What are the 4 common Inputs to the 49 Processes?
- Enterprise Environmental Factors
- Organizational Process Assets
- Project Documents
- Project Management Plan
What are the 8 common Tools & Techniques in the 49 Processes?
- Expert Judgment
- Data Gathering
- Data Analysis
- Data Representation
- Decision Making
- Interpersonal and Team Skills
- Meetings
- Project Management Information Systems
What are the 3 common Outputs of the 49 Processes?
- Change Requests
- Work Performance Data, Information, and Reports
- Updates
What are Enterprise Environmental Factors?
Things that can impact the project by influencing the organization, the project, and its outcome:
* Internal - Culture, employee capability, org structure, etc.
* External - Politics, government regulations, financial considerations, etc.
What are Organizational Process Assets?
Assets such as info, procedures, and knowledge bases that are kept in a central location for the team to update throughout the project:
* Project templates
* Software tools
* Historical info
What are some examples of Project Documents?
Any documents related to the project and used throughout the 49 processes that are not part of the PM Plan:
* Change Log
* Issue Log
* Risk Report
* Team Charter
* Project Schedule
What is the Project Management Plan?
A large document that defines how the project will be executed, monitored & controlled, and closed.
Includes management plans from all knowledge areas, schedule baseline, project lifecycle description, etc.
What is Expert Judgment?
- A common Tool in the planning process, this involves hiring an expert to provide specialized knowledge.
- One of the most accurate inputs!
- The best experts are the people doing the work on the project.
What are some examples of the Data Gathering tool/technique?
- Brainstorming
- Focus Groups
- Checklists
- Questionnaires/Surveys
What are some examples of the Data Analysis tool/technique?
- Alternative Analysis
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Variance Analysis
- Trend Analysis
What is Data Representation?
Includes the various ways data can be shown to stakeholders, including:
* Flowcharts
* Diagrams
* Histograms
What are some common examples of the Decision Making tool & technique?
*Voting
*Multicriteria Decision Analysis
*Autocratic Decision Making
What are Interpersonal and Team Skills and Meetings?
Methods include:
* Active Listening
* Conflict Management
* Facilitation
* Meeting Management
What is a Project Management Information System?
- Automated system a PM uses to optimize the schedule, keep track of documents and deliverables, etc.
- Includes the org’s computer system, all software/hardware tools, work authorization system, and config management system
What is a Change Request?
Proposal to change a document, deliverable, or baseline
What is Work Performance Data?
- A common output of the Executing process group
- Raw data with no analysis applied to it (not useful by itself)
What is Work Performance Information?
- A common output of the Monitoring & Controlling process group
- Uses the raw Work Performance Data to determine performance compared to plan
- Comes in parts (scope, budget, etc.)
What are Work Performance Reports?
- A common output of the Monitoring & Controlling process group
- Puts all Work Performance Information together into one comprehensive document to provide status to stakeholders
What are Updates?
A common Output that includes updates to project documents, the PM Plan, etc.
