Government Extension to the PMBOK® Guide Third Edition

Appendix F

Summary of Project Management Knowledge Areas

Project Integration Management

Project Integration Management includes the processes and activities needed to identify, define, combine, unify, and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the Project Management Process Groups. In the project management context, integration includes characteristics of unification, consolidation, articulation, and integrative actions that are crucial to project completion, successfully meeting customer and stakeholder requirements, and managing expectations. The Project Integration Management processes include:

• Develop Project Charter—developing the project charter that formally authorizes a project
• Develop Preliminary ...