A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge

The PMBOK® Guide—Fourth Edition is the preeminent global standard for project management. Like previous editions, it represents generally recognized good practices in the profession while reflecting project management’s continually evolving knowledge.

First developed as a white paper in the 1983 PMI Ethics, Standards and Accreditation Report, the PMBOK® Guide has become the foremost global standard for the practice of project management.