The following is an example of what the processes would look like for an actual project. Initiation begins with the customer's request. However, the initiating process directs us to document our customer's request, perform an impact analysis, and meet with the customer to exchange expectations. In this example, executing and controlling are not significantly impacted by our requirements change. The product is built based on our new set of requirements, and measures would be used to direct corrective action as needed.
Closing ensures that the customer's request to change requirements was documented to conclusion.
The four primary knowledge areas are scope, time, cost, and quality. The four facilitating areas are human resources, risk, procurement, and communication. The remaining overarching area is integration. Integration is concerned with properly coordinating the other knowledge areas. Each knowledge area consists of a series of processes.