PMBOK GUIDE 6 VS PMBOK GUIDE 5: What have been changed?

By EDWARD CHUNG , PMP , PMI-ACP , ITIL FOUNDATION . AUGUST 7, 2017

Note : the Pmbok guide 6th edition is currently a work in progress and the official launch date for
the finalized pmbok guide 6 is targeted at 6th september 2017.

the pmp exam be only updated in the first quarter of 2018 to be based on the pmbok guide 6th
edition.

if you begin your exam preparation now, the pmp exam will be based on pmbox guide 5th edition .

summary: pmi updates the pmbok guide and the pmp exam every several years as the pratices of
proyect management evolves . the new pmbok guide edition (i.e. the 6th edition) will be published
in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (around september and october). as the updated from pmpok guide 4
to pmbok guide 5, many changes are expected but the overall proyect management framework
will pretty remain the same as the pmpok guide 5 has already described a framework that is quite
comprehensive and suited to real world practices, it is expected that in the finalized edition of
pmbok guide 6, a section will be devoted to listing the key differences between pmbok guide 5 and
pmbok guide 6. below are the key differences we have observed with the evaluation version of
pmbok guide 6.

but it worths to pint out that the exam is not restricted to the pmpok guide only (as the pmpok
guide is just a part of the knowlengdge that is required to aswer the exam questions correctly),
additional study materials and exam prep books are needed if you would like to pass the exam in
first try (who don´t ?).

what is the ourrent status of pmpok guide 6?

the pmpok guide 6 is confirmed to be released on 6 th september 2017. translations in 11

additional languages will be available in october 2017.

what are changed pmpok guide 6?

. More emphases will be placed on agile,adaptive and iterative project management practices .

. a new chapter on the new pmi talent triangle (skillsets organizations demand from project
managers - technical, leadership, strategic and business management) will be included in the
pmbok guide 6.

. project management processes are now aligned with the 5 process groups (initiating, planning,
executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing) instead of the 10 knowledge areas as in pmbok
guide 5.

. no new knowledge areas (good news!) , still the same 10 knowledge areas:

. proyect integration management

. project scope management

. proyect schedule management (formerly project time management)

 . proyect cost management

. proyect quatily management

. proyect resource management (formerly project human resource management)

. project communications management.

. project risk management

. project procurement management

. project stakeholders management

.3 new processes are added and 2 processes are deleted:

. manage project knowlegde(in the project integration management knowledge area of

executing process group)

. implement risk responses (in the project risk management knowledge area of executing process
group)

. control resources (in the project resource management knowledge area of monitoring and
controlling process group)

. close procurements (grouped with close project or phase)

. estimate activities resources (grouped with estimate durations as they are often treated as a
group in pmbok guide 5)

. more precise distinction between project management plan and project documents .

. some changes to the process names

. manage quality (formerly perform quality assurance - a term often misunderstood by many
aspirants)

. Plan resource management (formerly plan human resources management - rosource includes
human resources and more)

. monitor communications (formerly control communications - monitor is more appropriate)

. plan stakeholder engagement (formerly plan stakeholder management)

. monitor stakeholder engagement (formerly control stakeholder engagement - pmbok guide 6

adopts a more precise definitions for monitor and control)

. ittos (inputs, tools and techniques, outpust) are given a lesser emphasis in pmbok guide 6 (good
news!) as many aspirants are not sure how to remenber the numerous ittqs for the pmp exam (in
fact, ittos are seldom asked directly in the pmp exam).
PMBOK GUIDE 6 VS PMBOK GUÍA 5: ¿Qué se ha cambiado?

Por EDWARD CHUNG, PMP, PMI-ACP, FUNDACIÓN ITIL. 7 de agosto de 2017

Nota: la 6ª edición de la guía Pmbok es actualmente una obra en progreso y la fecha oficial de
lanzamiento de la guía final 6 del pmbok está dirigida al 6 de septiembre de 2017.

el examen pmp sólo se actualizará en el primer trimestre de 2018 para estar basado en la 6ª
edición de la guía pmbok.

si usted comienza su preparación para el examen ahora, el examen pmp se basará en pmbox guide
5th edition.

resumen: pmi actualiza la guía pmbok y el examen pmp cada varios años conforme evolucionan las
prácticas de gestión de proyectos. la nueva edición de la guía pmbok (es decir, la 6ª edición) se
publicará en el tercer trimestre de 2017 (alrededor de septiembre y octubre). como la
actualización de la guía pmpok 4 a la guía pmbok 5, se esperan muchos cambios, pero el marco
general de gestión de proyectos seguirá siendo el mismo que el de la guía pmpok 5 ya ha descrito
un marco que es bastante completo y adecuado a las prácticas del mundo real. se espera que en la
edición finalizada de la guía 6 del pmbok, se dedique una sección a enumerar las principales
diferencias entre la guía pmbok 5 y la guía 6 del pmbok. A continuación se presentan las
diferencias clave que hemos observado con la versión de evaluación de la guía pmbok 6.

pero vale la pena pint out que el examen no se limita a la guía pmpok sólo (como la guía pmpok es
sólo una parte del conocimiento que se requiere para aswer las preguntas del examen corrección