Process Groups

The Five Process Groups

Project management process groups are required for any project. They are dependent on one another and are typically performed in the same sequence on each project.

Life Cycle of Process Groups

All project processes are performed under these groups. The five project management process groups for any given project are as follows:

1. Initiating: Initiating is the first phase of project. It grants the approval to commit the organization’s resources to work on the project. It contains two processes.
2. Planning: Planning is the second process of project. It includes documenting requirements, budget, and work flow for the project. It contains twenty processes.
3. Executing: This is the prime phase of a project where all the planned work is executed. It contains eight processes.
4. Monitoring and Controlling: This process is somewhat overlapped with the executing phase. After executing process is started, the controlling and monitoring process make sure that the project progress is aligned to the planned documents. It contains ten processes.
5. Closing: The last process group of the project management processes is closing. Contract closeout occurs in this phase of a project. During the closing process, formal acceptance and approval are obtained. It contains only two processes.

List of Processes

Initiating Process Group

1. Process: Develop Project Charter
2. Process: Identify Stakeholders

Planning Process Group

1. Process: Develop Project Management Plan
2. Process: Collect Requirements
3. Process: Define Scope
4. Process: Create WBS
5. Process: Define Activites
6. Process: Sequence Activites
7. Process: Estimate Activity Resources
8. Process: Estimate Activity Durations
9. Process: Develop Schedule
10. Process: Estimate Costs
11. Process: Determine Budget
12. Process: Plan Quality
13. Process: Develop Human Resource Plan
14. Process: Plan Communications
15. Process: Plan Risk Management
16. Process: Identify Risks
17. Process: Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
18. Process: Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
19. Process: Plan Risk Responses
20. Process: Plan Procurements

Executing Process Group

1. Process: Direct and Manage Project Execution
2. Process: Peform Quality Assurance
3. Process: Acquire Project Team
4. Process: Develop Project Team
5. Process: Managem Project Team
6. Process: Distribute Information
7. Process: Manage Stakeholder Expectations
8. Process: Conduct Procurements

Monitoring and Controlling Process Group

1. Process: Monitor and Control Project Work
2. Process: Perform Integrated Change Control
3. Process: Verify Scope
4. Process: Control Scope
5. Process: Control Schedule
6. Process: Control Costs
7. Process: Perform Quality Control
8. Process: Report Performance
9. Process: Monitor and Control Risks
10. Process: Administer Procurements

Closing Process Group

1. Process: Close Project or Phase
2. Process: Close Procurements