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Timothy J. Kloppenborg and Kam Jugdev, Editors
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DR. JAMES W. MARION
D R . J A M E S W . M A R I O N
DR. TRACEY RICHARDSON
D R . T R A C E Y R I C H A R D S O N
Managing Projects With PMBOK 7
Managing Projects With PMBOK 7
Connecting New Principles With Old Standards
James W. Marion and Tracey Richardson
Managing Projects With PMBOK 7
Connecting New Principles With Old Standards
James W. Marion and Tracey Richardson
Managing Projects With PMBOK 7:
Connecting New Principles With Old Standards
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Description
The Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
published by the Project Management Institute provides a roadmap of
performance domains designed to support project managers in all phases
of project management. The sheer number of models, methods, and arti-
facts may leave project managers in a quandary about where to start and
how to apply the many components. This book provides a simple explan-
atory guide for the layman that clarifies the “big picture” of the PMBOK.
Keywords
project management; PMBOK; uncertainty; project performance domains
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction ....................................................................1
Chapter 2 Stakeholder Performance Domain .................................25
Chapter 3 Team Performance Domain ...........................................31
Chapter 4 Development Approach and the
Life Cycle Performance Domain ....................................45
Chapter 5 Planning Performance Domain ......................................49
Chapter 6 Project Work Performance Domain .............................137
Chapter 7 Delivery Performance Domain ....................................165
Chapter 8 Measurement Performance Domain ............................195
Chapter 9 Uncertainty Performance Domain ...............................225
Chapter 10 Tailoring ......................................................................239
References �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������245
About the Authors �������������������������������������������������������������������������������247
Index �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������249
CHAPTER 1
♥Introduction
The seventh edition of the Guide to the Project Management Body of
Knowledge (PMBOK) (PMBOK Guide 2021) ushered in a new era for
the practice of project management. The traditional focus of the PMBOK
was on processes and process guidance: project manager’s approach to
work—be it project phases or entire projects using the sequential elements
of the five process groups (initiating, planning, executing, monitoring,
and controlling, and closing). Also, traditionally, the ten knowledge areas
included guidance for creating and managing all the subplans which together
formed an overall project plan. PMBOK 7 approaches the challenges
associated with managing projects with a different way of thinking. The
first noticeable change is the integration of The Project Management
Standard (2021) into the PMBOK. Instead of dictating processes to
follow, The Project Management Standard emphasizes eleven principles
to consider when managing projects: Stewardship, Team, Stakeholders,
Value, Systems Thinking, Leadership, Tailoring, Quality, Complexity,
Risk, Adaptability and Resiliency, and Change. PMBOK 7 includes eight
performance domains that describe elements which are considered essential
for successfully managing a project. The principles are said to guide the
behavior of project managers as they carry out the project performance
domains. The eight performance domains are Stakeholders, Team,
Development Approach and Life Cycle, Planning, Project Work, Delivery,
Measurement, and Uncertainty. Finally, in addition to performance
domains, PMBOK 7 provides an encyclopedic list of “Models, Methods,
and Artifacts” that are employed to manage projects and manage within the
given performance domains.
The advantage to taking a “principle” versus a “process” approach is
that The Project Management Standard and The PMBOK Guide are no
longer prescriptive in its guidance. This is considered important in an
era where many methodologies and approaches to managing projects
