By Ray Myers, Jr., PMP Did you notice that PMI reduced the number of processes from 44 to 42 in the Fourth Edition of PMBOK?  You should upgrade to PMBOK V4 if you are still using any materials that refers to 44 processes. Here is a summary of the process changes to PMBOK –...
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By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP The Project Management Book of Knowledge is commonly referred to as the PMBOK.  It is a collection of processes and knowledge areas generally accepted as best practice within the project management discipline as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI.)  The PMBOK is an internationally recognized standard (ANSI/PMI 99-001-2008)...
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By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP The PMBOK, PMI’s Project Management Book of Knowledge, discusses several forms of organizational structures.  As a project manager, you should be able to recognize the common organizational structures and their characteristics because: The project manager’s level of authority and budget control will vary between structures The organizational structure often...
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By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP The Project Management Institute released the 4th Edition of the PMBOK in December 2009.  The PMP certification exam was updated in July 2009 to reflect the changes in the new edition.  This article gives an overview of the changes introduced in the 4th Edition of PMBOK. The 4th Edition...
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