Preface vii
The Project Management Framework 1
Introduction 3
1.1 Purpose of the PMBOK GUIDE 3
1.2 What is a Project? 5
1.3 What is Project Management? 8
1.4 The PMBOK GUIDE Structure 9
1.5 Areas of Expertise 12
1.6 Project Management Context 16
Project Life Cycle and Organization 19
2.1 The Project Life Cycle 19
2.2 Project Stakeholders 24
2.3 Organizational Influences 27
The Standard for Project Management of a Project 35
Project Management Processes for a Project 37
3.1 Project Management Processes 39
3.2 Project management Process Groups 40
3.3 Process Interactions 67
3.4 Project Management Process Mapping 69
The Project Management Knowledge Areas 71
Introduction 73
Process Flow Diagrams 73
Major Project Documents 76
Project Integration Management 77
4.1 Develop Project Charter 81
4.2 Develop Preliminary Project Scope Statement 86
4.3 Develop Project Management Plan 88
4.4 Direct and Manage Project Execution 91
4.5 Monitor and Control Project Work 94
4.6 Integrated Change Control 96
4.7 Close Project 100
Project Scope Management 103
5.1 Scope Planning 107
5.2 Scope Definition 109
5.3 Create WBS 112
5.4 Scope Verification 118
5.5 Scope Control 119
Project Time Management 123
6.1 Activity Definition 127
6.2 Activity Sequencing 130
6.3 Activity Resource Estimating 135
6.4 Activity Duration Estimating 139
6.5 Schedule Development 143
6.6 Schedule Control 152
Project Cost Management 157
7.1 Cost Estimating 161
7.2 Cost Budgeting 167
7.3 Cost Control 171
Project Quality Management 179
8.1 Quality Planning 183
8.2 Perform Quality Assurance 187
8.3 Perform Quality Control 190
Project Human Resource Management 199
9.1 Human Resource Planning 202
9.2 Acquire Project Team 209
9.3 Develop Project Team 212
9.4 Manage Project Team 215
Project Communications Management 221
10.1 Communications Planning 225
10.2 Information Distribution 228
10.3 Performance Reporting 231
10.4 Manage Stakeholders 235
Project Risk Management 237
11.1 Risk Management Planning 242
11.2 Risk Identification 246
11.3 Qualitative Risk Analysis 249
11.4 Quantitative Risk Analysis 254
11.5 Risk Response Planning 260
11.6 Risk Monitoring and Control 264
Project Procurement Management 269
12.1 Plan Purchases and Acquisitions 274
12.2 Plan Contracting 281
12.3 Request Seller Responses 284
12.4 Select Sellers 286
12.5 Contract Administration 290
12.6 Contract Closure 295
Appendices 307
Third Edition Changes 301
Evolution of PMI's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge 309
Contributors and Reviewers of PMBOK Guide - Third Edition 321
Application Area Extensions 329
Additional Sources of Information on Project Management 333
Summary of Project Management Knowledge Areas 337
Glossary and Index 343
References 345
Glossary 347
Index 377