Matrix of Knowledge Areas and Process Groups Initiating process group Planning process group Executing process group Controlling process group closing process group
Integration management 4.1 Develop project charter 4.2 Develop project management plan 4.3 Direct and manage project work 4.4 Monitor and control project work 4.6 Close project or phase
        4.5 Perform integrated change control  
Scope management   5.1 Plan scope management   5.5 Validate scope  
    5.2 Collect requirements   5.6 Control scope  
    5.3 Define scope      
    5.4 Create WBS      
Time management   6.1 Plan schedule management   6.7 Control schedule  
    6.2 Define activities      
    6.3 Sequence activities      
    6.4 Estimate activity resources      
    6.5 Estimate activity durations      
    6.6 Develop schedule      
Cost management   7.1 Plan cost management   7.4 Control costs  
    7.2 Estimate costs      
    7.3 Determine budget      
Quality management   8.1 Plan quality management 8.2 Perform quality assurance 8.3 Control quality  
Human resource management   9.1 Plan human resource management 9.2 Acquire project team    
      9.3 Develop project team    
      9.4 Manage project team    
Communications management   10.1 Plan communications management 10.2 Manage communications 10.3 Control communications  
Risk management   11.1 Plan risk management   11.6 Control risks  
    11.2 Identify risks      
    11.3 Perform qualitative risk analysis      
    11.4 Perform qauantitative risk analysis      
    11.5 Plan risk responses      
Procurement management   12.1 Plan procurement management 12.2 Conduct procurements 12.3 Control procurements 12.4 Close procurements
Stakeholder management 13.1 Identify stakeholders 13.2 Plan stakeholder management 13.3 Manage stakeholder engagement 13.4 Control stakeholder engagement