Project Management

3 rd Week
Initiating Process Group
PM Process Groups Planned on PDCA
Project Management Process Groups

Initiating

Planning

Executing

Monitoring & Controlling

Closing
Initiating Process Group

1. Develop Project Charter

2. Identify Stakeholders

• Project Mission
• Project Scope
• Project Objectives
• Project Assumptions
• Project Constraints
• Milestones
• Project Risks
• Stakeholders
• Signature Page Granting Authority to Proceed
Writing SMART Objectives
Triple Constraint

Time Cost Fast Cheap

Quality/Scope Good
 Initiating Process Group

The Initiating Process Group consists of the processes that facilitate the formal
authorization to start a new project or a project phase.
1. Develop Project Charter
2. Develop Preliminary Project Scope
 Planning Process Group

• Resource Planning
• Work Breakdown Structure
• Project Schedule Development
• Quality Assurance Plan
1. Develop Project Management Plan
2. Scope Planning
3. Scope Definition
4. Create WBS
5. Activity Definition
Executing Process Group

• System Build
• Hiring the resources
• Training the resources
• Managing the resources
• Execute project plan and accomplish project
goals
• Quality Assurance
 Monitoring & Controlling Process Group

• Implementing communication system

• Developing and implementing QA/QC
worksheets
• Acting as a bridge between lower and higher
hierarchy levels
• Recording progress and making critical analysis
Closing Process Group

• Close project or phase

• Celebrate success
 Project Time and
• Project Integration Risk Management
• Project Scope
Project Evaluation Project Contract
Project Selection • Project Time and Scope and Procurement
• Project Cost Management • Process Models Management
• Introduction • Project Quality • Cost Estimation • Network Planning • Resource
• Cost Benefit Analysis Models Identification • Types of Contracts
• Project Life • Role of Project
• Project
Communications
and Evaluation • Software effort • Nature of Risk • Cost Schedules & • Contract
Cycle Techniques Estimation Scheduling Sequences
Manager • Project Human
• Cash Flow Forecasting
• Managing Risk Management
Resource Techniques • Boehm’s Risk
Introduction to • Organizational & Risk Evaluation • Acceptance
structures & • Project Risk Engineering Project Cost
Project
• Project Procurement Project Approach Management
Management Designs
Project Selection
• The Triple Management
Constraints Knowledge Areas