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The method map

This map shows every process, technique and artifact this product knows, and how they connect to each other.

How to read this map

Every process, technique and artifact this catalog knows, with every tie between them drawn as a line. Three kinds, one shape each: a process — a step the method names, drawn as a filled square, tinted by its knowledge area; a technique — a way of doing one, drawn as a filled dot; an artifact — a document or record a process reads or produces, drawn as a filled diamond. Every shape opens its own summary below the map, on click or on Enter, and its own name shows on hover and on keyboard focus while its ties light up with it. Every shape still links onward too: its own process, technique or artifact page is in this export as well. A shape's summary and its ties show while you hover it or tab to it; press Space on a shape you have tabbed to to keep them up.

How to read this page

Shapes are process, technique or artifact; fill colour is knowledge area or technique family; a dashed line is optional. The legend below spells out every shape, fill and line. Filters and search narrow what is drawn; Fit/100%/+/− zoom the picture; a shape's own summary and ties show on hover, focus, or Space.

Shown without any project's reading: this export draws the method in theory. Washing these processes with one project's own progress is a read of the live product, not a page in this bundle.

Showing 49 of 219 nodes; 428 relevant ties.

The processes in lifecycle order. Open any one below to see what it touches, or show the whole graph: every node and every tie at once, exported as its own page. Either way, every node and every tie is listed in full below.

Shape
Process
Technique
Artifact
Knowledge area (fill)
Integration
Scope
Schedule
Cost
Quality
Resource
Communications
Risk
Procurement
Stakeholder
Tie (line)
reads what it points to
produces what it points to
is used by what it points to
feeds into what it points to
is part of what it points to
optional — may not exist for every project
feeds into Manage Communications feeds into Monitor Communications feeds into Plan Risk Management feeds into Plan Procurement Management feeds into Control Procurements feeds into Plan Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Manage Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Monitor Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Direct and Manage Project Work feeds into Manage Project Knowledge feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Close Project or Phase feeds into Plan Scope Management feeds into Validate Scope feeds into Control Scope feeds into Plan Schedule Management feeds into Control Schedule feeds into Plan Cost Management feeds into Control Costs feeds into Plan Resource Management feeds into Monitor Communications feeds into Direct and Manage Project Work feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Identify Risks feeds into Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis feeds into Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis feeds into Plan Risk Responses feeds into Implement Risk Responses feeds into Monitor Risks feeds into Manage Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Plan Quality Management feeds into Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis feeds into Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis feeds into Plan Risk Responses feeds into Implement Risk Responses feeds into Monitor Risks feeds into Plan Procurement Management feeds into Control Procurements feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Collect Requirements feeds into Define Scope feeds into Estimate Activity Durations feeds into Develop Schedule feeds into Estimate Costs feeds into Determine Budget feeds into Manage Quality feeds into Plan Resource Management feeds into Estimate Activity Resources feeds into Identify Risks feeds into Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis feeds into Plan Risk Responses feeds into Implement Risk Responses feeds into Monitor Risks feeds into Plan Procurement Management feeds into Control Procurements feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Collect Requirements feeds into Define Scope feeds into Estimate Activity Durations feeds into Develop Schedule feeds into Estimate Costs feeds into Determine Budget feeds into Manage Quality feeds into Plan Resource Management feeds into Estimate Activity Resources feeds into Plan Risk Responses feeds into Implement Risk Responses feeds into Monitor Risks feeds into Manage Quality feeds into Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis feeds into Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis feeds into Implement Risk Responses feeds into Monitor Risks feeds into Plan Procurement Management feeds into Control Procurements feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Define Scope feeds into Estimate Activity Durations feeds into Develop Schedule feeds into Estimate Costs feeds into Determine Budget feeds into Manage Quality feeds into Plan Resource Management feeds into Estimate Activity Resources feeds into Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis feeds into Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis feeds into Plan Risk Responses feeds into Monitor Risks feeds into Plan Procurement Management feeds into Control Procurements feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Define Scope feeds into Estimate Activity Durations feeds into Develop Schedule feeds into Estimate Costs feeds into Determine Budget feeds into Manage Quality feeds into Plan Resource Management feeds into Estimate Activity Resources feeds into Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis feeds into Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis feeds into Plan Risk Responses feeds into Implement Risk Responses feeds into Plan Procurement Management feeds into Control Procurements feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Define Scope feeds into Estimate Activity Durations feeds into Develop Schedule feeds into Estimate Costs feeds into Determine Budget feeds into Manage Quality feeds into Plan Resource Management feeds into Estimate Activity Resources feeds into Conduct Procurements feeds into Control Procurements feeds into Identify Stakeholders feeds into Plan Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Monitor Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Close Project or Phase feeds into Determine Budget feeds into Control Resources feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Plan Communications Management feeds into Plan Risk Management feeds into Identify Risks feeds into Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis feeds into Plan Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Manage Project Knowledge feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Collect Requirements feeds into Plan Quality Management feeds into Plan Resource Management feeds into Manage Communications feeds into Manage Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Monitor Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Collect Requirements feeds into Plan Quality Management feeds into Manage Communications feeds into Monitor Communications feeds into Monitor Risks feeds into Monitor Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Manage Team feeds into Control Resources feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Plan Communications Management feeds into Plan Risk Management feeds into Identify Risks feeds into Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis feeds into Plan Procurement Management feeds into Identify Stakeholders feeds into Plan Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Develop Project Management Plan feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Close Project or Phase feeds into Plan Scope Management feeds into Collect Requirements feeds into Define Scope feeds into Plan Schedule Management feeds into Plan Cost Management feeds into Plan Quality Management feeds into Plan Resource Management feeds into Estimate Activity Resources feeds into Plan Communications Management feeds into Monitor Communications feeds into Plan Risk Management feeds into Plan Procurement Management feeds into Control Procurements feeds into Plan Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Monitor Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Direct and Manage Project Work feeds into Manage Project Knowledge feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Close Project or Phase feeds into Plan Scope Management feeds into Validate Scope feeds into Control Scope feeds into Plan Schedule Management feeds into Control Schedule feeds into Plan Cost Management feeds into Control Costs feeds into Plan Resource Management feeds into Manage Communications feeds into Monitor Communications feeds into Monitor Risks feeds into Control Procurements feeds into Manage Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Monitor Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Manage Project Knowledge feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Validate Scope feeds into Control Scope feeds into Control Schedule feeds into Control Costs feeds into Control Quality feeds into Manage Team feeds into Control Resources feeds into Plan Communications Management feeds into Monitor Communications feeds into Plan Risk Management feeds into Plan Risk Responses feeds into Implement Risk Responses feeds into Monitor Risks feeds into Plan Procurement Management feeds into Control Procurements feeds into Plan Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Monitor Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Direct and Manage Project Work feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Close Project or Phase feeds into Plan Scope Management feeds into Validate Scope feeds into Control Scope feeds into Plan Schedule Management feeds into Control Schedule feeds into Plan Cost Management feeds into Control Costs feeds into Manage Quality feeds into Plan Resource Management feeds into Develop Team feeds into Manage Team feeds into Manage Communications feeds into Monitor Risks feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Manage Team feeds into Plan Communications Management feeds into Manage Communications feeds into Monitor Communications feeds into Plan Risk Management feeds into Plan Procurement Management feeds into Control Procurements feeds into Plan Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Manage Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Monitor Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Direct and Manage Project Work feeds into Manage Project Knowledge feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Close Project or Phase feeds into Plan Scope Management feeds into Validate Scope feeds into Control Scope feeds into Plan Schedule Management feeds into Control Schedule feeds into Plan Cost Management feeds into Control Costs feeds into Control Quality feeds into Plan Resource Management feeds into Monitor Communications feeds into Plan Risk Responses feeds into Implement Risk Responses feeds into Monitor Risks feeds into Direct and Manage Project Work feeds into Manage Project Knowledge feeds into Manage Quality feeds into Develop Team feeds into Manage Team feeds into Collect Requirements feeds into Define Scope feeds into Create WBS feeds into Plan Quality Management feeds into Plan Communications Management feeds into Plan Procurement Management feeds into Define Scope feeds into Create WBS feeds into Validate Scope feeds into Control Scope feeds into Plan Quality Management feeds into Plan Resource Management feeds into Identify Risks feeds into Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Collect Requirements feeds into Create WBS feeds into Sequence Activities feeds into Estimate Activity Resources feeds into Identify Risks feeds into Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis feeds into Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis feeds into Plan Procurement Management feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Define Activities feeds into Estimate Costs feeds into Determine Budget feeds into Plan Quality Management feeds into Plan Resource Management feeds into Estimate Activity Resources feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Close Project or Phase feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Define Activities feeds into Sequence Activities feeds into Estimate Activity Durations feeds into Develop Schedule feeds into Direct and Manage Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Sequence Activities feeds into Estimate Activity Durations feeds into Develop Schedule feeds into Estimate Activity Resources feeds into Estimate Activity Durations feeds into Develop Schedule feeds into Estimate Activity Resources feeds into Develop Schedule feeds into Determine Budget feeds into Identify Risks feeds into Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis feeds into Control Schedule feeds into Estimate Costs feeds into Determine Budget feeds into Acquire Resources feeds into Develop Team feeds into Control Resources feeds into Identify Risks feeds into Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Estimate Costs feeds into Determine Budget feeds into Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis feeds into Determine Budget feeds into Estimate Activity Resources feeds into Identify Risks feeds into Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis feeds into Plan Risk Responses feeds into Control Costs feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Plan Communications Management feeds into Monitor Communications feeds into Plan Risk Management feeds into Plan Procurement Management feeds into Control Procurements feeds into Plan Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Monitor Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Direct and Manage Project Work feeds into Manage Project Knowledge feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Close Project or Phase feeds into Plan Scope Management feeds into Validate Scope feeds into Control Scope feeds into Plan Schedule Management feeds into Control Schedule feeds into Plan Cost Management feeds into Estimate Costs feeds into Control Costs feeds into Manage Quality feeds into Control Quality feeds into Plan Resource Management feeds into Plan Communications Management feeds into Manage Communications feeds into Monitor Communications feeds into Plan Risk Management feeds into Plan Procurement Management feeds into Control Procurements feeds into Plan Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Monitor Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Direct and Manage Project Work feeds into Manage Project Knowledge feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Close Project or Phase feeds into Plan Scope Management feeds into Validate Scope feeds into Control Scope feeds into Plan Schedule Management feeds into Control Schedule feeds into Plan Cost Management feeds into Control Costs feeds into Control Quality feeds into Plan Resource Management feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Validate Scope feeds into Manage Quality feeds into Identify Risks feeds into Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis feeds into Plan Risk Responses feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Collect Requirements feeds into Define Scope feeds into Estimate Activity Resources feeds into Acquire Resources feeds into Develop Team feeds into Manage Team feeds into Control Resources feeds into Manage Project Knowledge feeds into Estimate Activity Durations feeds into Estimate Costs feeds into Determine Budget feeds into Acquire Resources feeds into Control Resources feeds into Manage Project Knowledge feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Estimate Activity Durations feeds into Develop Schedule feeds into Estimate Activity Resources feeds into Develop Team feeds into Manage Team feeds into Control Resources feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Manage Team feeds into Manage Communications feeds into Monitor Communications feeds into Monitor Risks feeds into Manage Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Monitor Stakeholder Engagement feeds into Manage Project Knowledge feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control feeds into Develop Team feeds into Control Resources feeds into Monitor and Control Project Work feeds into Perform Integrated Change Control Develop Project Charter — process, Initiating / Integration Develop Project Charter Identify Stakeholders — process, Initiating / Stakeholder Identify Stakeholders Develop Project Management Plan — process, Planning / Integration Develop Project Management Plan Plan Scope Management — process, Planning / Scope Plan Scope Management Collect Requirements — process, Planning / Scope Collect Requirements Define Scope — process, Planning / Scope Define Scope Create WBS — process, Planning / Scope Create WBS Plan Schedule Management — process, Planning / Schedule Plan Schedule Management Define Activities — process, Planning / Schedule Define Activities Sequence Activities — process, Planning / Schedule Sequence Activities Estimate Activity Durations — process, Planning / Schedule Estimate Activity Durations Develop Schedule — process, Planning / Schedule Develop Schedule Plan Cost Management — process, Planning / Cost Plan Cost Management Estimate Costs — process, Planning / Cost Estimate Costs Determine Budget — process, Planning / Cost Determine Budget Plan Quality Management — process, Planning / Quality Plan Quality Management Plan Resource Management — process, Planning / Resource Plan Resource Management Estimate Activity Resources — process, Planning / Resource Estimate Activity Resources Plan Communications Management — process, Planning / Communications Plan Communications Management Plan Risk Management — process, Planning / Risk Plan Risk Management Identify Risks — process, Planning / Risk Identify Risks Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis — process, Planning / Risk Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis — process, Planning / Risk Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis Plan Risk Responses — process, Planning / Risk Plan Risk Responses Plan Procurement Management — process, Planning / Procurement Plan Procurement Management Plan Stakeholder Engagement — process, Planning / Stakeholder Plan Stakeholder Engagement Direct and Manage Project Work — process, Executing / Integration Direct and Manage Project Work Manage Project Knowledge — process, Executing / Integration Manage Project Knowledge Manage Quality — process, Executing / Quality Manage Quality Acquire Resources — process, Executing / Resource Acquire Resources Develop Team — process, Executing / Resource Develop Team Manage Team — process, Executing / Resource Manage Team Manage Communications — process, Executing / Communications Manage Communications Implement Risk Responses — process, Executing / Risk Implement Risk Responses Conduct Procurements — process, Executing / Procurement Conduct Procurements Manage Stakeholder Engagement — process, Executing / Stakeholder Manage Stakeholder Engagement Monitor and Control Project Work — process, Monitoring and Controlling / Integration Monitor and Control Project Work Perform Integrated Change Control — process, Monitoring and Controlling / Integration Perform Integrated Change Control Validate Scope — process, Monitoring and Controlling / Scope Validate Scope Control Scope — process, Monitoring and Controlling / Scope Control Scope Control Schedule — process, Monitoring and Controlling / Schedule Control Schedule Control Costs — process, Monitoring and Controlling / Cost Control Costs Control Quality — process, Monitoring and Controlling / Quality Control Quality Control Resources — process, Monitoring and Controlling / Resource Control Resources Monitor Communications — process, Monitoring and Controlling / Communications Monitor Communications Monitor Risks — process, Monitoring and Controlling / Risk Monitor Risks Control Procurements — process, Monitoring and Controlling / Procurement Control Procurements Monitor Stakeholder Engagement — process, Monitoring and Controlling / Stakeholder Monitor Stakeholder Engagement Close Project or Phase — process, Closing / Integration Close Project or Phase
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Techniques
Artifacts