Traditional PM Sub-Skill

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Purpose

Traditional/predictive project management based on PMBoK 7th Edition and PMBoK 8 updates. Core knowledge areas, processes, and project lifecycle management.

Context Discovery

Auto-Investigation

Detect existing PM artifacts from project:

Signal	How to Check	What It Tells Us
WBS	`Glob("*/wbs.md")` or `Glob("*/work-breakdown/")`	Work breakdown documented
Risk register	`Glob("*/risk.md")` or `Grep("Risk ID")`	Risk management in place
Stakeholder register	`Glob("*/stakeholder.md")` or `Grep("Power/Interest")`	Stakeholder management active
Project charter	`Glob("*/charter.md")` or `Glob("*/project-charter/")`	Formal project initiation
EVM metrics	`Grep("CPI\	SPI\
Change log	`Glob("*/change.md")` or `Glob("*/changes/")`	Change control process
Schedule	`Glob("*/schedule.md")` or `Grep("critical path")`	Schedule management
Lessons learned	`Glob("*/lessons.md")` or `Glob("*/retrospectives/")`	Knowledge capture

Read existing PM documentation:

Project charter
WBS or scope statement
Risk register
Stakeholder register
Schedule or Gantt charts
Change control board decisions

Discovery Questions

Q1: Project Phase

question: "What phase is your project in?"
header: "Lifecycle"
multiSelect: false
options:
  - label: "Initiation (charter, stakeholders)"
    description: "Starting new project, need structure"
  - label: "Planning (scope, schedule, budget)"
    description: "Defining what to build, when, and at what cost"
  - label: "Execution (delivering work)"
    description: "Active development, need monitoring and control"
  - label: "Closing (lessons learned, handoff)"
    description: "Project ending, documenting outcomes"

Q2: Knowledge Area Focus

question: "Which PMBoK knowledge area do you need help with?"
header: "Focus"
multiSelect: false
options:
  - label: "Scope (WBS, requirements)"
    description: "Define what's included and excluded"
  - label: "Schedule (timeline, dependencies)"
    description: "Critical path, milestones, Gantt charts"
  - label: "Cost (estimation, budget, EVM)"
    description: "Budget planning and performance tracking"
  - label: "Risk (identify, assess, mitigate)"
    description: "Risk register and response strategies"
  - label: "Stakeholder (identify, engage)"
    description: "Stakeholder analysis and communication"
  - label: "Integration (overall coordination)"
    description: "Change control, integration across areas"

Q3: Formality Level

question: "How formal does your process need to be?"
header: "Context"
multiSelect: false
options:
  - label: "Lightweight (small team, startup)"
    description: "Essential PMBoK practices only"
  - label: "Standard (mid-size project)"
    description: "Core knowledge areas, documented processes"
  - label: "Formal (enterprise, compliance)"
    description: "Full PMBoK rigor, auditable artifacts"
  - label: "Hybrid (agile + predictive)"
    description: "Blend waterfall planning with agile execution"

Methodology Categories

Stakeholder Management (3)

Methodology	File	Focus
Stakeholder Register	stakeholder-register.md	Identify stakeholders, document info
Stakeholder Engagement	stakeholder-engagement.md	Power/interest analysis, engagement
Stakeholder Advanced	stakeholder-engagement-advanced.md	Influence strategies, mapping

Planning (6)

Methodology	File	Knowledge Area
Scope Management	scope-management.md	Scope definition, validation
WBS Creation	wbs-creation.md	Work packages, decomposition
Work Breakdown Structure	work-breakdown-structure.md	WBS dictionary, templates
Schedule Development	schedule-development.md	Critical path, dependencies
Cost Estimation	cost-estimation.md	Bottom-up, parametric, analogous
Resource Management	resource-management.md	Resource allocation, leveling

Risk Management (2)

Methodology	File	Focus
Risk Register	risk-register.md	Risk identification, assessment
Risk Management	risk-management.md	Risk responses, monitoring

Execution & Control (3)

Methodology	File	Knowledge Area
Quality Management	quality-management.md	Quality planning, assurance, control
Communications	communications-management.md	Communication planning, distribution
Change Control	change-control.md	Change requests, CCB, baselines

Monitoring (2)

Methodology	File	Focus
Earned Value Mgmt	earned-value-management.md	EVM metrics (CPI, SPI, EAC)
Project Integration	project-integration.md	Integration across knowledge areas

Closure (3)

Methodology	File	Focus
Project Closure	project-closure.md	Administrative, contract closure
Lessons Learned	lessons-learned.md	Knowledge capture, retrospectives
Benefits Realization	benefits-realization.md	Value tracking, benefits mgmt

Specialized (1)

Methodology	File	Focus
Procurement	procurement-management.md	Vendor selection, contracts

Certification (2)

Reference	File	Content
Alignment 2026	pm-certification-alignment-2026.md	PMP/CAPM exam mapping
Changes 2026	pm-certification-changes-2026.md	Exam updates

Quick Selector

Need	Use
Identify stakeholders	stakeholder-register.md
Plan scope	scope-management.md
Break down work	wbs-creation.md
Create timeline	schedule-development.md
Estimate costs	cost-estimation.md
Manage risks	risk-register.md → risk-management.md
Track performance	earned-value-management.md
Close project	project-closure.md → lessons-learned.md

PMBoK Mapping

Performance Domain	Methodologies
Stakeholder	stakeholder-* (3)
Planning	scope, wbs, schedule, cost, resources (6)
Work	integration, communications, change (3)
Delivery	quality, benefits (2)
Measurement	earned-value (1)
Uncertainty	risk-* (2)

Integration

Skill	Integration
faion-agile-pm	Provides planning inputs for agile execution
faion-business-analyst	Requirements feed into scope
faion-sdd	Task planning uses scheduling methods

Traditional PM Sub-Skill v1.0 - 22 methodologies

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