PMBOK® Guide - 5th Edition Changes



PMI has refined PMBOK further, and introduces various minor and major changes. This chapter gives a description of most of the changes done.

Major Changes:

Here are major changes done in PMBOK-5:

  • The knowledge area has been increased by one where "Project Stakeholder Management" has been added newly.

  • PMI kept all the process groups unchanged which is still 5 but there are 5 more processes have been added.

  • There is a considerable change in Input, Output and Tools & techniques which now have been increased to 614.

Here is comparitive chart for the two standards:

Area PMBOK 4th Edition PMBOK 5th Edition
Stages 5 Process groups 5 Process groups
Topics 9 knowledge areas 10 knowledge areas
Processes 42 Processes 47 Processes

Knowledge Areas

A new knowledge area has been added in PMBOK 5th edition.

PMBOK 4th Edition PMBOK 5th Edition
Integration Integration
Scope Scope
Time Time
Cost Cost
Quality Quality
Human Resource Human Resource
Communication Communication
Risk Risk
Procurement Procurement
  Stakeholders

Changes in Processes

There have been minor changes in terminologies from 4th to 5th edition:

PMBOK 4th Edition PMBOK 5th Edition
Direct and Manage Project Execution Direct and Manage Project Work
Verify Scope Validate Scope
Plan Quality Plan Quality Management
Perform Quality Control Control Quality
Develop Human Resource Plan Plan Human Resource Management
Plan Communications Plan Communication Management
Distribute Information Manage Communications
Report Performance Control Communications
Monitor and Control Risks Control Risks
Plan Procurements Plan Procurement Management
Administer Procurements Control Procurements
Identify Stakeholders Moved to Identify Stakeholders

New Processes added in PMBOK-5

Following new processes have been added newly in PMBOK-5.

  • Plan Scope Management

  • Plan Schedule Management

  • Plan Cost Management

  • Plan Stakeholder Management

  • Control Stakeholders Management

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