PM FPX 3000 Assessment 4 Project Management Knowledge Areas & Process Groups

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Capella University

PM-FPX3000 Principles of Project Management

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Date

Key Terms

• Inputs: Any internal or external item required by a process before the process can proceed. This may include outputs from a preceding process.
• Outputs: A product, result, or service generated by a process, which may serve as an input for a subsequent process.
• Tools: A tangible item, such as a template or software program, used to perform an activity in order to produce a product or result.
• Techniques: A defined, systematic procedure employed by a human resource to carry out an activity aimed at producing a product, result, or delivering a service. This may involve the use of one or more tools.

Project Management Process Groups

• Initiating Process: Defines the project at a high level.
• Planning Process: Provides detailed project definitions, including methodology.
• Executing Process: Involves the completion of the actual project work.
• Monitoring and Controlling Process: Focuses on measuring and monitoring the project’s performance.
• Closing Process: Ensures the project is wrapped up and handed off effectively.

Process Groups: Inputs and Outputs

Project Management Knowledge Areas

• Integration Management
• Scope Management
• Schedule Management
• Cost Management
• Quality Management
• Resource Management
• Communications Management
• Risk Management
• Procurement Management
• Stakeholder Management

References

Kloppenborg, T. J., Anantatmula, V., & Wells, K. N. (2019). Contemporary project management (4th ed.).

Project Management Institute. (2017). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition. Project Management Institute Inc.

PM FPX 3000 Assessment 4 Project Management Knowledge Areas & Process Groups

Waters, B. (n.d.). Project fundamentals (PMBOK® Guide sixth edition) [Tutorial]. Skillsoft.

Waters, B. (n.d.). The process groups (PMBOK® Guide sixth edition) [Tutorial]. Skillsoft.