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PMBOK OLD VS NEW EDITIONS

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Nikeva Mikler OPERATIONS REVIEW SPECIALIST / COMPLIANCE AUDITOR| Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Tallahassee, Fl, United States
I last took the test Dec of last year and did not pass. I plan to retake the test in September of this year to allow me the necessary time to prepare and study. I currently have the PMBOK 6th edition and it is my understanding that there is now a new edition. Question is do I have to purchase and study from the newer edition or will my continuing to study edition 6 suffice? Any advice is welcomed
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Nikeva

The new edition will be released in August and I doubt the exam will change to reflect the new edition a month after. PMI usually gives enough notice before changing the exam so I believe you should be good with the 6th edition if you do the exam in September.

RK
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2 replies by Nikeva Mikler
May 11, 2021 9:32 AM
Nikeva Mikler
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Thank you!
May 11, 2021 9:33 AM
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Thomas Walenta Global Project Economy Expert Hackenheim, Germany
Nikeva,

PMI is basing the exam on the exam content outline. The PMBoK is a primary resource to write exam questions but not the blueprint for the exam.

Like Rami I assume that the PMBoK ed7 will be used for writing exam questions after August and they might show up in the exam gradually over the rest of the year.

There are some support offerings on the market for people like you who learned for the old exam to make up for the difference.

Thomas
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1 reply by Nikeva Mikler
May 11, 2021 9:32 AM
Nikeva Mikler
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Thank you! Added.
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Verónica Elizabeth Pozo Ruiz RYLAI Access Control Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
I recommend you to stay actualized using Rita Mulcahy's certification prep, it's a good option to acquire PM Knowledge at your own pace, and is updated to the 2021 exam. Visit this link:
https://rmcls.com/about/rita-mulcahy
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1 reply by Nikeva Mikler
May 11, 2021 9:32 AM
Nikeva Mikler
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Thank you!
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Abolfazl Yousefi Darestani Manager, Quality and Continuous Improvement| Hörmann-TNR Industrial Doors Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
I agree with Rami. However, you can contact PMI for more information.
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Nikeva Mikler OPERATIONS REVIEW SPECIALIST / COMPLIANCE AUDITOR| Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Tallahassee, Fl, United States
May 10, 2021 3:36 AM
Replying to Rami Kaibni
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Nikeva

The new edition will be released in August and I doubt the exam will change to reflect the new edition a month after. PMI usually gives enough notice before changing the exam so I believe you should be good with the 6th edition if you do the exam in September.

RK
Thank you!
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Nikeva Mikler OPERATIONS REVIEW SPECIALIST / COMPLIANCE AUDITOR| Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Tallahassee, Fl, United States
May 10, 2021 2:03 PM
Replying to Verónica Elizabeth Pozo Ruiz
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I recommend you to stay actualized using Rita Mulcahy's certification prep, it's a good option to acquire PM Knowledge at your own pace, and is updated to the 2021 exam. Visit this link:
https://rmcls.com/about/rita-mulcahy
Thank you!
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Nikeva Mikler OPERATIONS REVIEW SPECIALIST / COMPLIANCE AUDITOR| Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Tallahassee, Fl, United States
May 10, 2021 4:10 AM
Replying to Thomas Walenta
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Nikeva,

PMI is basing the exam on the exam content outline. The PMBoK is a primary resource to write exam questions but not the blueprint for the exam.

Like Rami I assume that the PMBoK ed7 will be used for writing exam questions after August and they might show up in the exam gradually over the rest of the year.

There are some support offerings on the market for people like you who learned for the old exam to make up for the difference.

Thomas
Thank you! Added.
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Nikeva Mikler OPERATIONS REVIEW SPECIALIST / COMPLIANCE AUDITOR| Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Tallahassee, Fl, United States
May 10, 2021 3:36 AM
Replying to Rami Kaibni
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Nikeva

The new edition will be released in August and I doubt the exam will change to reflect the new edition a month after. PMI usually gives enough notice before changing the exam so I believe you should be good with the 6th edition if you do the exam in September.

RK
Thank you!

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