Appendix B Process Inputs and Outputs

Initiating Processes
Table B.1 lists the inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and Knowledge Areas for the Initiating process group.
Table B.1 Initiating processes
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Develop Business documents: Expert judgment Project charter Integration

Project Business case
Charter Benefits management plan

Agreements Data gathering: Assumption log

Brainstorming
Focus groups
Interviews

Enterprise environmental Interpersonal and team

factors skills:
Conflict management
Facilitation
Meeting management

Organizational process Meetings

assets

Identify Project charter Expert judgment Stakeholder register Stakeholder

Stakeholders

Business documents: Data gathering: Change requests

Business case Questionnaires
Benefits management plan Brainstorming

Project management plan: Data analysis: Project management

Communications Stakeholder analysis plan updates:
management plan Document analysis Requirements
Stakeholder engagement management plan
plan Communications
management plan
Risk management
plan
Stakeholder
engagement plan

Project documents: Data representation: Project documents

Change log Stakeholder mapping / updates:
Issue log representation Assumption log
Requirements Issue log
documentation Risk register

Agreements Meetings

Enterprise environmental
factors

Organizational process
assets
Planning Processes
Table B.2 lists the inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and Knowledge Areas for the processes in the Planning process group.
Table B.2 Planning processes
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Develop Project Project charter Expert judgment Project management plan Integration
Management
Plan

Outputs from Data gathering:

other processes Brainstorming
Checklists
Focus groups
Interviews

Enterprise Interpersonal and

environmental Team Skills:
factors Conflict management
Facilitation
Meeting management

Organizational Meetings
process assets

Plan Scope Project charter Expert judgment Scope management plan Scope
Management

Project Data analysis: Requirements

management Alternatives analysis management plan
plan:
Quality
management
plan
Project life cycle
description
Development
approach

Enterprise Meetings
environmental
factors

Organizational
process assets

Collect Project charter Expert judgment Requirements Scope

Requirements documentation

Project Data gathering: Requirements

management Brainstorming, traceability matrix
plan: Interviews
Scope Focus groups
management Questionnaires and
plan surveys
Requirements Benchmarking
management
plan
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Stakeholder
engagement
plan

Project Data analysis:

documents: Document analysis
Assumption log
Lessons learned
register
Stakeholder
register

Business Decision making:

documents: Voting
Business case Multicriteria decision
analysis

Agreements Data representation:

Affinity diagrams
Mind mapping

Enterprise Interpersonal and

environmental Team Skills:
factors Nominal group
Observation/
conversation
Facilitation

Organizational Context diagram

process assets

Prototypes

Define Scope Project charter Expert judgment Project scope statement Scope

Project Data analysis: Project documents

management Alternatives analysis updates:
plan: Assumption log
Scope Requirements
management documentation
plan Requirements
traceability matrix
Stakeholder register

Project Decision making:

documents: Multicriteria decision
Assumption log analysis
Requirements
documentation
Risk register

Enterprise Interpersonal and team

environmental skills:
factors Facilitation
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Organizational Product analysis

process assets

Create WBS Project Expert judgment Scope baseline Scope

management
plan:
Scope
management
plan

Project Decomposition Project documents

documents: updates:
Project scope Assumption log
statement Requirements
Requirements documentation
documentation

Enterprise
environmental
factors

Organizational
process assets

Plan Schedule Project charter Expert judgment Schedule management Schedule

Management plan

Project Data analysis:

management Alternatives analysis
plan:
Scope
management
plan
Development
approach

Enterprise Meetings
environmental
factors

Organizational
process assets

Define Activities Project Expert judgment Activity list Schedule

management
plan:
Schedule
management
plan
Scope baseline

Enterprise Decomposition Activity attributes

environmental
factors
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Organizational Rolling wave planning Milestone list

process assets

Meetings Change requests

Project management plan

updates:
Schedule baseline
Cost baseline

Sequence Project Precedence Project schedule network Schedule

Activities management diagramming method diagrams
plan: (PDM)
Schedule
management
plan
Scope baseline

Project Dependency Project documents

documents: determination and updates:
Activity integration Activity attributes
attributes Activity list
Activity list Assumption log
Assumption log Milestone list
Milestone list

Enterprise Leads and lags

environmental
factors

Organizational Project management

process assets information system
(PMIS)

Estimate Project Expert judgment Resource requirements Resource

Activity management
Resources plan:
Resource
management
plan
Scope baseline

Project Bottom-up estimating Basis of estimate

documents:
Activity
attributes
Activity list
Assumption log
Cost estimates
Resource
calendars
Risk register

Enterprise Analogous estimating Resource breakdown

environmental structure
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

factors

Organizational Parametric estimating Project documents

process assets updates:
Activity attribute
Assumption log
Lessons learned register

Data analysis:
Alternatives analysis

Project management
information system
(PMIS)

Meetings

Estimate Project Expert judgment Duration estimates Schedule

Activity management
Durations plan:
Schedule
management
plan
Scope baseline

Project Analogous estimating Basis of estimates

documents:
Activity
attributes
Activity list
Assumption log
Lessons learned
register
Milestone list
Project team
assignments
Resource
breakdown
structure
Resource
calendars
Resource
requirements
Risk register

Parametric estimating Project documents

updates:
Activity attributes
Assumption log
Lessons learned register

Three-point estimating

Bottom-up estimating
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Data analysis:
Alternatives analysis
Reserve analysis

Decision making

Meetings

Develop Project Schedule network Schedule baseline Schedule

Schedule management analysis
plan:
Schedule
management
plan
Scope baseline

Project Critical path method Project schedule

documents:
Activity
attributes
Activity list
Assumption log
Basis of
estimates
Duration
estimates
Lessons learned
register
Milestone list
Project schedule
network
diagrams
Project team
assignments
Resource
calendars
Resource
requirements
Risk register

Enterprise Resource optimization Schedule data

environmental
factors

Organizational Data analysis: Project calendars

process assets What-if scenarios
Simulation

Leads and lags Project management plan

updates:
Schedule management
plan
Cost baseline

Schedule compression Project documents

Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

updates:
Activity attributes
Assumption log
Duration estimates
Lessons learned register
Resource requirements
Risk register

Project management
information system
(PMIS)

Agile release planning

Plan Cost Project charter Expert judgment Cost management plan Cost
Management

Project Data analysis:

management Alternatives analysis
plan:
Schedule
management
plan
Risk
management
plan

Enterprise Meetings
environmental
factors

Organizational
process assets

Estimate Costs Project Expert judgment Cost estimates Cost

management
plan:
Cost
management
plan
Quality
management
plan
Scope baseline

Project Analogous estimating Basis of estimates

documents:
Lessons learned
register
Project schedule
Resource
requirement
Risk register

Enterprise Parametric estimating Project documents

Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

environmental updates:
factors Assumption log
Lessons learned register
Risk register

Organizational Bottom-up estimating

process assets

Three-point estimating

Data analysis:
Alternatives analysis
Reserve analysis
Cost of quality

Project management
information system
(PMIS)

Decision making:
Voting

Determine Project Expert judgment Cost baseline Cost

Budget management
plan:
Cost
management
plan
Resource
management
plan
Scope baseline

Project Cost aggregation Project funding

documents: requirements
Basis of
estimates
Cost estimates
Project schedule
Risk register

Business Data analysis: Project documents

documents: Reserve analysis updates:
Business case Cost estimate
Benefits Project schedule
management Risk register
plan

Agreements Historical information

review

Enterprise Funding limit

environmental reconciliation
factors
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Organizational Financing
process assets

Plan Project charter Expert judgment Stakeholder engagement Stakeholder

Stakeholder plan
Engagement

Project Data gathering:

management Benchmarking
plan:
Resource
management
plan
Communications
management
plan
Risk
management
plan

Project Data analysis:

documents: Assumption and
Assumption log constraint analysis
Change log Root cause analysis
Issue log
Project schedule
Risk register
Stakeholder
register

Agreements Decision making:

Prioritization/ranking

Enterprise Data representation:

environmental Mind mapping
factors Stakeholder
engagement
assessment matrix

Organizational Meetings
process assets

Plan Project charter Expert judgment Communications

Communication management plan
s Management

Project Communication Project management plan

management requirements analysis updates:
plan: Stakeholder engagement
Resource plan
management
plan
Stakeholder
engagement
plan
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Project Communication Project documents

documents: technology updates:
Requirements Project schedule
documentation Stakeholder register
Stakeholder
register

Enterprise Communication models

environmental
factors

Organizational Communication
process assets methods

Interpersonal and team

skills:
Communication styles
assessment
Political awareness
Cultural awareness

Data representation:
Stakeholder
engagement
assessment matrix

Meetings

Plan Risk Project charter Expert judgment Risk management plan Risk
Management

Project Data analysis:

management Stakeholder analysis
plan:
Any component

Project Meetings
documents:
Stakeholder
register

Enterprise
environmental
factors

Organizational
process assets

Identify Risks Project Expert judgment Risk register Risk

management
plan:
Requirements
management
plan
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Schedule
management
plan
Cost
management
plan
Quality
management
plan
Resource
management
plan
Risk
management
plan
Scope baseline
Schedule
baseline
Cost baseline

Project Data gathering: Risk report

documents: Brainstorming
Assumption log Checklists
Cost estimates Interviews
Duration
estimates
Issue log
Lessons learned
register
Requirements
documentation
Resource
requirements
Stakeholder
register

Agreements Data analysis: Project documents

Root cause analysis updates:
Assumption and Assumption log
constraint analysis Issue log
SWOT analysis Lessons learned register
Document analysis

Procurement Interpersonal and team

documentation skills:
Facilitation

Enterprise Prompt lists

environmental
factors

Organizational Meetings
process assets

Perform Project Expert judgment Project documents Risk

Qualitative Risk management updates:
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Analysis plan: Assumption log

Risk Issue log
management Risk register
plan Risk report

Project Data gathering:

documents: Interviews
Assumption log
Risk register
Stakeholder
register

Enterprise Data analysis:

environmental Risk data quality
factors assessment
Risk probability and
impact assessment
Assessment of other
risk parameters

Organizational Interpersonal and team

process assets skills:
Facilitation

Risk categorization

Data representation:
Probability and impact
matrix
Hierarchical charts

Meetings

Perform Project Expert judgment Project documents Risk

Quantitative management updates:
Risk Analysis plan: Risk report
Risk
management
plan
Scope baseline
Schedule
baseline
Cost baseline

Project Data gathering:

documents: Interviews
Assumption log
Basis of
estimates
Cost estimates
Cost forecasts
Duration
estimates
Milestone list
Resource
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

requirements
Risk register
Risk report
Schedule
forecasts

Enterprise Interpersonal and team

environmental skills:
factors Facilitation

Organizational Representations of
process assets uncertainty

Data analysis:
Simulations
Sensitivity analysis
Decision tree analysis
Influence diagrams

Plan Risk Project Expert judgment Change requests Risk

Responses management
plan:
Resource
management
plan
Risk
management
plan
Cost baseline

Project Data gathering: Project management plan

documents: Interviews updates:
Lessons learned Schedule management
register plan
Project schedule Cost management plan
Project team Quality management plan
assignments Resource management
Resource plan
calendars Procurement
Risk register management plan
Risk report Scope baseline
Stakeholder Schedule baseline
register Cost baseline

Enterprise Interpersonal team Project documents

environmental skills updates:
factors Facilitation Assumption log
Cost forecast
Lessons learned register
Project schedule
Project team assignments
Risk register
Risk report

Organizational Strategies for threats

process assets
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Strategies for
opportunities

Contingent response
strategies

Strategies for overall

project risk

Data analysis:
Alternatives analysis
Cost–benefit analysis

Decision making:
Multicriteria decision
analysis

Plan Project charter Expert judgment Procurement Procurement

Procurement management plan
Management

Business Data gathering: Procurement strategy

documents: Market research
Business case
Benefits
management
plan

Project Data analysis: Bid documents

management Make-or-buy analysis
plan:
Scope
management
plan
Quality
management
plan
Resource
management
plan
Scope baseline

Project Source selection Source selection criteria

documents: analysis
Milestone list
Project team
assignments
Requirements
documentation
Requirements
traceability
matrix
Resource
requirements
Risk register
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Stakeholder
register

Enterprise Meetings Make-or-buy decisions

environmental
factors

Organizational Independent cost

process assets estimates

Change requests

Project documents
updates:
Lessons learned register
Milestone list
Requirements
documentation
Requirements
traceability matrix
Risk register
Stakeholder register

Organizational process
assets updates

Plan Resource Project charter Expert judgment Resource management

Management plan

Project Data representation: Team charter

management Hierarchical-type
plan: charts
Quality Responsibility
management assignment matrix
plan Text-oriented formats
Scope baseline

Project Organizational theory Project documents

documents: updates:
Project schedule Assumption log
Requirements Risk register
documentation
Risk register
Stakeholder
register

Enterprise Meetings
environmental
factors

Organizational
process assets

Plan Quality Project charter Expert judgment Quality management plan Quality
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Management

Project Data gathering: Quality metrics

management Benchmarking
plan: Brainstorming
Requirements Interviews
management
plan
Risk
management
plan
Stakeholder
engagement
plan
Scope baseline

Project Data analysis: Project management plan

documents: Cost–benefit analysis updates:
Assumption log Cost-of-quality Risk management plan
Requirements Scope baseline
documentation
Requirements
traceability
matrix
Risk register
Stakeholder
register

Enterprise Decision making:

environmental Multicriteria decision
factors analysis

Organizational Data representation: Project documents

process assets Flowcharts updates:
Logical data model Lessons learned register
Matrix diagrams Requirements
Mind mapping traceability matrix
Risk register
Stakeholder register

Test and inspection Project documents

planning updates

Statistical sampling

Meetings
Executing Processes
Table B.3 lists the inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and Knowledge Areas for the processes in the Executing process
group.
Table B.3 Executing processes
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Direct and Project Expert judgment Deliverables Integration

Manage Project management
Work plan:
Any component

Project Project management Work

documents: information system performance
Change log (PMIS) data
Lessons learned
register
Milestone list
Project
communications
Project schedule
Requirements
traceability
matrix
Risk register
Risk report

Approved Meetings Issue log

change requests

Enterprise Change requests

environmental
factors

Organizational Project
process assets management
plan updates:
Any component

Project
documents
updates:
Activity list
Assumption log
Lessons learned
register
Requirements
documentation
Risk register
Stakeholder
register

Organizational
process assets
updates

Acquire Project Decision making: Physical Human Resources

Resources management Multicriteria decision resource
plan: analysis requirements
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Resource
management
plan
Procurement
management
plan
Cost baseline

Project Interpersonal and team Project team

documents: skills: assignments
Project schedule Negotiation
Resource
calendars
Resource
requirements
Stakeholder
register

Enterprise Pre-assignment Resource

environmental calendars
factors

Organizational Virtual teams Change requests

process assets

Project
management
plan updates:
Resource
management
plan
Cost baseline

Project
documents
updates:
Lessons learned
register
Project schedule
Resource
breakdown
structure
Resource
requirements
Risk register
Stakeholder
register

Enterprise
environmental
factors updates

Organizational
process assets
updates
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Develop Team Project Colocation Team Human Resource

management performance
plan: assessments
Resource
management
plan

Project Virtual teams Change requests

documents:
Lessons learned
register
Project schedule
Project team
assignments
Resource
calendars
Team charter

Enterprise Communication Project

environmental technology management
factors plan updates:
Resource
management
plan

Organizational Interpersonal and team Project

process assets skills: documents
Conflict management updates:
Influencing Lessons learned
Motivation register
Negotiation Project schedule
Team building Project team
assignments
Resource
calendars
Team charter

Recognition and rewards Enterprise

environmental
factors updates

Training Organizational
process assets
updates

Individual team
assessments

Meetings

Manage Team Project Interpersonal and team Change requests Human Resource
management skills:
plan: Conflict management
Resource Decision making
management Emotional intelligence
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

plan Influencing
Leadership

Project Project management Project

documents: information system management
Issue log plan updates:
Lessons learned Resource
register management
Project team plan
assignments Schedule
Team charter baseline
Cost baseline

Work Project
performance documents
reports updates:
Issue log
Lessons learned
register
Project team
assignments

Team Enterprise
performance environmental
assessments factors updates

Enterprise
environmental
factors

Organizational
process assets

Implement Risk Project Expert judgment Change requests Risk

Response management
plan:
Risk
management
plan

Project Interpersonal and team Project

documents: skills: documents
Lessons learned Influencing updates:
register Issue log
Risk register Lessons learned
Risk report register
Project team
assignments
Risk register
Risk report

Organizational Project management

process assets information system
(PMIS)
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Conduct Project Expert judgment Selected sellers Procurement

Procurements management
plan:
Scope
management
plan
Requirements
management
plan
Communications
management
plan
Risk
management
plan
Procurement
management
plan
Configuration
management
plan
Cost baseline

Procurement Advertising Agreements

documents:
Lessons learned
register
Project schedule
Requirements
documentation
Risk register
Stakeholder
register

Procurement Bidder conferences Change requests

documentation

Seller proposals Data analysis: Project

Proposal evaluation management
plan updates:
Requirements
management
plan
Quality
management
plan
Communications
management
plan
Risk
management
plan
Procurement
management
plan
Scope baseline
Schedule
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

baseline
Cost baseline

Enterprise Interpersonal and team Project

environmental skills: documents
factors Negotiation updates:
Lessons learned
register
Requirements
documentation
Requirements
traceability
matrix Resource
calendars Risk
register
Stakeholder
register

Organizational Organizational
process assets process updates

Manage Quality Project Data gathering: Quality reports Quality

management Checklists
plan:
Quality
management
plan

Project Data analysis: Test and

documents: Alternatives analysis evaluation
Lessons learned Document analysis documentations
register Process analysis
Quality control Root cause analysis
measurements
Quality metrics
Risk report

Organizational Decision making: Change requests

process assets Multicriteria decision
analysis

Data representation: Project

Affinity diagrams management
Cause-and-effect plan updates:
diagrams Quality
Flowcharts management
Histograms plan
Matrix diagrams Scope baseline
Scatter diagrams Schedule
baseline
Cost baseline

Audits Project
documents
updates:
Issue log
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Lessons learned
register
Risk register

Design for X

Problem solving

Quality improvement
methods

Manage Project Project Expert judgement Lessons learned Integration

Knowledge management register
plan:
All components

Project Knowledge management Project

documents: management
Lessons learned plan updates:
register Any component
Project team
assignments
Resource
breakdown
structure
Source selection
criteria
Stakeholder
register

Deliverables Information management Organizational

process assets
updates

Enterprise Interpersonal and team

environmental skills:
factors Active listening
Facilitation
Leadership
Networking
Political awareness

Organizational
process assets

Manage Project Communication Project Communications

Communications management technology communications
plan:
Resource
management
plan
Communications
management
plan
Stakeholder
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

engagement
plan

Project Communication methods Project

documents: management
Change log plan updates:
Issue log Communications
Lessons learned management
register plan
Quality report Stakeholder
Risk report engagement
Stakeholder plan
register

Work Communication skills: Project

performance Communication documents
reports competence updates:
Feedback Issue log
Nonverbal Lessons learned
Presentations register
Project schedule
Risk register
Stakeholder
register

Enterprise Project management Organizational

environmental information system process assets
factors (PMIS) updates

Organizational Project reporting

process assets

Interpersonal and team

skills:
Active listening
Conflict management
Cultural awareness
Meeting management
Networking
Political awareness

Meetings

Manage Project Expert judgment Change requests Stakeholder

Stakeholder management
Engagement plan:
Communications
management
plan
Risk
management
plan
Stakeholder
engagement
plan
Change
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

management
plan

Project Communication skills: Project

documents: Feedback management
Change log plan updates:
Issue log Communications
Lessons learned management
register plan
Stakeholder Stakeholder
register engagement
plan

Enterprise Interpersonal and team Project

environmental skills: documents
factors Conflict management updates:
Cultural awareness Change log
Negotiation Issue log
Observation/conversation Lessons learned
Political awareness register
Stakeholder
register

Organizational Ground rules

process assets

Meetings
Monitoring and Controlling Processes
Table B.4 lists the inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and Knowledge Areas for the Monitoring and Controlling group
processes.
Table B.4 Monitoring and Controlling processes
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Monitor and Project management Expert judgment Work performance Integration

Control Project plan: reports
Work Any component

Project documents: Data analysis: Change requests

Assumption log Alternatives analysis
Basis of estimates Cost–benefit analysis
Cost forecasts Earned value analysis
Issue log Root cause analysis
Lessons learned Trend analysis
register Variance analysis
Milestone list
Quality reports
Risk register
Risk report
Schedule forecasts

Work performance Decision making Project management

information plan updates:
Any component

Agreements Meetings Project documents

updates:
Cost forecast
Issue log
Lessons learned
register
Risk register
Schedule forecasts

Enterprise
environmental factors

Organizational process
assets

Control Project management Expert judgment Closed procurements Procurement

Procurements plan:
Requirements
management plan
Risk management plan
Procurement
management plan
Change management
plan
Schedule baseline

Project documents: Claims administration Work performance

Assumption log information
Lessons learned
register
Milestone list
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Quality reports
Requirements
documentation
Requirements
traceability matrix
Risk register
Stakeholder register

Agreements Data analysis: Procurement

Performance reviews documentation updates
Earned value analysis
Trend analysis

Procurement Inspection Change requests

documentation

Approved change Audit Project management

requests plan updates:
Risk management plan
Procurement
management plan
Schedule baseline
Cost baseline

Work performance Project documents

data updates:
Lessons learned
register
Resource requirements
Requirements
traceability matrix
Risk register
Stakeholder register

Enterprise Organizational process

environmental factors assets updates

Organizational process
assets

Monitor Project management Expert judgment Work performance Communications

Communications plan: information
Resource management
plan
Communications
management plan
Stakeholder
engagement plan

Project documents: Project management Change requests

Issue log information system (PMIS)
Lessons learned
register
Project
communications
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Work performance Data analysis: Project management

data Stakeholder engagement plan updates:
assessment matrix Communications
management plan
Stakeholder
engagement plan

Enterprise Interpersonal and team Project documents

environmental factors skills: updates:
Observation/conversation) Issue log
Lessons learned
register
Stakeholder register

Organizational process Meetings

assets

Perform Project management Expert judgment Approved change Integration

Integrated plan: requests
Change Control Change management
plan
Configuration
management plan
Scope baseline
Schedule baseline
Cost baseline

Project documents: Change control tools Project management

Basis of estimates plan updates:
Requirements Any component
traceability matrix
Risk report

Work performance Data analysis: Project documents

reports Alternatives analysis updates:
Cost–benefit analysis Change log

Change requests Decision making:

Voting
Autocratic decision making
Multicriteria decision
analysis

Enterprise Meetings
environmental factors

Organizational process
assets

Monitor Project management Data analysis: Work performance Stakeholder

Stakeholder plan: Alternatives analysis information
Engagement Resource management Root cause analysis
plan Stakeholder analysis
Communications
management plan
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Stakeholder
engagement plan

Project documents: Decision making: Change requests

Issue log Multicriteria decision
Lessons learned analysis
register Voting
Project
communications
Risk register
Stakeholder register

Work performance Data representation: Project management

data Stakeholder engagement plan updates:
assessment matrix Resource management
plan
Communications
management plan
Stakeholder
engagement plan

Enterprise Communication skills: Project documents

environmental factors Feedback updates:
Presentations Issue log
Lessons learned
register
Risk register
Stakeholder register

Organizational process Interpersonal and team

assets skills:
Active listening
Cultural awareness
Leadership
Networking
Political awareness

Meetings

Monitor Risks Project management Data analysis: Work performance Risk

plan: Technical performance information
Risk management plan analysis
Reserve analysis

Project documents: Audits Change requests

Issue log
Lessons learned
register
Risk register
Risk report

Work performance Meetings Project management

data plan updates:
Any component
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Work performance Project documents

reports updates:
Assumption log
Issue log
Lessons learned
register
Risk register
Risk report

Organizational process
assets updates

Control Costs Project management Expert judgment Work performance Cost

plan: information
Cost management plan
Cost baseline
Performance
measurement baseline

Project documents: Data analysis: Cost forecasts

Lessons learned Earned value management
register Variance analysis
Trend analysis
Reserve analysis

Project funding To-complete performance Change requests

requirements index (TCPI)

Work performance Project management Project management

data information system (PMIS) plan updates:
Cost management plan
Cost baseline
Performance
measurement baseline

Organizational process Project documents

assets updates:
Assumption log
Basis of estimates
Cost estimates
Lessons learned
register
Risk register

Control Project management Data analysis: Work performance Schedule

Schedule plan: Earned value analysis information
Schedule management Iteration burn-down chart
plan Performance reviews
Schedule baseline Trend analysis
Scope baseline Variance analysis
Performance What-if scenario analysis
measurement baseline

Project documents: Critical path method Schedule forecasts

Lessons learned
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

register
Project calendars
Project schedule
Resource calendars
Schedule data

Work performance Project management Change requests

data information system (PMIS)

Organizational process Resource optimization Project management

assets plan updates:
Schedule management
plan
Schedule baseline
Cost baseline
Performance
measurement baseline

Leads and lags Project documents

updates:
Assumption log
Basis of estimates
Lessons learned
register
Project schedule
Resource calendars
Risk register
Schedule data

Schedule compression

Control Quality Project management Data gathering: Quality control Quality

plan: Checklists measurements
Quality management Check sheets
plan Statistical sampling
Questionnaires and
surveys

Project documents: Data analysis: Verified deliverables

Lessons learned Performance reviews
register Root cause analysis
Quality metrics
Test and evaluation
documents

Approved change Inspection Work performance

requests information

Deliverables Test/product evaluations Change requests

Work performance Data representation: Project management

data Cause-and-effect diagrams plan updates:
Control charts Quality management
Histograms plan
Scatter diagrams
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

Enterprise Meetings Project documents

environmental factors updates:
Issue log
Lessons learned
register
Risk register
Test and evaluation
documents

Organizational process
assets

Validate Scope Project management Inspection Accepted deliverables Scope

plan:
Scope management
plan
Requirements
management plan
Scope baseline

Project documents: Decision making: Work performance

Lessons learned Voting information
register
Quality reports
Requirements
documentation
Requirements
traceability matrix

Verified deliverables Change requests

Work performance Project documents

data updates:
Lessons learned
register
Requirements
documentation
Requirements
traceability matrix

Control Scope Project management Data analysis: Work performance Scope

plan: Variance analysis information
Scope management Trend analysis
plan
Requirements
management plan
Change management
plan
Configuration
management plan
Scope baseline
Performance
measurement baseline

Project documents: Change requests

Lessons learned
Process name Inputs Tools and techniques Outputs Knowledge Area

register
Requirements
documentation
Requirements
traceability matrix

Work performance Project management

data plan updates:
Scope management
plan
Scope baseline
Schedule baseline
Cost baseline
Performance
measurement baseline

Organizational process Project documents

assets updates:
Lessons learned
register
Requirements
documentation
Requirements
traceability matrix

Control Project Management Data Analysis: Alternatives Work performance Resource

Resources Plan: Resource analysis Cost–benefit information Change
management plan analysis Performance requests Project
Project Documents: reviews Trend analysis management plan
Issue log Lessons Problem solving updates: Resource
learned register Interpersonal and team management plan
Physical resource skills: Negotiation Schedule baseline Cost
assignments Project Influencing Project baseline Project
schedule Resource management information documents updates:
breakdown structure systems Assumption log Issue
Resource requirements log Lessons learned
Risk register Work register Physical
performance resource assignments
information Resource breakdown
Agreements structure Risk register
Organizational process
assets
Closing Processes
Table B.5 lists the inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and Knowledge Areas for the processes in the Closing process group.
Table B.5 Closing processes
Process name Inputs Tools and Outputs Knowledge
techniques Area

Close Project or Project charter Expert judgment Project documents updates: Integration
Phase Lessons learned register

Project management Data analysis: Final product, service, or result

plan Document transition
All components analysis
Regression
analysis
Trend analysis
Variance
analysis

Project documents: Meetings Final report

Assumption log
Basis of estimates
Change log
Issue log
Lessons learned register
Milestone list
Project communications
Quality control
measurements
Quality reports
Requirements
documentation
Risk register
Risk reports

Accepted deliverables Organizational process assets

updates

Business documents:
Business case
Benefits management
plan

Agreements

Procurement
documentation

Organizational process
assets
Appendix A ;) Knowledge Areas …

Knowledge Area Initiating Planning Executing Monitoring and Closing

Controlling
Integration
Scope
Schedule
Cost
Quality
Resource
Communications
Risk
Procurement
Stakeholder
Figure 1 Project Cost Management
 Knowledge Project Management Process Groups
Areas Initiating Planning Executing Monitoring and Closing  
Controlling
[4] Project 4.1 Develop 4.2 Develop Project  4.3 Direct  4.5 Monitor 4.7 Close 7
Integration Project Management Plan and Manage and Control Project or
Management Charter Project Work Project Phase
 4.4 Manage Work
Project  4.6 Perform
Knowledge Integrated
Change
Control
[5] Project    5.1 Plan Scope    5.5 Validate   6
Scope Management Scope
Management  5.2 Collect  5.6 Control
Requirements Scope
 5.3 Define
Scope
 5.4 Create
WBS
[6]    6.1 Plan   6.6 Control Schedule   6
Project Schedul Schedule
e Management Management
 6.2 Define
Activities
 6.3 Sequence
Activities
 6.4 Estimate
Activity
Durations
 6.5 Develop
Schedule
[7] Project Cost    7.1 Plan Cost   7.4 Control Costs   4
Management Management
 7.2 Estimate
Costs
 7.3 Determine
Budget
[8] Project   8.1 Plan Quality 8.2 Manage Quality 8.3 Control Quality   3
Quality Management
Management
[9]    9.1 Plan  9.3 9.6 Control   6
Project Resourc Resource Acquired Res Resources
e Management Management ources
 9.2 Estimate  9.4
Activity Develop Tea
Resources m
 9.5
Manage Tea
m
[10] Project   10.1 Plan 10.2 Manage 10.3 Monitor   3
Communication Communications Communications Communications
s Management Management
[11] Project Risk    11.1 Plan Risk 11.6 Implement Risk 11.7 Monitor Risks   7
Management Management Responses
 11.2 Identify
Risks
 11.3 Perform
Qualitative
 Risk Analysis
 11.4 Perform
Quantitative
Risk Analysis
 11.5 Plan Risk
Responses
[12] Project   12.1 Plan Procurement 12.2 Conduct 12.3 Control   3
Procurement Management Procurements Procurements
Management
[13] Project 13.1 Identify 13.2 Plan 13.3 Manage 13.4 Monitor Stakeh   4
Stakeholder Stakeholder Stakeholder Engagem Stakeholder older Engagement
Management s ent Engagement
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