The Project Management Processes are aggregated into five groups, defined as the Project Management Process Groups:

1. Initiating Process Group - Defines and authorizes the project or a project phase.
2. Planning Process Group - Defines and refines objectives, and plans the course of action required to attain the objectives and scope that the project was undertaken to address.
3. Executing Process Group - Integrates people and other resources to carry out the project management plan for the project.
4. Monitoring and Controlling Process Group - Regularly measures and monitors progress to identify variances from the project management plan so that corrective action can be taken when necessary to meet project objectives.
5. Closing Process Group - Formalizes acceptance of the product, service or result and brings the project or a project phase to an orderly end.

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