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Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Primer
Overview
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK
Guide) is a project management guide that provides the fundamentals of project
management as they apply to a wide range of projects, including construction,
software, engineering, automotive, etc. The purpose of the PMBOK is to provide
and promote a common vocabulary within the project management profession for
discussing, writing, and applying project management concepts.
To understand the relationship between PBMoK and ITIL® click
PMBoK Quick
Reference. This is a sample of our training material and how we
prepare our students for the very challenging exams.
PDU
In other to maintain a PMP certification a Project Manager
must continue to attend courses that are recognized by PMI to ensure that
they are continuing learning. Professional Development Units (PDU) are
based on the total number of hours one spends in a course. For more
details visit www.pmi.org or read
this document:
Project Management
Institute (PMI) Professional Development Units (PDU) Category Structure.
History
A Guide
to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) was first
published by the Project Management Institute (PMI) as a white paper in 1987
in an attempt to document and standardize generally accepted project
management information and practices.
Content
The PMBOK Guide is process-based, meaning it describes
work as being accomplished by processes. This approach is consistent with
other management standards such as ISO 9000 and the Software Engineering
Institute's CMMI. Processes overlap and interact throughout a project or its
various phases. Processes are described in terms of:
- Inputs (documents, plans, designs, etc.)
- Tools and Techniques (mechanisms applied to inputs)
- Outputs (documents, products, etc.)
The Guide recognizes 42 processes that fall into five
basic process groups and nine knowledge areas that are typical of almost all
projects.
The five process groups are:
- Initiating
- Planning
- Executing
- Controlling and Monitoring
- Closing.
The nine knowledge areas are:
- Project Integration Management
- Project Scope Management
- Project Time Management
- Project Cost Management
- Project Quality Management
- Project Human Resource Management
- Project Communications Management
- Project Risk Management
- Project Procurement Management
Each of the nine knowledge areas contains the processes
that need to be accomplished within its discipline in order to achieve an
effective project management program. Each of these processes also falls
into one of the five basic process groups, creating a matrix structure such
that every process can be related to one knowledge area and one process
group.
The PMBOK Guide is meant to offer a general guide to manage
many different types of projects from different industries. |