Project Management Standards, Methodologies and Models

The discipline of project management may, upon first glance seem a well defined profession. Nothing is farther from the truth in the sense that there are multiple standards, methdologies and models all trying to describe some, most or all (really?) aspects of "Project Management"
Below you will find an overview of these standards, methdologies and models for as far as we at Ambidexter Management have been able to find.
Some are international or national standards, some are proprietarry models owned by private companies and organizations, others are public domain and some are something else all together.
For organizational sake we have, loosly arranged them as follows: (Complete List)
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Standards
In this section you will find all project management related standards. The selection criterion was simple. If it has "standard" in the name and if it has a reference to projects or project management then it will be included.
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Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (GAPPS)
The GAPPS is a unique alliance of government, private industry, professional associations and training/academic institutes working together to develop globally applicable project management competency based standards, frameworks and mappings. The GAPPS standards and frameworks are intended to facilitate mutual recognition and transferabiltiy of project management qualifications.
The aim of the GAPPS is to provide the global project management community with information that is freely available for use by businesses, academic institutions, professional associations, and government standards and qualifications bodies globally. -
ISO Project Management Standards
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world’s largest developer of voluntary International Standards. International Standards give state of the art specifications for products, services and good practice, helping to make industry more efficient and effective. Developed through global consensus, they help to break down barriers to international trade.ISO provides several standards direlctly or indirectly related to Project Management.
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National Project Management Standards
Several national standards organizations have developed and made avaiable project management (related) standards. In this section all those national standards will be listed
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Project Management Institue (PMI) Standards
In this section you will find all standards and frameworks owned by the Project Management Institute.
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International Project Management Association (IPMA) Standards
In this section you will find all standards and frameworks owned by the International Project Management Association.
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Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (GAPPS)
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Methodologies
In this section you will find methodologies (bodies of practice, procedures and rules specific to a certain discipline) related to project management. We divide them up in proprietary and public domain
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Proprietary Project Management Methodologies
All these methodologies are either owned/used by a specific organization such as a corporation or a public entity.
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Public Domain Project Management Methdologies
Although most so called public domain methodologies are not strictly public domain - there is often a registration mark holder or copy right holder - those that are placed in this category can be freely used and are freely available.
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Proprietary Project Management Methodologies
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Models