Project Management Process Groups

This page refers to PMBOK V6. There has been a significant change in V7 of PMBOK. However, this page still refers to V6 to ensure that the various knowledge areas in it are used to convey concepts. A brief overview of what is covered in V7 and how it is different from V6 is provided in https://selvarajvadivelu.com/resources/project-management/brief-overview-of-pmbok-v7/

Process Groups and Knowledge Areas (PMBOK V6)

Knowledge Area	Initiating	Planning	Executing	Monitoring and Control	Closing
Integration Management	Develop Project Charter	Develop PMP	Direct and Manage Project work	Monitor and control project work; Perform change control	Close project or phase
Scope Management		Plan scope management, collect requirements, define scope, create WBS		Validate scope, Control scope
Time Management		Plan schedule mgmt, define activities, sequence, estimate duration, resources, develop schedule		Control schedule
Cost Management		Plan cost management, Estimate costs, Determine budget		Control costs
Quality management		Plan quality management		Control quality
HRM		Plan HRM	Acquire, Develop and manage team
Communications Management		Plan Communications management	Communicate
Risk Management		Plan Risk Management, Identify Risks	Take Risk management actions
Procurement management		Plan procurement	Procure	Control procurements	Close procurements
Stakeholder Management	Identify stakeholders	Plan stakeholder management	Engage with stakeholders as per plan	Control stakeholder management activities