Chapter 3
The Project Management Framework
Objectives
Understand the importance of the Project Management Institute and other professional societies
Define the five process groups and understand how they interact over time
Define the nine knowledge areas
Define the component processes that exist within each process group
Know the methods used in each component process and the deliverables produced
PMI: Process Groups and Knowledge Areas
The PMI Project Management Body of Knowledgeframework used for the text is structured around:
• 5 process groupswhich are made up of
• component processesconsisting of tools, techniques, and outcomes organized within
• nine knowledge areas
SPM Process Groups
Initiating processes – authorizing the beginning or ending of a project or phase
Planning processes – ensuring that the objectives of the project are achieved in the most appropriate way
Executing processes – coordinating all resources (people and material) during the implementation of the project plan
Controlling processes – monitoring of project variances from what was planned to actual progress
Closing processes – formal acceptance of the project or a phase and updating of the project information base with lessons learned
Process Groups Overlap in Time
Process Groups and PMBOK Knowledge Areas
Process groups supply a roadmap to follow, and the knowledge areas describe the methods (for example, car, plane, bus) of how to get to our destination, which is project success
9 PMBOK Knowledge Areas:
Integration Management
Scope Management
Time Management
Cost Management
Quality Management
Human Resources Management
Communications Management
Risk Management
Procurement Management
The SPM Process Machine
Project Initiation
Chapter 3
The Project Management Framework:
Additional Information
The IT / Software Project Management Profession
Number of jobs in IT Project Management continues to grow
Professional societies like the Project Management Institute (PMI) have grown tremendously (pmi.org)
In 1969 the Project Management Institute (PMI) was founded for the following reasons: to create a forum for project managers to discuss emerging concepts and practices
to officially recognize project management as a profession in and of itself
to bring together people from all branches of project management to share and learn from each other
Information Technology Project Management as a Profession
Process Groups Interacting in a Phase (Iteration, Increment)
This figure demonstrates how process groups exist within each phase of an iterative project
The initiating process group is the process that begins the project as well as each phase. Each phase consists of all five process groups interacting over time
Each phase as well as the entire project ends with the closing process. As each phase ends, the closing process reviews what was accomplished in the previous phase and what needs to be done or redone in the next phase
The Software Project Management / IT Project Management Profession: Positions available at Illinois or Chicago, IL
(987 positions open just in Illinois)
Software Project Manager: An Example of Open Position(Chicago area)
Theory and special tools
Software Project Manager: An Example of Open Position(Chicago area)
PMP Certificate
Project Management Professional Certification by PMI
PMI provides certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP)
A PMP has documented sufficient project experience (3 years), agreed to follow a code of ethics, and passed the PMP exam (200 questions in 4 hours)
More on certification found in Appendix C