| Title : | A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: PMBOK Guide | | Original title : | PMBOK Guide | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | Project Management Institute, Author | | Edition statement: | 6th edition | | Publisher: | Newtown Square, Pa. : Project Management Institute | | Publication Date: | 2017 | | Pagination: | pp. 756 | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-1-62825-184-5 | | Price: | Part of pack ISBN 9781628253825- €84.00 | | Class number: | 658.404:BOO | | Abstract: | The Project Management Institute (PMI) is the leading non-profit professional membership association for the project management profession. It was founded in 1969, and incorporated in Pennsylvania, USA. Over the years, it made efforts to standardize project management procedures and approaches. The PMI produced the first PMBOK in 1996. Its advocacy to improve and further mature the project management profession is reinforced by its globally recognized standards, certifications, research programs, and professional development opportunities, among others.
The PMBOK Guide Sixth Edition is for project management professionals of all levels. It is a reference for all involved with project management practice, for students in their academic pursuit, for educators and trainers in teaching, for aspirants in obtaining certification, and for professionals in getting updated in how to best implement projects in a variety of applications, businesses, industries and scale.
What’s New in the Sixth Edition?
For the first time, the Guide to the Project Management of Knowledge includes information and guidance on how to implement its approaches in agile environments. A new section called Approaches for Agile, Iterative and Adaptive environments for each knowledge area will describe how the practices integrate into project settings.
A new Agile Practice Guide has been created to complement the PMBOK Guide. It provides tools, guidelines, and various agile approaches to help project managers more accustomed to traditional environment adapt to an agile approach. PMI states that a complimentary copy will be provided to those who will order the latest PMBOK Guide.
A new section has been added about the role of the project manager. More emphasis is placed also in aligning projects to strategic objectives of the organization. Additional content also on knowledge areas, tailoring considerations, and more accurate terminology, such as renaming project time management into project schedule management. These are but some of the changes. |
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: PMBOK Guide = PMBOK Guide [printed text] / Project Management Institute, Author . - 6th edition . - Newtown Square, Pa. : Project Management Institute, 2017 . - pp. 756. ISBN : 978-1-62825-184-5 : Part of pack ISBN 9781628253825- €84.00 | Class number: | 658.404:BOO | | Abstract: | The Project Management Institute (PMI) is the leading non-profit professional membership association for the project management profession. It was founded in 1969, and incorporated in Pennsylvania, USA. Over the years, it made efforts to standardize project management procedures and approaches. The PMI produced the first PMBOK in 1996. Its advocacy to improve and further mature the project management profession is reinforced by its globally recognized standards, certifications, research programs, and professional development opportunities, among others.
The PMBOK Guide Sixth Edition is for project management professionals of all levels. It is a reference for all involved with project management practice, for students in their academic pursuit, for educators and trainers in teaching, for aspirants in obtaining certification, and for professionals in getting updated in how to best implement projects in a variety of applications, businesses, industries and scale.
What’s New in the Sixth Edition?
For the first time, the Guide to the Project Management of Knowledge includes information and guidance on how to implement its approaches in agile environments. A new section called Approaches for Agile, Iterative and Adaptive environments for each knowledge area will describe how the practices integrate into project settings.
A new Agile Practice Guide has been created to complement the PMBOK Guide. It provides tools, guidelines, and various agile approaches to help project managers more accustomed to traditional environment adapt to an agile approach. PMI states that a complimentary copy will be provided to those who will order the latest PMBOK Guide.
A new section has been added about the role of the project manager. More emphasis is placed also in aligning projects to strategic objectives of the organization. Additional content also on knowledge areas, tailoring considerations, and more accurate terminology, such as renaming project time management into project schedule management. These are but some of the changes. |
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