Predictive / Traditional Project Management – Mnemonics Cheat Sheet (Tabular Form)
Mnemonic: “I Plan Every Monkey Closely” ■
Letter Process Group One-Line Explanation
I Initiating Define project, get authorization, assign PM
Plan Planning Develop scope, schedule, cost, risk, and plans
Every Executing Carry out planned activities, deliver outputs
Monkey Monitoring & Controlling Track performance, manage changes, ensure alignment
Closely Closing Formally close project/phase, handover, lessons learned
Mnemonic: “In Some Cool Places, Quality Resources Can Really Save Stress”
Letter Knowledge Area One-Line Explanation
I Integration Combine and unify all processes/plans
S Scope Define and control project boundaries
C Cost Estimate, budget, and control finances
P Procurement Acquire goods/services externally
Q Quality Ensure deliverables meet standards
R Resource Manage human & physical resources
C Communication Ensure timely flow of information
R Risk Identify, analyze, and respond to risks
S Stakeholder Engage stakeholders, manage expectations
S Schedule Develop & control timelines for delivery
Mnemonic: “Please Enter Our Project”
Letter Input One-Line Explanation
P PM Plan Master guideline & baselines
E EEF Internal/external factors (culture, law, policies)
O OPA Templates, procedures, knowledge bases
P Project Documents Logs, registers, and reports
Mnemonic: “Correct, Prevent, Repair (CPR)”
Letter Type One-Line Explanation
C Corrective Action Steps to bring project back on track
P Preventive Action Proactive measures to avoid deviation
R Defect Repair Fix defective deliverables
Mnemonic: “Data Informs Reports (DIR)”
Term One-Line Explanation
Data Raw execution numbers (status of work)
Information Analyzed data compared with plan
Reports Consolidated summary for stakeholders
Page 1 – Overview & Process Groups
• Definition of Predictive PM
• 5 Process Groups (with one-line purpose & key outputs)
• Mnemonic: “I Plan Every Monkey Closely” �
• Visual Flow: Initiating → Planning → Executing → M&C → Closing
Page 2 – Core Elements
• Processes & ITTO (definition, Input → T&T → Output flow)
• Common Inputs: PM Plan, EEF, OPA, Docs
• EEF (Internal vs External factors)
• OPA (examples: templates, procedures, historical info)
• Project Documents (list of 30+ docs grouped by area)
• Project Management Plan (14 Plans + 4 Baselines)
Page 3 – Tools & Control
• Tools & Techniques:
o Expert Judgment
o Data Gathering, Analysis, Representation
o Decision Making (Voting, Autocratic, Multi-Criteria)
o Interpersonal & Team Skills
o Meetings (agenda, timing, minutes)
o PMIS (automated system)
• Change Requests: Corrective, Preventive, Defect Repair
• Work Performance Data → Information → Reports (flow)
• Updates (PM Plan, Docs, OPA, EEF)
Process Groups (5)
“I Plan Every Monkey Closely” �
• I – Initiating
• Plan – Planning
• Every – Executing
• Monkey – Monitoring & Controlling
• Closely – Closing
Knowledge Areas (10 Major Ones from PMBOK)
“In Some Cool Places, Quality Resources Can Really Save People’s Stress”
• I – Integration
• S – Scope
• C – Cost
• P – Procurement
• Q – Quality
• R – Resource
• C – Communication
• R – Risk
• S – Stakeholder
• S – Schedule
Common Inputs
“Please Enter Our Project”
• P – PM Plan
• E – EEF
• O – OPA
• P – Project Documents
Change Requests
“Correct, Prevent, Repair” (CPR)
• Corrective Action
• Preventive Action
• Defect Repair
Work Performance Flow
“Data Informs Reports” (DIR)
• Data → Information → Reports
• Predictive Project Management –
Mnemonics in Tabular Form
• 1. Process Groups (5)
• Mnemonic: “I Plan Every Monkey Closely” �
Letter Process Group One-Line Explanation
I Initiating Define project, get authorization, assign PM
Plan Planning Develop scope, schedule, cost, risk, and plans
Every Executing Carry out planned activities, deliver outputs
Monkey Monitoring & Controlling Track performance, manage changes, ensure alignment
Closely Closing Formally close project/phase, handover, lessons learned
•
• 2. Knowledge Areas (10)
• Mnemonic: “In Some Cool Places, Quality Resources Can Really Save People’s
Stress”
Letter Knowledge Area One-Line Explanation
I Integration Combine and unify all processes/plans
S Scope Define and control project boundaries
C Cost Estimate, budget, and control finances
P Procurement Acquire goods/services externally
Q Quality Ensure deliverables meet standards
R Resource Manage human & physical resources
C Communication Ensure timely flow of information
R Risk Identify, analyze, and respond to risks
S Stakeholder Engage stakeholders, manage expectations
S Schedule Develop & control timelines for delivery
•
• 3. Common Inputs
• Mnemonic: “Please Enter Our Project”
Letter Input One-Line Explanation
P PM Plan Master guideline & baselines
E EEF Internal/external factors (culture, law, policies)
O OPA Templates, procedures, knowledge bases
P Project Documents Logs, registers, and reports
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• 4. Change Requests
• Mnemonic: “Correct, Prevent, Repair (CPR)”
Letter Type One-Line Explanation
C Corrective Action Steps to bring project back on track
P Preventive Action Proactive measures to avoid deviation
R Defect Repair Fix defective deliverables
•
• 5. Work Performance Flow
• Mnemonic: “Data Informs Reports (DIR)”
Term Explanation
Data Raw execution numbers (status of work)
Information Analyzed data compared with plan
Reports Consolidated summary for stakeholders