Introducing the PMBOK® Guide—Eighth Edition
47mIntermediate2026-01-20
Authors

Cyndi Snyder Dionisio
Author, Consultant, and Project Management Expert
Course details
Every four to five years, the Project Management Body of Knowledge—or, the PMBOK® Guide—is updated to reflect fresh perspectives and approaches in the field. The PMBOK® Guide—Eighth Edition contains some of the most significant changes since the guide's inception in the 1990s. In this course, join instructor Cyndi Snyder Dionisio—who led the team that developed previous PMBOK® versions—as she outlines some of the most important changes introduced in the latest version, as well as what sparked these new approaches to project management.
Learning objectives
Explain the purpose and drivers for change with the PMBOK® Guide—Eighth Edition.
Determine the approaches the new standards address.
Describe what a project management principle is.
Differentiate between the new sections of the PMBOK® Guide—Eighth Edition.
Learning objectives
Explain the purpose and drivers for change with the PMBOK® Guide—Eighth Edition.
Determine the approaches the new standards address.
Describe what a project management principle is.
Differentiate between the new sections of the PMBOK® Guide—Eighth Edition.
Concepts
Introduction
- Introduction to the PMBOK Guide
The Standard for Project Management
- Key terms
- Project management principles
- Project lifecycles
- Focus areas
The Guide
- PMBOK Guide structure
- Performance domains
- Processes
- Tailoring
- Inputs and outputs
- Tools and techniques
- Appendices
How to Use the PMBOK Guide
- Use cases
- The PMBOK Guide and the PMP
Conclusion
- Next steps