Rita's Process Chart - 9th Edition

Planning Monitoring &

Initiating Executing Closing
(IN ORDER) Controlling
Determine development
approach, life cycle, and how Execute work according to Take action to monitor and Confirm work is done to
Select project manager
you will plan for each the project management plan control the project requirements
knowledge area

Measure performance
Determine company culture Define and prioritize Produce product deliverables Complete procurement
against performance
and existing systems requirements (product scope) closure
measurement baseline

Collect processes, Measure performance

Create project scope Gather work performance Gain final acceptance of the
procedures, and historical against other metrics in the
statement data product
information project management plan

Assess what to purchase and

Divide large projects into Analyze and evaluate data
create procurement Request changes Complete financial closure
phases or smaller projects and performance
documents

Understand business case Determine if variances

Implement only approved
and benefits management Determine planning team warrant a corrective action or Hand off completed product
changes
plan other change request(s)

Uncover initial requirements,

Continuously improve;
assumptions, risks, Create WBS and WBS Influence factors that cause Solicit feedback from the
perform progressive
constraints, and existing dictionary change customer about the project
elaboration
agreements

Assess project and product

Complete final performance
feasibility within the given Create activity list Follow processes Request changes
reporting
constraints

Determine whether quality

Create measurable objectives Perform integrated change
Create network diagram plan and processes are Index and archive records
and success criteria control
correct and effective

Estimate resource Perform quality audits and Gather final lessons learned
Develop project charter Approve or reject changes
requirements issue quality reports and update knowledge base

Identify stakeholders and

determine their expectations, Estimate activity durations Acquire final team and Update project management
interest, influence, and and costs physical resources plan and project documents
impact

Inform stakeholders of all

Request changes Determine critical path Manage people
change request results

Evaluate team and individual

Monitor stakeholder
Develop assumption log Develop schedule performance; provide
engagement
training

Confirm configuration
Develop stakeholder register Develop budget Hold team-building activities
compliance

Determine quality standards, Give recognition and

Create forecasts
processes, and metrics rewards
 Rita's Process Chart - 9th Edition

Determine team charter and Gain customer's acceptance

Use issues logs
all roles and responsibilities of interim deliverables

Plan communications and

Facilitate conflict resolution Perform quality control
stakeholder engagement

Perform risk identification,

qualitative and quantitative risk Release resources as work is Perform risk reviews,
analysis, and risk response completed reassessments, and audits
planning

Send and receive

Go back - iterations information, and solicit Manage reserves
feedback

Finalize procurement Report on project Manage, evaluate, and close

strategy and documents performance procurements

Create change and Facilitate stakeholder

Evaluate use of physical
configuration management engagement and manage
resources
plans expectations

Finalize all management

Hold meetings
plans

Develop realistic and

sufficient project Evaluate sellers; negotiate
management plans and and contract with sellers
baselines

Gain formal approval of the Use and share project

plan knowledge

Hold kickoff meeting Execute contingency plans

Update project management

Request changes
plan and project documents