Figure 3-3.Flow Chart Legend
图3-3绘制流程图的图例
The process flow diagram,Figure 3-4,provides an overall summary of the basic flow and interactions among the Process Groups.An individual process may define and constrain how inputs are used to produce outputs for that Process Group.A Process Group includes the constituent project management processes that are linked by the respective inputs and outputs,that is,the result or outcome of one process becomes the input to another.The Monitoring and Controlling Process Group,for example,not only monitors and controls the work being done during a Process Group,but also monitors and controls the entire project effort.The Monitoring and Controlling Process Group must also provide feedback to implement corrective or preventive actions to bring the project into compliance with the project management plan or to appropriately modify the project management plan.Many additional interactions among the Process Groups are likely.The Process Groups are not project phases.Where large or complex projects may be separated into distinct phases or sub-projects such as feasibility study,concept development,design,prototype,build,test,etc.all of the Process Group processes would normally be repeated for each phase or subproject.
图3-4中的流程图是过程组之间的基本数据流程和交互作用的粗略概括。其中,某个过程可以定义和制约该过程如何利用依据创造成果。一个过程组包括以各自的依据和成果相互联系的项目管理子过程,也就是说,一个过程的结果或成果变成了另一个过程的依据。例如,监控过程组不仅监视和控制某一过程组正在进行的工作,而且还监视和控制整个项目的成果。监控过程组还必须提供反馈,以便决定是否需要为了使项目符合项目管理计划而实施纠正或预防措施,或者适当地修改项目管理计划。过程组之间也有可能增添许多其他相互关系或相互影响。但是,过程组不是项目阶段。当大项目或复杂项目有可能分解为不同的阶段或者不同的子项目时,如可行性研究、概念推敲、设计、样机或样品、建造、试验等,每一阶段或子项目都要重复过程组的所有子过程。