Development Cooperation Handbook/Designing and Executing Projects/The 9 Topic Areas Of Project Management Knowledge

The Project Management Institute has identified 9 topic areas to define the scope of project management knowledge as follows: thumb|upright=1.35|Project Management Knowledge Areas Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communication Risk Procurement In this section of the handbook we will briefly outline the knowledge areas and relate them to the project phases and link them to the collected tools for project management and to the testimonials of project managers. See also on Wikipedia 14px Project Management Institute 14px International Project Management Association 14px PRiSM - Alternate project management methodology External links Project Management Institute Library of PMI Global Standards: Projects APM official website Guide to APM Certification Project magazine (the voice of project management)