Project Management Knowledge Areas PMBOK 6

Project Management Knowledge Areas

Áreas del Conocimiento del PMBOK 6

4 Project Integration Management Overview


Project Integration Management includes the processes and activities to identify, define, combine, unify, and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the Project Management Process Groups. In the project management context,  integration includes characteristics of unification, consolidation, communication, and interrelationship. These actions should be applied from the start of the project through completion. Project Integration Management includes making choices about:

  • Resource allocation,
  • Balancing competing demands,
  • Examining any alternative approaches,
  • Tailoring the processes to meet the project objectives, and
  • Managing the interdependencies among the Project Management Knowledge 

The Project Integration Management processes are:


4.1 Develop Project Charter

4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work

4.4 Manage Project Knowledge

4.5 Monitor and Control Project Work

4.6 Perform integrated Change Control

4.7 Close Project or Phase