Chapter 3 The Project Management Framework Objectives Understand the importance of the Project Management Institute and other professional societies Define the five process groups and understand how they interact over time Define the nine knowledge areas Define the component processes that exist within each process group Know the methods used in each component process and the deliverables produced
PMI: Process Groups and Knowledge Areas The PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge framework used for the text is structured around: 5 process groups which are made up of component processes consisting of tools, techniques, and outcomes organized within nine knowledge areas SPM Process Groups Initiating processes authorizing the beginning or ending of a project or phase Planning processes ensuring that the objectives of the project are achieved in the most appropriate way Executing processes coordinating all resources (people and material) during the implementation of the project plan Controlling processes monitoring of project variances from what was planned to actual progress Closing processes formal acceptance of the project or a phase and updating of the project information base with lessons learned Process Groups Overlap in Time
Process Groups and PMBOK Knowledge Areas Process groups supply a roadmap to follow, and the knowledge areas describe the methods (for example, car, plane, bus) of how to get to our destination, which is project success The SPM Process Machine 9 PMBOK Knowledge Areas: Integration Management Scope Management Time Management Cost Management Quality Management Human Resources Management Communications Management Risk Management Procurement Management Project Initiation
Project Planning Project Execution
Project Monitoring & Control Project Closeout
Chapter 3 The Project Management Framework: Additional Information The IT / Software Project Management Profession Number of jobs in IT Project Management continues to grow Professional societies like the Project Management Institute (PMI) have grown tremendously (pmi.org) In 1969 the Project Management Institute (PMI) was founded for the following reasons: to create a forum for project managers to discuss emerging concepts and practices to officially recognize project management as a profession in and of itself to bring together people from all branches of project management to share and learn from each other
Information Technology Project Management as a Profession Process Groups Interacting in a Phase (Iteration, Increment) This figure demonstrates how process groups exist within each phase of an iterative project The initiating process group is the process that begins the project as well as each phase. Each phase consists of all five process groups interacting over time Each phase as well as the entire project ends with the closing process. As each phase ends, the closing process reviews what was accomplished in the previous phase and what needs to be done or redone in the next phase
The Software Project Management / IT Project Management Profession: Positions available at Illinois or Chicago, IL (987 positions open just in Illinois) Software Project Manager: An Example of Open Position (Chicago area) Theory and special tools
Requirements for SPM: Microsoft Project, Primavera, Primavera P6 Professional Project Management
Software Project Manager: An Example of Open Position (Chicago area) PMP Certificate Project Management Professional Certification by PMI PMI provides certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) A PMP has documented sufficient project experience (3 years), agreed to follow a code of ethics, and passed the PMP exam (200 questions in 4 hours) More on certification found in Appendix C
Growth in PMPs Certifications, 1993 2010