| The Project Management Institute (PMI®) has | | | | - Process 4.2 Develop Preliminary Project Scope |
| released a new Fourth Edition of the "Guide to | | | | Statement was deleted since the data is reflected in |
| Project Management Body of Knowledge | | | | other scope planning documents |
| (PMBOK®). A new version of the Project | | | | - Process 5.1 Scope Planning is deleted and replaced |
| Management Professional (PMP®) exam, based | | | | with a new process 5.1 Collect Requirements |
| upon the PMBOK® Guide - Fourth Edition, will be | | | | - Process 12.1 Plan Purchases and Acquisitions and |
| placed into use for credential exams taken on or | | | | process 12.2 Plan Contracting was merged to one |
| after June 30th of 2009. PMI® indications are | | | | process of 12.1 Plan Procurements, Process 12.3 |
| that there would be no changes to the exam eligibility | | | | Request Seller Responses and process 12.4 Select |
| criteria, the application process or the passing score | | | | Sellers was merged to one process of 12.2 Conduct |
| for the PMP® Exam. | | | | Procurements |
| Major differences between the Third Edition and the | | | | - Appendix G is added and addresses key |
| Fourth Edition PMBOK® Guide summarization: | | | | communication, leadership and management skills for |
| - All process names start with an action verb format, | | | | a project manager |
| for example the Scope Definition process is now the | | | | - Where process flow diagrams were displayed, they |
| Define Scope process and Risk Identification process | | | | are deleted and replaced with data flow diagrams |
| is now the Identify Risks process | | | | which clarify inputs and outputs for each process |
| - The number of processes is now forty-two. This | | | | - Within Proj Mgmt Framework, clearer definition is |
| was accomplished by deleting two processes, adding | | | | given to the differences between the Proj Mgmt Plan |
| two processes and the six processes for Project | | | | and other project management documents |
| Procurement Management knowledge area have | | | | - Project Charter and the Project Scope Statement |
| been merged into four processes. The following | | | | information have clearer distinctions |
| bullets illustrate the differences by project | | | | - The classic three triple constraints of schedule, |
| management process name: | | | | scope and cost were removed. |