WWPMM consists of four components: Project Management Domain, Project Management Work Product, Project Management Working Pattern, and Project Management System. In which, Project Management Domain can be understood as project management knowledge areas, it is similar with 9 major knowledge areas in PMBOK, but it also extended the content of PMBOK in the depth and breadth, to meet IBM’s unique characteristics and management philosophy.
IBM's project management methodology defines 13 areas, divided into 51 sub-areas, and then broken down into 150 processes. On the other hand, PMBOK defines 9 major knowledge areas, broken down into 44 processes. IBM project management processes and PMBOK processes are at the same level. IBM’s 13 areas as follows:
- Change Management
- Communication Management
- Delivery Management
- Event Management
- Human Resource Management
- Project Definition
- Quality Management
- Sponsor Agreement Management
- Risk Management
- Track and Control
- Supplier Management
- Technical Environment Management
- Work Plan Management
There is no concept about project management work products, work patterns and project management system in PMBOK. PMBOK highly generalized project management knowledge and processes in a static way, while IBM's project management methodology is not only based on the application of PMBOK, but also extended its content, providing the concepts of project management work products, work patterns and project management system, to be a dynamic methodology with specific guidance for project manager.