NEW PMBOK® Guide 7th Edition for 2021 - First Thoughts and Review

[@mehboobrehman01]

Thanks Cornelius, very precisely explained. You are indeed doing a great work of helping PM Professionals either whom they hold certification or those who are planning to appear for an exam (like myself). Thank you

[@CorneliusFichtnerPrepCast]

You're welcome. Glad you appreciate it.

[@Mr21Pat]

Great breakdown Cornelius, very well presented. Thanks

[@CorneliusFichtnerPrepCast]

Glad that you liked the presentation.

[@zabra6340]

Excellent explaination. . . compared to others 👍👍👍

[@yassinehasnaoui4933]

Very interesting overview! Thanks a Lot Cornelius

[@paulzeman7684]

Excellent - a uniquely enjoyable and insightful talk.

[@MarinaGarrison]

Great overview. I’m not sure this direction is going to work out in the long run. There are too many competing domains, processes, etc as you showed in your 5 pointed diagram. You missed a 6th one - the new DASSM Chose Your WOW approach that adds a whole new direction as well. I believe the PMBOK Guide has become too verbose over the years (i refer to my old 2nd edition more than any other version - it was actually practical back then). At the end of the day, the PMP is supposed to provide a way for employers to validate whether a project manager knows the “how” to manage a project. If they move away from this, then the value of being PMP certified is diminished. As a side note, I wonder how much of this is applicable to construction project management vs IT project management?

[@CorneliusFichtnerPrepCast]

Thank you for sharing these insights!

[@VagabondKing100]

I think the shift is in response to two things: 1) PMs (maybe orgs) loosing sight of what the point of a project is, adding value and 2) applying the principles of the Agile Manifesto to the broader career field. For me, much of the PMBOK is exclusively geared to large, complex projects like commercial buildings or defense contracts. Once you get down to a project that is a couple of months long, the PMBOK to me is unwieldy and I would spend more of my time creating documents and reports and not really be focusing on getting the project work done. I worked for a company who ran projects, but did it their own way. I could never square what I was learning in school (masters in PM) versus work. Did not help that the company wanted SMEs to run projects rather than a PM to have a small project team to complete tasks. So in an organization that did not follow the PMI processes per se, I would have been much happier having the 7th Ed to follow as a high level guide.

[@ebizideinkoru9233]

Lovely. Thanks for the insights

[@CorneliusFichtnerPrepCast]

You're welcome!

[@MAMousnad]

Could you Please tell us the relationship between Knowledge Area and Performance domains?

[@CorneliusFichtnerPrepCast]

Learn more about Knowledge areas and process groups: www.project-management-prepcast.com/pmbok-knowledge-areas-and-pmi-process-groups Not that the latest exam content outline uses domains: People, Process & Business Environment. The PMBOK Guide 6th edition still serves as one of the main references for the PMP exam.

[@MAMousnad]

@@CorneliusFichtnerPrepCast Thanks so much

[@CorneliusFichtnerPrepCast]

My pleasure.

[@AkramBedouiEPT]

What are the 10 reference books for the PMP exam ? I can number 4: pmbok guide (6th) + agile practice guide + Agile manifesto + scrum guide. What are the other 6 ? Thank you!

[@CorneliusFichtnerPrepCast]

Hello Akram, you can find the PMP Exam Reference list here www.pm-prepcast.com/pmp-reference-list

[@AkramBedouiEPT]

@@CorneliusFichtnerPrepCast Many thanks

[@CorneliusFichtnerPrepCast]

You're welcome!