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Project Management & Agile · Intermediate

Project Management Principles

Fundamental norms that guide behavior of project practitioners, as listed in the PMBOK Guide.

Definition

PMBOK 7 lists 12 principles, including stewardship, team, stakeholders, value, systems thinking, leadership, tailoring, quality, complexity, risk, adaptability and resiliency, and change. They apply regardless of development approach.

Example

Applying the 'focus on value' principle by asking whether each deliverable advances the business outcome.

Exam tip

Principles guide judgment; they are not prescriptive processes.

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