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PMBOK Guide: Good Practice, Process Structure, and Evolving Approaches

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Summary

The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) provides shared terminology and guidance for managing projects. This lesson introduces the PMBOK and its guide, explains the purpose of generally recognized good practice, and explores how the guide has evolved.

The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is a body of standard terminology and guidelines for project management. It develops over time and is presented in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, commonly called the PMBOK Guide.

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How do the PMBOK and the PMBOK Guide differ?
The PMBOK is the evolving body of project management knowledge; the Guide presents a subset of it.
What does generally recognized good practice mean?
Broadly accepted practices that can improve the chance of success across many projects.
How can processes interact in the PMBOK Guide?
An output from one process may become an input to another.
How does the eighth edition describe a project?
A temporary initiative in a unique context undertaken to create value.
What is critical chain in relation to the PMBOK approach?
An alternative approach that proponents contrast with the critical path method.

Quiz questions

  1. Which set names the three elements used to describe a PMBOK Guide process?Answer: Inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs.
  2. How do process groups and knowledge areas classify project work?Answer: Process groups classify activity; knowledge areas classify management subject matter.
  3. What is the main purpose of the Initiating process group?Answer: To define a project or phase and obtain authorization to begin.
  4. Which project management knowledge area covers acquiring products or services from outside the project team?Answer: Project Procurement Management.
  5. What is one criticism made by Lean Construction proponents about the PMBOK model?Answer: It lacks sufficient two-way communication and continual improvement in planning.

Based on the Wikipedia article Project Management Body of Knowledge, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted into a summary, flashcards and quizzes.

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