PMBOK(r) 8 Guide
Learn the key concepts that shape modern project management and understand the evolution of the PMBOK® Guide – Eighth Edition.
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BeginnerTime to complete
Approx. 8 hoursCertificate of completion
YesPrerequisites
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About this skill path
PMBOK(r) 8 Guide arrives at a time when project environments demand flexibility, cross-methodology integration, and a shift from prescriptive processes to principle- and domain-driven guidance. This journey begins by establishing that context - why the PMBOK(r) Guide - Eighth Edition evolved, the gaps it addresses from earlier editions, and how it responds to today’s complex delivery landscape. It introduces the evolution of the guide, its six core principles, and the full range of predictive, adaptive, and hybrid life cycles and development approaches, providing a clear foundation for understanding its updated structure. The journey then spans the complete set of performance domains defined in the PMBOK(r) Guide - Eighth Edition, including governance, stakeholder engagement, scope, schedule, finance, resources, and risk. It also covers practical aspects such as tailoring, the use of models, methods, and artifacts, and broader themes including AI adoption, digital transformation, procurement practices, and PMO alignment. Collectively, the journey presents a structured, high-level view of the PMBOK(r) Guide - Eighth Edition and the key concepts that shape modern project management.
Syllabus
Track 1: PMBOK® Essentials
The track introduces the evolution of the guide, its six core principles, and the full range of predictive, adaptive, and hybrid life cycles and development approaches, providing a clear foundation for understanding its updated structure.It also spans the complete set of performance domains defined in the PMBOK® Guide – Eighth Edition, including governance, stakeholder engagement, scope, schedule, finance, resources, and risk. It also covers practical aspects such as tailoring, the use of models, methods, and artifacts, and broader themes including AI adoption, digital transformation, procurement practices, and PMO alignment.
course PMBOK® 8 Foundations for Modern Project Managementcourse PMBOK®8 Essentials: The Six Principles of Project Managementcourse PMBOK® 8 Essentials: Project Life Cycles and Development Approachescourse PMBOK® 8 Advanced Practice: Project Management Focus Areascourse PMBOK® 8 Advanced Practice: Governance and Stakeholder Domainscourse PMBOK® 8 Advanced Practice: Scope and Schedule Performance Domainscourse PMBOK® 8 Advanced Practice: Finance and Resources Performance Domainscourse PMBOK® 8 Advanced Practice: Risk Performance Domaincourse PMBOK® 8 Advanced Practice: Tailoring, Models, Methods, and Artifactscourse PMBOK® 8 Advanced Practice: Modern Trends, AI, Procurement, and PMO Integration
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