PMBOK® GUIDE EDITION PROCESSES FLOW TH Based on the A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Sixth Edition, Copyright: Project Management Institute, Inc., (2017) All rights reserved INITIATING PLANNING 5.1 6.1 SCOPE INTEGRATION Develop Project Charter INPUTS INPUTS Project charter Project management plan Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Project charter Project management plan Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Project management plan Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Project charter Project management plan Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Project management plan Project documents Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Expert judgment Decomposition Rolling wave planning Meetings TOOLS & TECHNIQUES TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Project charter Project management plan Project documents Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Expert judgment Data analysis Meetings Expert judgment Analogous estimating Parametric estimating Bottom-up estimating Three-point estimating Data analysis Project management information system Decision making Project management plan Project documents Business documents Agreements Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Expert judgement Data gathering Data analysis Decision making Data representation Test and inspection planning Meetings 5.2 SCOPE Collect Requirements Project charter Project management plan Project documents Business documents Agreements Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets 5.3 Expert judgment Data gathering Data analysis Decision making Data representation Interpersonal and team skills Context diagram Prototypes SCOPE Define Scope STAKEHOLDER INPUTS Project charter Project management plan Project documents Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets OUTPUTS OUTPUTS Activity list Activity attributes Milestone list Change requests Project management plan updates Cost management plan SCHEDULE OUTPUTS 6.4 INPUTS Project management plan Project documents Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets OUTPUTS 6.5 Project schedule network diagrams Project documents updates TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Project management plan Project documents Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets OUTPUTS Stakeholder register Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Expert judgment Decomposition Duration estimates Basis of estimates Project documents updates 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan Estimate Activity Resources Project charter Project management plan Project documents Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Project management plan Project documents Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Expert judgment Bottom-up estimating Analogous estimating Parametric estimating Data analysis Project management information system Meetings OUTPUTS INPUTS RESOURCE INPUTS Resource management plan Team charter Project documents updates Project charter Outputs from other processes Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Schedule baseline Project schedule Schedule data Project calendars Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates OUTPUTS INTEGRATION 9.2 INPUTS Expert judgment Data representation Organizational theory Meetings OUTPUTS OUTPUTS Scope baseline Project documents updates RESOURCE Plan Resource Management Expert judgment Analogous estimating Parametric estimating Three-point estimating Bottom-up estimating Data analysis Decision making Meetings Schedule network analysis Critical path method Resource optimization Data analysis Leads and lags Schedule compression Project management information system Agile release planning INPUTS 9.1 TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Project management plan Project documents Agreements Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Create WBS Project scope statement Project documents updates OUTPUTS Quality management plan Quality metrics Project management plan updates Project documents updates Project management plan Project documents Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets INPUTS OUTPUTS OUTPUTS OUTPUTS Cost baseline Project funding requirements Project documents updates INPUTS SCHEDULE Develop Schedule Precedence diagramming method Dependency determination and integration Leads and lags Project management information system SCOPE SCHEDULE Expert judgment Cost aggregation Data analysis Historical information review Funding limit reconciliation Financing TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Estimate Activity Durations TOOLS & TECHNIQUES TOOLS & TECHNIQUES 5.4 Cost estimates Basis of estimates Project documents updates Sequence Activities Requirements documentation Requirements traceability matrix Expert judgment Data analysis Decision making Interpersonal and team skills Product analysis OUTPUTS Schedule management plan 6.3 TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Project charter Assumption log TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Expert judgment Data analysis Meetings INPUTS OUTPUTS Expert judgment Data gathering Data analysis Data representation Meetings Plan Quality Management INPUTS OUTPUTS TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Determine Budget QUALITY INPUTS Scope management plan Requirements management plan Project charter Business documents Project management plan Project documents Agreements Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Estimate Costs 8.1 INPUTS TOOLS & TECHNIQUES INPUTS COST INPUTS Expert judgment Data analysis Meetings Identify Stakeholders Plan Cost Management 7.3 COST INPUTS Business documents Agreements Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets 13.1 Define Activities 7.2 COST INPUTS TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Expert judgment Data gathering Interpersonal and team skills Meetings 7.1 SCHEDULE Plan Schedule Management Plan Scope Management 4.1 6.2 SCHEDULE TOOLS & TECHNIQUES TOOLS & TECHNIQUES OUTPUTS Resource requirements Basis of estimates Resource breakdown structure Project documents updates Expert judgment Data gathering Interpersonal and team skills Meetings OUTPUTS Project management plan EXECUTING 13.2 STAKEHOLDER 12.1 Plan Stakeholder Engagement 9.3 RESOURCE 9.4 9.5 RESOURCE Acquire Resources RESOURCE Develop Team Manage Team 8.2 INPUTS INPUTS INPUTS Project management plan Project documents Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Project management plan Project documents Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Decision making Interpersonal and team skills Pre-assignment Virtual teams Colocation Virtual teams Communication technology Interpersonal and team skills Recognition and rewards Training Individual and team assessments Meetings Project management plan Project documents Work performance reports Team performance assessments Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets OUTPUTS Physical resource assignments Project team assignments Resource calendars Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates Enterprise environmental factors updates Organizational process assets updates TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Interpersonal and team skills Project management information system OUTPUTS Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates Enterprise environmental factors updates OUTPUTS Team performance assessments Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates Enterprise environmental factors updates Organizational process assets updates 4.3 QUALITY Manage Quality INPUTS Project management plan Project documents Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Data gathering Data analysis Decision making Data representation Audits Design for X Problem solving Quality improvement methods Direct and Manage Project Work Project management plan Project documents Approved change requests Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Project management plan Project documents Deliverables Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Expert judgment Project management information system Meetings Expert judgment Knowledge management Information management Interpersonal and team skills OUTPUTS OUTPUTS Deliverables Work performance data Issue log Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates Organizational process assets updates Lessons learned register Project management plan updates Organizational process assets updates STAKEHOLDER Manage Stakeholder Engagement 12.2 INPUTS INPUTS INPUTS Project management plan Project documents Agreements Procurement documentation Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Project charter Project management plan Project documents Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES TOOLS & TECHNIQUES TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Expert judgment Data gathering Data analysis Decision making Data representation Meetings Expert judgment Data gathering Data analysis Source selection analysis Meetings Expert judgment Data analysis Meetings OUTPUTS Procurement management plan Procurement strategy Bid documents Procurement statement of work Source selection criteria Make-or-buy decisions Independent cost estimates Change requests Project documents updates 10 Organizational process assets updates Expert judgment Communication requirements analysis Communication technology Communication models Communication methods Interpersonal and team skills Data representation Meetings Stakeholder engagement plan OUTPUTS OUTPUTS 11.3 Risk register Risk report Project documents updates RISK Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis TOOLS & TECHNIQUES OUTPUTS Communications management plan Project management plan updates Project documents update INPUTS Project management plan Project documents Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Expert judgment Data gathering Data analysis Interpersonal and team skills Risk categorization Data representation Meetings 11.4 RISK Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis 11.5 RISK Plan Risk Responses INPUTS Project management plan Project documents Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Expert judgment Data gathering Interpersonal and team skills Strategies for threats Strategies for opportunities Contingent response strategies Strategies for overall project risk Data analysis Decision making INPUTS Project management plan Project documents Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Expert judgment Data gathering Interpersonal and team skills Representations of uncertainty Data analysis OUTPUTS Project documents updates OUTPUTS Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates MONITORING & CONTROLLING 11.6 PROCUREMENT Conduct Procurements RISK Implement Risk Responses 10.2 Manage Communications Project management plan Project documents Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Project management plan Project documents Procurement documentation Seller proposals Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Project management plan Project documents Organizational process assets Project management plan Project documents Work performance reports Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Expert judgment Interpersonal and team skills Project management information system TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Expert judgment Advertising Bidder conferences Data analysis Interpersonal and team skills OUTPUTS Change requests Project documents updates OUTPUTS Selected sellers Agreements Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates Organizational process assets updates SCOPE TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Communication technology Communication methods Communication skills Project management information system Project reporting Interpersonal and team skills Meetings 5.6 6.6 SCOPE Validate Scope COMMUNICATIONS INPUTS OUTPUTS Risk management plan TOOLS & TECHNIQUES INPUTS Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates Expert judgment Data gathering Data analysis Interpersonal and team skills Prompt lists Meetings OUTPUTS OUTPUTS INPUTS Expert judgment Communication skills Interpersonal and team skills Ground rules Meetings TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Project documents updates INPUTS TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Plan Communications Management Identify Risks Project charter Project management plan Project documents Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Manage Project Knowledge INPUTS COMMUNICATIONS INPUTS INTEGRATION INPUTS 10.1 Project charter Business documents Project management plan Project documents Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets 5.5 13.3 Plan Risk Management RISK INPUTS Quality reports Test and evaluation documents Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates 4.4 Plan Procurement Management 11.2 RISK Project charter Project management plan Project documents Agreements Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets OUTPUTS INTEGRATION 11.1 PROCUREMENT SCHEDULE Control Scope 7.4 Control Schedule Control Costs INPUTS INPUTS INPUTS INPUTS Project management plan Project documents Verified deliverables Work performance data Project management plan Project documents Work performance data Organizational process assets Project management plan Project documents Work performance data Organizational process assets Project management plan Project documents Project funding requirements Work performance data Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES TOOLS & TECHNIQUES TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Inspection Decision making Data analysis OUTPUTS Work performance information Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates Data analysis Critical path method Project management information system Resource optimization Leads and lags Schedule compression Accepted deliverables Work performance information Change requests Project documents updates OUTPUTS OUTPUTS Project communications Project management plan updates Project documents updates Organizational process assets updates 4.5 INTEGRATION Monitor and Control Project Work CLOSING 12.3 PROCUREMENT 4.6 INTEGRATION Perform Integrated Change Control INPUTS INPUTS Project management plan Project documents Work performance information Agreements Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Project management plan Project documents Work performance reports Change requests Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Expert judgment Data analysis Decision making Meetings Expert judgment Change control tools Data analysis Decision making Meetings OUTPUTS Work performance reports Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates OUTPUTS Work performance information Schedule forecasts Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Expert judgment Data analysis To-complete performance index Project management information system OUTPUTS Work performance information Cost forecasts Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates OUTPUTS Approved change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates Control Procurements 8.3 INTEGRATION Close Project or Phase INPUTS Project charter Project management plan Project documents Accepted deliverables Business documents Agreements Procurement documentation Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Expert judgment Data analysis Meetings OUTPUTS Project documents updates Final product, service, or result transition Final report Organizational process assets updates 13.4 STAKEHOLDER Monitor Stakeholder Engagement INPUTS Project management plan Project documents Work performance data Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Data analysis Decision making Data representation Communication skills Interpersonal and team skills Meetings OUTPUTS Work performance information Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates Project management plan Project documents Agreements Procurement documentation Approved change requests Work performance data Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Expert judgment Claims administration Data analysis Inspection Audits OUTPUTS Closed procurements Work performance information Procurement documentation updates Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates Organizational process assets updates QUALITY Control Quality INPUTS 4.7 COST 10.3 11.7 RISK Monitor Risks INPUTS Project management plan Project documents Work performance data Work performance reports TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Data analysis Audits Meetings OUTPUTS Work performance information Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates Organizational process assets updates COMMUNICATIONS Monitor Communications 9.6 RESOURCE Control Resources INPUTS Project management plan Project documents Work performance data Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Expert judgment Project management information system Data representation Interpersonal and team skills Meetings INPUTS Project management plan Project documents Work performance data Agreements Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Data analysis Problem solving Interpersonal and team skills Project management information system OUTPUTS OUTPUTS Work performance information Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates Work performance information Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates INPUTS Project management plan Project documents Approved change requests Deliverables Work performance data Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Data gathering Data analysis Inspection Testing/product evaluations Data representation Meetings OUTPUTS Quality control measurements Verified deliverables Work performance information Change requests Project management plan updates Project documents updates PMBOK® GUIDE 6TH EDITION – 49 PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESSES Copyright: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute, Inc., (2017) All rights reserved Explanatory Note: This flow does not replace the need for reading the PMBOK® Guide The PMBOK® Guide contains a deep explanation of all processes including Inputs, Tools & Techniques and Outputs that are listed in this flow Adaptation: Ricardo Viana Vargas Graphic Design: Sérgio Alves Lima Jardim ricardo-vargas.com Download this processes flow at http://rvarg.as/pmbok6en Become a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and download the PMBOK® Guide and other standards at: www.pmi.org