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What is Project Management Knowledge Areas<\/a> <\/ins> <\/p>\n You may also want to read the following:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Project Management Knowledge Areas as a set of\u00a0 guidelines and standard terminologies created by Project Management Institute (PMI) to serve as a guide for project management. This guidelines is published in the PMBOK Guide. <\/p>\n Project Integration Management is describe as the knowledge area that holds every other part of the project together. Aspects of the Project Integration Management include:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Back to List of Processes<\/a> This is the knowledge area relating to what work needs to be done by the project. It answers the question: what is in the scope? and what is out of scope? <\/p>\n Back to List of Processes<\/a> Remember that a\u00a0 project must have a set duration. The Time Management knowledge area ensures that the project is running according to a schedule. (Note the WBS relates the Scope Management and not Time Management!) <\/p>\n Back to List of Processes<\/a> The Project Cost Management relates with the project budget. This means making good estimates about how much funds is needed to cover the expenses of the project. Back to List of Processes<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In project management, quality means ‘reaching the objectives or requirements of the project’. And quality management is very important because if the project succeeds in managing the time and the budget effectively, but fails to meet the quality requirements, then the project is considered failed. Back to List of Processes<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It could be said that the project team is the most important resource that is managed by a project manager. This makes sense because managing people is the key aspect of management. Human resource management has to\u00a0 with obtaining the suitable and qualified members that would form the project team and then developing and managing them as the project progresses. Back to List of Processes<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The question always is: ‘what percentage of the project manager’s time is spent in communication? 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%?. Well the answer is 90%! Back to List of Processes<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Risk is defined as an uncertain event or condition that can occur during the project and can effect the outcome of the project. It could be positive(opportunities) or negative (threats). <\/p>\n Back to List of Processes<\/a> The procurement management has to do with purchasing needed materials from the outside. It may also include hiring of sub-contractors fort the project. <\/p>\n Back to List of Processes<\/a> Stakeholders according the PMBOK guide are individuals, groups or organization who may affect or be affected by the project. This means that everyone involved in a project. Stakeholders may include:<\/p>\n The first step in project stakeholder management is to identify the stakeholders of the project and then proceed by planning how to keep them satisfied.
\n1. Project Integration Management<\/a>
\n2. Project Scope Management<\/a>
\n3. Project Time Management<\/a>
\n4. Project Cost Management<\/a>
\n5. Project Quality Management<\/a>
\n6. Project Human Resource Management<\/a>
\n7. Project Communication Management<\/a>
\n8. Project Risk Management<\/a>
\n9. Project Procurement Management<\/a>
\n10. Project Stakeholder Management<\/a>
\nHow to Memorize the 10 PM Knowledge<\/a><\/p>\n
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What are Project Management Knowledge Areas?<\/h3>\n
\nThe project management knowledge areas are applied throughout the duration of the project during with life cycle of the project.\u00a0 The knowledge areas is different from the 5 Process Groups which are like phases of a project.
\nFor you to effectively manage a project, it is necessary to understand the key activities of each of the knowledge areas as presented below.<\/p>\n1. Project Integration Management<\/h3>\n
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\n<\/b><\/p>\n2. Project Scope Management<\/h3>\n
\nAspects of the Project Scope Management include:<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/b><\/p>\n3. Project Time Management<\/h3>\n
\nAspect of the project time management include:<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/b><\/p>\n4. Project Cost Management<\/h3>\n
\nAspects of Cost management include the following:<\/p>\n\n
5. Project Quality Management<\/h3>\n
\nAspects of quality management include:<\/p>\n\n
6. Project Human Resource Management<\/h3>\n
\nAspects of the Human Resource Management include:<\/p>\n\n
7. Project Communication Management<\/h3>\n
\nThis highlights how important communication is in project management. It touches every aspect of the project.
\nAspects of Communication Management include:<\/p>\n\n
8. Project Risk Management<\/h3>\n
\nRisk management involved identifying the risk that may occur in the course of the project and putting plan in place to handle them.
\nAspects of Project Risk Management include:<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/b><\/p>\n9. Project Procurement Management<\/h3>\n
\nAspects of procurement management include:<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/b><\/p>\n10. Project Stakeholder Management<\/h3>\n
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\nThe activities of the Stakeholder Management include:<\/p>\n\n