Now that PMBOK7 is out, is it going to be the knowledge base on which the exam be based on or would it still remain based on PMBOK6 till sometime in future? Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
I believe PMI will announce this soon but usually they give a grace period between the time they issue a new revision of a guide and the time they reflect the new guide in the exam.
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1 reply by Lucy Kuan
Jul 06, 2021 6:37 PM
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May I ask usually how long time for the grace period as I am preparing for the PMP EXAM now. thanks.
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Hi Rami, thanks. would you have an idea how long that grace period has been in past? Just want to get an idea of how long a time window is there to be still using pmbok6 for 2021 exam. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
In the past, PMI usually gave a notice period of 6 months.
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1 reply by Jimmy Atohengbe
Jul 05, 2021 10:54 AM
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This is helpful info to know and in line across industries to supersede earlier concepts with newer ones reflected in new edition book/publication and exam content after a certain publicly announced period.
The two editions of the guide are complementary - one does not replace the content in the other. As the new edition is principle and not process-centric, there has been no addition of any processes or knowledge areas within the PMBOK framework, and hence the contents of the Sixth Edition will continue to be relevant for exam questions. What I would expect is at some point they may add questions related to some of the new content in the Seventh Edition but that wouldn't be process or ITTO related.
Kiron
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1 reply by Jimmy Atohengbe
Jul 07, 2021 11:54 AM
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Hey Kiron,
See questions 2 & 4 on the current FAQ document (released on July 1) about the relegation of older 6th edition concepts such as ITTOs but still mentioned in various areas of the 7th edition: https://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi/documents/...e8-daaf5ea2b13d
This is what authors are already saying that not having to memorize all these process-heavy concepts and instead focusing on understanding value delivery concepts is the new direction, which makes sense but it doesn't seem that PMI is ready to make a clean break from the the 6th edition as questions 15 and 17 of the same FAQ doc indicate.
In the past, PMI usually gave a notice period of 6 months.
This is helpful info to know and in line across industries to supersede earlier concepts with newer ones reflected in new edition book/publication and exam content after a certain publicly announced period. Saving Changes...
I just got off the phone with PMI and got a follow up email as follows:
"PMBOK – Seventh Edition - PMP exam prep The PMP exam is based solely on the Exam Content Outline (ECO). While the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition is currently a reference for the new PMP exam, it’s one of many. Once the Seventh Edition is published, it will immediately replace the Sixth Edition as a reference for exam item writers. This means the project managers updating exam items throughout the year -- as part of the ongoing maintenance of the exam - can choose to validate the item using the Seventh Edition. If the Seventh Edition includes a concept not covered in the ECO, it won’t be on the current exam."
The official release date is August 1 (even though the digital version was released on July 1), so I guess that's when the exams will start getting updated with the 7th edition content. But it's still unclear if the 6th edition will continue to play any part in the exam content considering this part of the statement "...can choose to validate the item using the Seventh Edition". Saving Changes...
it would as the PMBOK Framework process details (e.g. ITTOs) are not covered in the 7th Edition. I would expect there will continue to be some questions which can be traced back to the 6th Edition or to other references from PMI's list.
Kiron
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1 reply by Jimmy Atohengbe
Jul 06, 2021 12:49 PM
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Hey Kiron,
In my experience with several other certifications from other industries, this is simply a confusing and an unusual approach. The normal process is to gather all relevant content from the old edition, include updates and new concepts to produce the new edition single book to help candidates transition and focus. But this current approach just makes it unclear and does not say when a complete transition/cut over date is but when update of exam items will "start" and doesn't seem like we're supposed to move on from the 6th edition at all in the first place. So, what's the point of an incomplete new edition that does not transition us completely away from the previous edition? At this point, I'm simply paralyzed about taking any of these exams due to all of this.
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Jimmy
This is an interesting and different approach that PMI are taking on this front with this new edition. It could make it a bit challenging for exam takers but I guess at the end, it comes down to experience.
Thanks for sharing this info with us.
RK
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2 replies by Jimmy Atohengbe
Jul 06, 2021 1:03 PM
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Rami,
These are exactly my thoughts and every cert across industries explicitly expect you to have experience (even though, in many cases, it differs from what the exam body actually evangelizes, so experience alone is rather insufficient) but they also release new exam outlines and updated exam content in alignment with a new edition book, down to the chapters, so candidates can best completely transition (at a certain announced date) away from the old and focus their study efforts on new release details (some of which come from the previous edition). But I feel that what's going on here isn't helpful to anyone at all.
J
Jul 06, 2021 1:04 PM
Jimmy Atohengbe
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Rami,
These are exactly my thoughts and every cert across industries explicitly expect you to have experience (even though, in many cases, experience/how orgs operate differ from what the exam body actually evangelizes, so experience alone is rather insufficient) hence why they also release new exam outlines and updated exam content in alignment with a new edition book, down to the chapters, so candidates can best completely transition (at a certain announced date) away from the old and focus their study efforts on new release details (some of which come from the previous edition). But I feel that what's going on here isn't helpful to anyone at all.
it would as the PMBOK Framework process details (e.g. ITTOs) are not covered in the 7th Edition. I would expect there will continue to be some questions which can be traced back to the 6th Edition or to other references from PMI's list.
Kiron
Hey Kiron,
In my experience with several other certifications from other industries, this is simply a confusing and an unusual approach. The normal process is to gather all relevant content from the old edition, include updates and new concepts to produce the new edition single book to help candidates transition and focus. But this current approach just makes it unclear and does not say when a complete transition/cut over date is but when update of exam items will "start" and doesn't seem like we're supposed to move on from the 6th edition at all in the first place. So, what's the point of an incomplete new edition that does not transition us completely away from the previous edition? At this point, I'm simply paralyzed about taking any of these exams due to all of this.
J
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1 reply by Rami Kaibni
Jul 06, 2021 1:04 PM
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I agree, that's why I am a bit surprised from this new approach but it might be PMI's new way of agility in keeping their exams up to date.
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