What changes have been made on the PMBOK 5th Edition?
Without going into details, here’s a list of the major changes:
Addition of a new knowledge area called ‘Stakeholder Management’ (going from 9 to 10 Knowledge areas)| PMBOK 4th Edition | PMBOK 5th Edition | |||
| Knowledge Area | Nb of Processes | Knowledge Area | Nb of Processes | |
| Integration | 6 | Integration | 6 | |
| Scope | 5 | Scope | 6 | |
| Time Cost | 6 | Time Cost | 7 | |
| Cost | 3 | Cost | 4 | |
| Quality | 3 | Quality | 3 | |
| Human Resources | 4 | Human Resources | 4 | |
| Communication | 5 | Communication | 3 | |
| Risk | 6 | Risk | 6 | |
| Procurement | 4 | Procurement | 4 | |
| Stakeholders | 4 | |||
| TOTAL | 42 | TOTAL | 47 | |
| Knowledge Areas | 9 | Knowledge Areas | 10 | |
| Process Groups | 5 | Process Groups | 5 | |
| Processes | 42 | Processes | 47 | |
- 5 new processes have been added (going from 42 to 47 Processes)
- Definition of a Project Management Office (PMO) expanded.
- Project life cycles expanded.
- Direct and Manage Project Execution’ changed to ‘Direct and Manage Project Work’
- Addition of ‘Plan Scope Management process’
- ‘Verify Scope’ changed to ‘Validate Scope’
- Addition of ‘Plan Schedule Management’
- Addition of ‘Plan Cost Management’
- ‘Plan Quality’ changed to ‘Plan Quality Management’
- ‘Perform Quality Control’ changed to ‘Control Quality’
- ‘Develop Human Resource Plan’ changed to ‘Plan Human Resource Management’
- ‘Monitor and Control Risks’ changed to ‘Control Risks’
- ‘Plan Procurements’ changed to ‘Plan Procurement Management’
- ‘Administer Procurements’ changed to ‘Control Procurements’
- Addition of ‘Plan Stakeholder Management’
- ‘Manage Stakeholder Expectations’ changed to ‘Manage Stakeholder Engagement’
- Addition of ‘Control Stakeholders Engagement’
- ‘Work performance measurement’ changed to ‘Work performance data’
- ‘Positive Risks’ changed to ‘opportunity’
- PMBOK 5th Edition has now 248 pages minus the glossary.
- For the detailed list of changes go to PMI Media website.