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Published by the PMI–GPM Sustainability Joint Venture The operational companion to the PMI–GPM P5™ Standard — not a standalone methodology, but the layer that makes P5 executable at the project level. |
What’s New in the Fourth Edition
Stronger governance architecture. More rigorous decision structures. Regenerative positioning made operational.
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New in Governance Impact Thresholds as Decision Triggers Version 4 formalizes impact thresholds as binding governance triggers. When a threshold is crossed, it requires a defined response — not a note in the risk register. Sustainability stops being advisory and becomes a decision structure. |
New in Materiality Dynamic Materiality What is material at project initiation shifts as conditions change. Version 4 introduces dynamic materiality — a structured mechanism for reassessing what matters as regulations, stakeholder expectations, and environmental conditions evolve during delivery. |
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New in Positioning Regenerative Positioning Clarified Moving beyond harm reduction toward restoration is no longer treated as aspirational in Version 4. The guide clarifies what regeneration requires operationally: baseline data, measurable indicators, and monitored outcomes. No baseline, no claim. |
PMBOK® Alignment Aligned with PMBOK® Guide, 8th Edition Version 4 reinforces alignment with the principles-based structure of the PMBOK® Guide—Eighth Edition while preserving GPM’s distinct contribution. PRiSM operates within the PMBOK architecture — it does not replace it. |
How This Fits the PMI–GPM Ecosystem
The Practice Guide is the operational layer. Not the standard. Not the reporting guide.
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P5™ Standard Defines the impact lens — what to assess across People, Planet, Prosperity, Process, Product. |
Practice Guide This document. Explains how to apply the GPM methodology within PRiSM across the full lifecycle. |
Reporting Guide Interprets project performance data for disclosure under GRI, ISSB, TCFD/IFRS S2, and SDG frameworks. |
Competence & Certification CSPP™ certification assesses foundational application of this methodology per the published syllabus. |
What the Guide Covers
Four parts, fourteen chapters — from sustainability context to PRiSM delivery to governance and standards.
Setting the Standard
The PMI–GPM ecosystem is the only sustainability framework for project management with verified organizational disclosures, explicit framework mappings per impact element, a structured scoring model with governance safeguards, and free unrestricted access to all core documents.
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