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The Essential Tool for Every Project Manager
For more than 25 years, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ® Guide)
has been a leading tool for the project management profession and an essential reference for the
library of every project manager. The PMBOK ® Guide – Fourth Edition continues the tradition of
excellence in project management with a standard that is easy tounderstand and implement.
In 1983, Project Management Institute (PMI ®) volunteers first gathered to distill the project
management body of knowledge. Today, the PMBOK ® Guide is recognized as the global standard
for project management and is one of the best and most versatile resources available for the
professional. The PMBOK ® Guide contains the fundamental practices that all projectmanagers
need to attain high standards for project excellence.
More than 2 million copies of the PMBOK ® Guide are currently in use. In the time since the
publication of the PMBOK ® Guide – Third Edition, PMI has received thousands of valuable
recommendations from the global project management community for improvements and
clarifications that have been reviewed and, as appropriate, incorporatedinto the fourth edition.
The fourth edition has been updated to incorporate the most current knowledge and practices
in project management. It focuses on improved consistency, clarity, and readability to facilitate
understanding and implementation. Data flow diagrams for each process have been enhanced to
show related processes for the inputs and outputs. The processes have been refined andreconfigured. The new edition also includes an appendix that addresses key interpersonal skills
that a project manager utilizes when managing a project.

ISBN: 978-1-933890-51-7

A GUIDE
TO THE

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
BODY OF KNOWLEDGE
(PMBOK GUIDE) Fourth Edition
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®

The PMBOK ® Guide – Fourth Edition reflects the collaboration and knowledge of working project
managers and provides thefundamentals of project management as they apply to a wide range of
projects. This internationally recognized standard gives project managers the essential tools to
practice project management and deliver organizational results.

A GUIDE TO THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE (PMBOK GUIDE) Fourth Edition

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