Project Management ITTO

Knowledge Area Project Management Processes Process Facilitating /

Inputs Tools & Techniques Outputs Group Core
Input - Output relationship Recurring use of tool / technique Most important processes !!!

Integration Project Plan Development Planning Core

Other planning outputs Project planning methodology Project plan
Historical information Stakeholder skills and knowledge Supporting detail
Organizational policies Project Management Information System
Constraints Earned Value Management
Assumptions
Project Plan Execution Executing Core
Project Plan General management skills Work results
Supporting Detail Product skills and knowledge Change requests
Organizational policies Work authorization system
Preventive action Status review meetings
Corrective action Project Management Information System
Organization Procedures
Integrated Change Control Controlling Core
Project Plan Change control system Project updates
Performance reports Configuration management Corrective action
Change requests Performance measurement Lessons learned
Additional planning
Project Management Information System

Scope Initiation Initiation Core

Product description Project selection methods Project charter
Strategic plan Expert judgment Project manager identified
Project selection criteria Constraints
Historical information Assumptions
Scope Planning Planning Core
Product description Product analysis Scope statement
Project charter Benefit/cost analysis Supporting detail
Constraints Alternatives identification Scope management plan
Assumptions Expert judgment
Scope Definition Planning Core
Scope statement Work breakdown structure templates Work breakdown structure
Constraints Decomposition Scope statement updates
Assumptions
Other planning outputs
Historical information
Scope Verification Controlling Facilitating
 Work results Inspection Formal Acceptance
Product documentation
Work breakdown structure
Scope statement
Project plan
Scope Change Control Controlling Facilitating
Work breakdown structure Scope change control system Scope changes
Performance reports Performance measurement Corrective action
Change requests Additional planning Lessons learned
Scope management plan Adjusted baseline

Time Activity Definition Planning Core

Work breakdown structure Decomposition Activity list
Scope statement Templates Supporting detail
Historical information Work breakdown structure updates
Constraints
Assumptions
Expert judgment
Activity Sequencing Planning Core
Activity list Precendence diagramming method (PDM) Project network diagrams
Product description Arrow diagramming method (ADM) Activity list updates
Mandatory dependencies Conditional diagramming methods
Discretionary dependencies Network templates
External dependencies
Milestones

Activity Duration Estimating Planning Core

Activity list Expert judgment Acivity duration estimates
Contraints Analogous estimating Basis of estimates
Assumptions Quantitatively based durations Activity list updates
Resource requirements Reserve time (contingency)
Resource capabilities
Historical information
Identified risks

Schedule Development Planning Core

Project network diagrams Mathematical analysis Project schedule
Activity duration estimates Duration compression Supporting detail
Resource requirements Simulation Schedule management plan
Resource pool description Resource leveling heuristics Resource requirement updates
Calendars Project management software
Constraints Coding structure
Assumptions
Leads and lags
Risk management plan
 Activity attributes
Schedule Control Control Facilitating
Project schedule Schedule change control system Schedule updates
Performance reports Performance measurement Corrective action
Change requests Additional planning Lessons learned
Schedule management plan Project management software
Variance analysis

Cost Resource Planning Planning Core

Work breakdown structure Expert judgment Resource requirements
Historical information Alternatives identification
Scope statement Project management software
Resource pool description
Organizational policies
Activity duration estimates
Cost Estimating Planning Core
Work breakdown structure Analogous estimating Cost estimates
Resource requirements Parametric modeling Supporting detail
Resource rates Bottom-up estimating Cost management plan
Activity duration estimates Computerized tools
Estimating publications Other cost estimating methods
Historical information
Chart of accounts
Risks
Cost Budgeting Planning Core
Cost estimates Cost budgetting tools and techniques Cost baseline
Work breakdown structure
Project schedule
Risk management plan
Cost Control Controlling Facilitating
Cost baseline Cost change control system Revised cost estimates
Performance reports Performance measurement Budget updates
Change requests Earned value management (EVM) Corrective action
Cost management plan Additional planning Estimate at completion
Computerized tools Project closeout
Lessons learned

Quality Quality Planning Planning Facilitating

Quality policy Benefit/cost analysis Quality management plan
Scope statement Benchmarking Operational definitions
Product description Flow-charting Checklists
Standards and regulations Design of experiments Inputs to other processes
Other process outputs Cost of quality
Quality Assurance Executing Facilitating
Quality management plan Quality planning tools and techniques Quality improvement
 Results of quality control Quality audits
Operational definitions
Quality Control Controlling Facilitating
Work results Inspection Quality improvement
Quality management plan Control charts Acceptance decisions
Operational definitions Pareto diagrams Rework
Checklists Statistical sampling Completed checklists
Flow-charting Process adjustments
Trend analysis

Human Resources Organization Planning Planning Facilitating

Project interfaces Templates Role and responsibility assignments
Staffing requirements Human resource practices Staffing management plan
Constraints Organization theory Organization chart
Stakeholder analysis Supporting detail
Staff Acquisition Planning Facilitating
Staffing management plan Negotiations Project staff assigned
Staffing pool description Preassignment Project team directory
Recruitment practices Procurement
Team Development Executing Facilitating
Project staff Team-building activities Performance improvements
Project plan General management skills Input to performance appraisals
Staffing management plan Reward and recognition systems
Performance reports Collocation
External feedback Training

Communications Communications Planning Planning Facilitating

Communications requirements Stakeholder analysis Communications management plan
Communications technology
Constraints
Assumptions
Information Distribution Executing Facilitating
Work results Communications skills Project records
Communications mgmt plan Information retrieval systems Project reports
Project plan Information distribution methods Project presentations
Performance Reporting Controlling Core
Project plan Performance reviews Performance reports
Work results Variance analysis Change requests
Other project records Trend analysis
Earned value analysis
Information distribution tools and techniques
Administrative Closure Closing Core
Performance measurement docs Performance reporting tools and techniques Project archives
Product documentation Project reports Project closure
 Other project records Project presentations Lessons learned

Risk Risk Management Planning Planning Facilitating

Project Charter Planning meetings Risk management plan
Organization's risk mgmt policies
Defined roles and responsibilities
Stakeholder risk tolerances
Template for the organization's risk
management plan
Work breakdown structure (WBS)
Risk Identification Planning Facilitating
Risk management plan Documentation reviews Risks
Project planning outputs Information-gathering techniques Triggers
Risk categories Checklists Inputs to other processes
Historical information Assumptions analysis
Diagramming techniques
Qualitative Risk Analysis Planning Facilitating
Risk management plan Risk probability and impact Overall risk ranking for the project
Risks Probability/impact risk rating matrix List of prioritized risks
Project status Project assumptions testing List of risks for additional analysis and
management
Project type Data precision ranking Trends in qualitative risk analysis
results
Data precision
Scales or probability and impact
Assumptions
Quantitative Risk Analysis Planning Facilitating
Risk management plan Interviewing Prioritized list of quantified risks
Risks Sensitivity analysis Probabilistic analysis of the project
List of prioritized risks Decision tree analysis Probability or achieving cost and time
objectives
List of risks for additional analysis Simulation Trends in quantitative risk analysis
and management results
Historical information
Expert judgment
Other planning outputs
Risk Response Planning Planning Facilitating
Risk management plan Avoidance Risk response plan
List of prioritized risks Transference Residual risks
Risk ranking of the project Mitigation Secondary risks
Prioritized list of quantified risks Acceptance Contractual agreements
Probabilistic analysis of the project Contingency reserve amounts needed
Probability of achieving the cost and Inputs to other processes
time objectives
List of potential responses Inputs to a revised project plan
Risk thresholds
 Risk owners
Common risk causes
Trends in qualitative and quantitative
risk analysis results
Risk Monitoring and Control Controlling Facilitating
Risk management plan Project risk response audits Workaround plans
Risk response plan Periodic project risk reviews Corrective action
Project communication Earned value analysis Project change requests
Additional risk identification and Technical performance measurement Update to the risk response plan
analysis
Scope changes Additional risk response planning Risk database
Updates to risk identification checklists

Procurement Procurement Planning Planning Facilitating

Scope statement Make-or-buy analysis Procurement management plan
Product description Expert judgment Statement(s) of work
Procurement resources Contract type selection
Market conditions
Other planning outputs
Constraints
Assumptions
Solicitation Planning Planning Facilitating
Procrement management plan Standard forms Procurement documents
Statement(s) of work Expert judgment Evaluation criteria
Other planning outputs Statement of work updates
Solicitation Executing Facilitating
Procurement documents Bidder conferences Proposals
Qualified seller lists Advertising
Source Selection Executing Facilitating
Proposals Contract negotiation Contract
Evaluation criteria Weighting system
Organizational policies Screening system
Independent estimates
Contract Administration Executing Facilitating
Contract Contract change control system Correspondence
Work results Performance reporting Contract changes
Change requests Payment system Payment requests
Seller invoices
Contract Closeout Closing Core
Contract documentation Procurement audits Contract file
Formal acceptance and closure