ISBN 9781933890517
The PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition - ISBN 9781933890517 continues the tradition of excellence in project management with a standard that is even easier to understand and implement, with improved consistency and greater clarification.
What's new?
* Standard language has been incorporated throughout the document to aid reader understanding.
* New data flow diagrams clarify inputs and outputs for each process.
* Greater attention has been placed on how Knowledge Areas integrate in the context of Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing process groups.
* Two new processes are featured: Identify Stakeholders and Collect Requirements.
The directive for the 4th Edition (ISBN 9781933890517) update was to undertake "Any necessary work to make the standard more accurate, up to date, relevant, clear, concise and easy to understand and implement. This may include the re-organization of content, additional content, refinement of content, or deletion of content".
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The Fourth Edition continues to reflect the evolving knowledge within the profession of project management. Like previous editions it represents generally recognized good practice in the profession.
However, the Fourth Edition also reflects a focus on improved consistency and clarity. Great consideration was given by the project teams to remove redundant information and add clarifying statements where needed. Terminology was updated only to present process names consistently in a verb-noun format. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge Reviews
ISBN 9781933890517 A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge
The PMBOK Guide-Fourth Edition - ISBN 9781933890517 continues the tradition of excellence in project management with a standard that is easy to understand and implement.
Essential changes in this 4th edition:
* Two new processes have been added, on requirements collection and stakeholder identification
* Gone are the processes to develop a Preliminary Scope Statement and Plan Scope
* Procurement has also been reduced from six processes to four processes:
o Plan Procurements
+ Plan Purchases and Acquisitions
+ Plan Contracting
o Conduct Procurements
+ Request Seller Responses
+ Select Sellers
o Administer Procurements
o Close Procurements
ISBN 9781933890517 Product Details
* Paperback: 459 pages* Publisher: Project Management Institute; 4 edition (December 31, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1933890517
* ISBN-13: 9781933890517