PMBOK Guide Sixth Edition Release and Changes
PMBOK® Guide Sixth Edition is coming! As per PMI, the latest edition of the PMBOK® Guide is scheduled to be released September 6th, 2017.
What is the PMBOK® Guide?
- PMBOK is an acronym for Project Management Body of Knowledge.
- The PMBOK® Guide is a collection of processes and knowledge areas that are accepted as standards within the project management industry.
- The PMBOK® Guide is updated every four years. The PMP exam changes shortly after to reflect new material.
- The PMP exam is not strictly a test on the PMBOK® Guide. However, the PMBOK® Guide is considered a key resource for the exam.
What does the new release mean for prospective PMPs?
- The exam is slated to reflect Sixth Edition material in Q1 of 2018. Therefore, if you are taking the exam before January 2018, continue studying the PMBOK® Guide Fifth Edition. If you plan to take the exam after January 2018, study the PMBOK® Guide Sixth Edition.
Major Changes to Sixth Edition
- Two Knowledge Areas have been renamed to more accurately represent their content.
- Project Time Management is now named Project Schedule Management
- Project Resource Management is now named Project Resource Management
- Process changes
- Three Processes have been added.
- Manage Project Knowledge (Project Integration Management KA)
- Control Resources (Project Risk Management KA)
- Implement Risk Responses (Project Resource Management KA)
- Close Procurements Process has been removed and merged into Close Project or Phase.
- Process name changes.
- Perform Quality Assurance is changed to Manage Quality
- Plan Human Resource Management is changed to Plan Resource Management
- Acquire Project Team is changed to Acquire Resources
- Control Communications is changed to Monitor Communications
- Control Risks is changed to Monitor Risks
- Plan Stakeholder Management is changed to Plan Stakeholder Engagement
- Control Stakeholder Management is changed to Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
- Three Processes have been added.
- A chapter has been added detailing the role of the project manager and how to lead projects effectively.
- Agile project management will have a larger presence.
- ITTOs (inputs, tools and techniques, outputs) have been simplified!
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