When will PMBOK® Guide Sixth Edition be released?
According to PMI, we can expect the following release dates: Final Release is scheduled for the third quarter of 2017 (July-Sept 2017)
| Which version of the PMBOK® Guide should I use to study for the PMP® Exam? |
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- If you are taking the exam before Jan 1, 2018? Use PMBOK® Guide 5th Edition.
- If you are taking the exam after Jan 1, 2018? Use PMBOK® Guide 6th Edition.
What are the major changes that will happen?
Total Number of Processes: |
| PMBOK 5th Edition | PMBOK 6th Edition |
| 47 | 49 |
Processes added, moved & removed: |
| PMBOK 5th Edition - Deleted Processes | PMBOK 6th Edition + New Processes |
| | Manage Project Knowledge |
| | Implement Risk Responses |
| Close Procurements | Control Resources |
Estimate Activity Resources has been moved from Schedule Management to Resource Management
| PMBOK 5th Edition | PMBOK 6th Edition |
| Plan Human Resource Management | Plan Resource Management |
| Plan Stakeholder Management | Plan Stakeholder Engagement |
| Perform Quality Assurance | Manage Quality |
| Acquire Project Team | Acquire Resources |
| Develop Project Team | Develop Team |
| Manage Project Team | Manage Team |
| Control Communications | Monitor Communications |
| Control Risks | Monitor Risks |
| Control Stakeholder Engagement | Monitor Stakeholder Engagement |
2. Knowledge Areas
Two Knowledge Areas will be renamed: |
| PMBOK 5th Edition | PMBOK 6th Edition |
| Human Resource Management | Resource Management |
| Time Management | Schedule Management |
3. Agile
The Agile concept is incorporated in all 10 knowledge areas. Each knowledge area will contain a section entitled Approaches for Agile, Iterative and Adaptive Environments, describing how these practices integrate in project settings.
4. PMI Talent Triangle
The PMBOK® Guide –Sixth Edition will contain a new chapter on the role of the project manager which discusses the PMI Talent Triangle™ and the skill sets organizations demand that make project managers more competitive and relevant—technical project management, leadership, and strategic and business management.
5. Chapter Re-alignment
The first 3 chapters of the book have been completely rewritten to highlight importance of project management’s role in the business value creation and any organizational change. In the new edition, the role of the project manager has been expanded as a leader, business expert and strategic thinker.
6. Some Other Changes
- The PMBOK® Guide itself is taking on more of a voluntary instead of mandatory tone in some areas. For instance, for Requirements Collection, they might now say something to the effect that, “Here is a list of possible choices of tools. Choose any of these that best might fit your current project."
- All 10 knowledge areas will focus on new topics like Key Concepts, Approaches in Agile, Tailoring Considerations, Trends and Emerging Practices, Iterative and Adaptive Environments and so on.
- There will be various notations throughout the new PMBOK® Guide differentiating between processes which are “Ongoing” (continuously executing) vs. "Non-ongoing processes.” This concept will be emphasized for the first time in new PMBOK® Guide Sixth Edition.
- The Project Scope vs Product Scope concept will also be emphasized for the first time in new PMBOK® Guide 6th Edition.
- There will be distinction between "Communication" (as in communicating between two people) and "Communications" (artefacts, such as published emails).
- The new strategy, “Escalate Responses” provides for a PM escalating a risk to the appropriate party so that the risk is no longer his/her responsibility.
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