Appendix E
Additional Sources of Information
Project Management is a growing, dynamic field. This is also true of project management within government organizations.
E.1 Professional and Technical Organizations
This Government Extension to the PMBOK Guide®—Third Edition was developed and published by the Project Management Institute (PMI). PMI can be contacted at:
Project Management Institute
Four Campus Boulevard
Newtown Square, PA 19073-3299 USA
Phone: +1-610-356-4600
Fax: +1-610-356-4647
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: http://www.pmi.org
Refer to Appendix E.1 in the PMBOK Guide®—Third Edition for a list of professional and trade organizations that may be able to provide additional information about project management. In addition, there are other organizations that focus on issues relating to government organizations, which may be able to provide additional information about project management in government organizations. For your convenience, the relevant chapters are indicated to the right of the address.
| Organization | Chapter No(s) |
| International Civil Service Commission (UNICSC) www.icsc.un.org | 9 |
| International Construction Information Society www.icis.org | 5 |
| International Cost Engineering Council www.icoste.org | 7 |
| International Institute of Administrative Sciences www.iiasiisa.be/iias/aiacc.htm | All |
| International Organization for Standardization (ISO) www.iso.org | 8 |
| International Risk Management Institute (IRMI) www.irmi.com | 11 |
| Project Management Institute, Government SIG www.pmi-govsig.org | All |
| World Trade Organization (WTO), Agreement on Government Procurement www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/gproc_e/gp_gpa_e.htm | 12 |
| United Nations Public Administration (UNPAN) www.unpan.org | All |
| United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) www.un.org/esa/sustdev | All |
| World Bank www.worldbank.org | All |
E.2 Commercial Publishers
Refer to Appendix E.2 in the PMBOK Guide®—Third Edition for a list of commercial publishers, in addition to PMI, that may be able to provide additional information about project management.
In addition, several publishers produce books and publications on project management in government organizations. Commercial publishers that produce such materials include:
American Bar Association (ABA)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)
National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc (NIGP)
E.3 Product and Service Vendors
Refer to Appendix E.3 in the PMBOK Guide®—Third Edition.
E.4 Educational Institutions
Refer to Appendix E.4 in the PMBOK Guide®—Third Edition.