---
title: "Mapping of project management"
subject: "ICT Project Management"
chapter: 6
key: "semester_7/ict_project_management:pm-mapping"
source: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_7/ict_project_management/pm-mapping
site: BCT Engineering
---

# Mapping of project management

ICT Project Management · Chapter 6: Project Management Process Groups

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## Question

Sketch the 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.

## Answer

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.

## Check yourself

The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why.

1. What does mapping of project management show?
   A. Only project phases
   B. The organisational chart
   C. How the 47 processes fit across five process groups and ten knowledge areas
   D. Only the budget
   Answer: C. It is a matrix of groups against knowledge areas. (Key point: Mapping meaning)

2. Which knowledge area spans all five process groups?
   A. Scope
   B. Integration
   C. Risk
   D. Quality
   Answer: B. Integration is the only one spanning all five groups. (Key point: Integration)

3. How many processes are in Closing?
   A. Two
   B. Seven
   C. Twenty four
   D. Five
   Answer: A. Close project or phase and close procurements. (Key point: Closing processes)

## Related in ICT Project Management

- [Project management body of knowledge](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_7%2Fict_project_management%3Adefine-pmbok) — ICT Project Management, chapter 2
- [Project management knowledge areas](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_7%2Fict_project_management%3Apm-knowledge-areas) — ICT Project Management, chapter 2
- [General management skills and project management](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_7%2Fict_project_management%3Ageneral-management-skill) — ICT Project Management, chapter 2
- [Project portfolio management](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_7%2Fict_project_management%3Aportfolio-management) — ICT Project Management, chapter 3
- [Define project management](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_7%2Fict_project_management%3Adefine-project-management) — ICT Project Management, chapter 4
- [Advantages of project management](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_7%2Fict_project_management%3Aadvantages-project-management) — ICT Project Management, chapter 4

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