PMBOK Mind Map
Mind Mapping is a way for the brain to easily understand and memorize complex information.
Before we talk about Mind Mapping it’s important to understand how the brain functions
- When we have a thought two brain cells are making a connection. Every time the same thought happens the connection becomes easier.
- Brain processes information by way of Association and Emphasis.
So what it means is if we can make it easy for the brain to make these connections and associations it will be easy for the brain to memorize information.
Now it is well known that the material in PMBOK Guide is dry and difficult to remember. Anyone studying for the exam requires multiple revisions of the book to fully understand the relationship between the knowledge areas, the associated Project Management Processes and the slew of other terms.
Using Mind Maps it becomes relatively easy to understand the connections between these concepts and further to memorize them.
Here is an example of how this is accomplished. What follows below is an indented list of knowledge areas, the associated Project Management Processes, The Process Group, the Inputs, Tools and Techniques and Outputs of Project Integration Management.
Project Integration Management
1. Develop Project Charter
Primary Inputs
Project Statement of Work
Business Case
Contract
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Tools & Techniques
Expert Judgment
Primary Outputs
Project Charter
2. Develop Project Management Plan
Primary Inputs
Project Charter
Outputs from Planning Processes
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Tools & Techniques
Expert Judgment
Primary Outputs
Project Management Plan
3. Direct & Manage Project Execution
Primary Inputs
Project Management Plan
Approved Change Requests
Organizational Process Assets
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Tools & Techniques
Expert Judgment
Project Management Information System
Primary Outputs
Deliverables
Work Performance Information
Change Requests
Project Management Plan
Project Management Plan Updates
4. Monitor and Control Project Work
Primary Inputs
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Project Management Plan
Tools & Techniques
Expert Judgment
Primary Outputs
Project Document Updates
5. Perform Integrated Change Control
Primary Inputs
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets
Project Management Plan
Change Requests
Work Performance Integration
Tools & Techniques
Expert judgment
Change Control Meetings
Primary Outputs
Project Document Updates
Project Management Plan Updates
Change Requests Status Updates
6. Closing
Primary Inputs
Project Management Plan
Accepted Deliverables
Organizational Process Assets
Tools & Techniques
Expert Judgment
Primary Outputs
Final Product or Service or Result Transition
Organizational Process Assets Updates
Now compare this with the mind map to realize how easy it is to digest this long list of words.
Are your mindmaps updated with the new certification information?
Yes these mind maps are updated with the PMBOK–Fourth Edition which is the latest edition of the standards.
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