Professional Organizations & Standards Bodies
The following are professional organizations and standards-setting bodies of interest to legal project managers. Quoted descriptions are taken directly from the organization's Web site, unless stated otherwise.
- Project Management Institute
"PMI is the world's leading not-for-profit membership association for the project management profession, with more than half a million members and credential holders in 185 countries. Our worldwide advocacy for project management is supported by our globally-recognized standards and credentials, our extensive research program, and our professional development opportunities." - PMI Services and Outsourcing SIG (home page, Linked-In Group)
"The Project Management Institute (PMI®) Service & Outsourcing Specific Interest Group is an incorporated, non-profit affiliate of PMI that supports and sponsors professional development of program managers, project managers, project leaders, project liaisons and project teams working on both sides of Service and/or Outsourcing engagement." - Office of Government Commerce (UK) - Prince2
"PRINCE2 is recognised as a world-class international product and is the standard method for project management, not least because it embodies many years of good practice in project management and provides a flexible and adaptable approach to suit all projects. It is a project management method designed to provide a framework covering the wide variety of disciplines and activities required within a project. The focus throughout PRINCE2 is on the Business Case, which describes the rationale and business justification for the project. The Business Case drives all the project management processes, from initial project set-up through to successful finish." - Association of Project Management
"APM is the largest independent professional body of its kind in Europe. We have 17,500 individual and 500 corporate members throughout the UK and abroad. Our aim is to develop and promote project management across all sectors of industry and beyond." - International Project Management Association
"IPMA actively promotes project management to businesses and organisations around the world. In order to increase the recognition of the profession, we certify project managers, award successful project teams and individuals, and provide a number of project management publications." - Association of Litigation Support Professionals
"The Association of Litigation Support Professional is the only organization that comprises the full range of the litigation support industry. ALSP strives to develop a coalition of cross-functional litigation support team members capable of supporting globally accepted standards and certification, mentoring and community-building across all sectors of the field." - Organization of Legal Professionals
"The OLP is a non-profit organization establishing guidelines and standards for legal field, with an emphasis on e-discovery." - Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM.net)
"EDRM develops guidelines and standards for e-discovery consumers and providers. From the original model to the current projects, EDRM has helped e-discovery consumers and providers reduce the cost, time and manual work associated with e-discovery."
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Thanks, I'll add this to my Legal Project Management Applications page.