This International Standard provides guidance on concepts and processes of project management that are important for, and have impact on, the performance of projects.
The target readership for this International Standard is the following:
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— senior managers and project sponsors, in order to provide them with a better understanding of the principles and practice of project management and to help them give appropriate support and guidance to their project managers, project management teams and project teams;
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— project managers, project management teams and project team members, so that they have a common basis upon which to compare their project standards and practices with those of others;
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— developers of national or organizational standards, for use in developing project management standards, which are consistent at a core level with those of others.