SBOK® Guide 4th Edition Launch Timeline
| Language | Launch of SBOK® Guide 4th Edition * | Launch of Online Courses, Classroom Materials, ATP Trainer Materials based on SBOK® Guide 4th Edition ** | Launch of Certification Exams based on SBOK® Guide 4th Edition *** |
|---|---|---|---|
| English |
 1st Aug 2022
|
25th Sep 2022 |
10th Nov 2022 |
| Spanish | 20th Sep 2022 |
10th Oct 2022 |
10th Nov 2022 |
| Portuguese | 20th Sep 2022 |
10th Oct 2022 |
10th Nov 2022 |
| Italian | 1st Oct 2022 |
25th Jan 2023 |
30th Jan 2023 |
| Deutsch | 15th Dec 2022 |
25th Jan 2023 |
30th Jan 2023 |
| French | 15th Dec 2022 |
25th Jan 2023 |
30th Jan 2023 |
| * | ATPs and students will have the option to choose the edition while downloading the soft copy or ordering the physical copy of the SBOK® Guide |
| ** | Students will have an option to choose the online course edition they want to study with. ATPs and students can order classroom materials based on either the 3rd edition or the 4th edition of the SBOK® Guide |
| *** | Students can take the certification exam based on either the 3rd edition or the 4th edition of the SBOK® Guide |
From 1st Feb 2023:
- All online courses, classroom materials, and exams transitions to the 4th edition of the SBOK® Guide
- Purchase of courses, exams, and other study materials based on the 3rd edition of the SBOK® Guide will no longer be available. However, existing students who have access to courses and exams based on the 3rd edition of the SBOK® Guide will remain valid till their course expiry date.
Over time, the SBOK® Guide has become the industry standard for any practitioner or professional, who would like to deliver projects using Scrum and Agile.
52 Co-authors and Reviewers
In 2013, the SBOK® Guide was co-authored by 52 subject matter experts and reviewers from 10 countries.
Inputs from 2100+ A.T.P.s
The SBOK® Guide was improved further over time with inputs from 1000+ SCRUMstudy® Certified Trainers (SCTs®), and 2100+ SCRUMstudy Authorized Training Partners (V.A.T.P.s) in 90 countries.
Industry-wide Acceptance
Employees from 50,000+ companies and 150+ countries have enrolled with SCRUMstudy® and used the SBOK® framework to implement projects inside their companies.
The Scrum Framework
The Scrum framework defined in the SBOK® Guide includes all the principles, aspects, and processes required to deliver projects successfully using Scrum. The SBOK® Guide also provides the framework for Scaling Scrum for large projects and the enterprise.
SBOK® Guide Evolution
With above 3 million downloads and 1,000,000+ certified students, a Guide to the Scrum Body of Knowledge (The SBOK® Guide) provides guidelines for the successful implementation of Scrum - the most popular Agile product development and project delivery framework. Over time, the SBOK® Guide has become the industry standard for any practitioner or professional, who would like to deliver projects using Scrum and Agile.
