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Solutions4Business Inc.“Your Consulting Partner for Strategic Supply Chain Initiatives”

Mark HehlSenior Consultant

Solutions4Business Inc.

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Ph: (203) 982 6231

ISO 21500-Guidance on Project Management

How this can help a project manager!

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Agenda

• What is ISO and ISO 21500• History of ISO 21500• Current status and the future impact on

organizations• New key project management concepts contained

in ISO 21500, that are not in the PMBOK®• ISO 21500, upper management and the Project

Manager• Employing ISO 21500 for project success

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What is an International Standard Organization (ISO) Document?

• ISO is the world’s largest developer of voluntary International Standards.

• A standard is a “document approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines, or characteristics for products, processes or services


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Guidance on Project Management (PM)

• ISO 21500 Standardo Developed by international Committeeo 36 pageso Available for purchase o Structure similar to ISO 9001-Quality Management

• High level descriptiono Good practice in PMo Alignment with PMBOK®, but intended for

the organizational system, not individual project manager


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Guidance on Project Management (contd.)

• ISO 21500 provides high-level description of concepts and processes that are considered to form good practice in project management.

• New project managers as well as experienced managers will be able to use the project management guidance in this standard to improve project success and achieve business results.

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Before ISO 21500

• ISO 10006:2003:Quality Management (for projects) o Guidelines for quality management in projects

• BS 6079-1:2010: Project management o Principles and guidelines for the management of

projects


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Development of ISO 21500

• Various industries in multiple countries requested that a committee be formed to produce this specification-ISO 10006 was not being used much

• Committee formed 2006• ISO release – Sept 2012


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Current Status

• Guidance only document nowo Intended for organizational system, not individualo Organization cannot be registered/certified by ISO

• There is interest in a future registration/certification option o External audit agencyo Certificate issued upon successful audit


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PMI and ISO 21500

“Project Management Institute Commends ISO

21500 Standard for alignment with PMBOK®

Guide”



New key project management concepts contained in ISO 21500,

that was not in past PMBOK® editions

• Collect lessons learned• Define project organization• Control resources


Those who do not learn from history will relive it!

4.3.8 Collect lessons learned• Capture experiences (positive and negative)

o Compileo Formalizeo Storeo Disseminate

• Use to improve project management processes and future project plans

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4.3.17 Define Project Organization

• Secure needed commitments• Identify team and support members• Define project responsibilities and

authorities



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4.3.19 Control Resources

• Ensure that resources areo Availableo Assigned

• Identify potential resource shortages• Facilitate reallocation of resources• Place in project plan



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ISO 21500 has many benefits!

• Creates an organizational structure that focuses on project success

• Aligns the organization towards project success• Provides Top Management with a better

understanding of their role in project success, resulting in enhanced support to project managers

• Fosters continual improvement of project management processes

• Projects are completed on time and within budget



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Additional Benefits

• Encourage transfer of knowledge between projects and organizations for improved project delivery

• Facilitate efficient processes through the use of consistent project management terminology

• Enable the flexibility of project management employees and their ability to work on international projects

• Provide universal project management principles and processes




Reaping the benefits of ISO 21500

• Initial assessment by a expert in ISO specifications

• Identification of gaps and opportunities for improvement

• Report defining the potential business and financial impact of compliance to ISO 21500

• Step by step guidance resulting in an optimized project management process

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Certification/registration will be improved!

• Potential additionsoManagement commitmentoManagement reviewo Provision of resourceso Competency, training and awarenesso Internal AuditoMonitoring and measurement of processeso Continual Improvemento Corrective action



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The Bonus for Project Managers!

• Organization must be involved in creating the PM systemo Top managemento Supporting organizations

• Internal audits• External assessments by a certifying body• Enhanced management and organizational

support to projects and project managerso Fear of loosing certification



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Questions

Thank you for allowing me to be of service!


Mark HehlSenior Consultant

Solutions4Business Inc. www.soln4biz.com

[email protected] 982 6231


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