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Knowledge Area: Project Procurement Management

Project Procurement Management

The Project Procurement Management knowledge area includes the processes required for purchase or acquire products, services, or results needed from outside the project team. The knowledge area includes the contract management and change control processes required to develop and administer contracts or purchase orders issued. The Project Procurement Management includes the following four processes:

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What is Staffing Management Plan

Staffing Management Plan

The staffing management plan is a part of the human resources plan. It describes when and how human resource requirements will be met. Depending on the need of a project, it can be formal or informal, highly detailed or broadly framed. The staffing management plan includes:

  • Staff acquisition
  • Resource calendars
  • Staff release plan
  • Training needs
  • Recognition and rewards
  • Compliance
  • Safety

Information in the staffing management plan varies by application area and project size.

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What is project schedule network diagram?

Project Schedule Network Diagrams

The project schedule network diagrams are outputs of the Sequence Activities process. These diagrams are schematic displays of the project’s schedule activities. These diagrams also displays the logical relationships amount the scheduled activities. These diagrams can be produced manually or by using project management software.

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What is RFP?

Request for proposal (RFP) is a type of procurement document. The RFP is used to request proposals from prospective sellers of products or services. It is an invitation for suppliers, often through a bidding process, to submit a proposal on a specific commodity or service.

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Knowledge Area: Project Communication Management

Project Communication Management

The Project Communication Management knowledge area ensures timely and appropriate generation, collection, distribution, storage, retrieval, and ultimate disposition of project information. The processes involved in the Project Communication Management knowledge area provide effective communication that creates a bridge between diverse stakeholders involved in a project, connecting various cultural and organizational backgrounds, different levels of expertise, and various perspectives and interests in the project execution. There are the following five processes included in the Project Communication Management knowledge area:

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Knowledge Area: Project Human Resource Management

Project Human Resource Management

The Project Human Resource Management knowledge area includes the following four processes to organize, manage, and lead the project team.

This knowledge area directly deals with the project team, hence, is one of the important KA.

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Knowledge Area: Project Quality Management

Project Quality Management

The Project Quality Management knowledge area ensures that the project deliverables meets the specified quality standard. The quality management system is implemented through policy and procedures with continuous process improvement activities whenever and wherever required. The Project Quality Management knowledge area includes the following three processes:

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Knowledge Area: Project Cost Management

Project Cost Management

The Project Cost Management knowledge area includes the processes related to estimating, budgeting, and controlling costs. It ensureste that the procject can be completed withing the appoved budget. The Project Cost Management knowledge area includes the follwoing three processes:

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Knowledge Area: Project Time Management

Project Time Management

The Project Time Management knowledge area includes six processes that are required to manage timely completion of the project. The processes included in the Project Time Management knowledge area interact with each other and with the required processes in the other knowledge areas based on the needs of the project. The Project Time Management knowledge area includes the following six processes:

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Knowledge Area: Project Scope Management

Project Scope Management

The Project Scope Management knowledge area includes five processes that are required to complete the project successfully. The Project Scope Management knowledge area ensures that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required to complete the project. The Project Scope Management includes the following five processes:

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