CHAPTER4

The 10 Knowledge Areas

In This Chapter

  • The 10 knowledge areas of project management
  • Project time management and the triple constraints—time, cost, and quality
  • The importance of integrating all knowledge areas

Based on their best practice research on projects worldwide, the Project Management Institute (PMI) has established a guide for managing projects called A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge or PMBOK (pronounced pim bock) Guide, which is what you’ve probably already seen cross-referenced in earlier chapters. In the PMBOK Guide, the PMI has defined the fundamental areas a project manager should address during the ...

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