Practice Standards & Frameworks

Practice standards describe the use of a tool, technique or process identified in the PMBOK® Guide or other foundational standards.

	Practice Standard for Project Estimating - Second Edition The Practice Standard for Project Estimating – Second Edition focuses on providing models for the project management profession in both plan-driven and change-driven adaptive (agile) life cycles.
	Practice Standard for Scheduling - Third Edition Effective project scheduling and time management are critical factors in the success or failure of a particular project. The Practice Standard for Scheduling transforms chapter six of the…
	Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures – Third Edition An essential tool for project planning, a work breakdown structure organizes a project’s total scope to help practitioners track projects across disciplines and project life cycles.
	Practice Standard for Project Risk Management Through the use of project risk management, organizations can minimize the negative impacts of threats to its projects and maximize the upside impact of opportunities.
	Practice Standard for Project Configuration Management Project configuration management (PCM) is the collective body of processes, activities, tools and methods project practitioners can use to manage items during the project life cycle. PCM addresses…
	Project Manager Competency Development Framework – Third Edition This framework standard identifies ways to improve the personal competencies you need to be successful. Increase your capacity for personal growth with guidance for refining the three areas of…