The Global Working Group (GWG) on Project Management Standards is intended to facilitate communication between those committed to the development of project management as a global profession supported by globally accepted and relevant standards. By subscribing to the GWG Mailing List you will receive information on progress towards global project management standards and will be able to participate in the process of their development.
The Project Management Institute Standards Program is a comprehensive approach to evaluating and developing PM standards which are useful and practical to the conduct, certification and understanding of the project management discipline. The mission of the Program is .. to assist in improving the understanding and competency of experienced and new project management practitioners and customers worldwide.
The PMI Standards Site is given over to the description of the activities, organization and prospects for the development and institutionalizing PM Standards "... that are Valued by PMI Members, the Marketplace, and Other Stakeholders."
The PMI Standards Program defines a standard as a.. "document approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines, or characteristics for products, processes or services with which compliance is not mandatory."
The online program details vision, mission, purpose, literature and management of the Program.
International business can check out thousands of international standards on the Internet. The Standards Council of Canada provides a quick, on-line standards information and specifications for companies interested in doing business in Canada or Canadian companies in exporting their products. Canadian businesses can also provide comment and recommendations on new standards.
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The NSSN is a valuable and comprehensive source maintained by the American National Standards Institute. This system covers standards from 600 US national, foreign, regional and international bodies. For a listing of Standards Organizations click on "Developers" on the LHS, and then click on "Acronymn Directory" To search for standards by keyword, title, number or organization click on "Document Search"
International Standards Organization (ISO) comprises more than 180 technical committees, covering many industry sectors and products. The American Society for Quality Control (ASQC) administers the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG), which presents its views to the international ISO technical committees. The U.S. TAG to ISO Technical Committee 176 consists of quality experts that work with the international committee to draft, revise, and word ISO 9000+ (10000) quality assurance and quality management documents.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is a private, not-for-profit membership organization that coordinates the U.S. voluntary consensus standards system and approves American National Standards. ANSI consists of approximately 1,300 national and international companies, 30 government agencies, 20 institutional members, and 250 professional, technical, trade, labor and consumer organizations. ANSI acts to insure that a single consistent set of consensus based American National Standards are developed by ANSI-accredited standards developers. Integral to the development and approval process is the requirement that all interests concerned have the opportunity to participate in the development process.
The American Society for Quality Control is a leader in the development, promotion, and application of quality and quality-related technologies for the quality profession, private sector, government, and academia. Its goal: To create a greater awareness of the need for quality, to promote research and the development of standards, and to provide educational opportunites to ensure product and service excellence through improved quality.
ASQC serves its 70,000 individual members and 650 corporate members through publications, courses, national and international conferences and seminars, professional certification programs, and local meetings and events conducted by its 210 sections, 15 divisions, and 9 technical committees.