Simply explained by a PMI-certified Project Manager
Three things really changed in project management certification in 2026, and a lot of what you read about a fourth and a fifth is not backed by anything the certifying bodies published. This is the checked version: what changed, on what date, and where you can verify it yourself. Everything below was read on the … Read more
By Tom, PMP-certified since 2004. Last updated: July 2026. If you’re planning to sit the PMP exam this year, the price is about to change. PMI is raising the non-member exam fee starting August 6, 2026, a few weeks after the updated PMP exam launched on July 9, 2026. Here’s what’s actually changing, and what … Read more
By Tom, PMP-certified since 2004. Last updated: July 2026. On 9 July 2026, PMI switched the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam over to a new Examination Content Outline (ECO). Anyone who tested on 8 July or earlier still sat the 2021 version; anyone testing now gets the new exam. It is the biggest revision since … Read more
Artificial intelligence has moved from novelty to normal in the space of a few years. Predictive scheduling, automated status reporting, risk scoring, resource optimization — tools that touch portfolios, programs, and projects (PPPM) are already in daily use. What has been missing is an agreed, vendor-neutral answer to a simple question: how do we use … Read more
In short: The PMBOK Guide 8th Edition (released 13 November 2025) blends the flexible, principles-based approach of the 7th edition with the familiar process structure of earlier editions. It defines 6 principles, 7 performance domains, and 5 Focus Areas (the returning process groups). Its 40 processes are organised within the seven performance domains and grouped … Read more