by Mounir Ajam | Sep 9, 2017 | Applied Project Management (4PM), PMBOK Guide, Project Management Process Groups
Now that the PMBOK Guide is officially out, what are the changes – officially now? We are likely to write a few posts on this subject. Today’s topic will focus on the changes in the processes. Overall, the number of processes changed from 47 to 49; a net...
by Mounir Ajam | Sep 7, 2017 | How to, PMBOK Guide
With the recent release of the PMBOK Guide edition, I felt it is important to reflect back on something I wrote a long time ago and worth sharing again. Before we move on to this article. This article focuses on the size of the guide not because we are interested in...
by Mounir Ajam | May 6, 2017 | Applied Project Management (4PM)
In this post, we are providing a historical perspective on the PMBOK Guide, especially with the sixth edition coming out soon. 1996 Edition The first official consolidated copy of the PMBOK® Guide was published in 1996. It was about 180 pages; it had 37 processes,...
by Mounir Ajam | Sep 1, 2015 | Methodology-CAM2P, Project Life Cycle, Project Management Methodology, Project Management Process Groups
Over the last twenty years, the PMBOK® Guide has been evolving with the growth of project management. The guide grew from nine knowledge areas to ten, from thirty-seven processes to forty-seven and from less than 200 pages to more than 600 pages. During this period,...
by Mounir Ajam | Jul 16, 2013 | Project Management Certification, Project Management Process Groups
Please see the bottom of this article for an update Introduction The PMBOK current edition was published a few months ago and we had written a few articles in relation to the change. This month, the PMP exam will change from using the PMBOK 4 (4th edition) to PMBOK 5...