Includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully.

controlling changes to project scope.

developing a written scope statement as the basis for future project decisions.

subdividing the major project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components.

Committing the organization to begin the next phase of the project.

the work that must be done in order to deliver a product with the specified features and functions.

the features and functions that are to be included in a product or service.

Includes the processes required to ensure timely completion of the project.

are seen as being composed of tasks.

seen as being composed of activities

identifying the specific activities that must be performed to produce the various project deliverables.

Identifying and documenting interactivity dependencies.

estimating the number of work periods which will be needed to complete individual activities.

analyzing activity sequences, activity durations, and resource requirements to create the project schedule.

controlling changes to the project schedule.

includes the processes required to ensure that the project is completed within the approved budget.

This broader view of project cost management is often called

determining what resources (people, equipment, materials) and what quantities of each should be used to perform project activities.

developing an approximation of the costs of the resources needed to complete project activities.

allocating the overall cost estimate to individual work items.

controlling changes to the project budget.

includes the processes required to ensure that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken.

identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them.

evaluating overall project performance on a regular basis to provide confidence that the project will satisfy the relevant quality standards.

monitoring specific project results to determine if they comply with relevant quality standards and identifying ways to eliminate causes of unsatisfactory performance.

includes the processes required to make the most effective use of the people involved with the project.

identifying, documenting, and assigning project roles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships.

getting the human resources needed assigned to and working on the project.

developing individual and group skills to enhance project performance.

includes the processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, dissemination, storage, and ultimate disposition of project information.

determining the information and communications needs of the stakeholders: who needs what information, when will they need it, and how will it be given to them.

making needed information available to project stakeholders in a timely manner.

collecting and disseminating performance information. This includes status reporting, progress measurement, and forecasting.

generating, gathering, and disseminating information to formalize phase or project completion.

includes the processes concerned with identifying, analyzing, and responding to project risk.

determining which risks are likely to affect the project and documenting the characteristics of each.

evaluating risks and risk interactions to assess the range of possible project outcomes.

defining enhancement steps for opportunities and responses to threats.

responding to changes in risk over the course of the project.

includes the processes required to acquire goods and services from outside the performing organization.

determining what to procure and when.

documenting product requirements and identifying potential sources.

obtaining quotations, bids, offers, or proposals as appropriate.

choosing from among potential sellers.

managing the relationship with the seller.

completion and settlement of the contract, including resolution of any open items.

process of ensuring that the seller’s performance meets contractual requirements.

eliminating a specific threat, usually by eliminating the cause.

reducing the expected monetary value of a risk event by reducing the probability of occurrence

accepting the consequences