Project Management Process Groups

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  • 5 project management process groups  :
    • Initiating processes
      • actions to commit to begin/end project & project phases.
      • define the business need for the project, sponsor, and project manager.
      • initiate activities, documents lessons learned and resources.
    • Planning processes
      • devising & maintaining a workable scheme.
      • created project plans & produce the products/deliverables of project.
      • define scope, schedule, estimate costs, decide resources.
    • Executing processes
      • coordinating people & other resources to carry out plan, product/deliverables of the project.
      • E.g: develop project team, providing leadership, verifying project scope, project quality and etc.
    • Controlling processes
      • ensure the project objectives are met.
      • performance & status review.
    • Closing Processes
      • formalizing acceptance of the project.
      • bringing project to an orderly end.
      • administrative activities such as archiving project files, documenting lessons learned and receiving formal acceptance.

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