NOHELY COLINALider de Proyecto| PETROPIARLecheria, Anzoategui, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Jul 28, 2021 4:25 PM
Replying to Sylvie Edwards
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Okay so here how this is suppose to go. I will hopefully answer and take care of some of the comments above.
With version 6 PMI started seperating the Standard portion (i.e. processes, KA, process groups) into its own thing. So yes we still plan, execute... That Standard is an ISO/ANSI standard and governed a bit differently now. What is is the Body of Knowledge v7 are best practices which have been totally redesigned to be competency based and not KA based any longer. This is the largest change that I have seen. At the same time, there is a more important more to integrate Agile by more than 50 % into the materials.
PMI never keeps two versions of a standard alive at the same time. So after a while, version 6 is going to go away. I am thinking that this will happen when the PMP exam is more aligned with the new version. For now, people studying for the PMP exam are told to use both v6 and v7.
As soon as I saw the draft version I pleaded for someone to make sure that this Standard / Body of Knowledge seperation was better explained as I knew people would get confused.
What I tell my students is that we will always need to plan, have a schedule and a budget but the methodologies that we use, how we go about it as well as the tools will need to be tailored and will vary from project to project potentially to give us more flexibility or true agility (not the methodology).
I hope this helps?
Thanks Sylvie, Yes, it´s help me! Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Jul 29, 2021 1:56 PM
Replying to Greta Blash
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If you want to learn to be an author or a journalist - do you just read the dictionary? You learn by practicing, reviewing and reading other authors. For projects, you learn by being on a team, working and observing other project managers, and always focusing on the vision of the customer and the value and benefits provided. There is no one recipe for that
Well, Greta, I learned for myself, as one of those accidental PMs, facing teams and customers and not having coaches or someone to ask for help. Lone wolf during many of my 33 years as PM.
I learned knowledge thru a PMBoK Guide 1996 followed by 6 editions. I gained experience in how to use that knowledge, making mistakes and networking in the PMI Chapter. Furthermore by teaching others since 20 years. Yes, sometimes I watched others and learned from them. There is more than one way to improve and not everybody enjoys the luxory of being embedded in a sharing team.
And journalists need to learn their professional basics like PMs do, understanding the ethics, the laws, the processes how to find sources, tell stories and follow thru with commitments. None of that you find in a dictionary.
I agree with Rami, we should use the 7th edition of PMBOK Guide conjunctly with the 6th edition. Saving Changes...
Phil AkinwaleProject Management & Leadership Speaker, Coach, Trainer & Author| PRAIZIONMesa, Az, United States
Ok, we can explain the emphasis on PRINCIPLES! But they do not replace the PM laws of physics in PDCA. We should stop comparing them. They are complementary and not at war!
But, why on earth de-emphasize THE KNOWLEDGE AREAS only to create a white elephant (NEW DOMAINS)? I thought we were not focusing on process? See? That is not entirely correct.
These are confusing Domains that only confuse the world of project management!
Some complain about ITTOs being multiplied in 2nd - 6th and I agree the reduction was needed BUT this is USELESS change with the DOMAINS. So annoying. Principles can be explained but the domains are tedious and superficial changes so NOT needed. Totally agree with Sergio. Let's not mince words and call it what it is. Saving Changes...
Phil AkinwaleProject Management & Leadership Speaker, Coach, Trainer & Author| PRAIZIONMesa, Az, United States
NOHELY COLINA, I will create a video explaining the long-winded answer to your very good question. There are at least 3 documents needed to answer it, all from the PMI. Thanks!
Caro Nohely,
Nowadays, it is not enough to know and follow a fixed process standard in an isolated manner. Instead, what principles lead to delivery success outcomes.
In principle, a project is born when the need arises for accomplishing a strategic vision. Thus, it is considered a successful project when the delivery outcome creates value to the whole business chain helping develop the strategic vision. Therefore, approaches vary to ensure a “full value delivery landscape” from agile, hybrid and predictive. Based on the new reality, project management must consider a dynamic broadest context. Because of that, PMbook focuses on a “system for value delivery.”
So, understand the principles is the first step to ensure delivery value. The second step is to master the knowledge area called “domains” to design and implement process standards enable to assure success. The domains area represents the “high-level knowledge area” comprised of people, process, business environment. Also, the domains ensure knowledge of how the activities are interrelated, so the system vision is essential. Saving Changes...
