This Guest paper is an updated version of a paper first published in the PM World Journal, January 2018. This revision was presented for publication December 24, 2017
Part 2 published here March 2018

In this paper: • IPECC = Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling, Closing • OGC = Office of Government Commerce (UK) • KAs = Knowledge Areas (in the PMBOK Guide) • PGs = Process Groups (ditto) • PMBOK = Project Management Body of Knowledge (Guide) • PMI = Project Management Institute (USA)
PART 1 | Introduction | Understanding the Confusion
Proposed Changes to the PMBOK® Guide | Option 2: A New Concept for Process Groups
Applying SPAARC to Improve Knowledge Area Definition | Conclusion

Introduction

In Part 1 of this paper I examined and explained some of the serious shortcomings of the PMBOK® Guide now in its 6th Edn. In this Part 2, I will discuss what I think we should do about it.

PART 1  PART 1
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