A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge ( PMBOK Guide ) is a widely used project management standard and central reference of the U.S. Project Management Institute, of which he is also edited and entertained.

PMBOK is one next to PRINCE2 (Projects In Controlled Environments ) and IPMA Competence Baseline (IPMA, GPM) of the leading project management methods worldwide.

In the introduction, the work referred to as " Summary of knowledge specializing in project management ". It refers to the knowledge of the practices that continue as best practice ( PMBOK Guide: "best practice" ) is hereby acknowledged. The methods described are applicable to projects from different application areas, including, inter alia, Construction, software development, engineering and automotive industry.

The PMBOK Guide is process-oriented, ie it uses a model that is done after the work by processes. A project is carried out by the interaction of many processes. Based on the structured processes of the PMBOK Guide, the collected knowledge of methods. For each process, input, output, and tools and methods are described.

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI ) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE ) have the PMBOK Guide recognized as the standard (ANSI / PMI 99-001, IEEE Std 1490-2003 ). It was translated ( in addition to English ) in ten languages. The 2012 published as ISO 21500 Project Management Guide is based, inter alia, on the PMBOK Guide.

The PMBOK Guide is the basis for the certification exam Project Management Professional (PMP ) and the input level certification, Certified Associate in Project Management ( CAPM).

Formation

The first edition of the PMBOK Guide was published in 1987. She was the result of workshops, which were initiated in the early 80s by the PMI. In parallel, a Code of Ethics was developed to guidelines for the accreditation of training centers and certification of persons.

Later, a second version of the PMBOK Guide was published, based on the comments of the members (1996 and 2000). The PMBOK Guide was recognized in 1998 by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and later by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE) as a standard.

The third version of the PMBOK Guide was published in 2004 with improvements in the structure of the document, extensions of processes, names and areas of the program and the portfolio.

The end of 2008 appeared the fourth revised edition. Significant changes were clarifications and standardization in the process name, adjustments to the overview diagrams and omission or addition of some processes. The German version is available since mid- 2010.

Edition five appeared in January 2013. In their stakeholder management is established as a separate field of knowledge. It will be 2013 based on all certification exams from July 31.

Content

The PMBOK consists of three sections:

  • PM- frame, with a general introduction to structure of the book and in project organization and life cycle.
  • PM Process Groups
  • PM knowledge areas, with a detailed list of processes and result types in project management

In addition, the PMBOK Guide contains appendices with information on PMI, literature list and change history and a glossary to standardize project management language.

Framework

The PM framework provides an introduction to the systematics of the PMBOK Guide and has also stated the entire context of project management ( organizations, companies, concepts, etc. )

Process Groups

There are a total of 42 processes defined ( fourth edition, 47 in edition of five ), which are classified into the following five process groups:

  • Initiation
  • Planning
  • Execution
  • Monitoring and control
  • Completion

A matrix assigns each process clearly a process group and knowledge area. The process group was selected for each process, which takes place in most of the activities of the process.

Knowledge Areas

The section on the knowledge areas of the PMBOK Guide is the focus. One chapter is devoted to a field of knowledge. All processes are described in detail. Here, for each process input and output artifacts as well as methods and tools are described.

The fields of knowledge which are uniquely assigned to each of the individual processes in the process group, read:

  • Integration Management
  • Project Scope Management
  • Time management
  • Cost Management
  • Quality Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Communication Management
  • Risk Management
  • Procurement management
  • Stakeholder management (from the fifth edition )

The individual task fields occur at various points during the project.

Scope (project management)
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