Miguel,

Always keep in mind that PMI and the PMBOK Guide were born out of the US Government's directive to the project management community to "standardize project management" for government contracting. The standardization process involved ANSI - the American National Standards Institue. ANSI/PMI 99-001-XXXX is titled "The Standard for Project Management" and the PMBOK Guide is PMI's interpretation of that standard.

Corporations can innovate faster than the government can regulate. PMI recognizes this and the ANSI standard has evolved over time and likewise the PMBOK Guide to reflect that evolution. Consequently, the PMP exam also evolves.

Miguel,

Always keep in mind that PMI and the PMBOK Guide were born out of the US Government's directive to the project management community to "standardize project management" for government contracting. The standardization process involved ANSI - the American National Standards Institue. ANSI/PMI 99-001-XXXX is titled "The Standard for Project Management" and the PMBOK Guide is PMI's interpretation of that standard.

Corporations can innovate faster than the government can regulate. PMI recognizes this and the ANSI standard has evolved over time and likewise the PMBOK Guide to reflect that evolution. Consequently, the PMP exam also evolves.

Honestly, the new exam focus feels like it's catching up to reality. My org has been using a messy, unofficial 'hybrid' approach for years (predictive planning with agile sprints for execution). The old exam felt like it wanted me to choose one lane.

With the new structure emphasizing 'Predictive/Adaptive/Hybrid' across the Performance Domains, does it finally reflect the messy, real-world blending we actually do? For those using the new ECO, are the case studies actually realistic, or still textbook-perfect scenarios?