Let's Talk Certified. From 7th to 8th Edition: How PMBOK® Updates Will Transform Your Project Practice
Presentation Title
Let's Talk Certified. From 7th to 8th Edition: How PMBOK® Updates Will Transform Your Project Practice
Session Abstract
Discover what’s really changing between PMBOK® 7 and PMBOK® 8 and what it means for you as a practitioner. This session will unpack the new principles, reintroduced process groups, and updated performance domains, with concrete examples of how they affect governance, stakeholder engagement, value delivery, and day-to-day project decisions in both predictive and adaptive environments.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe how PMBOK® 8 differs from PMBOK® 7
- Identify and use the main ideas, process groups, and performance domains of PMBOK® 8 to manage real projects.
- Explain how PMBOK® 8 will change day-to-day project work and what to expect next in the profession.
Speakers: Peter Botond Mihok and Olivier Kabanda
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivier-kabanda-a2947a67/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-botond-mihok/
Peter Botond Mihok is a seasoned project and PMO leader with over 15 years of experience delivering complex, cross-functional, and multi-country initiatives across consulting, audit, market research, and government environments. He is recognized for bridging strategy and execution through disciplined project governance, stakeholder alignment, and value-focused delivery.
Peter brings a strong command of both predictive and adaptive delivery approaches, with deep expertise across integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, and stakeholder management. His work consistently balances strategic vision with execution rigor, enabling organizations to translate enterprise objectives into measurable outcomes.
A collaborative and forward-thinking leader, Peter has also led organizational process improvement and transformation initiatives, strengthening PMO maturity and operational effectiveness. He is actively engaged in professional communities and has contributed to collaborative book authoring efforts, reflecting his commitment to continuous learning and the evolution of the project management profession.
In this session, Peter will provide practical insights into how the updates from PMBOK® 7 to PMBOK® 8 reshape governance, decision-making, and day-to-day project leadership in real-world settings.
Olivier Kabanda is a strategic program and portfolio leader with 18 years of experience driving large-scale business transformation initiatives in the telecommunications and technology sectors. He has spent the past eight years leading multimillion-dollar programs spanning digital services, infrastructure modernization, and operational excellence.
Olivier is known for translating strategy into execution through strong governance, financial discipline (CAPEX/OPEX), risk management, and stakeholder engagement. His ability to align Marketing, Finance, Procurement, Engineering, and IT teams has enabled the successful delivery of complex, high-impact initiatives while improving customer experience and organizational performance.
Holding multiple professional credentials (PMP®, PgMP®, PMI-ACP®, CPMAI v7), Olivier brings a data-driven mindset to project leadership, emphasizing KPIs, performance measurement, and executive-level reporting to support informed decision-making. He is equally adept in Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery models and has extensive experience in training and capability development.
During this session, Olivier will connect PMBOK® 8’s renewed emphasis on process groups, performance domains, and value delivery to portfolio governance, funding decisions, and practical execution across diverse delivery environments.
