Did you know that this month PMI is celebrating 25 years of standards creation? Tuesday, I interviewed Debbie O'Bray for an upcoming PMI.org story I am writing on PMI standards. She has been involved in standards development for quite some time and is currently a member of the Standards Member Advisory Group.
The interview got me thinking about the added value of standards. For some project professionals, they serve as a constant companion while for others these standards are guidelines or references project professionals can turn to with questions. But for everyone, the standards help create a common language to help communicate about everything from project scope to risk. And that common language is a key intangible benefit revealed in the Researching the Value of Project Management study.
In the presentation of the study's preliminary results in Warsaw, Poland, principal investigator Janice Thomas, Ph.D., said:
"The good news is that most organizations demonstrate intangible value and its significant intangible value around decision-making, around strategy, around effective work cultures, around alignment of approach, around terminology ..."
For my story, I also interviewed team members of different standard development teams. They devote time--sometimes years--to helping develop PMI's library of standards.
Obviously they see the value of standards. And this leads me to one conclusion: The value of standards and the value of project management go hand in hand.
The interview got me thinking about the added value of standards. For some project professionals, they serve as a constant companion while for others these standards are guidelines or references project professionals can turn to with questions. But for everyone, the standards help create a common language to help communicate about everything from project scope to risk. And that common language is a key intangible benefit revealed in the Researching the Value of Project Management study.
In the presentation of the study's preliminary results in Warsaw, Poland, principal investigator Janice Thomas, Ph.D., said:
"The good news is that most organizations demonstrate intangible value and its significant intangible value around decision-making, around strategy, around effective work cultures, around alignment of approach, around terminology ..."
For my story, I also interviewed team members of different standard development teams. They devote time--sometimes years--to helping develop PMI's library of standards.
Obviously they see the value of standards. And this leads me to one conclusion: The value of standards and the value of project management go hand in hand.
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