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PMBOK, 4th Edition

Index of Inputs, Tools Techniques, and Outputs

Input, Output, Tool (Shortened Name) Input To Tool Of Output From

Acquisition 9.2 Acquire Project Team;

Activity attributes 6.2 Sequence Activities; 6.3 Estimate

Activity Resources; 6.4 Estimate Activity

Durations; 6.5 Develop Schedule;

6.1 Define Activities;

Activity cost estimates 7.2 Determine Budget; 11.2 Identify Risks;

12.1 Plan Procurements;

7.1 Estimate Costs;

Activity duration estimates 6.5 Develop Schedule; 11.2 Identify Risks; 6.4 Estimate Activity Durations;

Activity list 6.2 Sequence Activities; 6.3 Estimate

Activity Resources; 6.4 Estimate Activity

Durations; 6.5 Develop Schedule;

6.1 Define Activities;

Activity resource requirements 6.4 Estimate Activity Durations; 6.5

Develop Schedule; 9.1 Develop Human

Resource Plan; 12.1 Plan Procurements;

6.3 Estimate Activity Resources;

Advertising 12.2 Conduct Procurements;

Alternatives analysis 6.3 Estimate Activity Resources;

Alternatives identification 5.2 Define Scope;

Analogous estimating 6.4 Estimate Activity Durations; 7.1

Estimate Costs;Approved change requests 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution;

8.3 Perform Quality Control; 12.3

Administer Procurements;

Approved change requests review 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance; 8.3

Perform Quality Control;Assumptions analysis 11.2 Identify Risks;

Basis of estimates 7.2 Determine Budget; 7.1 Estimate Costs;

Benchmarking 8.1 Plan Quality; 8.2 Perform Quality

Assurance;Bidder conferences 12.2 Conduct Procurements;

Bottom-up estimating 6.3 Estimate Activity Resources; 7.1

Estimate Costs;Budget forecasts 10.5 Report Performance; 7.3 Control Costs;

Business case 4.1 Develop Project Charter;

Cause and effect diagrams 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance; 8.3

Perform Quality Control;Change control meetings 4.5 Perform Integrated Change Control;

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Change log 10.4 Manage Stakeholder Expectations; 4.5 Perform Integrated Change Control

(not in PMBOK)Change request status updates 4.5 Perform Integrated Change Control;

Change requests (see also Approved Change

Requests and Approved Change Requests Review)

4.5 Perform Integrated Change Control; 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution;

4.4 Monitor and Control Project Work; 5.4

Verify Scope; 5.5 Control Scope; 6.6

Control Schedule; 7.3 Control Costs; 8.2

Perform Quality Assurance; 8.3 Perform

Quality Control; 9.4 Manage Project Team;

10.4 Manage Stakeholder Expectations;

10.5 Report Performance; 11.6 Monitor &

Control Risks; 12.1 Plan Procurements;

12.2 Conduct Procurements; 12.3

Administer Procurements;

Checklist analysis 11.2 Identify Risks;

Claims administration 12.3 Administer Procurements;

Closed procurements 12.4 Close Procurements;

Co-location 9.3 Develop Project Team;

Communication methods 10.2 Plan Communications; 10.3 Distribute

Information; 10.4 Manage Stakeholder

Expectations; 10.5 Report Performance;

Communication models 10.2 Plan Communications;

Communication requirements analysis 10.2 Plan Communications;

Communication technology 10.2 Plan Communications;

Communications management plan 11.1 Plan Risk Management; 10.2 Plan Communications;

Conflict management 9.4 Manage Project Team;

Contingent response strategies 11.5 Plan Risk Responses;

Contract change control system 12.3 Administer Procurements;

Contract types 12.1 Plan Procurements;

Contracts 4.1 Develop Project Charter; 7.2

Determine Budget; 12.3 Administer

Procurements;Control charts 8.1 Plan Quality; 8.2 Perform Quality

Assurance; 8.3 Perform Quality Control;

Cost aggregation 7.2 Determine Budget;

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Cost management plan 11.1 Plan Risk Management; 11.2 Identify

Risks; 11.4 Perform Quantitative Risk

Analysis;

4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

(not in PMBOK)

Cost of quality 7.1 Estimate Costs; 8.1 Plan Quality; 8.2

Perform Quality Assurance;

Cost performance baseline 8.1 Plan Quality; 12.1 Plan Procurements; 7.2 Determine Budget;

Cost-benefit analysis 8.1 Plan Quality; 8.2 Perform Quality

Assurance;Critical chain method 6.5 Develop Schedule;

Critical path method 6.5 Develop Schedule;

Data gathering and representation techniques 11.4 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis;

Decomposition 5.3 Create WBS; 6.1 Define Activities;

Deliverables 4.6 Close Project or Phase; 5.4 Verify

Scope; 8.3 Perform Quality Control;

4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution;

5.4 Verify Scope; 8.3 Perform Quality

Control;Dependency determination 6.2 Sequence Activities;

Design of experiments 8.1 Plan Quality; 8.2 Perform Quality

Assurance;Diagramming techniques 11.2 Identify Risks;

Documentation reviews 11.2 Identify Risks;

Earned value management 7.3 Control Costs;

Enterprise environmental factors 4.1 Develop Project Charter; 4.2 Develop

Project Management Plan; 4.3 Direct and

Manage Project Execution; 4.4 Monitor

and Control Project Work; 4.5 Perform

Integrated Change Control; 6.1 Define

Activities; 6.3 Estimate Activity Resources;

6.4 Estimate Activity Durations; 6.5

Develop Schedule; 7.1 Estimate Costs; 8.1

Plan Quality; 9.1 Develop Human Resource

Plan; 9.2 Acquire Project Team; 10.1

Identify Stakeholders; 10.2 Plan

Communications; 11.1 Plan Risk

Management; 11.2 Identify Risks; 12.1

Plan Procurements;

9.3 Develop Project Team; 9.4 Manage

Project Team;

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Expert judgment 4.1 Develop Project Charter; 4.2 Develop




Integrated Change Control; 4.6 Close

Project or Phase; 5.2 Define Scope; 6.1

Define Activities; 6.3 Estimate Activity

Resources; 6.4 Estimate Activity Durations;

7.1 Estimate Costs; 7.2 Determine Budget;

10.1 Identify Stakeholders; 11.2 Identify

Risks; 11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk

Analysis; 11.4 Perform Quantitative Risk

Analysis; 11.5 Plan Risk Responses; 12.1

Plan Procurements; 12.2 Conduct

Procurements;

Facilitated workshops 5.1 Collect Requirements; 5.2 Define

Scope;Final product, service, or result transition 4.6 Close Project or Phase;

Flowcharting 8.1 Plan Quality; 8.2 Perform Quality


Focus groups 5.1 Collect Requirements;

Forecasting 7.3 Control Costs;

Forecasting methods 10.5 Report Performance;

Funding limit reconciliation 7.2 Determine Budget;

Ground rules 9.3 Develop Project Team;

Group creativity techniques 5.1 Collect Requirements;

Group decision making techniques 5.1 Collect Requirements;

Histogram 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance; 8.3

Perform Quality Control;Historical relationships 7.2 Determine Budget;

Human resource plan 7.1 Estimate Costs; 9.1 Develop Human Resource Plan;

Independent estimates 12.2 Conduct Procurements;

Information distribution tools 10.3 Distribute Information;

Information gathering techniques 11.2 Identify Risks;

Inspection 5.4 Verify Scope; 8.2 Perform Quality


Inspections and audits 12.3 Administer Procurements;

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Internet search 12.2 Conduct Procurements;

Interpersonal skills 9.3 Develop Project Team; 9.4 Manage

Project Team; 10.4 Manage Stakeholder

Expectations;Interviews 5.1 Collect Requirements;

Issue log 10.4 Manage Stakeholder Expectations; 9.4 Manage Project Team; 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution

(not in PMBOK)Leads and lags 6.2 Sequence Activities; 6.5 Develop

Schedule; 6.6 Control Schedule;

Make-or-buy analysis 12.1 Plan Procurements;

Make-or-buy decisions 12.2 Conduct Procurements; 12.1 Plan Procurements;

Management skills 10.4 Manage Stakeholder Expectations;

Milestone list 6.2 Sequence Activities; 6.1 Define Activities;

Negotiated settlements 12.4 Close Procurements;

Negotiation 9.2 Acquire Project Team;

Networking 9.1 Develop Human Resource Plan;

Observation and conversation 9.4 Manage Project Team;

Observations 5.1 Collect Requirements;

Organization charts and position descriptions 9.1 Develop Human Resource Plan;

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Organizational process assets 4.1 Develop Project Charter; 4.2 Develop




Integrated Change Control; 4.6 Close

Project or Phase; 5.2 Define Scope; 5.3

Create WBS; 5.5 Control Scope; 6.1 Define

Activities; 6.2 Sequence Activities; 6.3

Estimate Activity Resources; 6.4 Estimate

Activity Durations; 6.5 Develop Schedule;

6.6 Control Schedule; 7.1 Estimate Costs;

7.2 Determine Budget; 7.3 Control Costs;

8.1 Plan Quality; 8.3 Perform Quality

Control; 9.1 Develop Human Resource

Plan; 9.2 Acquire Project Team; 9.4

Manage Project Team; 10.1 Identify

Stakeholders; 10.2 Plan Communications;

10.3 Distribute Information; 10.4 Manage

Stakeholder Expectations; 10.5 Report

Performance; 11.1 Plan Risk Management;

11.2 Identify Risks; 11.3 Perform

Qualitative Risk Analysis; 11.4 Perform

Quantitative Risk Analysis; 12.1 Plan

Procurements; 12.2 Conduct

Procurements;

4.6 Close Project or Phase; 5.5 Control

Scope; 6.6 Control Schedule; 7.3 Control

Costs; 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance; 8.3

Perform Quality Control; 9.4 Manage

Project Team; 10.3 Distribute Information;

10.4 Manage Stakeholder Expectations;

10.5 Report Performance; 11.6 Monitor &

Control Risks; 12.3 Administer

Procurements; 12.4 Close Procurements;

Organizational theory 9.1 Develop Human Resource Plan;

Outputs of planning processes 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan;

Parametric estimating 6.4 Estimate Activity Durations; 7.1

Estimate Costs;Pareto chart 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance; 8.3

Perform Quality Control;Payment systems 12.3 Administer Procurements;

Performance reporting 12.3 Administer Procurements;

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Performance reports 4.4 Monitor and Control Project Work; 9.4

Manage Project Team; 10.3 Distribute

Information; 11.6 Monitor & Control Risks;

12.3 Administer Procurements;

10.5 Report Performance;

Performance reviews 6.6 Control Schedule; 7.3 Control Costs;

Plan Quality and Perform Quality Control tools and

techniques

8.2 Perform Quality Assurance;

Planning meetings and analysis 11.1 Plan Risk Management;

Pre-assignment 9.2 Acquire Project Team;

Precedence diagramming method (PDM) 6.2 Sequence Activities;

Probability and impact matrix 11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis;

Process analysis 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance;

Process improvement plan 8.1 Plan Quality;

Procurement audits 12.4 Close Procurements;

Procurement contract award 12.2 Conduct Procurements;

Procurement documentation 12.4 Close Procurements; 12.3 Administer Procurements;

Procurement documents 10.1 Identify Stakeholders; 12.2 Conduct

Procurements; 12.3 Administer

Procurements;

12.1 Plan Procurements;

Procurement management plan 12.1 Plan Procurements;

Procurement negotiations 12.2 Conduct Procurements;

Procurement performance reviews 12.3 Administer Procurements;

Procurement statements of work 12.1 Plan Procurements;

Product analysis 5.2 Define Scope;

Project charter 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan; 5.1

Collect Requirements; 5.2 Define Scope;

10.1 Identify Stakeholders;

4.1 Develop Project Charter;

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Project documents 11.2 Identify Risks; 12.2 Conduct

Procurements;



Perform Integrated Change Control; 5.2

Define Scope; 5.3 Create WBS; 5.4 Verify

Scope; 5.5 Control Scope; 6.2 Sequence

Activities; 6.3 Estimate Activity Resources;


Develop Schedule; 6.6 Control Schedule;

7.1 Estimate Costs; 7.2 Determine Budget;

7.3 Control Costs; 8.1 Plan Quality; 8.2

Perform Quality Assurance; 8.3 Perform

Quality Control; 10.2 Plan

Communications; 10.4 Manage

Stakeholder Expectations; 11.5 Plan Risk

Responses; 11.6 Monitor & Control Risks;

12.2 Conduct Procurements;

Project funding requirements 7.3 Control Costs; 7.2 Determine Budget;

Project management estimating software 7.1 Estimate Costs;

Project management information system 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution;

Project management plan 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution;



Close Project or Phase; 5.4 Verify Scope;

5.5 Control Scope; 6.6 Control Schedule;

7.3 Control Costs; 8.2 Perform Quality


9.2 Acquire Project Team; 9.3 Develop

Project Team; 9.4 Manage Project Team;

10.3 Distribute Information; 10.4 Manage

Stakeholder Expectations; 10.5 Report

Performance; 11.6 Monitor & Control

Risks; 12.2 Conduct Procurements; 12.3

Administer Procurements; 12.4 Close

Procurements;

4.2 Develop Project Management Plan; 4.3

Direct and Manage Project Execution; 4.4

Monitor and Control Project Work; 4.5


Control Scope; 6.6 Control Schedule; 7.3

Control Costs; 8.2 Perform Quality


9.2 Acquire Project Team; 9.4 Manage

Project Team; 10.4 Manage Stakeholder

Expectations; 11.5 Plan Risk Responses;

11.6 Monitor & Control Risks; 12.2

Conduct Procurements; 12.3 Administer

Procurements;

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Project management software 6.3 Estimate Activity Resources; 6.6

Control Schedule; 7.3 Control Costs;Project performance appraisals 9.4 Manage Project Team;

Project schedule 6.6 Control Schedule; 7.1 Estimate Costs;

7.2 Determine Budget; 12.1 Plan

Procurements;

6.5 Develop Schedule;

Project schedule network diagrams 6.5 Develop Schedule; 6.2 Sequence Activities;

Project scope statement 5.3 Create WBS; 6.2 Sequence Activities;


Develop Schedule; 11.1 Plan Risk

Management; 11.3 Perform Qualitative

Risk Analysis;

5.2 Define Scope;

Project staff assignments 9.3 Develop Project Team; 9.4 Manage

Project Team;

9.2 Acquire Project Team;

Project statement of work 4.1 Develop Project Charter;

Proposal evaluation techniques 12.2 Conduct Procurements;

Proprietary quality management methodologies 8.1 Plan Quality; 8.2 Perform Quality

Assurance;Prototypes 5.1 Collect Requirements;

Published estimating data 6.3 Estimate Activity Resources;

Qualified seller list 12.2 Conduct Procurements;

Quality audits 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance;

Quality checklists 8.3 Perform Quality Control; 8.1 Plan Quality;

Quality control measurements 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance; 8.3 Perform Quality Control;

Quality management plan 11.2 Identify Risks; 8.1 Plan Quality;

Quality metrics 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance; 8.3

Perform Quality Control;

8.1 Plan Quality;

Quality planning tools 8.1 Plan Quality; 8.2 Perform Quality

Assurance;Quantitative risk analysis and modeling techniques 11.4 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis;

Questionnaires and surveys 5.1 Collect Requirements;

Recognition and rewards 9.3 Develop Project Team;

Records management system 12.3 Administer Procurements; 12.4 Close

Procurements;Reporting systems 10.5 Report Performance;

Requirements documentation 5.2 Define Scope; 5.3 Create WBS; 5.4

Verify Scope; 5.5 Control Scope; 12.1 Plan

Procurements;

5.1 Collect Requirements;

Requirements management plan 5.1 Collect Requirements;

Requirements traceability matrix 5.4 Verify Scope; 5.5 Control Scope; 5.1 Collect Requirements;

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Reserve analysis 6.4 Estimate Activity Durations; 7.1

Estimate Costs; 7.2 Determine Budget;

11.6 Monitor & Control Risks;

Resource breakdown structure 6.3 Estimate Activity Resources;

Resource calendars 6.3 Estimate Activity Resources; 6.4

Estimate Activity Durations; 6.5 Develop

Schedule; 7.2 Determine Budget; 9.3

Develop Project Team;

9.2 Acquire Project Team; 12.2 Conduct

Procurements;

Resource leveling 6.5 Develop Schedule; 6.6 Control

Schedule;Risk audits 11.6 Monitor & Control Risks;

Risk categorization 11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis;

Risk data quality assessment 11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis;

Risk management plan 11.2 Identify Risks; 11.3 Perform


Quantitative Risk Analysis; 11.5 Plan Risk

Responses;

11.1 Plan Risk Management;

Risk probability and impact assessment 11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis;

Risk reassessment 11.6 Monitor & Control Risks;

Risk register 7.1 Estimate Costs; 8.1 Plan Quality; 11.3

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis; 11.4

Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis; 11.5

Plan Risk Responses; 11.6 Monitor &

Control Risks; 12.1 Plan Procurements;

11.2 Identify Risks; 11.3 Perform


Quantitative Risk Analysis; 11.5 Plan Risk

Responses; 11.6 Monitor & Control Risks;

Risk urgency assessment 11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis;

Risk-related contract decisions 12.1 Plan Procurements; 11.5 Plan Risk Responses;

Rolling wave planning 6.1 Define Activities;

Run chart 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance; 8.3

Perform Quality Control;Scatter diagram 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance; 8.3

Perform Quality Control;Schedule baseline 8.1 Plan Quality; 6.5 Develop Schedule;

Schedule compression 6.5 Develop Schedule; 6.6 Control

Schedule;Schedule data 6.5 Develop Schedule;

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Schedule management plan 11.1 Plan Risk Management; 11.2 Identify

Risks; 11.4 Perform Quantitative Risk

Analysis;

4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

(not explicitly identifed as an output of this

process in the PMBOK)

Schedule network analysis 6.5 Develop Schedule;

Schedule network templates 6.2 Sequence Activities;

Scheduling tool 6.5 Develop Schedule; 6.6 Control

Schedule;Scope baseline 6.1 Define Activities; 7.1 Estimate Costs;

7.2 Determine Budget; 8.1 Plan Quality;

11.2 Identify Risks; 12.1 Plan

Procurements;

5.3 Create WBS;

Selected sellers 12.2 Conduct Procurements;

Seller proposals 12.2 Conduct Procurements;

Source selection criteria 12.2 Conduct Procurements; 12.1 Plan Procurements;

Stakeholder analysis 10.1 Identify Stakeholders;

Stakeholder management strategy 10.2 Plan Communications; 10.4 Manage

Stakeholder Expectations;


Stakeholder register 5.1 Collect Requirements; 8.1 Plan Quality;

10.2 Plan Communications; 10.4 Manage

Stakeholder Expectations; 11.2 Identify

Risks;


Statistical sampling 8.1 Plan Quality; 8.2 Perform Quality


Status meetings 11.6 Monitor & Control Risks;

Strategies for negative risks or threats 11.5 Plan Risk Responses;

Strategies for positive risks or opportunities 11.5 Plan Risk Responses;

SWOT analysis 11.2 Identify Risks;

Team performance assessments 9.4 Manage Project Team; 9.3 Develop Project Team;

Team-building activities 9.3 Develop Project Team;

Teaming agreements 12.1 Plan Procurements; 12.2 Conduct

Procurements;Technical performance measurement 11.6 Monitor & Control Risks;

Templates 6.1 Define Activities;

Three-point estimates 6.4 Estimate Activity Durations; 7.1

Estimate Costs;To-complete performance index (TCPI) 7.3 Control Costs;

Training 9.3 Develop Project Team;

Variance analysis 5.5 Control Scope; 6.6 Control Schedule;

7.3 Control Costs; 10.5 Report

Performance;

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Variance and trend analysis 11.6 Monitor & Control Risks;

Vendor bid analysis 7.1 Estimate Costs;

Virtual teams 9.2 Acquire Project Team;

WBS 5.3 Create WBS;

WBS dictionary 5.3 Create WBS;

What-if scenario analysis 6.5 Develop Schedule; 6.6 Control

Schedule;Work performance information 4.5 Perform Integrated Change Control;


7.3 Control Costs; 8.2 Perform Quality

Assurance; 10.5 Report Performance; 11.6

Monitor & Control Risks; 12.3 Administer

Procurements;


Work performance measurements 8.3 Perform Quality Control; 10.5 Report

Performance;


7.3 Control Costs;

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