“Now the general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought.”

PMI — USA

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge

8th Edition 2025

pmi.org/standards/pmbok 

PeopleCert — UK

PRINCE2® 7 Managing Successful Projects

7th Edition 2023

peoplecert.org 

IPMA — Switzerland

Individual Competence Baseline

Version 4.0 2015

ipma.world/icb4 

APM — UK

APM Body of Knowledge

8th Edition 2025

apm.org.uk/book-shop 

ISO — International

Project, Programme and Portfolio Management — Context and Concepts

ISO 21500:2021 2021

iso.org/standard/75704 

ISO — International

Guidance on Project Management

ISO 21502:2020 2020

iso.org/standard/74947 

PMAJ — Japan

A Guidebook of Program & Project Management for Enterprise Innovation

3rd Edition 2017

pmaj.or.jp/ENG/p2m 

European Commission

PM² Project Management Methodology Guide

Version 3.1 2023

pm2.europa.eu/resources 

Global Alliance — International

Framework for Performance Based Competency Standards for Global Level 1 & 2 Project Managers

2nd Edition 2017

globalpmstandards.org 

BSI — UK

Project Management — Principles and Guidance for the Management of Projects

BS 6079:2019 2019

knowledge.bsigroup.com