Sect. I : The project management framework -- Introduction -- Project life cycle and organization -- Sect. II : The standard for project management of a project -- Project management processes for a project -- Sect. III : The project management knowledge areas -- Project integration management -- Project scope management -- Project time management -- Project cost management -- Project quality management -- Project human resource management -- Project communications management -- Project risk management -- Project procurement management -- References -- Section IV : Appendices -- Appendix A : Fourth edition changes -- Appendix B : Evolution of PMI's A guide to the project management body of knowledge -- Appendix C : Contributors and reviewers of PMBOK® guide - fourth edition -- Appendix D : Application area extensions -- Appendix E : Additional sources of information on project management -- Appendix F : Summary of project management knowledge areas -- Appendix G : Interpersonal skills -- Glossary.