Rita Mulcahy's Process Chart 8Th Edition

Front 1

Select Project Manager

Back 1

Before: <Nothing>
After: Determine company culture and existing systems

Hint 1

Initiating

Front 2

Determine company culture and existing systems

Back 2

Before: Select Project Manager
After: Collect processes, procedures and historical information

Hint 2

Initiating

Front 3

Collect processes, procedures and historical information

Back 3

Before: Determine company culture and existing systems
After: Divide large projects into phases

Hint 3

Initiating

Front 4

Divide large projects into phases

Back 4

Before: Collect processes, procedures and historical information
After: Understand the business case

Hint 4

Initiating

Front 5

Understand the business case

Back 5

Before: Divide large projects into phases
After: Uncover initial requirements, assumptions, risks, constraints, and existing agreements

Hint 5

Initiating

Front 6

Uncover initial requirements, assumptions, risks, constraints, and existing agreements

Back 6

Before: Understand the business case
After: Assess project and product feasibility within the given constraints

Hint 6

Initiating

Front 7

Assess project and product feasibility within the given constraints

Back 7

Before: Uncover initial requirements, assumptions, risks, constraints, and existing agreements
After: Create measurable objectives

Hint 7

Initiating

Front 8

Create measurable objectives

Back 8

Before: Assess project and product feasibility within the given constraints
After: Develop project charter

Hint 8

Initiating

Front 9

Develop project charter

Back 9

Before: Create measurable objectives
After: Identify stakeholders and determine their expectations, influence, and impact

Hint 9

Initiating

Front 10

Identify stakeholders and determine their expectations, influence, and impact

Back 10

Before: Develop project charter
After: <Nothing>

Hint 10

Initiating

Front 11

Determine how you will plan for each knowledge area

Back 11

Before: <Nothing>
After: Determine detailed requirements

Hint 11

Planning

Front 12

Determine detailed requirements

Back 12

Before: Determine how you will plan for each knowledge area
After: Create project scope statement

Hint 12

Planning

Front 13

Create project scope statement

Back 13

Before: Determine detailed requirements
After: Assess what to purchase and create procurement documents

Hint 13

Planning

Front 14

Assess what to purchase and create procurement documents

Back 14

Before: Create project scope statement
After: Determine planning team

Hint 14

Planning

Front 15

Determine planning team

Back 15

Before: Assess what to purchase and create procurement documents
After: Create WBS and WBS dictionary

Hint 15

Planning

Front 16

Create WBS and WBS dictionary

Back 16

Before: Determine planning team
After: Create activity list

Hint 16

Planning

Front 17

Create activity list

Back 17

Before: Create WBS and WBS dictionary
After: Create network diagram

Hint 17

Planning

Front 18

Create network diagram

Back 18

Before: Create activity list
After: Estimate resource requirements

Hint 18

Planning

Front 19

Estimate resource requirements

Back 19

Before: Create network diagram
After: Estimate time and cost

Hint 19

Planning

Front 20

Estimate time and cost

Back 20

Before: Estimate resource requirements
After: Determine critical path

Hint 20

Planning

Front 21

Determine critical path

Back 21

Before: Estimate time and cost
After: Develop schedule

Hint 21

Planning

Front 22

Develop schedule

Back 22

Before: Determine critical path
After: Develop budget

Hint 22

Planning

Front 23

Develop budget

Back 23

Before: Develop schedule
After: Determine quality standards, processes, and metrics

Hint 23

Planning

Front 24

Determine quality standards, processes, and metrics

Back 24

Before: Develop budget
After: Create process improvement plan

Hint 24

Planning

Front 25

Create process improvement plan

Back 25

Before: Determine quality standards, processes, and metrics
After: Determine all roles and responsibilities

Hint 25

Planning

Front 26

Determine all roles and responsibilities

Back 26

Before: Create process improvement plan
After: Plan communications and stakeholder engagement

Hint 26

Planning

Front 27

Plan communications and stakeholder engagement

Back 27

Before: Determine all roles and responsibilities
After: Perform risk identification, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, and risk response planning

Hint 27

Planning

Front 28

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

Back 28

Before: Plan communications and stakeholder engagement
After: Go back - iterations

Hint 28

Planning

Front 29

Go back - iterations

Back 29

Before: Perform risk identification, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, and risk response planning
After: Finalize procurement documents

Hint 29

Planning

Front 30

Finalize procurement documents

Back 30

Before: Go back - iterations
After: Create change management plan

Hint 30

Planning

Front 31

Create change management plan

Back 31

Before: Finalize procurement documents
After: Finalize the "how to execute and control" parts of all management plans

Hint 31

Planning

Front 32

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

Back 32

Before: Create change management plan
After: Develop realistic and final PM plan and performance measurement baseline

Hint 32

Planning

Front 33

Develop realistic and final PM plan and performance measurement baseline

Back 33

Before: Finalize the "how to execute and control" parts of all management plans
After: Gain formal approval of the plan

Hint 33

Planning

Front 34

Gain formal approval of the plan

Back 34

Before: Develop realistic and final PM plan and performance measurement baseline
After: Hold kickoff meeting

Hint 34

Planning

Front 35

Hold kickoff meeting

Back 35

Before: Gain formal approval of the plan
After: <Nothing>

Hint 35

Planning

Front 36

Execute the work according to the PM plan

Back 36

Before: <Nothing>
After: Produce product deliverables (product scope)

Hint 36

Executing

Front 37

Produce product deliverables (product scope)

Back 37

Before: Execute the work according to the PM plan
After: Gather work performance data

Hint 37

Executing

Front 38

Gather work performance data

Back 38

Before: Produce product deliverables (product scope)
After: Request Changes (E)

Hint 38

Executing

Front 39

Request Changes (E)

Back 39

Before: Gather work performance data
After: Implement only approved changes

Hint 39

Executing

Front 40

Implement only approved changes

Back 40

Before: Request Changes (E)
After: Continuously improve

Hint 40

Executing

Front 41

Continuously improve

Back 41

Before: Implement only approved changes
After: Follow processes

Hint 41

Executing

Front 42

Follow processes

Back 42

Before: Continuously improve
After: Determine whether processes are correct and effective (quality assurance)

Hint 42

Executing

Front 43

Determine whether processes are correct and effective (quality assurance)

Back 43

Before: Follow processes
After: Perform quality audits

Hint 43

Executing

Front 44

Perform quality audits

Back 44

Before: Determine whether processes are correct and effective (quality assurance)
After: Acquire final team

Hint 44

Executing

Front 45

Acquire final team

Back 45

Before: Perform quality audits
After: Manage people

Hint 45

Executing

Front 46

Manage people

Back 46

Before: Acquire final team
After: Evaluate team and individual performance

Hint 46

Executing

Front 47

Evaluate team and individual performance

Back 47

Before: Manage people
After: Hold team-building activities

Hint 47

Executing

Front 48

Hold team-building activities

Back 48

Before: Evaluate team and individual performance
After: Give recognition and rewards

Hint 48

Executing

Front 49

Give recognition and rewards

Back 49

Before: Hold team-building activities
After: Use issue logs

Hint 49

Executing

Front 50

Use issue logs

Back 50

Before: Give recognition and rewards
After: Facilitate conflict resolution

Hint 50

Executing

Front 51

Facilitate conflict resolution

Back 51

Before: Use issue logs
After: Release resources as work is completed

Hint 51

Executing

Front 52

Release resources as work is completed

Back 52

Before: Facilitate conflict resolution
After: Send and receive information, and solicit feedback

Hint 52

Executing

Front 53

Send and receive information, and solicit feedback

Back 53

Before: Release resources as work is completed
After: Report on project performance

Hint 53

Executing

Front 54

Report on project performance

Back 54

Before: Send and receive information, and solicit feedback
After: Manage stakeholder engagement and expectations

Hint 54

Executing

Front 55

Manage stakeholder engagement and expectations

Back 55

Before: Report on project performance
After: Hold meetings

Hint 55

Executing

Front 56

Hold meetings

Back 56

Before: Manage stakeholder engagement and expectations
After: Select sellers

Hint 56

Executing

Front 57

Select sellers

Back 57

Before: Hold meetings
After: <Nothing>

Hint 57

Executing

Front 58

Take action to control the project

Back 58

Before: <Nothing>
After: Measure performance against the performance measurement baseline

Hint 58

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 59

Measure performance against the performance measurement baseline

Back 59

Before: Take action to control the project
After: Measure performance against other metrics in the PM plan

Hint 59

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 60

Measure performance against other metrics in the PM plan

Back 60

Before: Measure performance against the performance measurement baseline
After: Analyze and evaluate performance

Hint 60

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 61

Analyze and evaluate performance

Back 61

Before: Measure performance against other metrics in the PM plan
After: Determine if variances warrant a corrective action or other change request

Hint 61

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 62

Determine if variances warrant a corrective action or other change request

Back 62

Before: Analyze and evaluate performance
After: Influence the factors that cause change

Hint 62

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 63

Influence the factors that cause change

Back 63

Before: Determine if variances warrant a corrective action or other change request
After: Request changes (MC)

Hint 63

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 64

Request changes (MC)

Back 64

Before: Influence the factors that cause change
After: Perform integrated change control

Hint 64

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 65

Perform integrated change control

Back 65

Before: Request changes (MC)
After: Approve or reject changes

Hint 65

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 66

Approve or reject changes

Back 66

Before: Perform integrated change control
After: Update the PM plan and project documents

Hint 66

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 67

Update the PM plan and project documents

Back 67

Before: Approve or reject changes
After: Inform stakeholders of the results of change requests

Hint 67

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 68

Inform stakeholders of the results of change requests

Back 68

Before: Update the PM plan and project documents
After: Monitor stakeholder engagement

Hint 68

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 69

Monitor stakeholder engagement

Back 69

Before: Inform stakeholders of the results of change requests
After: Manage configuration

Hint 69

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 70

Manage configuration

Back 70

Before: Monitor stakeholder engagement
After: Create forecasts

Hint 70

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 71

Create forecasts

Back 71

Before: Manage configuration
After: Gain acceptance of interim deliverables from customer

Hint 71

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 72

Gain acceptance of interim deliverables from customer

Back 72

Before: Create forecasts
After: Perform quality control

Hint 72

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 73

Perform quality control

Back 73

Before: Gain acceptance of interim deliverables from customer
After: Perform risk reassessments and audits

Hint 73

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 74

Perform risk reassessments and audits

Back 74

Before: Perform quality control
After: Manage reserves

Hint 74

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 75

Manage reserves

Back 75

Before: Perform risk reassessments and audits
After: Control procurements

Hint 75

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 76

Control procurements

Back 76

Before: Manage reserves
After: <Nothing>

Hint 76

Monitoring and Controlling

Front 77

Confirm work is done to requirements

Back 77

Before: <Nothing>
After: Complete procurement closure

Hint 77

Closing

Front 78

Complete procurement closure

Back 78

Before: Confirm work is done to requirements
After: Gain final acceptance of the product

Hint 78

Closing

Front 79

Gain final acceptance of the product

Back 79

Before: Complete procurement closure
After: Complete financial closure

Hint 79

Closing

Front 80

Complete financial closure

Back 80

Before: Gain final acceptance of the product
After: Hand off completed product

Hint 80

Closing

Front 81

Hand off completed product

Back 81

Before: Complete financial closure:
After: Solicit feedback from the customer about the project

Hint 81

Closing

Front 82

Solicit feedback from the customer about the project

Back 82

Before: Hand off completed product
After: Complete final performance reporting

Hint 82

Closing

Front 83

Complete final performance reporting

Back 83

Before: Solicit feedback from the customer about the project
After: Index and archive records

Hint 83

Closing

Front 84

Index and archive records

Back 84

Before: Complete final performance reporting
After: Gather final lessons learned and update knowledge base

Hint 84

Closing

Front 85

Gather final lessons learned and update knowledge base

Back 85

Before: Index and archive records
After: <Nothing>

Hint 85

Closing