What are the other project management standard besids PMI's PMBOK

[ddz0247]

Hi, All:

I know PMBOK is widely used. Is there any other standard in the world besides PMBOK?

Thanks.

Daniel

 

[johnherman]

There are other methods, but PMBOK is THE accepted standard.

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[buitenhek]

PMI is the institute that sets standards for Program/Project Management.
The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has established capability maturity models which are used to demonstrate performance at levels 1-5.
Most companies reach to achieve Level 3, however many are recognized as high as Level 5.
To achieve these levels, a company must have an external assessment performed by a certified SEI representative.

Regards
Peter Buitenhek
ProfitDeveloper.com

 

[MikeLacey]

In the UK there is PRINCE2 which started out life as a government standard.

Mike

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[GMgerry]

What business are you looking at. ITIL is a good one for IT. PMI is very expensive and hard to get low budgeted orgs to subscribe. such as education.

 

[MikeLacey]

Interestingly - PMBOK isn't at all widely used in the UK as far as I know.

ITIL, which GMgerry mentions, also started life in the UK. It's not a PM methology and in fact says that it's not a methodology at all. It's a library of definitions, roles, & processes - it provides a common language so that when two people talk about a Help Desk (to use a trivial example) they're both talking about the same thing and set of business processes.

Mike

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