Executing Process Group
The execution process group captures the processes that complete the planned work for a project. It involves acquiring and developing the project team, managing project execution, conducting procurements, performing quality assurance and, as important as any other process, communicating. This process group draws from the following PMBOK Knowledge Areas:
- 4.0 Project Integration Management
- 8.0 Project Quality Management
- 9.0 Project Human Resource Management
- 10.0 Project Communications Management
- 12.0 Project Procurement Management
- 13.0 Project Stakeholder Management
4.0 Project Integration Management
4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
8.0 Project Quality Management
Performing quality assurance is the process of making sure the quality control processes are being carried out properly by auditing the quality control process outputs. The outputs from quality assurance focus on improving the quality process. The following Project Quality Management process is used in this process group:
8.2 Perform Quality Assurance
9.0 Project Human Resource Management
Human resource execution process make sure the right people are available and placed on the team, that they do their job as well as possible and that their performance is tracked in such a way as to optimize their contribution to the project. The following Project Human Resource Management processes are used in this process group:
9.2 Acquire Project Team
9.3 Develop Project Team
9.4 Manage Project Team
10.0 Project Communications Management
10.2 Manage Communications
12.0 Project Procurement Management
12.2 Conduct Procurements
13.0 Project Stakeholder Management
Managing stakeholders involves executing the stakeholder management plan to meet the needs and expectations of all the stakeholders. Success in this phase ensures supportive engagement from the stakeholder, early identification of problems, and eventual project success. The following Project Stakeholder Management process is used in this process group:
13.3 Manage Stakeholder Engagement