I've been reading the PMBOK 6th edition lately and I noticed that the Delphi Technique is not mentioned. Anyone knows why this is so? Saving Changes...
Thanks for sharing. I was not aware about those other tools & techniques being left out.
I also think that those tools should have been left in.
I also wonder why the decision was made to let them out.
At first I thought that it could be an issue of intelectual property about Delphi, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
It would be interesting to get a hold of someone who was involved in the decision-making process and ask him/her.
Mauricio
Me too. Saving Changes...
Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
Is it possible that these tools and techniques were relocated to another document? Saving Changes...
As a follow-up, if you have 45 minutes to kill and want my detailed editorial on the differences between the two editions, you can check out the YouTube video recording of the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4wDvBaq02s
Enjoy!
Kiron
Mr Kiron, I watched your presentation on You Tube. It is really really great. You have clearly analysed in detail about the changes and presented it so well. Particularly, I liked your opening slides of Good, Bad and Ugly and at the end your advise on taking exams.Please do accept my sincere appreciation! Saving Changes...
As a follow-up, if you have 45 minutes to kill and want my detailed editorial on the differences between the two editions, you can check out the YouTube video recording of the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4wDvBaq02s
Enjoy!
Kiron
Mr Kiron, I watched your presentation on You Tube. It is really really great. You have clearly analysed in detail about the changes and presented it so well. Particularly, I liked your opening slides of Good, Bad and Ugly and at the end your advise on taking exams.Please do accept my sincere appreciation! Saving Changes...
That might be part of PMI's bigger plan - the RM standard for example is in the development phase of its refresh so they might move certain tools there, but the elimination of Pareto and other basic quality tools wouldn't have a home as there isn't a QM standard.
My guess is the committee had to weigh the benefit of each inclusion with the footprint it drove. I can sort of understand the elimination of CCM, but Delphi and Pareto are pretty useful and generally used...
Kiron
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Oct 31, 2017 4:55 PM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Echoing Kiron's point, CCM's exclusion is understandable.
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Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
I don't dispute the usefulness of Delphi and Pareto for project managers.
Of course, these tools are not specific to project management. I was introduced to these tools in my Organizational Behaviour and Team Dynamics university courses. Saving Changes...
As a follow-up, if you have 45 minutes to kill and want my detailed editorial on the differences between the two editions, you can check out the YouTube video recording of the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4wDvBaq02s
Enjoy!
Kiron
Great video, thanks for that Kiron. Saving Changes...
That might be part of PMI's bigger plan - the RM standard for example is in the development phase of its refresh so they might move certain tools there, but the elimination of Pareto and other basic quality tools wouldn't have a home as there isn't a QM standard.
My guess is the committee had to weigh the benefit of each inclusion with the footprint it drove. I can sort of understand the elimination of CCM, but Delphi and Pareto are pretty useful and generally used...
Kiron
Echoing Kiron's point, CCM's exclusion is understandable. Saving Changes...
As a follow-up, if you have 45 minutes to kill and want my detailed editorial on the differences between the two editions, you can check out the YouTube video recording of the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4wDvBaq02s
Enjoy!
Kiron
Great video Kiron.
It provides a nice and detailed outline of the changes.
It's great for people like me who are in the middle of reading the new PMBOK.
Another interesting change that I noticed is that PMI has now created a "Standard for Project Management" which is included as Part 2 in the PMBOK 6th edition. The PMBOK 5th edition had the "ANSI" logo on the cover, whereas the PMBOK 6th edition has the "ANSI" logo on the first page of Part 2.
The "Standard for Project Management" seems to be a skeleton version of the PMBOK, where the processes are described very succintly without including Tools and Techniques.
I guess that it might be easier to maintain an ANSI certification with a more compact document than a more detailed and larger one. Saving Changes...
