Preface

The PMBOK Guide, the PRINCE2 method, and the Scrum method are the three most popular and internationally recognized standards in project management.

To be effective, project managers can—depending on the project nature—combine those instruments to deliver effective and efficient projects. In fact, the PMBOK Guide and PRINCE2 share the same project processes, and they can be complementary. The Scrum method, which is the most popular agile process, is highly recommended for software projects. PMBOK is a guide that underlines ten knowledge areas in its fifth edition that project managers have to master. PRINCE2 is a method that has seven principles that project managers can follow to implement their projects and deliver their expected outputs. ...

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