NUMBER 1
IYKYK… (if ya know ya know) BUT if you don’t know… PMI released PMBOK® Guide, Eighth Edition!
Why is this important?
Purchasing the PMBOK® Guide, Eighth Edition, introduces several compelling and significant updates and features:
Evidence-Based and Practitioner-Driven: This edition is the most community-informed and evidence-based revision of the guide, reflecting input from nearly 48,000 data points and practitioner feedback, ensuring the content aligns closely with the needs of the profession.
Refined Principles: The project management principles have been simplified and consolidated from 12 to 6 actionable principles, eliminating redundancy and making them easier to apply in real-world scenarios.
Reintroduction of Process Groups: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing have been reintroduced as five major focus areas. These serve as practical guides, integrating both formal and informal project management processes.
Actionable Process Framework: The eighth edition incorporates 40 refined processes embedded in performance domains, offering nonprescriptive, actionable steps that professionals can tailor to different projects and methodologies.
Focus on Value-Driven Delivery: Building on prior editions’ concepts, this guide emphasizes value delivery in project management over merely achieving project outputs, which aligns with modern organizational goals.
Inclusivity and Global Accessibility: Terminology and concepts are refined for better translation and understanding across different languages and cultures, making the guide more globally accessible.
Integration of Agile and Other Methods: It offers a holistic and adaptable approach, integrating technical approaches, Agile thinking, and other flexible methodologies to accommodate various industries and project types.
Broader Applicability and Comprehensiveness: The PMBOK® Guide - Eighth Edition serves as the premier standard for project management professionals globally, catering to diverse industries and developmental approaches.
Why you need it
This guide will be an essential resource for professionals seeking an updated, practical, and globally aligned foundation for refining their project management skills and delivering value.
If you’re an aspiring or practicing PM this is a fountain of useful knowledge you can reference and apply in your daily approach to being a project manager.
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NUMBER 2
I started a YouTube Channel and am venturing into Instagram. WHY? Am I nuts? That’s hard work!
Because I’ve spent 20+ years working in project management across a variety of environments, and I’m at a point in my career where I genuinely enjoy giving back by mentoring project managers and coordinators who are thinking about what’s next, whether that’s building confidence, filling in skill gaps, or figuring out how to be seen as “PM-ready” by leadership.
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