PMBOK® Guide 8th Edition: Overview for New PMP Exam (2 PDUs)

PMBOK® Guide 8th Edition: Complete Beginner’s Overview for the 2026 PMP Exam

Welcome to this beginner-friendly, practical, and stress-free course on learning the PMBOK® Guide 8th Edition and understanding exactly how it affects the NEW PMP Exam starting July 2026. PMBOK 8 is now the go-to reference for the updated exam, and if you’re planning on getting your PMP, this is the perfect place to start.

This course also gives 2 PDUs that you can use to renew your PMP or CAPM. We show you exactly how to redeem those PDUs once you finish the course.

PMBOK 8 introduces major updates to everything in the PMP exam including:

1. Changes to exam time (from 230 minutes to 240 minutes),
2. Amount of questions (from 180 questions to 185 questions)
3. Overall exam structure changes such as increased importance surrounding Agile, different domains, etc.
4. New exam eligibility rules, including education, experience and training requirements.
5. Question types such as case-study clusters, graphics, enhanced matching, and hotspot questions

   .. and more that you need to know to prepare for and pass the exam.

Don’t worry though – that’s where this course comes in. We’ll give you a clear and easy-to-understand overview of PMBOK 8, it’s major topics, how it directly affects the 2026 updated PMP exam and everything you need to know from a basic level to understand how it impacts the PMP.

What You’ll Get From This Course

• Understand what PMBOK 8 actually is and how it differs from PMBOK 7
• Learn the three exam domains (People, Process, Business Environment) in simple beginner language
• See all major 2026 PMP exam changes including timing, question types, break rules, scoring focus, and domain weights
• Learn what to actually study (and what NOT to waste time on)
• Understand new emphasis areas such as AI, sustainability, value delivery, risk escalation, governance, and external environment impacts
• Learn exactly how PMBOK 8 connects to the new Exam Content Outline (ECO)
• Get a clear understanding of how the exam has changed from 2021–2025 to 2026 and beyond
• Build the correct mindset for beginning PMP prep without confusion or outdated study materials

Meet Your Instructor

My name is Nick Mendez (Nicholas Mendez), and I’ll be your instructor.

I’m a project manager with over 10 years of experience, holder of multiple industry certifications including PMP and a dozen more certifications, and I’m the author of PMP Exam Prep: The Ultimate All-In-One Study Book.

I’ve trained thousands of students worldwide on project management, PMP exam prep, exam strategy and getting them to the point of passing their PMP exam. My goal in this course is straightforward: teach you what’s new with the PMBOK 8 from a basic level, what you need to be aware of for the new PMP exam, and how to start preparing properly without wasting hundreds of dollars and hours and hours of your time.

Are You Ready?

Enroll today and start learning about the next generation of the PMP exam and the PMBOK 8 the right way – fast, simple, and without confusion.

Important Notes

• This is a beginner-friendly, high-level overview of PMBOK 8 and the exam changes for 2026.
• This is not a complete full PMP prep course. It’s the starting point designed to bring you up to speed quickly on what major updates are affecting the PMP exam and how its changing as well as what the PMBOK 8 is from a high-level. This is a great starting point for beginners interested in the PMP, who want to understand how the exam is changing, or what the PMBOK 8 is.