PMBOK Guide 8th Edition + Agile Practice Guide – PMI Official 2-Book Set (Paperback)

This two-book set pairs A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), Eighth Edition, with the Agile Practice Guide, both published by the Project Management Institute (PMI), for PMP and CAPM candidates and working project managers.

The PMBOK Guide is PMI’s foundational reference and the document most project management training is built around. The 8th edition includes The Standard for Project Management and is organized around principles and performance domains, with guidance that spans predictive, agile, and hybrid delivery. The Agile Practice Guide, developed with the Agile Alliance, covers the agile mindset, the common frameworks, and how to mix agile with traditional planning.

What’s included

• A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) – Eighth Edition, including The Standard for Project Management – paperback, PMI
• Agile Practice Guide – paperback, PMI
• Both are official Project Management Institute publications

Who it’s for

Candidates for the PMP, CAPM, and PMI-ACP certifications who want the two PMI references the exams draw on. Project and program managers moving into hybrid delivery. Scrum masters and product owners who need the PMI vocabulary their PMO uses. Instructors and corporate training teams standardizing on the current PMBOK edition.

Why this set

PMI exams and most employers now expect fluency in both predictive and agile approaches, and these two books are where PMI defines each. The 8th edition is the current PMBOK Guide, so study notes and course materials written for it will line up. The Agile Practice Guide is short enough to read in a weekend and is the piece most predictive-trained managers are missing.

Frequently asked questions

Is the PMBOK Guide 8th edition the version used for the PMP exam?

The PMBOK Guide is a reference for the PMP exam, not the sole source. PMI updates the exam content outline separately. The 8th edition is the current guide, and the Agile Practice Guide is also on PMI’s reference list, so this pairing covers both.

What is in the Agile Practice Guide?

It explains the agile mindset, compares frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban, shows how to apply them in projects, and covers hybrid approaches that blend agile with predictive planning.

Are these the official PMI publications?

Yes. Both are published by the Project Management Institute. The PMBOK Guide 8th edition includes The Standard for Project Management and is an ANSI-recognized standard.

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