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Welcome to my PMBOK6 blog. PMBOK6 is the 6th Edition of Project Management Body of Knowledge, a widely used project management framework. This blog is a collection of all the processes, as well as my understanding and views on various aspects of PMBOK6.
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PMBOK Process Group
Monitoring and Controlling Process Group # Monitoring and Controlling Process Group of PMBOK 6th Edition has following 12 processes.
Monitor and Control Project Work Perform Integrated Change Control …
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Executing Process Group # Executing Process Group has the following 10 processes in PMBOK 6th Edition.
Direct and Manage Project Work Manage Project Knowledge Manage Quality Acquire Resources Develop …
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Planning Process Group # Planning Process Group in PMBOK 6 has following 24 processes.
Develop Project Management Plan Plan Scope Management Collect Requirements Define Scope Create WBS Plan Schedule …
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PMBOK Knowledge Areas
Project Stakeholder Management # Different people, organization, or interest group have their vested interests in the success or failure of a project. They work as a force either against or in favor …
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Project Risk Management # Project Risk Management knowledge area has the processes required for conducting risk management planning, identification, analysis, response planning, and monitoring and …
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Project Quality Management # Project Quality Management knowledge area has processes and activities of the performing organization that determines quality policies, objectives, and responsibilities …
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Project Schedule Management # Project Schedule Management knowledge area has processes that are required for establishing the policies, procedures, and documentation for planning, developing, …
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Project Integration Management # All the processes and activities needed to identify, define, combine, unify, and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the Project …
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PMBOK Tools and Techniques
Decision Making # Decision-making tool & technique is used for prioritization/ranking of actions/ requirements/ alternatives etc. This tool and technique is used in the following processes of …
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PMBOK Tools and Techniques
Project Management Information System # Project Management Information System (PMIS) Tools & Technique can be any software or physical system used to manage the project information. If your …
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PMBOK Inputs Outputs
Refer to Procurement Documentation
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Procurement Documentation # If the project is procuring services or products from other organization then we project team needs to create some documents which help them in knowing the answer of many …
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Agreements # Agreements are input or output in PMBOK processes. An agreement is a document that is signed between two parties. The agreement may be a legal document (where the legal system is …
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PMBOK Inputs Outputs
Work Performance Information # Work Performance Information is the input and output of the PMBOK processes. When Work Performance Data is collected in the monitoring and controlling process, it is …
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Work Performance Data # Work Performance Data is input or output in PMBOK processes. It is a raw observation while the process is being performed. There is no meaning of this data. To bring the …
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Input-output of a process can be a subsidiary plan, status (like Approved Change Request ), or project document. Below is the list of input-output name and their frequency of use in PMBOK 6th edition. …
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PMBOK 6 Tools and Techniques # PMBOK 6th Edition refers to the following 65 broad techniques to manage a project. If you detail these 65 tools and techniques then you may easily end with a list of …
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Data Gathering # Data Gathering is a tool and technique used by the project team. Based on the process name and process context it can mean any of the following.
Benchmarking Brainstorming …
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Meetings # Meetings with stakeholders help us understand their viewpoint which is critical for making decisions. There are different types of meeting in a project. Whenever PMBOK is referring to …
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Interpersonal and Team Skills # “Interpersonal and Team Skills” is one of the most powerful tools and techniques of a project manager. This is used in 20 processes of PMBOK 6th Edition. PMBOK standard …
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Data Representation # Data Representation is a tool and technique used in 11 processes (PMBOK6). Based on the process name, context of the process it can mean any of the following techniques.
Affinity …
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Data Analysis # Data Analysis is a tool and technique used in 32 out of 49 processes (PMBOK 6th Edition). Based no the process name and context in which process is being applied it can mean any of the …
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Benefits Management Plan # Project Benefits Management Plan is one of the subsidiary plan. This plan can include the following sections.
Target benefits (e.g., the expected tangible and intangible …
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Business Documents # Business Document is input at many places in PMBOK processes. Based on the process name or process context (industry, project size, organization procedures) this may refer to one …
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PMBOK Inputs Outputs
Refer to Project Management Plan
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Refer to Project Documents
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Refer to Organizational Process Assets
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Change Requests # Project is an instrument of change. Hence during the project lifecycle changes are inevitable. Therefore Change Request in Project Management is an extremely important process in any …
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PMBOK Processes
Plan Stakeholder Engagement (Process Summary) # This table is based on PMBOK 6th Edition of PMI
Inputs # Agreements Enterprise Environmental Factors Organizational Process Assets Project Charter …
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Cost-cutting tools # Tools that help top management in reducing the cost of running operations of the company with minimal or no negative impact on brand image, product quality, and employee …
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Variance Analysis # Variance analysis is a technique for determining the cause and degree of difference between the baseline and actual performance. Project performance measurement metrics are used to …
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Tools of Global Executives # This is the interest of any new global executive or would be global executive to know what tools I need to use to perform my job effectively. Below is the list of tools …
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PMBOK Process Group
Initiating Process Group # Initiating Process Group is the first process group in the PMBOK. But it does not mean all the activities of the processes of this process group are done only once and that …
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Closing Process Group # Closing Process Group is the last process group in the PMBOK. But it does not mean all the activities of the processes of this process group are done last. Many of the …
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Project Charter # The project charter document is prepared and signed by the project sponsor. Due to any reason if a project sponsor is not handing over this document to the project manager at the …
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Analytical Techniques # Due to environmental factors, a project execution may vary from the plan. It is the project manager’s responsibility to identify the amount of variance in comparison to the …
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PMBOK Knowledge Areas
Project Cost Management # A project is not like typical operations which earn money for the organization, during the life of a project. Projects are funded by a sponsor based on the benefits which he …
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PMBOK Inputs Outputs
Project Documents # There are many types of project documents and there are different industry-specific names for those. But to avoid confusion and standardize the naming of those document PMBOK has …
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Project Procurement Management # A project is a catalyst for change. If an organization cannot manage that change independently then they outsource the work to somebody who is more competent or who …
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Enterprise Environmental Factors # Enterprise Environmental Factors (EEF) are constraints imposed by the project’s environment on the project. The project environment may be related to vendors, …
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Project Resource Management # PMBOK 6 Changes the name of the knowledge area from “Project Human Resource Management” (PMBOK 5) to “Project Resource Management”. Therefore the scope of this knowledge …
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PMBOK-Subsidiary-Plan
Project Management Plan # Template Project Management Plan Detail # Project Management Plan may not be a physically single document but a collection of many documents. This consolidation is done in …
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Expert Judgement # PMBOK is an industry-agnostic project management standard. PMBOK 6th Edition defines 49 processes to manage a project. Every process has defined input, output, tools & …
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Organizational Process Assets # We need to learn from our experiences in the project and others’ experiences within the team and the organization. Otherwise, in today’s cutting edge technology we …
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PMBOK Executing PG
PMBOK Processes
Manage Stakeholder Engagement (Process Summary) # This table is based on PMBOK 6th Edition of PMI
Inputs # Enterprise Environmental Factors Organizational Process Assets Project Documents Project …
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PMBOK Processes
Plan Risk Responses (Process Summary) # This table is based on PMBOK 6th Edition of PMI
Inputs # Enterprise Environmental Factors Organizational Process Assets Project Documents Project Management …
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Develop Project Management Plan # The process of defining, preparing, and coordinating all subsidiary plans and integrating them into a comprehensive project management plan.
A project Management …
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PMBOK Processes
Develop Project Charter # Develop Project Charter process is performed by the project sponsor. This process is the first process to kick start any project. The primary output of this process is …
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PMBOK Processes
Control Resources (Process Summary) # This table is based on PMBOK 6th Edition of PMI
Inputs # Agreements Organizational Process Assets Project Documents Project Management Plan Work Performance Data …
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PMBOK Processes
Perform Integrated Change Control # A project exists to address the change. Project Management is influenced heavily by change management. It is almost impossible to complete a project successfully …