PMBOK: Knowledge Areas vs. Process Groups vs. Processes – What’s the Difference? | Learnerskart
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July 24, 2025
🎓 PMBOK: Knowledge Areas vs. Process Groups vs. Processes – What’s the Difference? | Learnerskart
Understand the 49 PMBOK® processes (7th Edition)—grouped into 5 Process Groups and 10 Knowledge Areas. Essential for PMP® prep and project success!
🎯 The 10 Knowledge Areas:
1) Integration Management
2) Scope Management
3) Schedule Management
4) Cost Management
5) Quality Management
6) Resource Management
7) Communication Management
8) Risk Management
9) Procurement Management
10) Stakeholder Management
🎯 The 5 Process Groups:
1) Initiating
2) Planning
3) Executing
4) Monitoring & Controlling
5) Closing
🎯 The 49 Project Management Processes (with Numbers)
🌟 [1] Initiating (2 processes)
1) Develop Project Charter (Integration)
2) Identify Stakeholders (Stakeholder)
🌟 [2] Planning (24 processes)
3) Develop Project Management Plan (Integration)
4) Plan Scope Management (Scope)
5) Collect Requirements (Scope)
6) Define Scope (Scope)
7) Create WBS (Scope)
8) Plan Schedule Management (Schedule)
9) Define Activities (Schedule)
10) Sequence Activities (Schedule)
11) Estimate Activity Durations (Schedule)
12) Develop Schedule (Schedule)
13) Plan Cost Management (Cost)
14) Estimate Costs (Cost)
15) Determine Budget (Cost)
16) Plan Quality Management (Quality)
17) Plan Resource Management (Resources)
18) Estimate Activity Resources (Resources)
19) Plan Communications Management (Communications)
20) Plan Risk Management (Risk)
21) Identify Risks (Risk)
22) Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis (Risk)
23) Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis (Risk)
24) Plan Risk Responses (Risk)
25) Plan Procurement Management (Procurement)
26) Plan Stakeholder Engagement (Stakeholder)
🌟 [3] Executing (10 processes)
27) Direct and Manage Project Work (Integration)
28) Manage Project Knowledge (Integration)
29) Manage Quality (Quality)
30) Acquire Resources (Resources)
31) Develop Team (Resources)
32) Manage Team (Resources)
33) Manage Communications (Communications)
34) Implement Risk Responses (Risk)
35) Conduct Procurements (Procurement)
36) Manage Stakeholder Engagement (Stakeholder)
🌟 [4] Monitoring & Controlling (12 processes)
37) Monitor and Control Project Work (Integration)
38) Perform Integrated Change Control (Integration)
39) Validate Scope (Scope)
40) Control Scope (Scope)
41) Control Schedule (Schedule)
42) Control Costs (Cost)
43) Control Quality (Quality)
44) Control Resources (Resources)
45) Monitor Communications (Communications)
46) Monitor Risks (Risk)
47) Control Procurements (Procurement)
48) Monitor Stakeholder Engagement (Stakeholder)
🌟 [5] Closing (1 process)
49) Close Project or Phase (Integration)
📌 Conclusion
These 49 processes form the backbone of modern project management. Whether you’re preparing for the PMP® exam or managing real-world projects, mastering them will elevate your project success rate.
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