Appendix B
Process Inputs and Outputs

Throughout this book, I've discussed the inputs and outputs to the PMI® processes. In this appendix, you'll find the inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and Knowledge Areas of the project management processes listed by process in the order they appear in the text. I think you'll appreciate the convenience of having all this information in one location. Enjoy!

Initiating Processes

Table B.1 lists the inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and Knowledge Areas for the Initiating process group.

Table B.1 Initiating processes

Process Name Inputs Tools and Techniques Outputs Knowledge Area
Develop Project Charter Project statement of work Expert judgment Project charter Integration
Business case Facilitation techniques
Agreements
Enterprise environmental factors
Organizational process assets
Identify Stakeholders Project charter Stakeholder analysis Stakeholder register Stakeholder
Procurement documents Expert judgment
Enterprise environmental factors Meetings
Organizational process assets

Planning Processes

Table B.2 lists the inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and Knowledge Areas for the processes in the Planning process group.

Table B.2 Planning processes

Process Name Inputs Tools and Techniques Outputs Knowledge Area
Develop Project Management Plan Project charter Expert judgment Project management plan Integration
Outputs from other processes Facilitation techniques
Enterprise environmental factors
Organizational process assets
Plan Scope Management Project management plan Expert judgment Scope management plan Scope
Project charter Meetings Requirements management plan
Enterprise environmental factors
Organizational process assets
Collect Requirements Scope management plan Interviews Requirements documentation Scope
Requirements management plan Focus groups Requirements traceability matrix
Stakeholder management plan Facilitated workshops
Project charter Group creativity techniques
Stakeholder register Group decision-making techniques
Questionnaires and surveys
Observations
Prototypes
Benchmarking
Context diagrams
Document analysis
Define Scope Scope management plan Expert judgment Project scope statement Scope
Project charter Product analysis Project documents updates
Requirements documentation Alternatives generation
Organizational process assets Facilitated workshops
Create WBS Scope management plan Decomposition Scope baseline Scope
Project scope statement Expert judgment Project documents updates
Requirements documentation
Enterprise environmental factors
Organizational process assets
Plan Schedule Management Project management plan Expert judgment Schedule management plan Time
Project charter Analytical techniques
Enterprise environmental factors Meetings
Organizational process assets
Define Activities Schedule management plan Decomposition Activity list Time
Scope baseline Rolling wave planning Activity attributes
Enterprise environmental factors Expert judgment Milestone list
Organizational process assets
Sequence Activities Schedule management plan Precedence diagramming method (PDM) Project schedule network diagrams Time
Activity list Dependency determination Project documents updates
Activity attributes Leads and lags
Milestone list
Project scope statement
Enterprise environmental factors
Organizational process assets
Estimate Activity Resources Schedule management plan Expert judgment Activity resource requirements Time
Activity list Alternatives analysis Resource breakdown structure
Activity attributes Published estimating data Project documents updates
Resource calendars Bottom-up estimating
Risk register
Activity cost estimates
Enterprise environmental factors Project management software
Organizational process assets
Estimate Activity Durations Schedule management plan Expert judgment Activity duration estimates Time
Activity list Analogous estimating Project documents updates
Activity attributes Parametric estimating
Activity resource requirements Three-point estimating
Resource calendars Group decision-making techniques
Project scope statement Reserve analysis
Risk register
Resource breakdown structure
Enterprise environmental factors
Organizational process assets
Develop Schedule Schedule management plan Schedule network analysis Schedule baseline Time
Activity list Critical path method Project schedule
Activity attributes Critical chain method Schedule data
Project schedule network diagrams Resource optimization techniques Project calendars
Activity resource requirements Modeling techniques Project management plan updates
Resource calendars Leads and lags Project documents updates
Activity duration estimates Schedule compression
Project scope statement Scheduling tool
Risk register
Project staff assignments
Resource breakdown structure
Enterprise environmental factors
Organizational process assets
Plan Cost Management Project management plan Expert judgment Cost management plan Cost
Project charter Analytical techniques
Enterprise environmental factors Meetings
Organizational process assets
Estimate Costs Cost management plan Expert judgment Activity cost estimates Cost
Human resource management plan Analogous estimating Basis of estimates
Scope baseline Parametric estimating Project documents updates
Project schedule Bottom-up estimating
Risk register Three-point estimating
Enterprise environmental factors Reserve analysis
Organizational process assets Cost of quality
Project management software
Vendor bid analysis
Group decision-making techniques
Determine Budget Cost management plan Cost aggregation Cost baseline Cost
Scope baseline Reserve analysis Project funding requirements
Activity cost estimates Expert judgment Project documents updates
Basis of estimates Historical relationships
Project schedule Funding limit reconciliation
Resource calendars
Risk register
Agreements
Organizational process assets
Plan Quality Management Project management plan Cost-benefit analysis Quality management plan Quality
Stakeholder register Cost of quality Process improvement plan
Risk register Seven basic quality tools Quality metrics
Requirements documentation Benchmarking Quality checklists
Enterprise environmental factors Design of experiments Project documents updates
Organizational process assets Statistical sampling
Additional quality planning tools
Meetings
Plan Human Resource Management Project management plan Organization charts and position descriptions Human resource management plan Human Resource
Activity resource requirements Networking
Enterprise environmental factors Organizational theory
Organizational process assets Expert judgment
Meetings
Plan Communications Management Project management plan Communication requirements analysis Communications management plan Communications
Stakeholder register Communication technology Project documents updates
Enterprise environmental factors Communication models
Organizational process assets Communication methods
Meetings
Plan Risk Management Project management plan Analytical techniques Risk management plan Risk
Project charter Expert judgment
Stakeholder register Meetings
Enterprise environmental factors
Organizational process assets
Identify Risks Risk management plan Documentation reviews Risk register Risk
Cost management plan Information gathering techniques
Schedule management plan Checklist analysis
Quality management plan Assumptions analysis
Human resource management plan Diagramming techniques
Scope baseline SWOT analysis
Activity cost estimates Expert judgment
Activity duration estimates
Stakeholder register
Project documents
Procurement documents
Enterprise environmental factors
Organizational process assets
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis Risk management plan Risk probability and impact assessment Project documents updates Risk
Scope baseline Probability and impact matrix
Risk register Risk data quality assessment
Enterprise environmental factors Risk categorization
Organizational process assets Risk urgency assessment
Expert judgment
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis Risk management plan Data gathering and representation techniques Project documents updates Risk
Cost management plan Quantitative risk analysis and modeling techniques
Schedule management plan Expert judgment
Risk register
Enterprise environmental factors
Organizational process assets
Plan Risk Responses Risk management plan Strategies for negative risks or threats Project management plan updates Risk
Risk register Strategies for positive risks or opportunities Project documents updates
Contingent response strategies
Expert judgment
Plan Procurement Management Project management plan Make-or-buy analysis Procurement management plan Procurement
Requirements documentation Expert judgment Procurement statement of work
Risk register Market research Procurement documents
Activity resource requirements Meetings Source selection criteria
Project schedule Make-or-buy decisions
Activity cost estimates Change requests
Stakeholder register Project documents updates
Enterprise environmental factors
Organizational process assets
Plan Stakeholder Management Project management plan Expert judgment Stakeholder management plan Stakeholder
Stakeholder register Meetings Project documents updates
Enterprise environmental factors Analytical techniques
Organizational process assets

Executing Processes

Table B.3 lists the inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and Knowledge Areas for the processes in the Executing process group.

Table B.3 Executing processes

Process Name Inputs Tools and Techniques Outputs Knowledge Area
Direct and Manage Project Work Project management plan Expert judgment Deliverables Integration
Approved change requests Project management information system Work performance data
Enterprise environmental factors Meetings Change requests
Organizational process assets Project management plan updates
Project documents updates
Perform Quality Assurance Quality management plan Quality management and control tools Change requests Quality
Process improvement plan Quality audits Project management plan updates
Quality metrics Process analysis Project documents updates
Quality control measurements Organizational process assets updates
Project documents
Acquire Project Team Human resource management plan Pre-assignment Project staff assignments Human Resource
Enterprise environmental factors Negotiation Resource calendars
Organizational process assets Acquisition Project management plan updates
Virtual teams
Multicriteria decision analysis
Develop Project Team Human resource management plan Interpersonal skills Team performance assessments Human Resource
Project staff assignments Training Enterprise environmental factors updates
Resource calendars Team-building activities
Ground rules
Co-location
Recognition and rewards
Personnel assessment tools
Manage Project Team Human resource management plan Observation and conversation Change requests Human Resource
Project staff assignments Project performance appraisals Project management plan updates
Team performance assessments Conflict management Project documents updates
Issue log Interpersonal skills
Work performance reports Enterprise environmental factors updates
Organizational process assets Organizational process assets updates
Manage Communications Communications management plan Communication technology Project communications Communications
Work performance reports Communication models Project documents updates
Enterprise environmental factors Communication methods Project management plan updates
Organizational process assets Information management systems Organizational process assets updates
Performance reporting
Conduct Procurements Procurement management plan Bidder conference Selected sellers Procurement
Procurement documents Proposal evaluation techniques Agreements
Source selection criteria Independent estimates Resource calendars
Seller proposals Expert judgment Change requests
Project documents Advertising Project management plan updates
Make-or-buy decisions Analytical techniques Project documents updates
Procurement statement of work Procurement negotiations
Organizational process assets
Manage Stakeholder Engagement Stakeholder management plan Communication methods Issue log Stakeholder
Communications management plan Interpersonal skills Change requests
Change log Management skills Project management plan updates
Organizational process assets Project documents updates
Organizational process assets updates

Monitoring and Controlling Processes

Table B.4 lists the inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and Knowledge Areas for the Monitoring and Controlling group processes.

Table B.4 Monitoring and Controlling processes

Process Name Inputs Tools and Techniques Outputs Knowledge Area
Monitor and Control Project Work Project management plan Expert judgment Change requests Integration
Schedule forecasts Analytical techniques Work performance reports
Cost forecasts Project management information system Project management plan updates
Validated changes Meetings Project documents updates
Work performance information
Enterprise environmental factors
Organizational process assets
Perform Integrated Change Control Project management plan Expert judgment Approved change requests Integration
Work performance reports Meetings Change log
Change requests Change control tools Project management plan updates
Enterprise environmental factors Project documents updates
Organizational process assets
Validate Scope Project management plan Inspection Accepted deliverables Scope
Requirements documentation Group decision-making techniques Change requests
Requirements traceability matrix Work performance information
Verified deliverables Project documents updates
Work performance data
Control Scope Project management plan Variance analysis Work performance information Scope
Requirements documentation Change requests
Requirements traceability matrix Project management plan updates
Work performance data Project documents updates
Organizational process assets Organizational process assets updates
Control Schedule Project management plan Performance reviews Work performance information Time
Project schedule Project management software Schedule forecasts
Work performance data Resource optimization techniques Change requests
Project calendars Modeling techniques Project management plan updates
Schedule data Leads and lags Project documents updates
Organizational process assets Schedule compression Organizational process assets updates
Scheduling tool
Control Costs Project management plan Earned value management Work performance information Cost
Project funding requirements Forecasting Cost forecasts
Work performance data To-complete performance index (TCPI)
Organizational process assets Performance reviews Change requests
Project management software Project management plan updates
Reserve analysis Project documents updates
Organizational process assets updates
Control Quality Project management plan Seven basic quality tools Quality control measurements Quality
Quality metrics Statistical sampling Validated changes
Quality checklists Inspection Verified deliverables
Work performance data Approved change requests review Work performance information
Approved change requests Change requests
Deliverables Project management plan updates
Project documents Project documents updates
Organizational process assets Organizational process assets updates
Control Communications Project management plan Information management systems Work performance information Communications
Project communications Expert judgment Change requests
Issue log Meetings Project management plan updates
Work performance data Project documents updates
Organizational process assets Organizational process assets updates
Control Risks Project management plan Risk reassessment Work performance information Risk
Risk register Risk audits Change requests
Work performance data Variance and trend analysis Project management plan updates
Work performance reports Technical performance measurement Project documents updates
Reserve analysis Organizational process assets updates
Meetings
Control Procurements Project management plan Contract change control system Work performance information Procurement
Procurement documents  Procurement performance reviews Change requests
Agreements  Inspections and audits Project management plan updates
Approved change requests Performance reporting Project documents updates
Work performance reports  Payment systems Organizational process assets updates
Work performance data  Claims administration
Records management system
Control Stakeholder Engagement Project management plan Information management systems Work performance information Stakeholder
Issue log Expert judgment Change requests
Work performance data Meetings Project management plan updates
Project documents Project documents updates
Organizational process assets updates

Closing Processes

Table B.5 lists the inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and Knowledge Areas for the processes in the Closing process group.

Table B.5 Closing processes

Process Name Inputs Tools and Techniques Outputs Knowledge Area
Close Project or Phase Project management plan Expert judgment Final product, service, or result transition Integration
Accepted deliverables Analytical techniques Organizational process assets updates
Organizational process assets Meetings
Close Procurements Project management plan Procurement audits Closed procurements Procurement
Procurement documents Procurement negotiations Organizational process assets updates
Records management system
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