1. The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
The PMBOK guide is an attempt to document the generally accepted PM information and practices and has since become the standard amongst project management around the globe.

2. The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is a collection of processes and knowledge areas generally accepted as best practice within the project management discipline.
As an internationally recognized standard (IEEE Std ) it provides the fundamentals of project management, irrespective of the type of project be it construction, software, engineering, automotive etc.
PMBOK recognizes 5 basic process groups and 9_knowledge areas typical of almost all projects.
Processes overlap and interact throughout a project or phase.
Processes are described in terms of:
Inputs (documents, plans, designs, etc.)
Tools and Techniques (mechanisms applied to inputs)
Outputs (documents, products, etc.)

3. Project Management Process Groups Monitoring & Controlling
Project Management Process Groups and Knowledge Areas Map (Process Matrix Chart)
Knowledge Areas
Project Management Process Groups
Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing
Project Integration Management
Develop Project Charter
Develop Project Management Plan
Direct and Manage Project Execution
Monitor and Control Project Work
Perform Integrated Change Control
Close Project or Phase
Project Scope Management
Collect Requirements
Define Scope
Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Verify Scope
Control Scope
Project Time Management Project Time Management
Define Activities
Sequence Activities
Estimate Activity Resources
Estimate Activity Durations
Develop Schedule
Control Schedule
Project Cost Management
Estimate Costs
Determine Budget
Control Costs
Project Quality Management
Plan Quality
Perform Quality Assurance
Perform Quality Control
Project Human Resource Management
Develop Human Resource Plan
Acquire Project Team
Develop Project Team
Manage Project Team
Project Communications Management
Identify Stakeholders
Plan Communications
Distribute Information
Manage Stakeholder Expectations
Report Performance
Project Risk Management
Plan Risk Management
Identify Risk
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
Plan Risk Response
Monitor & Control Risk
Project Procurement Management
Plan Procurements
Conduct Procurements
Administer Procurements
Close Procurements

4. Project Cost Management
Describes the processes involved in planning, estimating, budgeting, and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the approved budget.
Estimate Costs
Determine Budget
Control Costs
Comments: for developing cost estimates and budgets and performing ongoing project cost control.

5. Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Estimate Costs
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
Tools & Techniques
Outputs
Scope baseline
Project schedule
Human resource plan
Risk register
Enterprise environmental factors
Organizational process assts
Expert judgment
Analogous estimating
Parametric estimating
Bottom-up estimating
Three-point estimates
Reserve analysis
Cost of quality
Project management estimating software
Vendor bid analysis
Activity cost estimates
Basis of estimates
Project document updates

6. Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Determine Budget
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
Tools & Techniques
Outputs
Activity cost estimates
Basis of estimates
Scope baseline
Project schedule
Resource calendars
Contracts
Organizational process assets
Cost aggregation
Reserve analysis
Expert judgment
Historical relationships
Funding limit reconciliation
Cost Performance baseline
Project funding requirements
Project document updates

7. Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Control Costs
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs
Tools & Techniques
Outputs
Project Management Plan
Project funding requirements
Work performance information
Organizational process assets
Earned Value Management
Forecasting
To-complete performance index
Performance reviews
Variance analysis
Project management software
Work performance measurements
Budget forecasts
Organizational process assets updates
Change requests
Project management plan updates
Project document updates

8. Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Tools & Techniques
Outputs

9. The Project Management Knowledge Areas organize the 42 project management processes into nine Knowledge Areas.
Project Management Knowledge Areas describe the key competencies that project managers must develop.
Four core knowledge areas lead to specific project objectives (scope, time, cost, and quality).
Four facilitating knowledge areas are the means through which the project objectives are achieved (human resources, communication, risk, and procurement management).
One knowledge area (project integration management) affects and is affected by all of the other knowledge areas.