How has the PMP exam changed with the release of the PMBOK® Guide – Fourth Edition?
The latest version of the PMP exam was placed into use on July 1, 2009. The updated exam is based on information contained in the PMBOK® Guide—Fourth Edition, released by PMI® on December 31st, 2008. Significant enhancements were made to improve readability, and terminology was updated only to present them consistently in a verb-noun format. No changes were made to the PMP exam eligibility criteria, application process, or passing score. PMBOK® Guide – Fourth Edition updates are listed below. All process names are now in a verb-noun format Efforts were made to distinguish between Enterprise Environmental Factors and Organizational Process Assets. A standard approach for discussing requested changes, preventive actions, corrective actions and defect repairs was employed. The processes decreased from 44 to 42. Two processes were deleted, two processes were added and 6 processes were reconfigured into 4 processes in the Procurement knowledge area. To provide clarity, a distinction was mad
