INITIATING & CLOSING Process Group By Knowledge Area (PMP)


INTEGRATION

Inputs
Tools & Techniques
Outputs
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Develop Project Charter:
INITIATING
1. Project Statement of Work (SOW)
1. Expert Judgment
1. Project Charter (PC)
2. Business Case (is the document that justifies why the project should be accomplished)
a. Project Charter is created based on some need, and it should explain that need.
e. PC should include a high-level milestone view of the project schedule.
3. Contract
b. PC is signed by the performing organization's Senior Management.
f. PC is a high-level document that does not include project details; the specifics of project activities
4. Enterprise Environmental Factors
c. PC names the PM and gives PM authority to manage.
 will be developed later.
5. Organizational Process Assets
d. PC should include the high-level proj requirements, high-level Project Description, high-level Risks.
g. PC includes a summary-level prelim project budget.
h. Show organizational, environmental and external CONSTRAINTS and ASSUMPTIONS.
COMMUNICATIONS
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Identify Stakeholders:
INITIATING
1. Project Charter
1. Stakeholder Analysis
1. Stakeholder Register
2. Procurement Documents
    (Participation Analysis)
2. Stakeholder Management Strategy
3. Enterprise Environmental Factors
2. Expert Judgment
    (Stakeholder Analysis Matrix)
4. Organizational Process Assets



INTEGRATION
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Close Project or Phase:
CLOSING
1. Project Management Plan
1. Expert Judgment
1. Final Product, Service, or Result Transition
2. Accepted Deliverables

2. Organizational Process Assets Updates
3. Organizational Process Assets


PROCUREMENT
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Close Procurements: The process of completing each project procurement.
* Finalize and Close each purchasing contract. * When the contract is Completed or Terminated for any reason, this process is performed.
CLOSING
1. Project Management Plan
1. Procurement Audits (Review of Procurement Processes - for capturing Lessons Learned)
1. Closed Procurements
2. Procurement Documentation
2. Negotiated Settlements
2. Organizational Process Assets Updates

3. Records Management System