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The Project Management Institute (PMI) published the first Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide in 1987 as an attempt to document and standardize generally accepted project management information and practices. The current edition of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) – 4th Edition, wa published in January 2009

PMBOK , the Project Management Body of Knowledge , is a key starting point for project management professionals and, through our website, you can access a growing range of PMBOK books and tools; including:

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Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O), was first published in 2008 and provides a decision enabling/delivery support structure for all change within an organisation.

The new guidance – aligned with PRINCE2, MSP, and M_o_R – brings together in one place a set of principles, processes and techniques to facilitate effective portfolio, programme and project management through enablement, challenge and support structures. These structures also bridge the gap between the strategy/policy makers and the delivery arm of the organisation.
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The Project Management Institute (PMI) published the first Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide in 1987 as an attempt to document and standardize generally accepted project management information and practices.

Now in its Fourth Edition the PMBOK Guide continues the tradition of excellence in project management with a standard that is even easier to understand and implement. This fourth edition has been fully revised, and offers improved consistency and greater clarification over Third Edition. (more…)

Combining rigour and flexibility- MSP helps all organisations – public sector and private- large and small – achieve successful outcomes from their programme management time and time again.

MSP offers a structured framework that does two things. It acknowledges that every programme exists in its own context and demands unique interpretation. It is also universally applicable.

It’s framework allows users to consistently manage a huge variety of programmes so that they deliver quality outcomes and lasting benefits. Fusing leadership with management best practice. MSP enables organisations to coordinate their key functions- develop a clear sense of unity and purpose and achieve the strategic cohesion necessary to drive through effective change.
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