Chapters in PMBoK are w.r.t. Knowledge Area

PMO Using PMI Standards

Sanjay Bhure Consultant| PMP, Master Black Belt, Lean Six Sigma BB, MBA, Lead Auditor (QMS), CEng Pune, Maharashtra, India

In PMBoK 5th edition, the chapters are divided with respect to Knowledge Area. But the actual project is having phases(i.e. Process Groups), so why didn't the chapters in PMBoK make with respect to Process Group?

Please correct me, if I am wrong.

Posted: Nov 20, 2017 5:52 AM

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Anonymous

Nov 20, 2017 8:23 AM

Replying to Jim Branden

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Mounir, just one question; what do you mean by your last statement, "nor they are manual"?

I agree neither ISO 21500 or the PMBO(r) Guide are methodologies.

Jim

Jim

Some practitioners expect the PMBOK Guide or ISO 21500 to be manual (like a book that includes the various procedures and templates). They want the guide to guide them manage a project through the set of procedures; or like a methodology.

I think this is the main issue behind this post.

Posted: Nov 20, 2017 9:30 AM

Anonymous

Nov 20, 2017 9:23 AM

Replying to Sergio Luis Conte

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Take a look to the new version of PMBOK. Everything is better explained there. Beyond great comments above, and trying to add something, let me say.
1-the process group tried to express a "dynamic" that is aligned with PDCA cycle (Plan-Do.Check Act). BUT it does not determine or prescribe a project life cycle.
2-you have to select your own project life cycle to do things and to implement the process you decide to take from the PMBOK. Just is case you use a method (for example a software development method) the project life cycle is embeded into it.
3-if you can take a look to the book "Visualizing project management" or take a look to @Mounir Ajam webpage (Mounir, I do not know if it is alive today) which contains great information about the matter.

Hi Sergio

Thank you for the reference, I did not want to refer to my site and articles on this subject but as you know this is one of my key topics that I have been focusing on for many years.

Sanjay,

The confusion you have is probably the most common area of misunderstanding in the PM community today and has been a weakness in the PMBOK Guide. However, as Sergio said, the new PMBOK Guide does cover this topic quite well in trying to clarify this confusion. At least, finally we have some images showing the relation between project life cycle, process groups and knowledge areas ---- AND with Gates :)

Take a look at Fig 1-5, p18 of the 6th edition.

By the way, I think Sergio deserve some credit for clarifying some of these points in the guide.

Posted: Nov 20, 2017 9:45 AM

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