Vinai Prakash 
The Fourth Process Group is activated from the beginning of the project. Continuous monitoring and control is required to ensure that all the planning is done properly, and nothing is left out. Checks and balances, metrics, standards, and benchmarks are required to be set and measured to ensure that only the promised work is performed, … Read more
Among the [intlink id=”38″ type=”post”]10 Knowledge areas[/intlink] and the [intlink id=”40″ type=”post”]5 Process Groups[/intlink] are spread out the 47 Processes, in the PMBOK Guide, Sixth edition. The planning process group alone contains 20 processes. Initiating and Closing process Groups have 2 Processes each. Executing has 8 and Monitoring and Control has the balance 10 processes. … Read more
A lot of people have asked me about the importance of obtaining the PMP certification. Some asked if it is really required, and if it proves any point – given that they achieve real experience in executing projects in the real life, and learn from them. Well, I must say that all my life I … Read more
There are 5 Process Groups for Project Management, as defined in the PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition. Initiating Planning Executing Monitoring & Control Closing These 5 Process Groups interact with the 10 Knowledge Areas in many different ways. There are a total of 47 processes in these 5 Process Groups.
There are 10 Knowledge Areas of Project Management, as defined in the PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition. Integration Management Scope Management Time Management Cost Management Quality Management Human Resource Management Communications Management Risk Management Procurement Management Stakeholder Management You can remember them in order, if you can remember the following phrase – the first letter of … Read more
There are some universal fundamental truths that you must remember to answer the PMP exam questions correctly. You may not have come across these “truths” in your existing projects, so you may think them to be “false”, “not correct” or simply “not possible”. However, this is a mistake many PMP aspirants make. And it turns … Read more
There are 5 Process Groups for Project Management, as defined in the PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition. The Closing Process Group, in the PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, is a relatively easy area for the PMP exam. Beware, Closing process group accounts for as much as 18 questions ( 9%) in the PMP Exam. However, if you … Read more
There are 5 Process Groups as per the PMBOK Guide – Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling & Closing. There are only 8 processes within the Executing process group. However, it is the area which gets the highest number of questions – 31% of questions (see latest PMP Exam Question Distribution). So if you master … Read more