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Clear articles on the PMBOK and project management. What to study, what changed and how to understand it.
The word escalate is not in the conflict task
The six enablers of the conflict management task in the 2026 outline, and why escalating is almost never the right answer in a situational question.
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The risk breakdown structure now has an AI branch
What an RBS is, how it differs from the risk register and which seven AI risk sources PMI proposes hanging off it this year.
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The official practice exam does not tell you whether you will pass
How to use PMI's official PMP simulation as a diagnostic rather than a prediction, what to look at after each attempt and when to schedule the exam.
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The three stakeholder tasks almost nobody studies properly
The 2026 outline puts three consecutive stakeholder tasks inside the People domain. What each one asks, how they differ and how they line up with PMBOK 6 and 7.
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After the PMP, the PMO as a career of its own
PMI started treating project office work as a separate profession. Which competencies it asks for and what the PMI-PMOCP certification is.
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CAPM or PMP? Which one is yours when the experience is not there yet
The CAPM asks for no experience and the PMP does. What the two share, where they really split, and why one does not replace the other.
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Ten weeks to 1 December and what to do with your 35 hours
On 1 December 2026 the rules change on which live training counts towards the PMP 35 hours. Who it hits, which routes stay open and what to do this week.
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PMI's artificial intelligence standard and who answers when it fails
PMI published the first global standard for artificial intelligence in project work. Which gap it came to fill and what changes for whoever is running the project.
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Sustainability on the PMP exam is not where you are looking for it
Sustainability is not a PMP domain. It shows up inside compliance, risk and quality, and that split is exactly what changes how it gets asked.
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Meeting the PMP requirements and knowing how to write them are two different things
The project description is where applications fall over. What PMI looks at in each entry, how to write one that holds up and what to have ready if you are audited.
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The Agile Practice Guide has a second edition after nine years
PMI published it in July 2026 together with Agile Alliance. What new topics it brings, what PMI actually says about its link to the PMP exam, and whether it helps you study.
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Tools already calculate earned value, the skill now is reading it
A CPI of 0.85 is not a number, it is a question. What each index is actually saying, where the quick read breaks down and how all this shows up on the 2026 PMP exam.
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