Iso 21500 guidance on project management : a pocket guide / Anton Zandhuis, Rommert Stellingwert.

ISBN:

9789087538095

Title:

Author:

Zandhuis, Anton.

Personal Author:

Zandhuis, Anton.

Publication Information:

Zalthommel, [NL] : Van haren publishing, 2013.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 1.1.Purpose of this pocket guide to ISO 21500 -- 1.2.Practical tips for using this pocket guide -- 1.3.Why apply project management? -- 1.4.Successfully fulfilling your role as project sponsor, project manager or project team member -- 1.5.Frequently asked questions -- 2.ISO 21500 background and overview -- 2.1.ISO organization -- 2.2.ISO standards development process -- 2.3.ISO standard versus guideline -- 2.4.Background of ISO 21500 -- 2.5.The contents of ISO 21500 -- 2.6.The future of ISO 21500 -- 3.ISO 21500 and roles and responsibilities -- 3.1.Roles, responsibilities, tasks and activities -- 3.2.Project stakeholders in ISO 21500 -- 3.3.Benefits of ISO 21500 for some specific roles -- 4.ISO 21500 and balancing the project constraints -- 4.1.Constraints and their importance -- 4.2.Typical constraints -- 5.ISO 21500 and competences of project personnel -- 5.1.Competence -- 5.2.Competences of project personnel -- 6.ISO 21500 Subject groups -- 6.1.Integration Subject group -- 6.2.Stakeholder Subject group -- 6.3.Scope Subject group -- 6.4.Resource Subject group -- 6.5.Time Subject group -- 6.6.Cost Subject group -- 6.7.Risk Subject group -- 6.8.Quality Subject group -- 6.9.Procurement Subject group -- 6.10.Communication Subject group -- 7.ISO 21500 compared to other methods, practices and models -- 7.1.Comparison with the PMBOK Guide -- 7.2.Comparison with PRINCE2 2009 Edition -- 7.3.Comparison with ICB version 3 -- 7.4.Comparison with Agile project management -- 7.5.Comparison with PRiSM -- 7.6.Comparison with Critical Chain Project Management -- 7.7.Comparison with Event chain methodology -- 7.8.Comparison with Process based management -- 7.9.Comparison with Lean project management -- 7.10.Comparison with Six Sigma -- 7.11.Comparison with Benefits realization management -- 8.ISO 21500 in practice -- 8.1.The project life cycle --- the key to start -- 8.2.The recurring project management phase -- 8.3.The Pre-project phase -- 8.4.The Definition phase -- 8.5.The Realization and implementation phase -- 8.6.The Closing phase -- 8.7.Conclusion.

Subject Term:

Project management.

Added Author:

Stellingwert, Rommert.

Format:

Books

Publication Date:

2013

Publication Information:

Zalthommel, [NL] : Van haren publishing, 2013.

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Summary

This pocket guide explains the content and the practical use of ISO 21500 - Guidance on project management, the latest international standard for project management, and the first of a family of ISO standards for project, portfolio and program management. ISO 21500 is meant for senior managers and project sponsors to better understand project management and to properly support projects, for project managers and their team members to have a reference for comparing their projects to others and it can be used as a basis for the development of national standards. This pocket guide provides a quick introduction as well as a structured overview of this guidance and deals with the key issues within project management: Roles and responsibilities Balancing the project constraints Competencies of project personnel All ISO 21500 subject groups (themes) are explained: Integration, Stakeholder, Scope, Resource, Time, Cost, Risk, Quality, Procurement and Communication. A separate chapter explains the comparison between, ISO 21500 and PMBOK(r) Guide PRINCE2, Agile, Lean, Six Sigma and other methods, practices and models. Finally, it provides a high level description of how ISO 21500 can be applied in practice using a generic project life cycle. Proper application of this new globally accepted project management guideline will support organizations and individuals in growing their project management maturity consistently to a professional level."