Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
In theory, the process groups are:
Initiation Planning Execution Monitoring and Controlling Closing
Process groups work in an integrated fashion throughout the projects. In terms of which ones need more effort than others is heavily dependent on the nature of the project, requirements and other factors so it’s not a one-size that fits all. Saving Changes...
To build on Rami's feedback, remember that process groups are NOT phases and it is expected that you will cycle back (over a project's lifetime) to processes associated with each process group.
The specific level of effort spent in a process group could be derived from the effort spent on each process within that group and as Rami has indicated it really depends on the context of the project.
To avoid doing your homework problem for you completely, the theoretical effort over time is known as an S-curve. It starts low, accelerates during the middle, and declines again at the end. If you look that term up, you will see exactly what I mean.
That is classic theory dating back to 1960s US defense projects, so as others point out, in current times with different domains and different lifecycle models, It Depends. Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
There is a figure in PMBoK Guide ed 5 (3.2) showing you the answer. Saving Changes...
Latha Thamma reddiSr Product and Portfolio Management (Automation Innovation)| DXC TechnologyMckinney, Tx, United States
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