PMBOK
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30
CORE DEFINITION
Ten knowledge areas: scope, time, cost, quality, resources, communication, risk, procurement, stakeholders, and integration. Five process groups: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. Scaffolding role: standard framework for project management. Provides a common language and methodology for project management, and is the basis for PMP certification.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Standard framework for project management. Provides a common language and methodology for project management, and is the basis for PMP certification.
Anchor fast decisions
The standard skeleton of project management is formed by ten knowledge areas × five process groups, structuring scattered experience and enabling cross-team common language and reusable process assets.
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- en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Management_Body_of_Knowledgeverified
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