Process Groups And Knowledge Areas | CAPM Certification Training

 pmp exam syllabus 

There are three terms i would like to introduce here first let's see what process group is the whole project management discipline is divided into five broad process groups they are project initiation project planning project execution project monitoring and control and project closing you probably might be aware of them as well when a new project starts it's in the project initiation phase from initiation it moves to planning then to execution and monitoring and control and finally it's closed project execution and project monitoring and control processes go hand in hand so when a new project is started that is initiated all processes of project initiation process group should be applied to the project similarly when the project is being closed all processes of project closing group should be applied let me give you more specific examples identify risks is a process of project planning group so when the project is in planning phase you must identify all the risks of the project next let's see what is a knowledge area as per pmp book there are nine knowledge areas for example human resource management is one of the knowledge areas knowledge area is a set of specific processes required to be performed to meet a project objective a knowledge area may have some processes to be done in project planning process group and some other processes to be done in project monitoring and control process group for example if you take human resource management knowledge area develop human resource plan is a process in the project planning group and another process manage project team is in the project execution group lastly there are 42 process areas we have already come across two such process areas develop human resources plan and manage project team if you are totally confused by now don't worry this is the whole exam syllabus and there is one lesson dedicated to each one of these topics for now just remember there are five process groups 9 knowledge areas and 42 project management processes