The webinar covers: • Guidance on the concepts and processes of project management, with tips for its practical application • Why apply project management? • The benefits of using the ISO 21500 for some specific roles • Structure of the standard/ Terminology Presenter: This webinar was presented by M.Youssef.K, an executive consultant & trainer with several qualifications and expert with over 10 years’ experience in the field of project and program management, business process analysis and design. Link of the recorded session published on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eecnz87V55c

2. ISO 21500 - A Guidance to Project Managers on ISO 21500
Project Management Standard
By
M.Youssef.K
Corporate Consultant & Trainer
MS PM, MS CS, LSSMBB, CPQS
ISO 21500, ISO 13053, ISO 50001 Certified
Six Sigma Associates
Islamabad Chapter
Islamabad - Pakistan

3. Summary of the ISO 21500 with the
essentials out of ISO
21500, Guidance on project
management.

4. 111 - Provides a generic guidance on the concepts
and processes of project management
2- Recognized as a foundational reference for
the application of project management
knowledge and good practices
3 - One global standard for project management4- ISO 21500:2012 provides guidance for
project management and can be used by
any type of organization and for any type
of project, irrespective of complexity, size or
duration.

5. Learning objectives -
1
Read the ISO 21500 guidance
understanding the importance for
executives and for project
managers and being able to link
read information with other
standards and frameworks

6. Read the ISO 21500 guidance
understanding the importance for
executives and for project managers
and being able to link read
information with other standards and
frameworks
Learning objectives -
2

7. Learning objectives -
3
Organize your activities to evaluate the
compliance of the involved
organization with ISO 21500 or at
least hire the right consultant

8. Five reasons for a 21500 project management
standard
- Standards for project management are necessary
for the ability of an organisation to generate
projects
- Use of standards increases the probability for
success, i.e. achievement of objectives
- Standards improve communication between the
project stakeholders
- Use of standards reduces the total risk for the project
portfolio

9. One-fifth of the world´s GDP or more
than
$12 trillion will be spent on projects each
year in the next decade
Enormous investment which calls for
proper management control through
project management

10. ISO 21500 brings best project management
practices together, not a new project
management standard ⇒ reference for other
PM standards, methods and best practices
(e.g. PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile, ICB)
Reference in an audit
Link between different project management
and business processes (can supplement
ISO 9001 for quality management)
Common reference (bridge function)
between different methods, practices and
models

12. ISO 21500 Project Organisation

13. ISO 21500 Competencies of project
personnel“Project management competencies can be
categorised into, but are not limited to, the
following:
› technical competencies, for delivering projects
in a structured way, including the project
management terminology, concepts and
processes defined in this International
standard.
› behavioural competencies, associated with
personal
relationships inside the defined boundaries of
the
project.

14. Development started in the UK in 2006
with forthcoming 2012 Olympic Games in
London, strongly supported from the US
⇒ went for ballot to the 164 countries
which have a ISO representation
Majority of ISO members voted positively,
a Project Committee was established in
October 2007 with charter to develop the
standard
Project Management associations were
involved in various ways: PMI, IPMA,

15. Clause 1 Scope
Clause 2 Terms and definitions
Clause 3 Project management
concepts
Clause 4 Project management
processes
Process group: processes
mapped to subject groups

16. Covers scope of ISO 21500
e.g. management of projects in
‚most organisations most of the
time‘

17. Contains 16 project management terms
and their definitions, those specific
terms that from a project management
practice viewpoint are not properly
defined in the standard lists of ISO or
Oxford English Dictionary

18. o Describes the concepts which play an
important role during the execution of most of
the projects:
◦ Project
◦ Project management
◦ Organizational strategy and projects
◦ Project environment
◦ Project governance
◦ Project and operations
◦ Stakeholder and project organization
◦ etc.

19. The guidance: a commented overlook.
Project Management Processes - They are
appropriate to projects in all organizations.

20. The guidance: a commented over look
Project Management Processes - They are
organized into process groups and subject
groups .

21. Project Management
concepts in
organizations and
other sponsor entities

22. ISO 21500: 2012 Life Cycle

23. Identifies the recommended project management
processes that should be applied, consisting of:
◦
5 process groups
◦ 39 processes devided into 10 project management
themes, called subject groups

24. 5 process groups :
◦ Initiating
◦ Planning
◦ Implementing
◦ Controlling
◦ Closing
Based on the Deming
Circle

25. 39 processes devided into 10 project
management themes, called subject groups:
1. Integration
2. Stakeholders
3. Scope
4. Resource
5. Time
6. Cost
7. Risk
8. Quality
9. Procurement
10.Communication

26. Project Stakeholders
which are affected in
any way by a project
are described in ISO
21500.

27. Three areas of competences:
◦Technical competences (20)
◦Behavioral competences (15)
◦Contextual competences (11)

28. Project
Management
concepts in
organizations and
other sponsor
entities

31. Benefits of working with the
support of
the ISO Guidance -1
Easy access the main project
management concepts
The document is concise and easy to read
also for people whose first language is not
English. concepts are concentrated in the first
20 pages well
supported by less than 10 figures.“easy
access” the main project management
concepts (need basic knowledge)

32. One document, different target
readershipIt doesn’t matter whether you are an
executive with a specific interest in getting
orientation on portfolio management
and organizational project management
or a project manager and/or a PMO
member who want to learn more
Benefits of working with the
support of
the ISO Guidance -2

33. Tailoring
emphasizedOrganizations and project managers
must and can configure the
methods they follow, tailoring the
content of the guidance.
Benefits of working with the
support of
the ISO Guidance -3

34. Process Groups Maps
Annex A provides a depiction of the
interactions of the individual
processes in each process group
The five maps support the actions of
tailoring. The five maps bring
organizations and project managers
clear basic flows for project
management activities.
Benefits of working with the
support of
the ISO Guidance -4

35. Project Management Life Cycle linked
with main project management
deliverables
Process groups’ interactions showing main
inputs and outputs brings readers the
whole flow of the management of a project.
Benefits of working with the
support of
the ISO Guidance -5

36. ICB version 3.0 (IPMA Competence
Baseline),
by IPMA
PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled
Environments), by Cabinet Office
ISO 9001, Quality management systems
ISO 10006, Quality management
systems - Guidelines for quality
management in projects
ISO 31000 – Principles and guidelines