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Mapping of project management
Short answer
Mapping is a matrix of 47 processes across five process groups and ten knowledge areas. Planning has the most processes, integration spans all five groups, and closing has only two. It serves as a checklist and shows how knowledge areas connect to project life.
Sketch the mapping of project management.
Mapping of project management means showing how the 47 project management processes (PMBOK 5th ed.) fit into the intersection of the five process groups and the ten knowledge areas. It is a matrix that helps the manager see which process belongs to which area and stage.
Sketch of the mapping (simplified)
| Knowledge area | Initiating | Planning | Executing | Monitoring & Controlling | Closing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integration | Develop charter | Develop PM plan | Direct and manage work | Monitor and control work; integrated change control | Close project/phase |
| Scope | Plan scope; collect requirements; define scope; create WBS | Validate scope; control scope | |||
| Time | Plan schedule; define and sequence activities; estimate; develop schedule | Control schedule | |||
| Cost | Plan cost; estimate; determine budget | Control costs | |||
| Quality | Plan quality | Perform QA | Control quality | ||
| Human resource | Plan HR | Acquire, develop, manage team | |||
| Communications | Plan communications | Manage communications | Control communications | ||
| Risk | Plan risk; identify; qualitative; quantitative; responses | Control risks | |||
| Procurement | Plan procurement | Conduct procurements | Control procurements | Close procurements | |
| Stakeholder | Identify stakeholders | Plan stakeholder mgmt | Manage engagement | Control engagement |
Observations
- Planning has the most processes (24).
- Integration is the only area spanning all five groups.
- Closing has only two processes (close project and close procurements).
- Initiating has two (charter and stakeholders).
Use of mapping
- Gives a checklist to ensure no process is overlooked.
- Helps tailor processes for the project.
- Shows how knowledge areas connect to the life of the project.
Schwalbe uses the same mapping to organise the textbook, one chapter per knowledge area.
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