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3 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESSES

3.1 common Project Management Process Interactions

The project management processes are presented as discrete elements with well-defined interfaces. However,
in practice they overlap and interact in ways that are not completely detailed in this document. Most experienced
project management practitioners recognize there is more than one way to manage a project. The required Process
Groups and their processes are guides for applying appropriate project management knowledge and skills during
the project. The application of the project management processes is iterative, and many processes are repeated
during the project.

The integrative nature of project management requires the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group to interact
with the other Process Groups, as shown in Figure 3-1. Monitoring and Controlling processes occur at the same
time as processes contained within other Process Groups. Thus, the Monitoring and Controlling Process is pictured
as a “background” Process Group for the other four Process Groups shown in Figure 3-1.

Monitoring &
Controlling Processes
Planning
Processes

Enter Phase/ Initiating Closing Exit Phase/
Start project Processes Processes End project

Executing
Processes

Figure 3-1. Project Management Process Groups

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