The Top 10 Things You Should
Know About PMBOK® Guide 4.0
We know you’re busy, so we’ve created this handy, up-to-date reference that highlights Project Management Institute®’s (PMI®’s)
top 10 changes of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) from the Third Edition to the Fourth Edition. Save
yourself precious time and energy and discover what you need to know about the new PMBOK® Guide 4.0:
1. All process names are in a verb-noun format
2. A standard approach to discussing Enterprise Environmental Factors and Organizational Process Assets
is employed
3. Change requests now include:
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Change Requests
Corrective Action
Preventive Action
Defect Repair
4. The processes decreased from 44 to 42
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Process Deletions:
• Develop Preliminary Scope Statement
• Plan Scope
Process Additions:
• Identify Stakeholders
• Collect Requirements
Combined Processes:
• Plan Purchases and Acquisitions and Plan Contract to Plan Procurements
• Request Seller Responses and Select Sellers to Conduct Procurements
5. A clearer distinction is made between the project management plan and project documents used to
manage the project
• While project documents are used to assist the project manager in managing the project, they are not part of the
project management plan
6. A clearer distinction is made between the project charter and the project scope statement
7. Deletion of Process Flow Diagrams at the front of each chapter
8. Addition of Data Flow Diagrams for every process that shows where inputs come from and where they go to
9. Triple constraint expanded to include quality, resources and risk
10. New appendix on interpersonal skills
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Effective project managers acquire a balance of technical, interpersonal, and conceptual skills that help them
analyze situations and interact appropriately
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