{"id":294,"date":"2021-06-21T20:03:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T20:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leonsworkshop.com\/?p=294"},"modified":"2021-08-02T06:06:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T06:06:38","slug":"pmp-process-framework-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leonsworkshop.com\/?p=294","title":{"rendered":"[PMP\u00ae] Process Framework Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><style>\n\/* cspell:disable-file *\/\n\/* webkit printing magic: print all background colors *\/\nhtml {\n\t-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;\n}\n* {\n\tbox-sizing: border-box;\n\t-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;\n}\n\nhtml,\nbody {\n\tmargin: 0;\n\tpadding: 0;\n}\n@media only screen {\n\tbody {\n\t\tmargin: 2em auto;\n\t\tmax-width: 900px;\n\t\tcolor: rgb(55, 53, 47);\n\t}\n}\n\nbody {\n\tline-height: 1.5;\n\twhite-space: pre-wrap;\n}\n\na,\na.visited {\n\tcolor: inherit;\n\ttext-decoration: 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class=\"page-body\"><blockquote id=\"4f8f055c-dd76-4721-abae-fe888c51d006\" class=\"\"><strong>Concepts<\/strong><\/blockquote><ul id=\"6d12070c-a393-4efd-ab97-b3133682ef9e\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary><mark class=\"highlight-blue\"><strong>Essential Terms<\/strong><\/mark><\/summary><ul id=\"2d44c1e6-e750-4e61-ad8d-c04ba70a894d\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary><span style=\"border-bottom:0.05em solid\"><strong>Processes<\/strong><\/span><\/summary><ul id=\"514986d6-f63c-4e2c-8e4d-f10b6724f407\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Three components: Inputs, Tools and Techniques, Outputs<\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"676ee70b-d0b0-4238-adad-773a918ca278\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary><span style=\"border-bottom:0.05em solid\"><strong>Inputs<\/strong><\/span><\/summary><ul id=\"c1cacbda-1b6d-473a-9fab-8f4724db5ce5\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>The <mark class=\"highlight-orange\">starting point<\/mark> for the processes.<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"6dfec8a8-b451-4f97-bdb4-d6c01c8ce8fc\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>There <mark class=\"highlight-orange\">specific and unique<\/mark> inputs into each project management process that are used for process.<\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"f8a5b85c-6fad-436c-b014-53e31b807d4b\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary><span style=\"border-bottom:0.05em solid\"><strong>Tools and Techniques<\/strong><\/span><\/summary><ul id=\"03a687b0-59a9-4d85-b1c2-c2b4e534fb40\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>The actions or methods that are used to transform inputs into outputs<\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"2fa3795b-3577-465a-9596-68ac0571af2a\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary><span style=\"border-bottom:0.05em solid\"><strong>Outputs<\/strong><\/span><\/summary><ul id=\"a5e1a58b-4fd3-4488-a0cd-ba0d4f9d2981\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Every process contains <mark class=\"highlight-orange\">at least one output<\/mark>.<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"5261e420-2fc7-42a7-b347-1000b093c9c8\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Output from one process are used as inputs to other processes or as part of a broader deliverables, such as the project plan.<\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"5286ba55-dd0d-4290-98ca-1626152c9569\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary><span style=\"border-bottom:0.05em solid\"><strong>Process Groups<\/strong><\/span><\/summary><ul id=\"48dc28ed-1420-4db9-86bc-76d30b1001f3\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Every Process that takes place on the project also fits into one of those five groups:<ul id=\"07ca2aaa-1827-4c27-a639-556237200099\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li><span style=\"border-bottom:0.05em solid\">Initiating<\/span>: Processes that begin the project<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"15c23630-e9ba-4992-afb5-c6c95c17c3a6\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li><span style=\"border-bottom:0.05em solid\">Planning<\/span>: Processes that create the plans that will govern the work<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"8c52049e-cf92-417a-bba3-7aa4286ce4fc\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li><span style=\"border-bottom:0.05em solid\">Executing<\/span>: Processes that execute the plans and produce work<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"f0969f22-57a8-4826-98c7-e54dc9fed4ce\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li><span style=\"border-bottom:0.05em solid\">Monitoring and Controlling<\/span>: Processes that compare the work results to the plan and make adjustments for the future.<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"267e5eac-b0aa-4430-9ffd-8cb9ccf40833\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li><span style=\"border-bottom:0.05em solid\">Closing<\/span>: Processes that completes the project, pjase, or component of a project.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"726c7fac-43f2-499a-9d58-65bdaa5ec96b\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Five processes are by no means completely linear.<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"35ef2583-24ab-456d-81a2-b7f1adeef42d\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>A process may be repeated multiple times throughout a project&#8217;s life cycle.<\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"f7186c72-944c-44a6-93d8-24e2330c533e\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary><\/summary><\/details><\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><p id=\"719587c8-4b7f-48e0-88c0-a775f9d6892f\" class=\"\">\n<\/p><blockquote id=\"d9022873-cf54-4418-a668-33b4d3bba7fa\" class=\"\"><strong>Processes<\/strong><\/blockquote><ul id=\"1bd386a2-ba89-4b01-9107-fc165dbb8ebb\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary><mark class=\"highlight-blue\"><strong>Process Groups Breakdown<\/strong><\/mark><\/summary><ul id=\"8369e991-ac57-43b3-b196-19a6b9e7ab11\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary><span style=\"border-bottom:0.05em solid\"><strong>Initiating<\/strong><\/span><\/summary><ul id=\"998eb7d9-f9c6-4ee8-8319-8c809c77ea26\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary>Two Processes &amp; Knowledge Areas:<\/summary><ul id=\"173b6315-d7f9-4d66-b2e7-12a53ce376f4\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Develop Project Charter (Chapter 4 &#8211; Integration Management)<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"d2067351-fc4d-4552-b3bf-35194c5af0de\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Identify Stakeholders (Chapter 13 &#8211; Stakeholder Management)<\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"9283a9b4-e295-4f15-8bc7-da1f57309a19\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Purpose of this process group is to <mark class=\"highlight-orange\">get the project officially authorized and underway<\/mark>.<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"a3e2f125-59ad-4ea2-9713-de0aeea7bd87\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary>Result:<\/summary><ul id=\"f40da7aa-281e-4905-b7c9-06dd33addb9a\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Business need clearly defined<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"fab880ba-785a-44e3-9573-8761240bc823\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Clear direction for the scope as well as information on why this project was chose over other possibilities<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"f9629cbf-f82e-44f6-bac1-099766d6bfca\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>List of stakeholder<\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"72453fd5-196c-4d32-879b-bdd17c338fe3\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary><span style=\"border-bottom:0.05em solid\"><strong>Planning<\/strong><\/span><\/summary><ul id=\"f6f65232-6b24-4734-a38a-c0ca2f2da8ec\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Throughout the whole project<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"2b20f3f9-7de9-43ff-880f-736626edeba1\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary>Processes<\/summary><ul id=\"3027e47e-90cd-4077-83d5-d23e92fe4d92\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Develop Project Management Plan<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"f585c922-5485-44f4-8e42-78e5d52d0457\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Plan Scope Management<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"feac1160-b1ec-45f7-ac2f-15f4fc7823fb\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Collect Requirements<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"b8b89329-dafc-4abf-9b70-6241c912bee3\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Define Scope<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"aa3ea1e8-ad08-42e1-b64e-4c616050d7b0\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Create WBS<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"a4046808-c9aa-4dbb-a205-f5753ea13839\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Plan Schudule Management<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"68f6de98-015b-4e25-813f-3e3e50e85fc2\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Define Activirs<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"5f40af6f-4635-4366-891a-a6f2084496f2\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Sequence Activities<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"85777291-fe19-4a5d-9910-21897319d1b1\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Estimate Activity Durations<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"1378f1c5-f851-4fce-972a-5ea4e317136c\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Develop Schedule<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"3694b06b-5d58-441c-8f5e-3a81c652194c\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Plan Cost MAnagement<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"5e316839-6ea5-471b-8943-88ac9bdfb6ee\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Estimate Costs<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"d01e5dd4-06b8-4573-9fe1-9de051a0aeea\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Determine Budget <\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"79afd3e8-288a-43e9-8657-2c93462ab924\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Plan Quality Management<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"ec57ef45-fc72-48ed-87b0-dc8f453307f6\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Plan Resource Management<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"aa4f024c-6765-4158-8a2c-669657bf2ad7\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Estimate Acitivity Resources<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"1e96fa98-554c-4248-a852-33511821c2b0\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Plan Risk Management<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"e1b22bdc-c238-4374-862d-0047e1c4e7f4\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Identify Risks<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"c5158aad-ac20-4f58-b74a-0ddce1c22ebe\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"f1ca51db-8b18-41eb-9410-8f8e1fe67f87\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"818609f3-e04e-4fb1-9321-c3cef8ad0b53\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Plan Risk Responses<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"64d4ed05-5d0e-45ce-ad23-897742c94e5e\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Plan Procurement Management<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"f9a1ecb8-b8b2-41a6-b29d-795f2183b030\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Plan Stakeholder Engagement<\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"530bc167-02a4-4acb-9703-3473165e6f9d\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary><strong><span style=\"border-bottom:0.05em solid\">Executing<\/span><\/strong><\/summary><ul id=\"cb8d8bb5-e6b3-44a6-a4ce-9b39da02211b\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary>Covered Knowledge Areas:<\/summary><ul id=\"0a1b2e7c-4d2a-4592-b20a-39da5846fec4\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Integration<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"2d03371f-0815-4b17-9e30-638bbdcb9349\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Quality<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"799a4d34-90ed-48a0-a7f2-3c89517b513b\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Resource<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"234ff352-80e1-48ed-8c8c-51fbe4f02ef5\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Communications<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"9044b7f7-2b1a-44f0-8bad-cc1c7f6da912\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Risk<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"f7669774-afd6-4d86-82e7-c928c429ba93\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Procurement<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"1af3bd30-0603-443e-896f-290012ee8efa\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Stakeholder<\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"1dd7b3b2-5d8d-47c6-b48c-f7d957fe9c95\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Processes:<ul id=\"d9309191-3fd8-4b05-b0c8-3050ada70f61\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Direct &amp; Manage Project Work<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"f6463c51-5d5e-4e72-bb63-a8d290b29381\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Manage Project Knowledge<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"b8c3c47c-74c7-4e03-b7ef-d0fd08f8e02d\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Manage Quality<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"deca89d0-7978-4910-b4f6-e37e8ef3c6e3\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Acquire Resources<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"490b77e8-952d-4d9f-981b-13a0369a419a\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Develop Team<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"f10cbeba-38ff-40db-9ed1-701369b7e748\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Manage Team<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"025224a8-04ae-4cfc-9e1e-b15b2c77b6df\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Manage Communications<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"4b1eb13c-df7a-46eb-89a3-9ff40c458174\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Implement Risk Responses<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"4b285c58-cb2a-4484-842c-bc48f72b5168\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Conduct PRocurements<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"68846b13-4f67-4d65-b0eb-387b489bc3a2\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Manage Stakeholder Engagement<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"7f7f2fa4-1db7-4daa-92cd-3eb267bfa2e0\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary><span style=\"border-bottom:0.05em solid\"><strong>Monitoring &amp; Controlling<\/strong><\/span><\/summary><ul id=\"28bb7635-f69a-48b2-b61b-0749d825d286\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Take the results from the executing processes and comparingthem aginst the plan<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"dd8a5fc3-b041-4dd2-bb88-efcb291e8aa9\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary>Knowledge Areas:<\/summary><ul id=\"e07485e7-a9ff-4da7-9461-361e6bc615b8\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Integration<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"4eed4815-2ab4-4247-9672-049c0191af77\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Quality<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"db123a4c-71bf-4e4d-8912-2955470de0ef\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Resource<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"99898f66-f024-464e-b3ae-43f6eeaf642a\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Communications<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"36272a50-67cb-4bea-9d21-8dd0d186340c\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Risk<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"ff0d408f-57a4-46cc-89d6-6a61f9a53a08\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Procurement<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"9cb5f601-8e75-4789-88b4-69465c4a4c80\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Stakeholder<\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"dd978f73-e70b-4dc4-983b-a88e4ec16996\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary>Keywords indicated in the questions:<\/summary><ul id=\"c099808e-c687-4881-84a6-22dc6006dbbb\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Measured<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"799ce0d7-aed9-427d-88d3-f19b65d8878d\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Inspected<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"7bf9497b-dbf6-404c-a644-8d5c9f6027ea\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Reviewed<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"c62801f7-cdf4-40e5-9c6b-3eff25d04c39\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Compared<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"d22d5263-7ff4-4c1f-a27f-3d7997473355\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Monitored<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"c34fc998-688e-4c3e-b77c-386787ffebcf\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Verified<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"366bf8fe-6cd8-4811-8bb1-8fe0386c17f2\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>reported<\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"8d515b93-d7de-47c6-93ec-171a087f700c\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>If there is a difference between the plan and the results, corrective action is take, either <mark class=\"highlight-orange\">to change the plan<\/mark> or <mark class=\"highlight-orange\">to change the way in which it is being executed (or both)<\/mark> in order to <mark class=\"highlight-orange\">ensure that the work results line up with the plan<\/mark>.<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"0a32a336-1d87-455a-b45d-9ab2ef96781d\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary>Monitoring &amp; Controlling Process will <mark class=\"highlight-orange\">have at least two inputs:<\/mark><\/summary><ul id=\"7b8beeff-23de-4741-a8d9-596a8331f882\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Something that was planned<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"0b2b1504-d842-4918-9f7f-1ca970a1d025\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>The actual result  <\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"96b238a4-6ee1-4f1e-85b0-7880ad8c4c08\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Monitoring &amp; Controlling Process is about <mark class=\"highlight-orange\">influencing future results and not so much about fixing past mistakes<\/mark>.<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"975752ba-1eb6-4a9c-af9d-c27ef04b6ecd\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary>Processes:<\/summary><ul id=\"03b31a5d-bc6a-4bdc-8120-aacf171a7660\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Monitor &amp; Control Project Work<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"6f186a4d-898d-4bd3-83c8-89c3664121b0\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Perform Integrated Change Control<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"2d2c93b1-1f90-4569-bf3c-07ed7f0b26bd\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Validate Scope<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"25cbf529-e688-46b5-ba01-dbaf4f2345e9\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Control Scope<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"6b267990-b0d7-4f13-b98d-08e74dd5b40f\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Control Schedule<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"9fa59e9b-2978-415e-a637-fb43ace13d7d\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Control Costs<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"11a96a56-6c0b-40d1-b137-c98ecd4d5c60\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Control Quality<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"9b192a98-0e2c-4102-92a9-c98356a20c38\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Control Resources<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"4eea4b54-248c-47c0-ab8f-0aaa263a69f5\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Monitor Communications<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"b23237cf-2bc8-43d4-9101-f697a9bec6ef\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Monitor Risks<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"748ddfc1-79df-40b0-a189-95f1a04bae47\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Control Procurements<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"949c0221-81aa-403f-af3e-1e704d2774e8\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Monitor Stakeholder Engagement<\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"2a994959-0d17-4ce9-8e15-6ddfd93e5974\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary><span style=\"border-bottom:0.05em solid\"><strong>Closing<\/strong><\/span><\/summary><ul id=\"8695b428-ddbf-4685-9489-24ef22a27b21\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>After the product has been verified against the scopre and delivered to the customer&#8217;s satisfaction, the project records must be updated, the team must be released, and the project archives and lessons learned need to be updated.<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"e51ca49d-6498-434d-85f0-9a04f8120294\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Project does not end with customer acceptance.<\/li><\/ul><ul id=\"6d40b70c-b596-4aef-8ed2-90b86da73127\" class=\"toggle\"><li><details open=\"\"><summary>Process:<\/summary><ul id=\"0bf82e2f-4c68-4e11-ba38-657c53a3fc4f\" class=\"bulleted-list\"><li>Close Project or Phase<\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concepts Essential Terms Processes Three components: Inputs, Tools and Techniques, Outputs Inputs The starting point for the processes. 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