Management Knowledge

The Project Management Institute (PMI®) organizes management into nine areas of specific knowledge. These knowledge areas contain processes that are distributed over the project life cycle in five process groups.
Project Integration Management

The processes contained in this knowledge area are Develop Project Charter, Develop Project Management Plan, Direct and Manage Project Execution, Monitor and Control Project Work, Perform Integrated Change Control, Close Project or Phase. The scope of the project determines what things are included in the project, and often, specifically what is NOT included in the project. The processes contained in this area are Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Estimate Activity Resources, Estimate Activity Durations, Develop Schedule, Control Schedule.

This knowledge area has to do with developing a schedule for the project. The processes contained in this area are Estimate costs, Determine Budget, Control Costs. This knowledge area contains the processes Plan Quality, Perform Quality Assurance, Perform Quality Control. These processes make sure the project produces quality deliverables and maintains the quality of workmanship proscribed in the project quality plan.

The processes contained in this area are Develop Human Resource Plan, Acquire Project Team, Develop Project Team, and Manage Project Team. The processes contained in this knowledge area are Plan Risk Management, Identify Risks, Perform Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Analysis, Plan Risk Responses, Monitor and Control Risks. All projects have inherent risks, it is the project managers job to get the experts involved in the project to help identify those risks, then to manage those risks to prevent issues.

The processes contained in this knowledge area are Plan Procurements, Conduct Procurements, Administer Procurements, Close Procurements. Most large projects will require some elements of procurement.