Right on schedule, PMI has announced the revision and update of the PMP exam that will roll out March 26, 2018. For those who are on their journey to certification, exam revisions can be stressful. In this slide deck presented by Global Knowledge, our resident PMP-certified project manager Dan Stober presents information on the changes and how to prepare for the PMBOK 6th Edition PMP exam.

1. What to Expect with the New
PMBOKv6 Updates
Presented by Dan Stober, PMP

2. What to Expect from
the PMBOKv6 Update:
What’s new in PMBOKv6?

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What We Will Cover Today
● Review of the three new processes in PMBOKv6
● Review of the two renamed process groups
● Role of the Project Manager
 Competencies
 Experience
 Skills
● Review of new sections in each chapter
 Key concepts
 Trends and emerging practices
 Tailoring considerations
 Considerations for agile/adaptive environments

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Review Three New Processes
● Manage Project Knowledge – Section 4.4
 Address the need for knowledge management in projects
 Distributed workforce driven
 Aim is to not lose information and knowledge
PMI emphasizes the need to learn throughout the
project rather than waiting until the end to reflect.
A lessons learned register
Key Output

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Review Three New Processes
● Control Resources – Section 9.6
 No comparable process in the Fifth Edition
 Added due to the fact that resources must be controlled after they are
acquired
o Availability
o Utilization monitoring
o Release
• Work performance information
• Change requests
Key Outputs

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Review Three New Processes
● Implement Risk Responses – Section 11.6
 Previously included in the Control Project Risk process
 Broken out separately now and moved to Executing from Monitoring and
Controlling
o Addresses overall project risk exposure
o Ensures risk responses are executed as planned
• Change requests
 Cost baseline
 Schedule baseline
Key Output

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Review Two Renamed Process Groups
Project Time Management Project Schedule Management
 Argument is that “time” cannot be managed, but a schedule can
 PMs don’t manage time, but rather a schedule
Project Human Resource Management Project Resource
Management
 Resources now broken out between humans and non-human resources
o Team resources (9.4, 9.5)
o Physical resources (9.6)

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Review Several Renamed Processes
Old Name New Name
Perform Quality Assurance (Section 8.2) Manage Quality
Plan Human Resource Management
(Section 9.1)
Plan Resource Management
Acquire Project Team (Section 9.2) Acquire Resources
Develop Project Team (Section 9.3) Develop Team
Manage Project Team (Section 9.4) Manage Team
Control Communications (Section 10.3) Monitor Communications
Control Risks (Section 11.6) Monitor Risks
Plan Stakeholder Management (Section 13.2) Plan Stakeholder Engagement
Control Stakeholder Engagement (Section 13.4) Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

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Role of the Project Manager: Skills/Competencies
 Understand Business
Impact of the Project
 Focus on Value
 Project Delivery Strategy
Strategic and Business
Management
 Guiding
 Motivating
 Directing
Leadership
 Managing Schedule
 Managing Budget
 Maintaining Project
Artifacts
Technical Project
Management Skills

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Role of the Project Manager: Influence
 Communication and
Feedback based
Project Level
 Resources
 Planning
 Prioritization
 Funding
 Distribution of deliverables
Organizational Level
 Emerging technology
 Product and tech
development
 Industry standards
 Economic forces that affect
projects
 Process improvement and
sustainability
Industry Level

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New Sections in Each Chapter
● Key Concepts
 Covers the main ideas of the chapter
o Can have many or only a few key points listed
(integration-9, scope-2)
● Trends and Emerging Practices
 New practices or practices that need to be reinforced
o In Project Scope Management, the need for an
experienced Business Analyst is noted

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New Sections in Each Chapter
● Tailoring Considerations
 Considerations for adapting the process to your
environment
o Documentation, knowledge management, tools, OPAs
● Considerations for Agile or Adaptive
Environments
 Different for each process group
o Scope is focused on agile requirements management
o Schedule is focused on short development cycles

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What We Covered
● Review of the three new processes in PMBOKv6
● Review of the two renamed process groups
● Role of the Project Manager
 Competencies
 Experience
 Skills
● Review of new sections in each chapter
 Key Concepts
 Trends and Emerging Practices
 Tailoring Considerations
 Considerations for Agile/Adaptive Environments

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