The Construction Extension is a compliment to PMI’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Third Edition. The PMBOK®Guide is the global standard in project management practices and can be applied to all industries in all regions of the world. The principles and terminology set forth in the
PMBOK®Guide allow project management professionals to speak the same project management language, thus overcoming language and cultural barriers that persist on global project teams.

Many construction projects require large amounts of materials, physical tools and labor, and involve many key individuals and organizations, thus the need for a specific set of tools, techniques and methodologies exclusive to the construction industry. Part of the PMI Global Standards Program, the Construction Extension adapts the globally accepted standards of PMI’s PMBOK® Guide to the construction arena and aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of construction project management.

“Construction projects have many moving parts and often times project teams don’t speak the same language or live in the same country, making communication and understanding difficult,” said John Zlockie, manager, PMI standards. “Global standards such as the Construction Extension and the PMBOK® Guide are crucial to the profession because they ensure a basic project management framework is applied consistently worldwide. Simply put, they translate project management practices into one standard, unified language. ”

With so many different aspects of a construction project and so many different team members, it is imperative to the success of the project and the organization that there be consistent ideologies that the project team can follow, even across language barriers. Through global standards such as the PMBOK®Guide and the Construction Extension, the PMI Global Standards Program improves the understanding and competency of project management practitioners and executive leaders worldwide by identifying, defining, documenting and championing project management practices that are generally recognized as good practice and a common project management lexicon.

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Have a Project Management Question?

We Just May Have the Answer!

The DPC SIG has enlisted the support of Subject Matter Experts from around the world to address your project management-related questions. Questions and answers will appear in upcoming issues of the DPC SIG newsletter and monthly bulletin.

Submit Your Question to VCMarketing@dpcsig.org.
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In most cases a Project Manager will be assigned after bagging a contract. In this case, should he or she again do the Cost estimation and budgeting process? View the answer provided by our SMEs.

DPC SIG Lapel Pins Available for Members

As a token of the DPC SIG's appreciation for your participation in the SIG, we would like to send you a lapel pin. We encourage all members to wear the pin at PMI® chapter and international events and to look for, and network with, other DPC SIG members wearing their pins. Show your pride in the DPC SIG!

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COAA to Offer Owners Leadership Conferences

The Construction Owner's Association of America (COAA) is offering the following Owners Leadership Conferences:

COAA Spring Owners Leadership Conference
Before a Shovel Hits the Ground: Owner Strategies for Planning, Design, and Pre-Construction
7-9 May 2008
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

COAA Fall Owners Leadership Conference
Topic to be announced
19-21 November 2008
Tampa, Florida, USA