PMP Exam Change 2016: RDS, Content Outline, PMBOK and Handbook - I’m So Confused! (Part 1)

PMI updated the PMP exam on January 12, 2016 to align with the latest PMP Exam Content Outline, June 2015. PMI announced that 25% of the exam questions were updated as a result of this change. Does it mean that my PMP exam preparation need to change? Does my exam prep material also change by 25%? What are the new topics on the exam? Where do I get the study material for the new topics? Should I wait for a few months before taking the new exam? Has the exam passing score changed? What is this Role Delineation Study (RDS) thing? Is the PMP exam still based on PMBOK Guide or is it now based on the PMP Exam Content Outline (what’s the difference between the two, BTW)? If you have any of these questions, this post is for you.