Nine Project Management Knowledge Areas

References:Lecture Note


•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.
–All knowledge areas are important!