The profession of project management continues to see growth and new global recognition.

Just recently the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) approved the initiation of a new international project management standard. PMI believes it is important for all project management practitioners to be aware of this new international standard and to learn how they can participate in its development.

Approved by the Technical Management Board of ISO in November 2006, the project will begin later in 2007 as a Project Committee under the title ISO/TC 236, Project Management. The first plenary meeting of the Project Committee is scheduled for October 2007.

Currently there are 15 countries who have agreed to participate in the development of this standard in addition to one observer country. Each of these countries has already begun to establish committees within their national standards body to work on the development of this standard.

Anyone who would like to participate in the development cycle of this standard is requested to contact the national standards body for his or her country. (It is important to emphasize that this is not a PMI standard and anyone choosing to participate would be representing his or her country and not PMI.)

Participating Countries:  

Norway (SN)

As with all our standards, PMI believes diverse participation leads to well-vetted, well-represented guidance and encourages all members and practitioners to contact their participating national standard organization to learn more about this ongoing initiative.