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Clear articles on the PMBOK and project management. What to study, what changed and how to understand it.

M.O.R.E., four habits for complex projects and a figure worth reading slowly

M.O.R.E., four habits for complex projects and a figure worth reading slowly

What the four M.O.R.E. habits are, how PMI measures the jump from 27 to 94 and why they matter for those about to sit the PMP and for those already leading, without taking them as a formula.

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Communication moved to People, and the PMP outline stopped talking about channels
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Communication moved to People, and the PMP outline stopped talking about channels

Plan and manage communication is the eighth task of the People domain. What each enabler asks for, how it differs from engaging stakeholders and how to spot the right answer.

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Continuous improvement, the only task in the PMP outline without a verb
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Continuous improvement, the only task in the PMP outline without a verb

The continuous improvement task in the Business Environment domain did not exist in the 2021 outline. What each of its three enablers asks for and how to spot the right answer on the exam.

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AI agents on the project, and the question of who governs them
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AI agents on the project, and the question of who governs them

AI agents are already working on projects and almost nobody knows who answers for them. What falls to the project manager on scope, oversight, roles and measurement, with the figures PMI cited in October 2026.

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A mature PMO may be doing what nobody needs
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A mature PMO may be doing what nobody needs

The difference between a PMO delivering its services well and those services being what the organisation needs today, with the maturity and alignment matrix PMI published in October 2026.

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PMI's advanced certification now has a name, and it is APL
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PMI's advanced certification now has a name, and it is APL

PMI announced the Advanced Project Leader certification in Detroit. What it requires, how you reach it through an accredited organisation, what is still unknown and what it changes for anyone who holds the PMP or is preparing for it.

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When the change comes from outside and moves your scope
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When the change comes from outside and moves your scope

The Business Environment task on external changes, why its verb is prioritise and not modify, and what PMI measured in 2026 about complex projects.

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Project closure, the task almost nobody studies
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Project closure, the task almost nobody studies

The four enablers of the closure task in the Process domain, why the outline lists them in an odd order and how they turn into the right answer on a situational question.

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From PMP to PMI-CPMAI, what changes when the project is AI
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From PMP to PMI-CPMAI, what changes when the project is AI

What PMI's AI project management certification adds on top of the PMP, with the numbers from its official page and what PMI published on 16 October 2026.

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Compliance is not answered with a yes or a no
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Compliance is not answered with a yes or a no

The seven enablers of the compliance task in the Business Environment domain, and why the last one reorders all the others.

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The ten procurement enablers are not ten steps
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The ten procurement enablers are not ten steps

The procurement task of the Process domain, its ten enablers, and the four contract types sorted by who carries the risk.

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Strategy gets lost before it reaches the project
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Strategy gets lost before it reaches the project

The four places a strategy loses coherence on its way down the organization, and where that shows up in the organizational change task of the exam outline.

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