Cynthia Stackpole, PM for the PMBOK Guide Fourth Edition, explains what has changed and how it impacts the project management profession.

Key changes to the PMI ® standard include:
• Changes to Processes; naming, additions, deletions, and consolidations
• Clarification on Project Management Plan vs. Project Documents
• Communicating what belongs in either the Project Charter or the Scope Statement
• Context help with Flow Charts
• Content on Interpersonal Skills
• Change requests, EEF and OPA’s oh my! So they added examples.

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You all want realistic schedules. You want to present a plan to senior leadership that has a high confidence of successful project completion. Here are some powerful planning tips complied from project participants that I recently met with that will improve your project success.

This blog kicks off a series that will take us through the different knowledge PMBOK Guide knowledge areas. This posting focuses on improving project success through focus on the PMBOK(r) Guide Time Management Knowledge Area. (more…)