PMBOK Inputs, Outputs and Tools & Techniques

It is the process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project or a phase and documenting initial requirements that satisfy the stakeholder's needs and expectations. In multiphase projects, this process is used to validate or refine the decisions made during the previous iteration of develop project charter.

1. Project Statement of work 2. Business case 3. Contract 4. Enterprise environmental factors 5. Organizational process assets

1. The Project Charter

1. Project charter 2. Procurement documents 3. Enterprise environmental factors 4. Organizational Process assets

1. Stakeholder register
2. Stakeholder management strategy

The Planning Process Group consists of those processes performed to establish the total scope of the effort, define and refine the objectives, and develop the course of action required to attain those objectives.

1. Project charter 2. Outputs from planning process 3. Enterprise environmental factors 4. Organizational process assets

A project management plan

The Collect Requirements process is the process of defining and documenting stakeholders needs to meet the project objectives.

1. The Project Charter 2. The Stakeholder register

1. Requirements documentation 2. Requirements management plan 3. Requirements traceability matrix

Defining Scope is the process of developing a detailed description of the project and product.

1. Project charter 2. requirements documentation 3. organizational process assets

1. Project scope statement 2. Project document updates

It is the process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable components.