What do you think about the seven performance domains outlined in the PMBOK 8th edition?

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Verónica Elizabeth Pozo Ruiz RYLAI Access Control Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

The seven performance domains listed in PMBOK 8th edition are:

*Governance

*Scope

*Schedule

*Finance

*Stakeholders

*Resources

*Risk

-Quality isn't in the list, but it is now part of the 6 follow principles. What do you think about this change?

-What are your thoughts about acquisitions and communications not included?

-Integration isn't also present, but there is a performance domain called "governance". Would having more alignment with organizational objectives be helpful?

Posted: Nov 24, 2025 8:54 AM

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JiYao Xie

The PMBOK 8th edition's format is described with reference to the "The Standard for Program Management – Fifth Edition". I encourage you to have a look at "PgMP Exam Content Outline (ECO)" (https://www.pmi.org/certifications/program-management-pgmp), or take a look at the table of contents of this book (https://www.pmi.org/standards/program-management-fifth-edition), which Chapter 3 consists of six performance domains as follows:
3.3 Strategic Alignment
3.4 Benefits Management
3.5 Stakeholder Engagement
3.6 Governance Framework
3.7 Collaboration
3.8 Life Cycle Management

Process groups and performance domains are equally important.
Process groups help you understand what you are doing, providing a clear and closed-loop definition of your actions.
Performance domains help you understand the purpose of what you are doing and the ultimate goals your actions are meant to serve.
Both approaches go hand in hand.
The Chinese philosophy of 'unity of knowledge and action' says that 'knowledge' refers to process groups, and 'action' refers to performance domains, meaning that you first have discussion & speech, then governance, first conversation, then action.

So I still suggest that you first get a clear understanding of the 10 project management knowledge areas:
Scope Management: What you need to do. Business Analysts conduct Project Business Case, and Project Manager break down the WBS.
Quality Management: It is an optimization of scope management. Americans believe that the project management iron triangle consists of scope, schedule, and costs, while the British believe that the project management iron triangle consists of quality, schedule, and cost.
Schedule Management: Equivalent to time management.
Cost Management: Corresponds to financial management in PgMP, where Program Financial Management generally equals cost management plus benefits management.
Procurement Management: Which resources do you still lack?
Resource Management: Which resources do you already have, such as employees, finances, materials, and real estate.
Communication Management: How you communicate with stakeholders.
Stakeholder Engagement: Find the right people you can work with. Part of Stakeholder Engagement area has been merged into communication management and resource management, while another part has been upgraded to the stakeholder engagement performance domain.
Integration Management: Integrates the entire project management process groups, similar to the concept of a universal set in mathematics, including strategic management(refer to The Standard for Program Management – Fifth Edition - 3.3 Strategic Alignment), project charter, etc.

I am unable to publish a article, so I can only write these in this way.
Give a picture as a gift. Replace the middle square with a circle, and align the vertices of the triangle inside with this circle.
+--------------------------------------------------+
| |
| integration |
| |
| +--------------------------------------+ |
| | | |
| | resource communications |
| | | |
| | procurement stakeholder-engagement |
| | | |
| | | |
| | quality | |
| | /\ | |
| | / \ | |
| | / \ | |
| | / Scope \ | |
| | / O \ | |
| | / \ | |
| | / \ | |
| | schedule /______________\ costs | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | risk | |
| | | |
| +--------------------------------------+ |
| |
+--------------------------------------------------+

Posted: Feb 12, 2026 7:12 AM

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