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PMP Exam
Are the questions and the study material based on the PMBOK Guide 6th version?
Yes. All the questions and the study material is 100% compliant with the PMBOK Guide 6th edition released December 2016. The 6th edition is the current study reference for the 2021 PMP blueprint/exam content outline (ECO).
Note: The PMBOK Guide 7th edition released July 2021 is not a study reference for the 2021 PMP blueprint/exam content outline (ECO).
Are the questions and the study material based on the PMBOK Guide 5th version?
NO. All the questions and the study material is 100% compliant with the latest version of the PMBOK Guide 6th edition released December 2016.
What are the changes from the PMBOK 4th edition to the latest PMBOK 5th edition?
- Project stakeholder management joins the Knowledge areas, making 10 knowledge areas.
- Processes increase from 42 to 47, with the process groups remaining at five.
- 19% increase in input, output, tools, and techniques, now totaling 614.
- Plan Scope Management
- Plan Schedule Management
- Plan Cost Management
- Plan Stakeholder Management
- Control Stakeholders Engagement
PMBOK 4
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PMBOK 5
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Distribute Information | Manage Communications |
Report Performance | Control Communications |
Monitor and Control Risks | Control Risks |
Plan Procurements | Control Procurements |
Direct and Manage Project Execution | Direct and Manage Project Work |
Verify Scope | Validate Scope |
Plan Quality | Plan Quality Management |
Perform Quality Control | Control Quality |
Develop Human Resource Plan | Plan Human Resource Management |
Plan Communications | Plan Communications Management |
Manage Stakeholder Expectations |
Manage Stakeholders Engagement |