Brief Summary
This video clarifies the difference between project management process groups and project phases, as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI). The video explains that process groups are not sequential phases but rather a set of processes that can be applied throughout the project lifecycle. The video also highlights that the PMBOK guide supports a wide range of project life cycles, including both predictive and adaptive approaches.
- Process groups are not sequential phases, but rather a set of processes that can be applied throughout the project lifecycle.
- The PMBOK guide supports a wide range of project life cycles, including both predictive and adaptive approaches.
The video addresses a common misconception about project management process groups. The author clarifies that process groups, as defined by PMI, are not sequential phases. They are a logical grouping of processes used to achieve project objectives. The video emphasizes that process groups are independent of project phases, meaning they can be applied at any point in the project lifecycle. The author uses the PMBOK guide's matrix to illustrate this point, showing that process groups intersect with knowledge areas, not phases.
The video encourages viewers to think of the PMBOK guide's matrix as a checklist. Project managers should select the knowledge areas and processes that are relevant to their specific project. This approach allows for tailoring projects to meet unique needs and circumstances. The video emphasizes that this tailoring process is crucial for developing a comprehensive project management plan.
The video debunks the misconception that the PMBOK guide promotes a purely waterfall approach to project management. The author explains that the guide actually supports a wide range of project life cycles, from predictive (waterfall) to adaptive (agile). Project managers have the flexibility to choose the life cycle that best suits their project's needs. The video highlights that project managers are in the driver's seat and have the autonomy to select the most appropriate life cycle for each project.
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0:01 hey guys this is Harry you know I continue to see articles that really misrepresent what p.m. eyes intentions are concerning the project process groups and so I want to spend just a couple of minutes to hopefully bring some clarification so I recently read this article and the author said this PMO defines the five phases as the initiation planning execution monitoring and clothes these phases are doing one after another from beginning to end until the project is completed typically lasting many months or years there's only one problem this is not what PMI says and it is
0:49 clearly not what is in the project management body of knowledge matter of fact it says just the opposite on page 23 of PMBOK guide sixth edition here's what it says a project management process group is a logical grouping of project management process is to achieve project objectives process groups here's the phrase here or independent of project phases independent of project phases so why is it that people get so confused over this well when you look at this matrix we see the process groups across the top it looks sequential I
1:34 will grant that but but in reality this matrix is really to show the intersect between the knowledge Ares and the project management process groups so what are these process groups well they're just that there are groups of processes they're not phases that is we there's no intent to say well we do all the initiating process and when we're done with that and then we start the planning and when we're done with that then we do the execution that's not what this is to demonstrate where the project managers so we're the ones that choose how to properly integrate the knowledge ears with the processes I mean think
2:22 about this when you you look at the knowledge areas on the Left no one says these are sequential do they nobody says well we do the project integration management first and when we're done with that then we do the scope management that doesn't make sense and neither does the statement of the process groups being sequential make sense so let me give just a practical suggestion when you look at this matrix think of it like a checklist again you're the project manager you choose which knowledge is and which processes are applicable to a given project and that helps you to develop your project management plan this is what's meant by
3:10 tailoring your projects furthermore when you look at the PMBOK guide though some people want to paint it as though it's all waterfall nothing could be further from the truth when you look at the guide what it shows here is a wide range of project life cycles that we can pick from on the left-hand side the more predictive plan driven yes waterfall type of approach all the way to the far right hand side more adaptive change driven types of projects so again you're in the driver's seat you choose the life cycle that is most helpful for each of your projects
