The Project Management Framework

This chapter explains the Project Management Framework and provides the rudimentary terms and concepts used for the rest of the book. The framework includes the first three chapters of the PMBOK, covering the introduction, project management context, and the project management processes. The rest of the PMBOK focuses on the project management knowledge areas.

Make sure you understand these concepts before you proceed, and use them as a foundation of knowledge for the rest of the material. We recommend that you read through the exam-preparation assessment questions at the end of each section to determine whether you have understood the major highlights of the chapter and can correctly answer them.