According to the PMBOK® Guide, the Executing Process Group consists of those processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project requirements.

This process group involves coordinating people and resources, managing stakeholder engagement, and integrating and performing the activities of the project in accordance with the project management plan. Within the PMI framework, the process groups are categorized as follows:

Initiating: Processes performed to define a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase.

Planning: Processes required to establish the scope of the effort, refine the objectives, and define the course of action required to attain the objectives that the project was undertaken to achieve.

Executing: The " doing " phase. This is where the majority of the project ' s budget is spent and the physical (or digital) deliverables are produced. A large portion of this process group involves Direct and Manage Project Work and Manage Project Knowledge.

Monitoring and Controlling: Processes required to track, review, and regulate the progress and performance of the project; identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required; and initiate the corresponding changes.

Closing: Processes performed to formally complete or close the project, phase, or contract.

Per the PMI standards, while the Planning process group creates the " roadmap, " the Executing process group is responsible for the actual utilization of resources to meet the technical specifications and requirements outlined in that roadmap.