Project Management Body of Knowledge

The Project Management Institute (PMI) published the first Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide as a white paper in 1987 in an attempt to document and standardize generally accepted project management information and practices^[1]. The current edition, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) – Third Edition, was released on 2004-10-31 and provides a basic reference for Project Management.

Contents

The PMBOK Guide – Third Edition is an internationally recognized standard (IEEE Std 1490-2003) that provides the fundamentals of project management that are applicable to a wide range of projects, including construction, software, engineering, automotive, etc.

The Guide recognizes 5 basic process groups and 9 knowledge areas typical of almost all projects. The basic concepts are applicable to projects, programs and operations. The five basic process groups are:

1. Initiating,
2. Planning,
3. Executing,
4. Controlling and Monitoring, and
5. Closing.

Processes overlap and interact throughout a project or phase. Processes are described in terms of:

• Inputs (documents, plans, designs, etc.)
• Tools and Techniques (mechanisms applied to inputs)
• Outputs (documents, products, etc.)

The book covers the following knowledge areas: Project Integration Management, Project Scope Management, Project Time Management, Project Cost Management, Project Quality Management, Project Human Resource Management, Project Communications Management, Project Risk Management, Project Procurement Management.

External links

• PMI's website
• How to use the PMBok (Spanish)
• IEEE Std 1490-2003

Literature

• Whitty, S.J. and Schulz, M.F. (2006). THE_PM_BOK_CODE. 20th IPMA World Congress on Project Management, 1, 466-472. 
• Mark Kozak-Holland (2007). Project Lessons from the Great Escape (Stalag Luft III). mmpubs, 1-895186-80-3. 

References

• A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Third Edition, Project Management Institute. ISBN 1-930699-45-X. 

See also: ISO 10006 and PRINCE2

1. ^ Holtzman, Jay (December 1999). "Getting Up to Standard". PM Network 13 (12). ISSN 1040-8754. Retrieved on 2007-07-06. “...the PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) that was first published in PM Network in 1987....” 

Donate to Wikimedia