This contribution gives an overview of how ISO 21500 is created.
Source: http://www.pmi.org/
International Standards Activities
PMI volunteers and staff participate in a number of standards activities at the international level in order to promote the project management profession.
ISO/PC236 Project Committee
The primary international standards activity for PMI is ISO/PC236, which is developing the upcoming ISO Standard 21500 (Guide to Project Management). PMI believes that this will be an important standard for the project management profession and that all project practitioners should be aware of it.
Approved by the Technical Management Board (TMB) of ISO in November 2006, the project committee began in late 2007 under the title ISO/PC 236, Project Management. The committee has developed a draft standard and expects to move the document into the Draft International Standard (DIS) stage in Q4 2010. In this stage 21500 will be available to ISO member countries for final comment and for ballot voting.
If ISO member countries approve the draft, the document will then become a Final Draft International Standard (FDIS), and ISO members will vote whether or not to publish it in its final form. A two-thirds majority vote is needed to approve the final draft and have it published. Final approval and publication of the standard is expected in late 2012.
Over 30 countries are participating in the development of this standard. Each of these countries has established mirror committees within their national standards body to work on the development of this standard. If you’re interested in participating in ISO/PC236, you must first join your country’s mirror committee; you can start by contacting your country’s national standards body.
The ISO/PC236 Secretariat is administered by PMI on behalf of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), with Karl Best, a PMI staff member, serving as PC236 Secretary. PC236 is chaired by Mr. Miles Shepherd on behalf of the British Standards Institute (BSI).
The project committee is made up of three working groups, each tasked with specific duties. Each working group is lead by a convener and secretary who are responsible for facilitating the work of the team and striving for consensus among the members. Members of the working groups consist of subject matter experts (SMEs) nominated by their countries to develop the technical content of the standard.
For more information on ISO/PC236 and its members, please refer to the ISO/PC236 web page.
For questions about ISO/PC236 and participating in the development of ISO 21500 Guide to Project Management, please contact Karl Best, the ISO/PC236 Secretary.
Additional International Activities:
PMI also participates in other international standards activities by sending volunteer or staff representatives to the following committees:
•ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7, Software and Systems Engineering
•ISO/TC223, Societal Security
•ISO TMB WG, Social Responsibility
•ISO/PC250 Sustainability in Event Management
•Upcoming ISO PC for Risk Management
•Upcoming ISO TC for Project Management
