The document outlines 20 steps for developing a project management plan. It discusses that the plan sets the rules for implementing, controlling, and monitoring a project. The plan is developed during the planning phase and integrates all the knowledge areas defined by PMI. It may also include the project life cycle, change management plan, configuration management plan, and methods for maintaining the project baseline. The document then presents a process map for developing the project management plan starting from the project charter. It also provides an overview of the 47 processes defined by PMI, grouped by knowledge areas and process groups.
4. In Project Management vision, have been identified 5 process groups, 10 knowledge areas and 47
processes not related to a specific sector/market and, therefore, applicable to any project. The
sequence of the processes may vary according to the specific characteristics of the project.
As all processes, the Project Management processes have one or more inputs, use one or more
defined tools and techniques to obtain one or more outputs.
The iterativity of Project Management and the ability to have all five groups in a single stage mean
that there isn't a necessary correspondence between the process groups and the project life cycle.
Project Management processes overview
Author: Marco De Santis, PMP
2014