Rita's Process Chart (7Th Ed.)

Front 1

Select project manager

Back 1

Initiating

Front 2

Determine company culture and existing systems

Back 2

Initiating

Front 3

Collect processes, procedures, and historical information

Back 3

Initiating

Front 4

Divide large projects into phases

Back 4

Initiating

Front 5

Understand the business case

Back 5

Initiating

Front 6

Uncover initial requirements, assumptions, and risks

Back 6

Initiating

Front 7

Assess project and product feasibility within the given constraints

Back 7

Initiating

Front 8

Create measurable objectives

Back 8

Initiating

Front 9

Develop project charter

Back 9

Initiating

Front 10

Identify stakeholders

Back 10

Initiating

Front 11

Develop stakeholder management strategy

Back 11

Initiating

Front 12

Determine how you will do planning--part of all management plans

Back 12

Planning

Comes after: N/A

Comes before: Determine detailed requirements

Front 13

Determine detailed requirements

Back 13

Planning

Comes after: Determine how you will do planning--part of all management plans

Comes before: Create project scope statement

Front 14

Create project scope statement

Back 14

Planning

Comes after: Determine detailed requirements

Comes before: Assess what to purchase

Front 15

Assess what to purchase

Back 15

Planning

Comes after: Create project scope statement

Comes before: Determine team

Front 16

Determine team

Back 16

Planning

Comes after: Assess what to purchase

Comes before: Create WBS and WBS dictionary

Front 17

Create WBS and WBS dictionary

Back 17

Planning

Comes after: Determine team

Comes before: Create activity list

Front 18

Create activity list

Back 18

Planning

Comes after: Create WBS and WBS dictionary

Comes before: Create network diagram

Front 19

Create network diagram

Back 19

Planning

Comes after: Create activity list

Comes before: Estimate resource requirements

Front 20

Estimate resource requirements

Back 20

Planning

Comes after: Create network diagram

Comes before: Estimate time and cost

Front 21

Estimate time and cost

Back 21

Planning

Comes after: Estimate resource requirements

Comes before: Determine critical path

Front 22

Determine critical path

Back 22

Planning

Comes after: Estimate time and cost

Comes before: Develop schedule

Front 23

Develop schedule

Back 23

Planning

Comes after: Determine critical path

Comes before: Develop budget

Front 24

Develop budget

Back 24

Planning

Comes after: Develop schedule

Comes before: Determine quality standards, processess, and metrics

Front 25

Determine quality standards, processess, and metrics

Back 25

Planning

Comes after: Develop budget

Comes before: Create process improvement plan

Front 26

Create process improvement plan

Back 26

Planning

Comes after: Determine quality standards, processess, and metrics

Comes before: Determine all roles and responsibilities

Front 27

Determine all roles and responsibilities

Back 27

Planning

Comes after: Create process improvement plan

Comes before: Plan communications

Front 28

Plan communications

Back 28

Planning

Comes after: Determine all roles and responsibilities

Comes before: Perform risk identification, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, and risk response planning

Front 29

Perform risk identification, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, and risk response planning

Back 29

Planning

Comes after: Plan communications

Comes before: Go back--iterations

Front 30

Go back--iterations

Back 30

Planning

Comes after: Perform risk identification, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, and risk response planning

Comes before: Prepare procurement documents

Front 31

Prepare procurement documents

Back 31

Planning

Comes after: Go back--iterations

Comes before: Create change management plan

Front 32

Create change management plan

Back 32

Planning

Comes after: Prepare procurement documents

Comes before: Finalize the "how to execute and control" parts of all management plans

Front 33

Finalize the "how to execute and control" parts of all management plans

Back 33

Planning

Comes after: Create change management plan

Comes before: Develop realistic and final PM plan and performance measurement baseline

Front 34

Develop realistic and final PM plan and performance measurement baseline

Back 34

Planning

Comes after: Finalize the "how to execute and control" parts of all management plans

Comes before: Gain formal approval of the planbaseline

Front 35

Gain formal approval of the plan

Back 35

Planning

Comes after: Develop realistic and final PM plan and performance measurement baseline

Comes before: Hold kickoff meeting

Front 36

Hold kickoff meeting

Back 36

Planning

Comes after: Gain formal approval of the plan

Comes before: N/A

Front 37

Execute the work according to the PM plan

Back 37

Executing

Front 38

Produce product deliverables (product scope)

Back 38

Executing

Front 39

Request changes

Back 39

Executing

Front 40

Implement only approved changes

Back 40

Executing

Front 41

Continuously improve

Back 41

Executing

Front 42

Follow processes

Back 42

Executing

Front 43

Perform quality assurance

Back 43

Executing

Front 44

Perform quality audits

Back 44

Executing

Front 45

Acquire final team

Back 45

Executing

Front 46

Manage people

Back 46

Executing

Front 47

Evaluate team and project performance

Back 47

Executing

Front 48

Hold team-building activities

Back 48

Executing

Front 49

Give recognition and rewards

Back 49

Executing

Front 50

Use issue logs

Back 50

Executing

Front 51

Facilitate conflict resolution

Back 51

Executing

Front 52

Release resources as work is completed

Back 52

Executing

Front 53

Send and receive information

Back 53

Executing

Front 54

Hold meetings

Back 54

Executing

Front 55

Select sellers

Back 55

Executing

Front 56

Take action to control the project

Back 56

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 57

Measure performance against the performance measurement baseline

Back 57

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 58

Measure performance against other metrics determined by the project managers

Back 58

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 59

Determine variances and if they warrant a corrective action or change request

Back 59

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 60

Influence the factors that cause changes

Back 60

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 61

Request changes

Back 61

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 62

Perform integrated change control

Back 62

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 63

Approve or reject changes

Back 63

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 64

Inform stakeholders of the results of change requests

Back 64

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 65

Update the PM plan and project documents

Back 65

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 66

Manage configuration

Back 66

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 67

Create forecasts

Back 67

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 68

Gain acceptance of interim deliverables from the customer

Back 68

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 69

Perform quality control

Back 69

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 70

Report on project performance and solicit feedback

Back 70

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 71

Perform risk assessments and audits

Back 71

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 72

Manage reserves

Back 72

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 73

Administer procurements

Back 73

Monitoring & Controlling

Front 74

Confirm work is done to requirements

Back 74

Closing

Front 75

Complete procurement closure

Back 75

Closing

Front 76

Gain final acceptance of the product

Back 76

Closing

Front 77

Complete financial closure

Back 77

Closing

Front 78

Hand off completed product

Back 78

Closing

Front 79

Solicit feedback from the customer about the project

Back 79

Closing

Front 80

Complete final performance reporting

Back 80

Closing

Front 81

Index and archive records

Back 81

Closing

Front 82

Update lessons learned knowledge base

Back 82

Closing