Agile with the Knowledge Areas of PMBOK (6th Edition).

Here’s a mapping that shows the similarities between Agile concepts and PMBOK knowledge areas:

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🔹 Agile vs. PMBOK Knowledge Areas

1. Integration Management

• Agile: Product vision, roadmap, backlog management

• Adaptive planning instead of detailed upfront plans

• Incremental delivery aligns with “Manage Project Knowledge” and “Monitor & Control Project Work”

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2. Scope Management

• Agile: Scope evolves → Managed via product backlog

• Prioritization techniques (MoSCoW, WSJF, Kano) replace WBS decomposition

• “Definition of Done” ≈ scope acceptance

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3. Schedule Management

• Agile: Timeboxed iterations (sprints, releases)

• Velocity, burndown/burnup charts instead of critical path method

• Forecasting using relative estimation

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4. Cost Management

• Agile: Fixed time & resources, flexible scope

• Cost estimated by team velocity & burn rate

• Value delivery focus instead of detailed cost baseline

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5. Quality Management

• Agile: “Definition of Done,” test-driven development (TDD), continuous integration

• Frequent reviews (Sprint Review, Retrospective) = quality assurance

• Customer collaboration ensures fitness for use

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6. Resource Management

• Agile: Cross-functional, self-organizing teams

• Servant leadership vs. command-and-control

• Team capacity planning instead of detailed RACI charts

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7. Communications Management

• Agile: Daily standups, information radiators, Kanban boards

• Transparent, real-time communication replaces formal reports

• Retrospectives for feedback loops

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8. Risk Management

• Agile: Risks addressed iteratively with short cycles

• Frequent stakeholder feedback reduces uncertainty

• Risk burndown charts, adaptive risk responses

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9. Procurement Management

• Agile: Collaborative contracts (Agile contracts, incremental funding)

• Vendors deliver usable increments at regular intervals

• Procurement aligned with adaptive scope

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10. Stakeholder Management

• Agile: Stakeholders engaged continuously (reviews, demos)

• Prioritization reflects stakeholder value

• High visibility of work through backlog and boards

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🔹 Key Insight

• Agile doesn’t remove Knowledge Areas – it just applies them differently:

  • Predictive → upfront, detailed planning

  • Agile → continuous, adaptive, collaborative