A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) 6th Edition – Paperback

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), Sixth Edition is the Project Management Institute (PMI) paperback standard that lays out project management as five process groups and ten knowledge areas, used by project managers and PMP and CAPM candidates worldwide.

The sixth edition is the last PMBOK Guide built around the process-based framework: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing, applied across integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource, communications, risk, procurement and stakeholder management. It defines the inputs, tools and techniques and outputs for each of the 49 processes, and it added agile considerations to every knowledge area. That structure is why so many training courses, templates and organizational methodologies are still built on it.

What's included

• A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), Sixth Edition
• Paperback
• Published by the Project Management Institute
• Five process groups, ten knowledge areas and 49 processes with inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs
• Glossary of standard project management terms

Who it's for

Project managers who need the reference their organization’s methodology was written from, CAPM and PMP candidates whose prep course is process-based, program and portfolio managers, business analysts, and students in project management certificate or degree programs.

Why this edition

PMI’s seventh edition moved to a principles-based format, but the sixth edition remains the detailed, process-level reference most practitioners actually use day to day. The PMP exam still draws on process knowledge, and the majority of PMP prep books and simulators are mapped to the sixth edition’s ITTOs. If your course, employer or instructor says PMBOK 6, this is the book.

Frequently asked questions

Is the PMBOK Guide 6th edition still used for the PMP exam?

The current PMP exam references the seventh edition and the Agile Practice Guide, but it still tests process knowledge, and most prep courses continue to teach from the sixth edition’s framework.

What is the difference between PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7?

The sixth edition is process-based, with 49 processes and ten knowledge areas. The seventh is shorter and principles-based, organized around performance domains.

Does this include the Agile Practice Guide?

No. This listing is the PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition on its own. The Agile Practice Guide is a separate PMI publication.

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