The PMP exam is based on the Exam Content Outline (from PMI). It looks like the exam will change in mid 2026, so right now, it's PMBOK 7. After July, it will be PMBOK 8. That's the way I'm reading it.
PMI's website is confusing. PMBOK 7 is a principles-based guide. Now there's a PMBOK 8. For the 2026 exam, is the PMBOK Guide – Eighth Edition going to be the single, definitive source? Or is the exam based on the new Exam Content Outline, with PMBOK 8 just being one reference?
I don't want to buy the wrong $100+ book. Should we just ignore PMBOK 7 entirely now?
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