... project management team may help write the Project Charter, approval and funding are handled external to the project boundaries ® A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) ... variances may or may not affect the project management plan, but can require an analysis The results of the analysis can trigger a change request that, if approved, would modify the project management ... within a project If the project is divided into phases, the Process Groups interact within a project phase and also may cross the project phases ® A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge...