Complete and updated index of the
PMBOK® Guide — 8th Edition (2025)
This index brings together all articles about PMBOK 8 published on Project Management. Follow our progress — new articles are published weekly according to our editorial calendar from March to August/2026.
○ Planned
1. Introduction and Fundamentals
- ● PMBOK 8 Guide — Overview, structure and what changed
- ○ What Is a Project — ready, pending publication
- ○ What Is Project Management — ready, pending publication
- ○ Project Canvas — ready, pending publication
- ○ Project Life Cycle — planned
- ○ Organizational Structure — planned
- ○ Project Portfolio — planned
- ○ Program — planned
2. The 6 PMBOK 8 Principles
PMBOK 8 consolidated the 12 principles from the 7th edition into 6 principles that are more objective and actionable.
- ● Principle 1 — Adopt a Holistic View
- ● Principle 2 — Focus on Value
- ● Principle 3 — Embed Quality in Processes and Deliverables
- ○ Principle 4 — Be a Diligent Leader — planned for Mar 26
- ○ Principle 5 — Integrate Sustainability Across All Project Areas — planned for Apr 02
- ○ Principle 6 — Build a Culture of Empowerment — planned for Apr 09
- ● Consolidated Review of the 6 Principles
3. The 7 Performance Domains
PMBOK 8 organizes project management into 7 domains (down from 8 in the 7th edition), each with measurable processes and expected outcomes.
- ● Performance Domains — Overview of the 7 Domains
- ● Governance — decisions, monitoring, changes (9 processes)
- ● Scope — requirements, WBS, control and validation (6 processes)
- ● Schedule — activities, sequencing, control (3 processes)
- ● Finance — costs, budget, financial control (4 processes)
- ● Stakeholders — engagement, communication (7 processes)
- ● Resources — team, acquisition, leadership (5 processes)
- ● Risk — identification, analysis, responses (6 processes)
4. The 40 PMBOK 8 Processes
PMBOK 8 reintroduced 40 processes with ITTOs (Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs) — one of the biggest changes from PMBOK 7, which had eliminated processes entirely.
- ○ Initiate Project or Phase — prev: Develop Project Charter — ready, pending publication
- ○ Integrate and Align Project Plans — ready, pending publication
- ○ Plan Procurement Strategy — planned for Mar 21
- ○ Manage Project Execution — planned for Mar 28
- ○ Manage Quality — planned for Jul 29
- ○ Manage Project Knowledge — planned
- ○ Monitor and Control Project Performance — planned
- ○ Evaluate and Implement Changes — planned
- ○ Close Project or Phase — planned for Aug 19
- ○ Plan Scope Management — planned for Apr 01
- ○ Collect Requirements — planned
- ○ Define Scope — planned for Apr 08
- ○ Create WBS — planned for Apr 15
- ○ Control Scope — planned for Apr 22
- ○ Validate Scope — planned for Apr 29
- ○ Plan Schedule Management — planned
- ○ Develop Schedule — planned for May 06
- ○ Control Schedule — planned for Jul 22
- ○ Plan Financial Management — planned
- ○ Estimate Costs — planned for May 13
- ○ Determine Budget — planned
- ○ Monitor and Control Finances — planned
- ○ Identify Stakeholders — planned for May 20
- ○ Plan Stakeholder Engagement — planned
- ○ Plan Communications Management — planned
- ○ Manage Stakeholder Engagement — planned
- ○ Manage Communications — planned for Aug 05
- ○ Monitor Stakeholder Engagement — planned
- ○ Monitor Communications — planned
- ○ Plan Resource Management — planned for Jun 10
- ○ Estimate Resources — planned for Jul 15
- ○ Acquire Resources — planned for Jun 17
- ○ Lead the Team — planned
- ○ Control Resources — planned
- ○ Plan Risk Management — planned
- ○ Identify Risks — planned for Jun 24
- ○ Perform Risk Analysis — planned
- ○ Plan Risk Responses — planned for Jul 01
- ○ Implement Risk Responses — planned for Jul 06
- ○ Monitor Risks — planned for Jul 08
5. Tools and Techniques
- ○ Project Canvas — new in PMBOK 8, Governance Domain — ready, pending publication
- ○ Expert Judgment — ready, pending publication
- ○ Make-or-Buy Analysis — planned for Mar 23
- ○ Gantt Chart — planned for May 08
- ○ Earned Value Management — planned for Jul 24
- ○ RACI Matrix — planned for Jun 12
- ○ Estimation Techniques — planned for Jul 13
- ○ Schedule Techniques — planned for Jul 20
- ○ Quality Techniques — planned for Jul 27
- ○ Communication Techniques — planned for Aug 03
6. Key Outputs
- ○ Project Charter — ready, pending publication
- ○ Requirements Documentation — planned for Apr 03
- ○ Scope Statement — planned for Apr 10
- ○ Scope Baseline — planned for Apr 17
- ○ Quality Reports — planned for Apr 24
- ○ Verified Deliverables — planned for May 01
- ○ Budget — planned for May 15
- ○ Stakeholder Register — planned for May 22
- ○ Contracts — planned for Jun 19
- ○ Risk Register — planned for Jun 26
- ○ Risk Response Plan — planned for Jul 03
- ○ Deliverables — planned for Mar 27
- ○ Audits — planned for Jul 31
- ○ Communication Reports — planned for Aug 07
- ○ Document Updates — planned for Aug 14
- ○ Final Report — planned for Aug 21
- ○ Lessons Learned — planned for Aug 28
7. Special Content
- ○ PMBOK 8 and Agile: How do they relate? — planned for Jun 01
- ○ When to use a predictive, agile, or hybrid approach — planned for Jun 03
- ○ Scrum and PMBOK 8: How to integrate in practice — planned for Jun 05
- ○ Retrospective — What changed in PMBOK 8 — planned for Aug 12
- ○ Discontinued and new processes in PMBOK 8 — planned for Aug 24
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References
Project Management Institute (PMI). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) — Eighth Edition. Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA: Project Management Institute, 2025.
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