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Join PMI Chicagoland Chapter for a dynamic Lunch & Learn session that breaks down the major updates in the newly released PMBOK® Guide — Eighth Edition. The latest edition shifts the profession forward with a refreshed set of principles, an elevated mindset, and flexible focus areas designed for modern delivery environments.

Whether you’re leading strategic initiatives, preparing for certification, or refining your organization’s delivery approach, this session will help you understand exactly what’s changed—and why it matters.

What You’ll Learn

• The new System for Value Delivery and how it strengthens the connection between strategy and execution.

• The refreshed six core principles, including holistic thinking, accountable leadership, value focus, quality integration, sustainability, and empowered culture.

• How the profession is moving beyond process groups into nonprescriptive Focus Areas that support adaptive, predictive, and hybrid work.

• How the 40 updated processes fit within modern ways of working and guide tailored approaches.

• What this means for practitioners, teams, and anyone studying for PMI certifications.

Expect a clear, practical walkthrough that helps you translate the new concepts into real project environments.

About the Presenter: Josh Parrott

Josh Parrott is a Product Manager at the Project Management Institute, where he leads cross-functional teams in developing PMI’s core standards, practice guides, and learning products used by project professionals worldwide.

With 15 years of experience in academic publishing, product management, sales leadership, and marketing, Josh brings a deep understanding of user experience, industry trends, and the evolving needs of project practitioners. His work at PMI centers on creating solutions that support real-world application and elevate the profession.

Registration Deadline: 1/21/2026

Disclaimer: Refunds will not be provided for non-attendance.