INDEPENDENT STUDY COMPANION · EIGHTH EDITION

Understand the work.
Not just the words.

Explore the PMBOK Guide chapter by chapter. Work through the seven performance domains, connect familiar knowledge areas, and learn to apply each idea to a real project.

BUILT FOR MEANINGFUL LEARNINGTwo parts of the guideSeven performance domainsOriginal case-based practice
A DIFFERENT WAY TO STUDY

Read. Explain.
Apply. Remember.

Each lesson starts with the idea in plain language, then asks you to make a decision in context. A short self-check helps you find gaps before moving on.

01Read the concept and follow its printed-page reference.
02Teach it back and apply it to a project scenario.
03Test your reasoning; revisit the parts you miss.
THE LEARNING PATH

Follow the guide, section by section.

Start with the Standard, then continue through the Guide and its performance domains.

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CONNECT THE FRAMEWORKS

Find the knowledge behind the work.

The Eighth Edition organizes practice into seven performance domains. If you learned the ten traditional knowledge areas, use this crosswalk to locate related topics—not as a claim that the Eighth Edition uses the old structure.

EXPLORE BY TOPIC

One project.
Many connected decisions.

Choose a topic to see where it appears in the Guide and why it matters in practice.

BUILD YOUR PROJECT LANGUAGE

Definitions are the start.
Application is the goal.

Use the searchable glossary to understand key concepts, processes, artifacts, tools, and formulas. Every term links back to the lessons where it becomes useful.

Explore the glossary
BEFORE YOU GO

Keep the source close.

This independent companion teaches with original explanations and examples. It does not reproduce or replace PMI's publication, provide official PMI training hours, or guarantee exam success.

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