Software Extension to the PMBOK® Guide Fifth Edition

PREFACE

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK^® Guide) is the globally recognized standard for the project management profession. The knowledge contained in the PMBOK^® Guide has evolved from the good practices of the project management practitioners who contributed to the development of the standard. In a similar manner, the knowledge contained in this Software Extension to the PMBOK^® Guide – Fifth Edition includes good practices of software project management contributed by the PMI – IEEE Computer Society Software Extension committee, the subject matter experts, and the public reviewers, all of whom provided insightful comments and recommendations. This Software Extension, like the PMBOK^® Guide, does not cover every conceivable ...