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=MP09a - Standards and Mainstreams=

1. Introduction
This course is a core element of the study programme with strong links to most other courses.

The course gives an overview of standards - starting with the roles of standards in everyday life - and going on with important standards in project management. Standards of the International Organization for Standardization, and standards of project management associations like IPMA, PMI, AIMP, and APM are discussed, as well as further standards of OGC or DIIR.

The standards selected cover
 * Project management
 * Program and portfolio management
 * Quality management
 * Environmental management
 * Social responsibility
 * Risk management
 * Competence management

The scope, the application, and the evolution of standards are in the focus of the course.

Standards are not fixed forever but evolve - ISO 9000, ISO 14000, and ISO 26000 establish a family of standards with similar structure and overlapping scopes. In future such standards will be more and more combined.

Standards on competences in project management are discussed and link to the European Qualification Framework.

2. Course structure

 * 1. Standards in everyday life**

2.1 ISO / DIN (9000, 10006, 14000, ... ) 2.2 PMI Standards (PMBOK, ... ) 2.3 IPMA Standards (ICB, ... ) 2.4 AIMP, APM, ... Standards 2.4 OGC Standards (P3O, PRINCE2, ... ) 2.5 DIIR Standards
 * 2. Standards in Project Management - an overview**

3.1 ISO 10006 - ISO 21500 Project management 3.2 ISO 9000 Quality management 3.3 ISO 14000 Environmental management 3.4 ISO 26000 Social responsibility 3.5 ISO 31000 Risk management — Principles and guidelines on implementation
 * 3. ISO Standards used in Project Management**

4.1 Overview 4.2 PMBOK Project Management Body of Knowledge 4.3 PMI Standard for Program Management 4.4 PMI Standard for Portfolio Management 4.5 Further PMI standards
 * 4. PMI Standards**

5.1 Overview 5.2 IPMA Competence Baseline 5.3 PMI Project Manager Competency Development Framework 5.4 AIMP Professional Competency Standards for Project Management
 * 5. Standards for Competencies in Project and Program Management**

6.1 EFQM 6.2 European Qualification Framework
 * 6. EU Standards**

3. Case studies
There is a cluster of case studies on analysing standards, detecting and filling gaps in existing standards (missing processes in PMBOK for example), comparing standards, etc. The cases are renewed each year based upon the development of standards and the application of standards.

4. Parameters
ECTS: 3 Hours of study in total: 90 Weekly hours per semester: 2 Course characteristics: compulsory Course frequency: every year - winter semester Maximal capacity: 15 students Course admittance prerequisites: no special requirements Skills trained in this course: professional, methodological, and personal skills Prerequisite for the completion of the following courses: This course is important for all subsequent courses Assessment of the course: **One exam for MP08a and MP09a** Teaching staff: Prof. Dr. Peter Reusch, (NN : Business Administration esp. Project Management)
 * Contact hours: 30
 * Self study hours: 60
 * 75% contributions within the course (homework, group work, presentations, case studies)
 * 25% written or oral examination at the end of the course

5. Learning outcomes

 * 5.1 Knowledge**

The students can
 * explain the core aspects of standards in everyday life and project management.
 * explain the role of ISO, PMI, IPMA, and further association in establishing standards.
 * explain the core concepts of PMBOK (knowledge areas, process groups and processes - and important links among processes).
 * explain the role of standards in the description and certification of competences.
 * explain the concepts of ISO 9000, ISO 14000, ISO 26000 and the links among these standards.
 * explain the European Qualification Framework


 * 5.2 Skills**

The students are able to
 * analyse standards, compare standards and detect gaps and weaknesses
 * develop standards and guidelines for projects based upon the international standards
 * develop processes for project management and select and apply appropriate tools and techniques supporting these processes

in a given context in the course.


 * 5.3 Competence - attitude**

They are able to
 * develop and implement standards and guidelines for projects based upon the international standards
 * develop processes for project management and select and implement appropriate tools and techniques supporting these processes

in a new context / project.


 * 5.4 On scaling learning outcomes**

The assessment of learning outcomes is based upon the following core perspectives:
 * Analysis - quality of analyses of standards
 * Completeness – regarding aspects of standards
 * Complexity - regarding application of standards

=6. Teaching and training methods:=


 * Lectures introducing concepts, methods and tools
 * Group work to train concepts and methods, to develop skills and to work on case studies
 * Home work to add individual contributions
 * Presentations to communicate results

=7. Course mapping=

This course is linked to other courses of the study programme in the following way:

MP01 shows the need for standards.
 * MP01a: Projects: Concept, Types, Cases, Context and Organization**

MP02a and MP09a support each other - many aspects of MP02a are included in standards in MP03.
 * MP02a: Life cycle Concepts, Maturity Models, Customer Relation Ship, Stakeholder Management**

Several standards deal with project planning - for example PMBOK with its process group and processes on planning. MP03 explains project planning in the context of standards. MP04 goes deeper into planning processes.
 * MP03a: Project Planning**

MP09a shows the context of standards in risk management. MP10a continues the contributions to standards in risk management.
 * MP04a: Managing Risk**

MP05a deals with knowledge areas defined in standards supporting project economics.
 * MP05a: Project Economics**

Several standards deal with project control - for example PMBOK with its process group and processes on monitoring and control. MP06a explains project control in the context of standards. MP06a goes deeper into control processes.
 * MP06a: Project Control**

Standards for competences in project management are discussed in MP09a and MP07a. The role of standards to describe and harmonize competences is discussed from the perspectives of MP03. Issues on implementing competence management are discussed in MP07a. MP07a shows how to analyze, develop and assess competences.
 * MP07a:** **Human Resource Management in Projects - including Competences, Team Building and Leadership**

Standards like PMBOK include introductory contributions to project organization. MP08a goes deeper into organizational development, roles and responsibilities in organizations, etc.
 * MP08a: Project Organization**

Quality management is strongly shaped by standards. MP10a introduces the context of the standards; MP10a continues the contributions to standards in quality management.
 * MP10a: Managing Quality**

MP09a deals with knowledge areas defined in standards supporting communication.
 * MP11a: Communications, Negotiation and Conflict**

MP09a deals with knowledge areas defined in standards supporting communication and intercultural communications.
 * MP12a: Intercultural Communications - Cultures in Projects**

MP09a deals with standards related to decision making.
 * MP13a: Creativity and Decision Making**

MP09a deals with standards in information and knowledge management.
 * MP14a: Information and Knowledge Management**

MP09a deals with standards for program management and knowledge areas in program finance.
 * MP15a: Project Finance**

MP09a deals with knowledge areas defined in standards supporting procurement.
 * MP16a: Legal Aspects in Project Management: Contracts, Procurement, and further Issues**

MP09a deals with standards related to change management.
 * MP17a: Managing Change**

MP09a deals with standards for program and portfolio management.
 * MP18a: Program and Portfolio Management**

MP09a deals with standards related to social competencies and social responsibility.
 * MP19a: Social Competencies**

MP09a deals with standards related to safety, health, and the environment.
 * MP20a: Safety, Health and the Environment**

=8. References:=

Most course materials are available in ILIAS (including documentation of the standards discussed) and additional web portals - a few books to mention here:


 * 1) PMBOK® - 4th edition, PMI® 2008.
 * 2) Kerzner, Harold: Project Management, 10th edition, New York 2009.
 * 3) Schelle, Heinz; Ottmann, Roland; Pfeifer, Astrid: Project Manager, GPM 2006.
 * 4) ISO - selected documents.
 * 5) OGC - selected documents