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Appendix A. Process Inputs and Outputs

Initiating Processes

Table A.1 lists the inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and Knowledge Areas for the Initiating process group.

Table A.1. Initiating Processes

Process Name	Inputs	Tools and Techniques	Outputs	Knowledge Area
Develop Project Charter	Project statement of work	Expert judgment	Project charter	Integration
	Business case
	Contract
	Enterprise environmental factors
	Organizational process assets
Identify Stakeholders	Project charter	Stakeholder analysis	Stakeholder register	Communication
	Procurement documents	Expert judgment	Stakeholder management strategy
	Enterprise environmental factors
	Organizational process assets

Planning Processes

Table A.2 lists the inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and Knowledge Areas for the processes in the Planning process group.

Table A.2. Planning Processes

Process Name	Inputs	Tools and Techniques	Outputs	Knowledge Area
Develop Project Management Plan	Project charter	Expert judgment	Project management plan	Integration
	Outputs from planning processes
	Enterprise environmental factors
	Organizational process assets
Collect Requirements	Project charter	Interviews	Requirements documentation	Scope
	Stakeholder register	Focus groups	Requirements management plan
		Facilitated workshops	Requirements traceability matrix
		Group creativity techniques
		Group decision-making techniques
		Questionnaires and surveys
		Observations
		Prototypes
Define Scope	Project charter	Expert judgment	Project scope statement	Scope
	Requirements documentation	Product analysis	Project document updates
	Organizational process assets	Alternatives identification
		Facilitated workshops
Create WBS	Project scope statement	Decomposition	Work breakdown structure	Scope
	Requirements documentation		WBS dictionary
	Organizational process assets		Scope baseline
			Project document updates
Define Activities	Scope baseline	Decomposition	Activity list	Time
	Enterprise environmental factors	Rolling wave planning	Activity attributes
	Organizational process assets	Templates	Milestone list
		Expert judgment
Sequence Activities	Activity list	Precedence diagramming method (PDM)	Project schedule network diagrams	Time
	Activity attributes	Dependency determination	Project document updates
	Milestone list	Applying leads and lags
	Project scope statement	Schedule network templates
	Organizational process assets
Estimate Activity Resources	Activity list	Expert judgment	Activity resource requirements	Time
	Activity attributes	Alternatives analysis	Resource breakdown structure
	Resource calendars	Published estimating data	Project document updates
	Enterprise environmental factors	Bottom-up estimating
	Organizational process assets	Project management software
Estimate Activity Durations	Activity list	Expert judgment	Activity duration estimates	Time
	Activity attributes	Analogous estimating	Project document updates
	Activity resource requirements	Parametric estimating
	Resource calendars	Three-point estimates
	Project scope statement	Reserve analysis
	Enterprise environmental factors
	Organizational process assets
Develop Schedule	Activity list	Schedule network analysis	Project schedule	Time
	Activity attributes	Critical path method	Schedule baseline
	Project schedule network diagrams	Critical chain method	Schedule data
	Activity resource requirements	Resource leveling	Project document updates
	Resource calendars	What-if scenario analysis
	Activity duration estimates	Applying leads and lags
	Project scope statement	Schedule compression
	Enterprise environmental factors	Scheduling tool
	Organizational process assets
Estimate Costs	Scope baseline	Expert judgment	Activity cost estimates	Cost
	Project schedule	Analogous estimating	Basis of estimates
	Human resource plan	Parametric estimating	Project document updates
	Risk register	Bottom-up estimating
	Enterprise environmental factors	Three-point estimate
	Organizational process assets	Reserve analysis
		Cost of quality
		Project management estimating software
		Vendor bid analysis
Determine Budget	Activity cost estimates	Cost aggregation	Cost performance baseline	Cost
	Basis of estimates	Reserve analysis	Project funding requirements
	Scope baseline	Expert judgment	Project document updates
	Project schedule	Historical relationships
	Resource calendars	Funding limit reconciliation
	Contracts
	Organizational process assets
Plan Communications	Stakeholder register	Communication requirements analysis	Communications management plan	Communications
	Stakeholder management strategy	Communication technology	Project document updates
	Enterprise environmental factors	Communication models
	Organizational process assets	Communication methods
Plan Risk Management	Project scope statement	Planning meetings and analysis	Risk management plan	Risk
	Cost management plan
	Schedule management plan
	Communications management plan
	Enterprise environmental factors
	Organizational process assets
Identify Risks	Risk management plan	Documentation reviews	Risk register	Risk
	Activity cost estimates	Information gathering techniques
	Activity duration estimates	Checklist analysis
	Scope baseline	Assumptions analysis
	Stakeholder register	Diagramming techniques
	Cost management plan	SWOT analysis
	Schedule management plan	Expert judgment
	Quality management plan
	Project documents
	Enterprise environmental factors
	Organizational process assets
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis	Risk register	Risk probability and impact assessment	Risk register updates	Risk
	Risk management plan	Probability and impact matrix
	Project scope statement	Risk data quality assessment
	Organizational process assets	Risk categorization
		Risk urgency assessment
		Expert judgment
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis	Risk register	Data gathering and representation techniques	Risk register updates	Risk
	Risk management plan	Quantitative risk analysis and modeling techniques
	Cost management plan	Expert judgment
	Schedule management plan
	Organizational process assets
Plan Risk Responses	Risk register	Strategies for negative risks or threats	Risk register updates	Risk
	Risk management plan	Strategies for positive risks or opportunities	Risk-related contract decisions
		Contingent responsestrategies	Project management plan updates
		Expert judgment	Project document updates
Plan Procurements	Scope baseline	Make-or-buy analysis	Procurement management plan	Procurement
	Requirements documentation	Expert judgment	Procurement statements of work
	Teaming agreements	Contract types	Make-or-buy decisions
	Risk register		Procurement documents
	Risk-related contract decisions		Source selection criteria
	Activity resource requirements		Change requests
	Project schedule
	Activity cost estimates
	Cost performance baseline
	Enterprise environmental factors
	Organizational process assets
Develop Human Resource Plan	Activity resource requirements	Organization charts and position descriptions	Human resource plan	Human Resource
	Enterprise environmental factors	Networking
	Organizational process assets	Organizational theory
Plan Quality	Scope baseline	Cost-benefit analysis	Quality management plan	Quality
	Stakeholder register	Cost of quality	Quality metrics
	Cost performance baseline	Control charts	Quality checklists
	Schedule baseline	Benchmarking	Process improvement plan
	Risk register	Design of experiments	Project document updates
	Enterprise environmental factors	Statistical sampling
	Organizational process assets	Flowcharting
		Proprietary quality management methodologies
		Additional quality planning tools

Executing Processes

Table A.3 lists the inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and Knowledge Areas for the processes in the Executing process group.

Table A.3. Executing Processes

Process Name	Inputs	Tools and Techniques	Outputs	Knowledge Area
Direct and Manage Project Execution	Project management plan	Expert judgment	Deliverables	Integration
	Approved change requests	Project management information system	Work performance information
	Enterprise environmental factors		Change requests
	Organizational process assets		Project management plan updates
			Project document updates
Acquire Project Team	Project management plan	Pre-assignment	Project staff assignments	Human Resource
	Enterprise environmental factors	Negotiation	Resource calendars
	Organizational process assets	Acquisition	Project management plan updates
		Virtual teams
Develop Project Team	Project staff assignments	Interpersonal skills	Team performance assessments	Human Resource
	Project management plan	Training	Enterprise environmental factors update
	Resource calendars	Team-building activities
		Ground rules
		Co-location
		Recognition and rewards
Manage Project Team	Project staff assignments	Observations and conversation	Enterprise environmental factors updates	Human Resource
	Project management plan	Project performance appraisals	Organizational process assets update
	Team performance assessments	Conflict management	Change requests
	Performance reports	Issue log	Project management plan updates
	Organizational process assets	Interpersonal skills
Conduct Procurements	Project management plan	Bidder conferences	Selected sellers	Procurement
	Procurement documents	Proposal evaluation techniques	Procurement contract award
	Source selection criteria	Independent estimates	Resource calendars
	Qualified sellers list	Expert judgment	Change requests
	Seller proposals	Advertising	Project management plan updates
	Project documents	Internet search	Project document updates
	Make-or-buy decisions	Procurement negotiations
	Teaming agreements
	Organizational process assets
Perform Quality Assurance	Project management plan	Plan Quality and Perform Quality Control tools and techniques	Organizational process assets updates	Quality
	Quality metrics	Quality audits	Change requests
	Work performance information	Process analysis	Project management plan updates
	Quality control measurements		Project document updates
Distribute Information	Project management plan	Communication methods	Organizational process assets updates	Communications
	Performance reports	Information distribution tools
	Organizational process assets
Manage Stakeholder Expectations	Stakeholder register	Communication methods	Organizational process assets updates	Communications
	Stakeholder management strategy	Interpersonal skills	Change requests
	Project management plan	Management skills	Project management plan updates
	Issue log		Project document updates
	Change log
	Organizational process assets

Monitoring and Controlling Processes

Table A.4 lists the inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and Knowledge Areas for the Monitoring and Controlling group processes.

Table A.4. Monitoring and Controlling Processes

Process Name	Inputs	Tools and Techniques	Outputs	Knowledge Area
Monitor and Control Project Work	Project management plan	Expert judgment	Change requests	Integration
	Performance reports		Project management plan updates
	Enterprise environmental factors		Project document updates
	Organizational process assets
Perform Integrated Change Control	Project management plan	Expert judgment	Change request status updates	Integration
	Work performance information	Change control meetings	Project management plan updates
	Change requests		Project document updates
	Enterprise environmental factors
	Organizational process assets
Administer Procurements	Procurement documents	Contract change control system	Procurement documentation	Procurement
	Project management plan	Procurement performance reviews	Organizational process assets updates
	Contract	Inspections and audits	Change requests
	Performance reports	Performance reporting	Project management plan updates
	Approved change requests	Payment systems
	Work performance information	Claims administration
		Records management system
Report Performance	Project management plan	Variance analysis	Performance reports	Communications
	Work performance information	Forecasting methods	Organizational process assets updates
	Work performance measurements	Communication methods	Change requests
	Budget forecasts	Reporting systems
	Organizational process assets
Monitor and Control Risks	Risk register	Risk reassessment	Risk register updates	Risk
	Project management plan	Risk audits	Organizational process assets updates
	Work performance information	Variance and trend analysis	Change requests
	Performance reports	Technical performance measurement	Project management plan updates
		Reserve analysis	Project document updates
		Status meetings
Control Costs	Project management plan	Earned value measurement	Work performance measurements	Cost
	Project funding requirements	Forecasting	Budget forecasts
	Work performance information	To-complete performance index (TCPI)	Organizational process assets updates
	Organizational process assets	Performance reviews	Change Requests
		Variance analysis	Project management plan updates
		Project management software	Project document updates
Control Schedule	Project management plan	Performance reviews	Work performance measurements	Time
	Project schedule	Variance analysis	Organizational process assets updates
	Work performance information	Project management software	Change requests
	Organizational process assets	Resource leveling	Project management plan updates
		What-if scenario analysis	Project document updates
		Adjusting leads and lags
		Schedule compression
		Scheduling tool
Perform Quality Control	Project management plan	Cause-and-effect diagrams	Quality control measurements	Quality
	Quality metrics	Control charts	Validated changes
	Quality checklists	Flowcharting	Validated deliverables
	Work performance measurements	Histogram	Organization process assets updates
	Approved change requests	Pareto chart	Change requests
	Deliverables	Run chart	Project management plan updates
	Organizational process assets	Scatter diagram	Project document updates
		Statistical sampling
		Inspection
		Approved change requests review
Verify Scope	Project management plan	Inspection	Accepted deliverables	Scope
	Requirements documentation		Change requests
	Requirements traceability matrix		Project document updates
	Validated deliverables
Control Scope	Project management plan	Variance analysis	Work performance measurements	Scope
	Work performance information		Organizational process assets updates
	Requirements documentation		Change requests
	Requirements traceability matrix		Project management plan updates
	Organizational process assets		Project document updates

Closing Processes

Table A.5 lists the inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and Knowledge Areas for the processes in the Closing process group.

Table A.5. Closing Processes

Process Name	Inputs	Tools and Techniques	Outputs	Knowledge Area
Close Project or Phase	Project management plan	Expert judgment	Final product, service, or result transition	Integration
	Accepted deliverables		Organizational process assets updates
	Organizational process assets
Close Procurements	Procurement management plan	Procurement audits	Closed procurements	Procurement
	Procurement documentation	Negotiated settlements	Organizational process assets updates
		Records management system

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