Upcoming plans and updates in PMBOK® guidelines

Every now and then, the PMBOK® will change and edit how it’s going to be taken for those who are taking it. Asking previous passers who have managed to succeed is no longer going to be the panacea that it once was: users will be expected to deliver on the new criteria that has been set. This has seen a lot of changes to the way that various certifications are going to be handled, and will be quite a change. If you are thinking of taking any certification under this ladder, you should be looking to find out what to expect in the changes.

The New PMBOK® Guide

Launching in September 2017, this new guide is going to see massive changes to the examination process. It’s going to make sure that the examinations move even closer to the guidelines and aims within the PMBOK® guide. Therefore, anyone who is looking to make the most of their project management expertise will want to take a close read at the new and improved version of the PMBOK® guide before moving any further.

This is set up on a worldwide consensus where questions are looked into and investigated to ensure the widest range, reach and variety of questions are being asked. To help make sure that you are on the right track, you should take the time needed to look at the new PMBOK® Guide as soon as it is released.

What’s Changed?

• One of the most significant changes that you can expect to be apparent in your new PMBOK® guide is going to be around the language that is used. Various changes to lexicon and terminology take place on a regular basis, and it’s important that you can understand the changing diversity in the language that you will be using.
• To help make sure that you are on the right path, you should do well to look to the new changes in terminology – this will help you to be more in harmony with the wording put across in the PMBOK® guide and, by extension, your examinations.
• Also, a new chapter has been included in the six edition of the guide to offer a new take on the role of a project manager. This is going to look at leadership in projects, managing everything from general competence to mastering the art of getting to grips with your level of experience and the skills needed for strong, interesting and progressive leadership.
• New knowledge areas are being included, too, which have been re-named and re-worked from previous additions. Your old Time Management part is now known as Schedule Management, and the Human Resource Management section has been changed to just be Resource Management.
• Also, all sections now carry four new areas in the Knowledge Areas – Key Concepts, Trends and Emergent Practices, Tailoring Considerations and Adaptive/Agile Considerations.

Each of these new changes is going to play a major role in your learning so it would be worthwhile to get used to these new alterations and changes.