PMBOK® Guide 6th Edition - Update

As you may know, PMI® are in the process of revising the Project Management Standard which is due for release in 2017. They have updated us with the news that we are all waiting for …. what is new in the 6^th Edition of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) Guide? As a Registered Education Provider (REP®) with PMI®, we are delighted to share this.

So let’s summarise the upcoming changes / additions to the PMBOK® Guide:

1. Agile practices are to be incorporated into the PMBOK® Guide
2. There will be expanded coverage of agile and other adaptive and iterative practices. This will align proven, foundational project management concepts with the evolving state of the profession today.
3. Introductory sections and agile appendix are to be added to the standard
4. Addition of three introductory sections for each Knowledge Area, Key Concepts, Trends and Emerging Practices and Tailoring Consideration.
5. More emphasis on strategic and business knowledge and the PMI Talent Triangle™

Furthermore, PMI® also plan to publish a companion practice guide focused on agile. This is tentatively planned for the third quarter of 2017.

So what are the key dates to take into account?

• The Exposure Draft (Guide Section) will be available for comment from 8:00 a.m. EDT, 26 June 2016 to 5:00 p.m. EDT, 26 July 2016

Reference: - www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-exposure-draft.

• The initial draft English Version will be available (in pdf) in first quarter of 2017.
• The published version of the PMBOK® will be available during the 3^rd quarter of 2017 in English and 10 other languages.
• The PMP® exam certification updates are expected to occur during the 1^st quarter of 2018 as a result of the PMBOK® changes.

It will be exciting to see the revised Guide and how Agile is incorporated in and then to examine Agile focused practice guide. Read more details here at www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational-standards-exposure-draft