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Input:

Project statement of work

Business case

Agreements

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Expert judgement

Facilitation techniques

Output:

Project charter

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Integration Mgmt / Initiating Process Group

4.1 Develop Project Charter

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Input:

Project Charter

Outputs from other processes

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Expert judgement

Facilitation Techniques

Output:

Project management plan

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Integration Mgmt / Planning Process Group

4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

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Input:

Project management plan

Approved change requests

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Output:

Deliverables

Work performance information

Change requests

Project management plan updates

Project document updates

Tools & Techniques

Expert judgement

Project management information system

Meetings

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Integration Mgmt / Executing Process Group

4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work

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Input:

Project management plan

Schedule forecasts

Cost forecasts

Validated changes

Work performance information

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Output:

Change requests

Work performance reports

Project management plan updates

Project documents updates

Tools & Techniques

Expert judgement

Analytical Techniques

Project Management Information System

Meetings

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Integration Mgmt / Monitoring & Controlling

4.4 Monitor and Control Project Work

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Input:

Project management plan

Work performance reports

Change requests

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Output:

Approved change requests

Change log

Project management plan updates

Project documents updates

Tools & Techniques

Expert judgement

Meetings

Change control tools

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Integration Mgmt / Monitoring & Controlling

4.5 Perform Integrated Change Control

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Input:

Project management plan

Accepted deliverables

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Expert judgement

Analytical techniques

Meetings

Output:

Final product, service or result transition

Organizational process assets updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Integration Mgmt / Closing Process Group

4.6 Close Project or Phase

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Input:

Project management plan

Project Charter

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Expert judgement

Meetings

Output:

Scope Management Plan

Requirements Management Plan

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Scope Mgmt / Planning Process Group

5.1 Plan Scope Management

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Input:

Scope management plan

Requirements management plan

Stakeholder management plan

Project charter

Stakeholder register

Output:

Requirements documentation

Requirements traceability matrix

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Scope Mgmt / Planning Process Group 5.2 Collect Requirements

Tools & Techniques

Interviews

Focus groups

Facilitated workshops

Group creativity techniques

Group decision-making techniques

Questionnaires and surveys

Observations

Prototypes

Benchmarking

Context Diagrams

Document Analysis

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Input:

Scope management plan

Project charter

Requirements documentation

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Expert judgement

Product analysis

Alternatives generation

Facilitated workshops

Output:

Project scope statement

Project documents updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Scope Mgmt / Planning Process Group

5.3 Define Scope

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Input:

Scope management plan

Project scope statement

Requirements documentation

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Decomposition

Expert judgement

Output:

Scope baseline

Project documents updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Scope Mgmt / Planning Process Group

5.4 Create Work Breakdown Structure

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Input:

Project management plan

Requirements documentation

Requirements traceability matrix

Verified deliverables

Work performance data

Tools & Techniques

Inspection

Group decision-making techniques

Output:

Accepted deliverables

Change requests

Work performance information

Project document updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Scope Mgmt / Monitoring and Controlling

5.5 Validate Scope

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Input:

Project management plan

Requirements documentation

Requirements traceability matrix

Work performance data

Organisation process assets

Tools & Techniques

Variance analysis

Output:

Work performance information

Change requests

Project management plan updates

Project document updates

Organizational process assets updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Scope Mgmt / Monitoring and Controlling

5.6 Control Scope

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Input:

Project management plan

Project charter

Enterprise environmental factors

Organization process assets

Tools & Techniques

Expert judgement

Analytical techniques

Meetings

Output:

Schedule management plan

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Time Mgmt / Planning Process Group

6.1 Plan Schedule Management

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Input:

Schedule management plan

Scope baseline

Enterprise environmental factors

Organization process assets

Tools & Techniques

Decomposition

Rolling wave planning

Expert judgement

Output:

Activity list

Activity attributes

Milestone list

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Time Mgmt / Planning Process Group

6.2 Define Activities

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Input:

Schedule management plan

Activity list

Activity attributes

Milestone list

Project scope statement

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)

Dependency determination

Leads and lags

Output:

Project schedule network diagrams

Project documents updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Time Mgmt / Planning Process Group

6.3 Sequence Activities

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Input:

Schedule management plan

Activity list

Activity attributes

Resource calendars

Risk register

Activity cost estimates

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Expert judgement

Alternative analysis

Published estimating data

Bottom-up estimating

Project management software

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Time Mgmt / Planning Process Group 6.4 Estimate Activity Resources

Output:

Activity resource requirements

Resource breakdown structure

Project documents updates

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Input:

Schedule management plan

Activity list

Activity attributes

Activity resource requirements

Resource calendars

Project scope statement

Risk register

Resource breakdown structure

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Time Mgmt / Planning Process Group 6.5 Estimate Activity Durations

Tools & Techniques

Expert judgement

Analogous estimating

Parametric estimating

Three-point estimating

Group decision-making techniques

Reserve analysis

Output:

Activity duration estimates

Project document updates

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Input:

Schedule management plan

Activity list

Activity attributes

Project schedule network diagrams

Activity resource requirements

Resource calendars

Activity duration estimates

Project scope statement

Risk register

Project staff assignments

Resource breakdown structure

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Schedule network analysis

Critical path method

Critical chain method

Resource optimization techniques

Modelling techniques

Leads and lags

Schedule compression

Scheduling tool

Output:

Schedule baseline

Project schedule

Schedule data

Project calendars

Project management plan updates

Project documents updates

Time Mgmt / Planning Process Group

6.6 Develop Schedule

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Input:

Project management plan

Project schedule

Work performance data

Project calendars

Schedule data

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Performance reviews

Project management software

Resource optimization techniques

Modeling techniques

Leads and lags

Schedule compression

Scheduling tool

Output:

Work performance information

Schedule forecasts

Change requests

Project management plan updates

Project documents updates

Organizational process assets updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Time Mgmt / Monitoring and Controlling

6.7 Control Schedule

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Input:

Project management plan

Project charter

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Expert judgement

Analytical techniques

Meetings

Output:

Cost management plan

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Cost Mgmt / Planning Process Group

7.1 Plan Cost Management

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Input:

Cost management plan

Human resource management plan

Scope baseline

Project schedule

Risk register

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Output:

Activity cost estimates

Basis of estimates

Project documents updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Cost Mgmt / Planning Process Group 7.2 Estimate Costs

Tools & Techniques

Expert judgement

Analogous estimating

Parametric estimating

Bottom-up estimating

Three-point estimating

Reserve analysis

Cost of quality (COQ)

Project management software

Vendor bid analysis

Group decision-making techniques

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Input:

Cost management plan

Scope baseline

Activity cost estimates

Basis of estimates

Project schedule

Resource calendars

Risk register

Agreements

Organization process assets

Output:

Cost baseline

Project funding requirements

Project documents updates

Tools & Techniques

Cost aggregation

Reserve analysis

Expert judgement

Historical relationships

Funding limit reconciliation

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Cost Mgmt / Planning Process Group

7.3 Determine Budget

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Input:

Project management plan

Project funding requirements

Work performance data

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Earned value management

Forecasting

To-complete performance index (TCPI)

Performance reviews

Project management software

Reserve analysis

Output:

Work performance information

Cost forecasts

Change requests

Project management plan updates

Project documents updates

Organization process assets updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Cost Mgmt / Monitoring and Controlling

7.4 Control Costs

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Input:

Project management plan

Stakeholder register

Risk register

Requirements documentation

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Output:

Quality management plan

Process improvement plan

Quality metrics

Quality checklists

Project documents updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Quality Mgmt / Planning Process Group 8.1 Plan Quality Management

Tools & Techniques

Cost-benefit analysis

Cost of quality

Seven basic quality tools

Benchmarking

Design of experiments

Statistical sampling

Additional quality planning tools

Meetings

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Input:

Quality management plan

Process Improvement Plan

Quality metrics

Quality control measurements

Project documents

Output:

Change requests

Project management plan updates

Project documents updates

Organisational process assets updates

Tools & Techniques

Quality management and control tools

Quality audits

Process analysis

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Quality Mgmt / Executing Process Group

8.2 Perform Quality Assurance

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Input:

Project management plan

Quality metrics

Quality checklists

Work performance data

Approved change requests

Deliverables

Project documents

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Seven basic quality tools

Statistical sampling

Inspection

Approved change requests review

Output:

Quality control measurements

Validated changes

Verified deliverables

Work performance information

Change requests

Project management plan updates

Project document updates

Organizational process assets updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Quality Mgmt / Monitoring & Controlling

8.3 Control Quality

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Input:

Project Management Plan

Activity resource requirements

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Organisational charts and position descriptions

Networking

Organizational theory

Expert judgement

Meetings

Output:

Human resource management plan

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Human Resources Mgmt / Planning

9.1 Plan Human Resource Management

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Input:

Human resources management plan

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Pre-assignment

Negotiation

Acquisition

Virtual Teams

Multi-criteria decision analysis

Output:

Project staff assignments

Resource calendars

Project management plan updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Human Resources Mgmt / Executing

9.2 Acquire Project Team

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Input:

Human resource management plan

Project staff assignments

Resource calendars

Tools & Techniques

Interpersonal skills

Training

Team-building activities

Ground rules

Co-location

Recognition and rewards

Personal assessment tools

Output:

Team performance assessments

Enterprise environmental factors updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Human Resources Mgmt / Executing

9.3 Develop Project Team

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Input:

Human resource management plan

Project staff assignments

Team performance assessments

Issue log

Work performance reports

Organizational process assets

Output:

Change requests

Project management plan updates

Project documents updates

Enterprise environmental factors updates

Organizational process assets updates

Tools & Techniques

Observation and conversation

Project performance appraisals

Conflict management

Interpersonal skills

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Human Resources Mgmt / Executing

9.4 Manage Project Team

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Input:

Project management plan

Stakeholder register

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Communications requirement analysis

Communications technology

Communication models

Communication methods

Meetings

Output:

Communications management plan

Project documents updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Communication Mgmt / Planning Process Group

10.1 Plan Communications Management

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Input:

Communication management plan

Work performance reports

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Communication technology

Communication models

Communication methods

Information management systems

Performance reporting

Output:

Project communications

Project management plan updates

Project documents updates

Organizational process assets updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Communications Mgmt / Executing

10.2 Manage Communications

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Input:

Project management plan

Project communications

Issue log

Work performance data

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Information management systems

Expert judgement

Meetings

Output:

Work performance information

Change requests

Project management plan updates

Project documents updates

Organizational process assets updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Communications Mgmt / Monitoring & Controlling

10.3 Control Communications

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Input:

Project management plan

Project charter

Stakeholder register

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Analytical techniques

Expert judgement

Meetings

Output:

Risk management plan

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Risk Mgmt / Planning Process Group

11.1 Plan Risk Management

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Input:

Risk management plan

Cost management plan

Schedule management plan

Quality management plan

Human Resource management plan

Scope baseline

Activity cost estimates

Activity duration estimates

Stakeholder register

Project documents

Procurement documents

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Output:

Risk register

Tools & Techniques

Documentation reviews

Information gathering techniques

Checklist analysis

Assumptions analysis

Diagramming techniques

SWOT analysis

Expert judgement

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Risk Mgmt / Planning Process Group

11.2 Identify Risks

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Input:

Risk management plan

Scope baseline

Risk register

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Risk probability and impact assessment

Probability and impact matrix

Risk data quality assessment

Risk categorization

Risk urgency assessment

Expert judgement

Output:

Project documents updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Risk Mgmt / Planning Process Group

11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

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Input:

Risk management plan

Cost management plan

Schedule management plan

Risk register

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Data gathering and representation techniques

Quantitative risk analysis and modeling techniques

Expert judgement

Output:

Project documents updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Risk Mgmt / Planning Process Group

11.4 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Input:

Risk management plan

Risk register

Tools & Techniques

Strategies for negative risks or threats

Strategies for positive risks or opportunities

Contingent response strategies

Expert judgement

Output:

Project management plan updates

Project documents updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Risk Mgmt / Planning Process Group

11.5 Plan Risk Responses

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Input:

Project management plan

Risk register

Work performance data

Work performance reports

Output:

Work performance information

Change requests

Project Management Plan updates

Project documents updates

Organizational process assets updates

Tools & Techniques

Risk reassessment

Risk audits

Variance and trend analysis

Technical performance measurement

Reserve analysis

Meetings

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Risk Mgmt / Monitoring and Controlling

11.6 Control Risks

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Input:

Project management plan

Requirement documentation

Risk register

Activity resource requirements

Project schedule

Activity cost estimates

Stakeholder register

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Output:

Procurement management plan

Procurement statement of work

Procurement documents

Source selection criteria

Make-or-buy decisions

Change requests

Project documents updates

Tools & Techniques

Make-or-buy analysis

Expert judgement

Market research

Meetings

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Procurement Mgmt / Planning Process Group

12.1 Plan Procurement Management

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Input:

Project management plan

Procurement documents

Source selection criteria

Seller proposals

Project documents

Make-or-buy decisions

Procurement statement of work

Organizational process assets

Output:

Selected sellers

Agreements

Resource calendars

Change requests

Project management plan updates

Project documents updates

Tools & Techniques

Bidder conference

Proposal evaluation techniques

Independent estimates

Expert judgement

Advertising

Analytical techniques

Procurement negotiations

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Procurement Mgmt / Executing Process Group

12.2 Conduct Procurements

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Input:

Project management plan

Procurement documents

Agreements

Approved change requests

Work performance reports

Work performance data

Output:

Work performance information

Change requests

Project management plan updates

Project documents updates

Organizational process assets updates

Tools & Techniques

Contract change control system

Procurement performance reviews

Inspections and audits

Performance reporting

Payment systems

Claims administration

Records management system

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Procurement Mgmt / Monitoring & Controlling

12.3 Control Procurements

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Input:

Project management plan

Procurement documents

Tools & Techniques

Procurement audits

Procurement negotiations

Records management system

Output:

Closed procurements

Organizational process assets updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Procurement Mgmt / Closing Process Group

12.4 Close Procurements

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Input:

Project charter

Procurement documents

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Stakeholder analysis

Expert judgement

Meetings

Output:

Stakeholder register

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Communication Mgmt / Initiating Process Group

13.1 Identify Stakeholders

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Input:

Project management plan

Stakeholder register

Enterprise environmental factors

Organization process assets

Tools & Techniques

Expert judgement

Meetings

Analytical techniques

Output:

Stakeholder management plan

Project documents updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Stakeholder Mgmt / Planning Process Group

13.2 Plan Stakeholder Management

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Input:

Stakeholder management plan

Communications management plan

Change log

Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques

Communication methods

Interpersonal skills

Management skills

Output:

Issue log

Change requests

Project management plan updates

Project documents updates

Organizational process assets updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Stakeholder Mgmt / Executing Process Group

13.3 Manage Stakeholder Engagement

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Input:

Project management plan

Issue log

Work performance data

Project documents

Tools & Techniques

Information management systems

Expert judgement

Meetings

Output:

Work performance information

Change requests

Project management plan updates

Project documents updates

Organizational process assets updates

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

Stakeholder Mgmt / Monitoring & Controlling

13.4 Control Stakeholder Engagement

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