🏷️ v0.5 — PMBOK 8 Audit Completion & Reference Layer Enrichment

Release Tag: v0.5 · Date: June 3, 2026 · NPM: pmoskills@0.5.0
Commits: 57 · Files Changed: 144 (+5,505 / −5,351 lines)
Companion References: 24

We are proud to present PMOSkills Release v0.5 — the PMBOK 8 Audit Completion & Reference Layer Enrichment milestone. This release closes every outstanding audit finding, certifies all 48 skills as Active · Tested, enriches the full companion reference library, and delivers a production-grade reference architecture fully grounded in PMBOK® 8th Edition authority.

✅ Full PMBOK 8 Audit — All Findings Closed

A comprehensive multi-wave audit was executed against the PMBOK 8 Core Standard and Guide. All 28 findings (F-01 through F-28) have been resolved and verified:

| Wave | Findings | Scope | |---|:---:|---| | Wave 1 | F-01, F-02, F-03, F-04, F-09, F-11, F-17 | Principle refs, section numbering, GOV YAML, skill status | | Wave 2 | F-05, F-08, F-18, F-21 | Process count, Knowledge Areas, principles index | | Wave 3 | F-11 (continued) | Pack 01–05 status patches across all 48 skills | | Wave 4 | F-13 | Companion reference enrichment (24 files) | | Wave 5 | F-14, F-15, F-23, F-28 | Final reconciliation, registry, README links | | Cleanup | — | Orphaned .bak files purged, .gitignore hardened |

Key corrections:

• PMBOK 8 publication year fixed to 2025
• Principle count standardized to 6 (§3.3–§3.8) everywhere
• All off-by-one section references corrected (§3.2–§3.7 → §3.3–§3.8)
• Process count reconciled to 40 (PR41 clarified as non-PMI-defined)

🏅 All 48 Skills Certified — Active · Tested

Every skill across all 7 packs has been upgraded from Draft · Untested → Active · Tested with full GOV YAML front-matter:

| Pack | Skills | Status | |---|:---:|:---:| | 01 — Setup & Governance | 3 | ✅ Active · Tested | | 02 — Initiating | 2 | ✅ Active · Tested | | 03 — Planning | 18 | ✅ Active · Tested | | 04 — Executing | 9 | ✅ Active · Tested | | 05 — Monitoring & Controlling | 9 | ✅ Active · Tested | | 06 — Closing | 3 | ✅ Active · Tested | | 07 — Agile & Hybrid | 4 | ✅ Active · Tested | | Total | 48 | 100% certified |

A new SKILL-STATUS-REGISTER.md was created as the canonical status registry.

📚 Companion Reference Library — Fully Enriched

All 24 companion reference files (REF-01 through REF-24) expanded from placeholders to full content with complete scope descriptions, key topics, PMBOK 8 domain mappings, and cross-references.

🔗 Process Documentation — Cross-Referenced

30 process reference files (PR11–PR40) received structured cross-references with related skills, artifacts, practitioner notes, and change logs.

📖 Principles Architecture — Corrected

• P06-leadership.md deleted — incorrectly positioned as PMBOK 8 principle
• P7-06-leadership.md created — properly classified as PMBOK 7 historical reference
• 00-index.md rewritten as canonical PMBOK 8 principles index (6 principles, §3.3–§3.8)
• PMBOK 7 heritage cross-references preserved for traceability

📘 Glossary Updates

| Term | Change | |---|---| | Focus Area | Redefined to PMBOK 8 Standard §3.3–§3.8 behavioral guide definition | | Knowledge Area (Legacy) | New entry — PMBOK 6/7 grouping superseded by Performance Domains |

🧹 Repository Hygiene

• 13 orphaned .bak files purged; .gitignore hardened with *.bak.*
• Companion reference count standardized to 24 everywhere

📋 Registry & Governance

• SKILL-REGISTRY.md → v1.3.1; CONTRIBUTING.md link added to README
• source-authority.md, AUTHORITY-ROUTING.md, LIFECYCLE-MAP.md updated with GOV YAML
• PRINCIPLES-CROSSWALK.md corrected for duplicate skill references

Release Statistics

| Metric | Value | |---|---| | Audit findings closed | 28/28 (100%) | | Skills certified | 48/48 (100%) | | Companion refs enriched | 24/24 (100%) | | Process files cross-referenced | 30 |