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Unit 3: Project Management

The Project Management Knowledge Areas describes project management knowledge and Notes
practice in terms of the various component processes. These processes have been organised into
nine knowledge areas, as described below and as illustrated in figure below.

Figure 3.2: Project Management Knowledge Areas

Project Management

Project Integration Project Scope Project Time
Management Management Management
Project Plan Development Initiation Activity Definition
Project Plan Execution Scope Planning Activity Sequencing
Integrated Change Control Scope Definition Activity Duration
Scope Verification Estimating
Scope Change Control Schedule Development
Schedule Control

Project Cost Project Quality Project Human
Management Management Resource Management
Resource Planning Quality Planning Organisational Planning
Cost Estimating Quality Assurance Staff Acquisition
Cost Budgeting Quality Control Team Development
Cost Control

Project Communication Project Risk Project Procurement
Management Management Management
Communications Planning Risk Management Planning Procurement Planning
Information Distribution Risk Identification Solicitation Planning
Performance Reporting Qualitative Risk Analysis Solicitation
Administrative Closure Quantitative Risk Analysis Source Selection
Risk Response Planning Contract Administration
Risk Monitoring and Contract Closeout
control
Source: http://www.giorgiogiussani.it/project-managemet_EN.pdf
1. Project Integration Management: Project integration management describes the processes
required to ensure that the various elements of the project are properly coordinated. It
consists of project plan development, project plan execution, and integrated change control.
2. Project Scope Management: Project scope management describes the processes required
to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to
complete the project successfully. It consists of initiation, scope planning, scope definition,
scope verification and scope change control.
3. Project Time Management: Project time management describes the processes required to
ensure timely completion of the project. It consists of activity definition, activity sequencing,
activity duration estimating, schedule development and schedule control.
4. Project Cost Management: Project cost management describes the processes required to
ensure that the project is completed within the approved budget. It consists of resource
planning, cost estimating, cost budgeting, and cost control.
5. Project Quality Management: Project quality management describes the processes required
to ensure that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken. It consists of
quality planning, quality assurance and quality control.
6. Project Human Resource Management: Project human resource Management describes
the processes required to make the most effective use of the people involved with the
project. It consists of organisational planning, staff acquisition and team development.

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