​MASTER THE VOCABULARY

STEP 1:
Choose
​your colors.

​There are 8 categories of critical vocabulary:

• ​Knowledge Areas
• ​Process ​ Groups
• 49 Processes
• ​Plan ​Components

• ​​Documents & updates
• ​Tools & ​Techniques
• Who ​does what?
• ​Other Terms

Think about which colors you have available, and decide how you will use them.

​The Color Assignment Legend
​​I found a box of pens containing 8 colors (photo above).  TheColor Assignment Legend indicates the colors I used, and the category I assigned to each. ​ ​I have also included a suggestion on how to do this with only 4 colors. ​

Keep this in mind.  The two most important distinctions are: 

• Knowledge Area -vs- Process or Process Group.
• Plan elements -vs- Documents, including updates
  (business documents, project documents, procurement documents, etc.).  

Everything else can be black.