The Initiating Process Group involves these main interrelated components:

• Developing a Project Charter
• Identifying Stakeholders

Key elements included in the Planning Process Group:

• Develop a Project Management Plan
• Collect Requirements
• Define Scope
• Create Work Breakdown Structure
• Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Estimate Activity Resources, Estimate Activity Durations.
• Develop Schedule
• Estimate Costs
• Determine Budget
• Plan Quality
• Develop Human Resource Plan
• Plan Communications
• Plan Risk Management, Identify Risks, Perform Qualitative/Quantitative Risk Analysis, Plan Risk Responses
• Plan Procurements

The Executing Process Group entails the following core tasks:

• Direct and Manage Project Execution
• Perform Quality Assurance
• Acquire Project Team
• Develop Project Team
• Manage Project Team
• Distribute Information
• Manage Stakeholder Expectations
• Conduct Procurements