Definitions
Project Management Life Cycle
100

A temporary effort undertaken for the purpose of creating a unique product, service, or result.

What is a project?

100

Collect Project information, obtain organizational commitment, develop the team

What is the Initiating Process Group?

200

The process of achieving project objectives within the constraints of schedule, cost and resource restrictions.

What is project management?

200

Analyze and evalute the project, recommend necssary action, modify the current project with realistic data

What is the Controlling Process Group?

300

A sequence of phases that defines the overall process from the beginning to the end of the project.

What is the project management life cycle?

300

Deliver the produt to the client or stakeholders, document lessons learned and back up or archive project files

What is the Closing Process Group?

400

EPS, a hierarchy used to organize projects

What is Enterprise Project Structure?

400

Establish project objectives and scope of work, define the work, determine the timing, establish resource requirements/ availability, cost budget, evaluate optimize and create baseline plan

What is the Planning Process Group?

500
Represent different levels within the structure, can contain an unlimited number of projects.

What are nodes?

500

Track work in progress and actual costs, distribute information

What is the Executing Process group?

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