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Episode 542: Inside PMBOK Guide 8: What Project Managers Must Know

Episode 542: Inside PMBOK Guide 8: What Project Managers Must Know

Update: 2025-11-21
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The eighth edition of the PMBOK Guide has dropped and it represents another significant evolutions in PMI’s standards. This conversation takes listeners directly inside its development. Jesse Fewell, who chaired the PMBOK Guide 8 effort, offers a detailed look at how tens of thousands of data points, practitioner feedback, and extensive review cycles shaped the newest edition. He explains how the standard brings greater clarity, a more intuitive structure, and practical guidance that aligns with the way projects actually unfold rather than how we might idealize them on paper. This episode also highlights major updates, including a fully revised definition of a project and a modernized view of project success that emphasizes value, perception, and consensus across stakeholders, even when budgets or schedules are challenged.



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Episode 542: Inside PMBOK Guide 8: What Project Managers Must Know

Episode 542: Inside PMBOK Guide 8: What Project Managers Must Know

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