Project Management Knowledge Areas

the 10 key project management knowledge area is a specific area of PMI – PMP project management that is defined by the knowledge that is needed to do it and is explained in terms of the processes, practices, inputs, outputs, tools, and techniques that make it up.

The Knowledge Areas are linked, but they are described separately from the point of view of project management. we can use these ten areas of knowledge for most of my projects:

• Project Integration Management : The activities and processes that are used to find, describe, combine, unify, and coordinate the different project management activities and processes within the Project Management Process Groups.
• Project Scope Management : Includes the steps that need to be taken to make sure that the project includes all the work that needs to be done in order to finish it properly.
• Project Schedule Management : Includes the steps that need to be taken to make sure the job is finished on time.
• Project Cost Management : Includes the steps needed to plan, estimate, budget, finance, manage, and keep costs under control so the project can be finished within the budget that was allowed.
• Project Quality Management : In order to meet the standards of all stakeholders, this document outlines how to incorporate the organization’s quality policy into planning, managing, and controlling project and product quality requirements.
• Project Resource Management : Describes how to find, get, and oversee the resources that are necessary to finish the job successfully.
• Project Communications Management. : Includes the steps needed to make sure that the planning, gathering, creation, sharing, storing, retrieval, management, control, tracking, and final disposal of project information happens on time and correctly.
• Project Risk Management : Includes planning for risk management, finding risks, analyzing them, planning responses, putting those responses into action, and keeping an eye on risks on a project.
• Project Procurement Management : Includes the steps that need to be taken to get goods, services, or results from outside the project team.
• Project Stakeholder Management : This includes the steps needed to find the people, groups, or organizations that will be affected by or affected by the project, to look at what stakeholders want and how that will affect the project, and to come up with the best ways to involve stakeholders in making decisions and carrying out the project.

One or more extra Knowledge Areas may be needed for a certain project. For example, construction may need financial management or health and safety management. The 10 PMI-PMP project management key knowledge areas are shown in the table below.

Knowledge Areas/ Project Management Process Groups	Initiating Process Group	Planning Process Group	Executing Process Group	Monitoring and Controlling Process Group	Closing Process Group
Project Integration Management	Develop Project Charter	Develop Project Management Plan	Direct and Manage Project Work Manage Project Knowledge	Monitor and Control Project Work Perform Integrated Change Control	Close Project or Phase
Project Scope Management		Plan Scope Management Collect Requirements Define Scope Create WBS
Project Schedule Management		Plan Schedule Management Define Activities Sequence Activities Develop Schedule		Control Schedule
Project Cost Management		Plan Cost Management Estimate Costs Determine Budget		Control Costs
Project Quality Management		Plan Quality Management	Manage Quality	Control Quality
Project Resource Management		Plan Resource Management Estimate Activity Resources	Acquire Resources Develop Team Manage Team	Control Resources
Project Communications Management		Plan Communications Management	Manage Communications	Monitor Communications
Project Risk Management		Plan Risk Management Identify Risks Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis Plan Risk Responses	Implement Risk Responses	Monitor Risks
Project Procurement Management		Plan Procurement Management	Conduct Procurements	Control Procurements
Project Stakeholder Management	Identify Stakeholders	Plan Stakeholder Engagement	Manage Stakeholder Engagement	Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

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References :

PMBOK^® Guide – Seventh Edition