. Variance Analysis

6.5.7. Forecasting Methods

6.5.8. Communication Methods

6.5.9. Reporting Systems

6.5.10. Performance Reports

6.5.11. Organizational Process Assets Updates

6.5.12. Change Requests

7. Project Human Resource Management

7.1. Develop Human Resource Plan

7.2. Acquire Project Team

7.3. Develop Project Team

7.4. Manage Project Team

8. Project Quality Management

8.1. Plan Quality

8.2. Perform Quality Assurance

8.3. Perform Quality Control

9. Project Cost Management

9.1. Estimate Costs

9.2. Determine Budget

9.3. Control Costs

10. Project Time Management

10.1. Control Schedule

10.2. Define Activities

10.2.1. Scope Baseline

10.2.2. Enterprise Environmental Factors

10.2.3. Organizational Process Assets

10.2.4. Decomposition

10.2.5. Rolling Wave Planning

10.2.6. Templates

10.2.7. Expert Judgment

10.2.8. Activity List

10.2.9. Activity Attributes

10.2.10. Milestone List

10.3. Sequence Activities

10.3.1. Activity List

10.3.2. Activity Attributes

10.3.3. Milestone List

10.3.4. Project Scope Statement

10.3.5. Organizational Process Assets

10.3.6. Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)

10.3.7. Dependency Determination

10.3.8. Applying Leads & Lags

10.3.9. Schedule Network Templates

10.3.10. Project Schedule Network Diagrams

10.3.11. Project Document Updates

10.4. Estimate Activity Resources

10.4.1. Activity List

10.4.2. Activity Attributes

10.4.3. Resource Calendars

10.4.4. Enterprise Environmental Factors

10.4.5. Organizational Process Assets

10.4.6. Expert Judgment

10.4.7. Alternatives Analysis

10.4.8. Published Estimating Data

10.4.9. Bottom-up Estimating

10.4.10. Project Management Software

10.4.11. Activity Resource Requirements

10.4.12. Resource Breakdown Structure

10.4.13. Project Document Updates

10.5. Estimate Activity Durations

10.5.1. Activity List

10.5.2. Activity Attributes

10.5.3. Activity Resource Requirements

10.5.4. Resource Calendars

10.5.5. Project Scope Statement

10.5.6. Enterprise Environmental Factors

10.5.7. Organizational Process Assets

10.5.8. Expert Judgment

10.5.9. Analogous Estimating

10.5.10. Parametric Estimating

10.5.11. Three-Point Estimates

10.5.12. Reserve Analysis

10.5.13. Activity Duration Estimates

10.5.14. Project Document Updates

10.6. Develop Schedule

10.6.1. Activity List

10.6.2. Activity Attributes

10.6.3. Project Schedule Network Diagrams

10.6.4. Activity Resource Requirements

10.6.5. Resource Calendars

10.6.6. Activity Duration Estimates

10.6.7. Project Scope Statement

10.6.8. Enterprise Environmental Factors

10.6.9. Organization Process Assets

10.6.10. Schedule Network Analysis

10.6.11. Critical Path Method

10.6.12. Critical Chain Method

10.6.13. Resource Leveling

10.6.14. What-If Scenario Analysis

10.6.15. Applying Leads & Lags

10.6.16. Schedule Compression

10.6.17. Scheduling Tool

10.6.18. Project Schedule

10.6.19. Schedule Baseline

10.6.20. Schedule Data

10.6.21. Project Document Updates

11. Project Scope Management

11.1. Verify Scope

11.2. Control Scope

11.3. Collect Requirements

11.3.1. Project Charter

11.3.2. Stakeholder Register

11.3.3. Interviews

11.3.4. Focus Groups

11.3.5. Facilitated Workshops

11.3.6. Group Creativity Techniques

11.3.7. Group Decision Making Techniques

11.3.8. Questionnaires & Surveys

11.3.9. Observations

11.3.10. Prototypes

11.3.11. Requirements Documentation

11.3.12. Requirements Management Plan

11.3.13. Requirements Traceability Matrix

11.4. Define Scope

11.4.1. Project Charter

11.4.2. Requirements Documentation

11.4.3. Organizational Process Assets

11.4.4. Expert Judgment

11.4.5. Product Analysis

11.4.6. Alternatives Identification

11.4.7. Facilitated Workshops

11.4.8. Project Scope Statement

11.4.9. Project Document Updates

11.5. Create WBS

11.5.1. Project Scope Statement

11.5.2. Requirements Documentation

11.5.3. Organizational Process Assets

11.5.4. Decomposition

11.5.5. WBS

11.5.6. WBS Dictionary

11.5.7. Scope Baseline

11.5.8. Project Document Updates

12. Project Integration Management

12.1. Develop Project Charter

12.1.1. Project Statement of Work (SOW)

12.1.2. Business Case

12.1.3. Contract

12.1.4. Enterprise Environmental Factors

12.1.5. Organizational Process Assets

12.1.6. Expert Judgment

12.1.7. Project Charter

12.2. Develop Project Management Plan

12.2.1. Project Charter

12.2.2. Outputs from Planning Processes

12.2.3. Enterprise Environmental Factors

12.2.4. Organizational Process Assets

12.2.5. Expert Judgment

12.2.6. Project Management Plan

12.3. Direct & Manage Project Execution

12.3.1. Project Management Plan

12.3.2. Approved Change Requests

12.3.3. Enterprise Environmental Factors

12.3.4. Organizational Process Assets

12.3.5. Expert Judgment

12.3.6. Project Management Information System

12.3.7. Deliverables

12.3.8. Work Performance Information

12.3.9. Change Requests

12.3.10. Project Management Plan Updates

12.3.11. Project Document Updates

12.4. Monitor & Control Project Work

12.4.1. Project Management Plan

12.4.2. Performance Reports

12.4.3. Enterprise Environmental Factors

12.4.4. Organizational Process Assets

12.4.5. Expert Judgment

12.4.6. Change Requests

12.4.7. Project Management Plan Updates

12.4.8. Project Document Updates

12.5. Perform Integrated Change Control

12.5.1. Project Management Plan

12.5.2. Work Performance Information

12.5.3. Change Requests

12.5.4. Enterprise Environmental Factors

12.5.5. Organizational Process Assets

12.5.6. Expert Judgment

12.5.7. Change Control Meetings

12.5.8. Change Request Status Updates

12.5.9. Project Management Plan Updates

12.5.10. Project Document Updates

12.6. Close Project or Phase

12.6.1. Project Management Plan

12.6.2. Accepted Deliverables

12.6.3. Organizational Process Assets

12.6.4. Expert Judgment

12.6.5. Final Product, Service or Result Transition

12.6.6. Organizational Process Assets Updates