Initiation and Introduction
This document formally authorizes a project and gives the project manager authority to use resources.
What is the Project Charter?
This process defines how the project scope will be validated and controlled.
What is Plan Scope Management?
This process involves leading and managing the project work.
What is Direct and Manage Project Work?
This process tracks, reviews, and reports overall project progress.
What is Monitor and Control Project Work?
This process finalizes all activities across all process groups.
What is Close Project or Phase?
According to the PMBOK framework, when combining all Knowledge Areas with the five Process Groups, this is the total count of distinct project management processes.
What is 49 Processes?
This tool breaks down deliverables into smaller components.
What is the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?
This process ensures project communications are created, collected, distributed, and stored effectively.
What is Manage Communications?
This analysis compares planned vs actual performance.
What is Variance Analysis?
This output confirms formal acceptance of deliverables.
What is Accepted Deliverables?
This term describes individuals or groups with an interest in the project’s outcome, including those who can influence its success or failure.
What is a Stakeholder?
This baseline combines scope, schedule, and cost.
What is the Project Management Plan (specifically Performance Measurement Baseline)?
This process focuses on managing team performance, resolving conflicts, and providing feedback.
What is Manage Team?
This metric indicates cost efficiency of the project.
What is CPI (Cost Performance Index)?
This document captures what went well and what didn’t.
What is Lessons Learned Repository (or Register updates)?
This term describes uncontrolled changes or continuous growth in a project’s scope without adjustments to time, cost, or resources.
What is scope creep?
This technique calculates expected monetary value for risks.
What is EMV (Expected Monetary Value)?
This technique involves influencing stakeholders through communication and relationship-building.
What is Interpersonal and Team Skills (e.g., influencing, conflict management)?
This process ensures that only approved changes are implemented.
What is Perform Integrated Change Control?
This activity ensures contracts are completed and closed.
What is Procurement Closure?
This technique is used to identify stakeholders by examining contracts, organizational charts, and lessons learned.
What is Expert Judgment and Data Gathering (e.g., brainstorming, document analysis)?
This planning output defines how changes will be controlled and approved.
What is the Change Management Plan?
This output ensures that knowledge gained during execution is documented for future use.
What is Lessons Learned Register (updated)?
This forecasting formula assumes current variances will continue:
What is EAC = BAC / CPI?
This report is submitted at the end of the project/phase and includes performance, scope, schedule, cost, and risk summaries.
What is the Final Report?