PMBOK
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| Author | Project Management Institute |
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| Genre | Business |
| Published | 2013 (Project Management Institute) |
| Pages | 589 (fifth edition) |
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The Project Management Body of Knowledge (body of knowledge) comprises of complete set of concepts, terms, activities, and guidelines etc. that make up the professional domain of project management. It has evolved significantly over time, and continues to do so.
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (commonly referred to as the PMBOK®' Guide) identifies that subset of the Project Management Body of Knowledge that is generally recognized as good practice.The PMBOK® Guide is a formal document containing globally recognized standard for managing individual projects resulting from work overseen by the Project Management Institute (PMI), which offers the CAPM and PMP certifications. The latest edition of the PMBOK®' Guide was published in 2013.
Much of the PMBOK® Guide is unique to project management e.g. critical path method and work breakdown structure (WBS). The the PMBOK® Guide also overlaps with general management which both include planning, organising, staffing, executing and controlling the operations of an organisation. Other management disciplines which overlap include financial forecasting, organisational behaviour, management science, budgeting and other planning methods.
Earlier versions of the the PMBOK® Guide were recognized as standards by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) which assigns standards in the United States (ANSI/PMI 99-001-2008) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE 1490-2011).
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