Government Extension to a Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide)--2000 Edition [Paperback]

Project Management Institute (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2002

As the pre-eminent standard for the project management profession, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) — 2000 Edition identifies and describes the subset of principles and practices within the PMBOK® that are generally accepted and applicable to most projects most of the time. However, the PMBOK® Guide also identifies the need for application area extensions when there are generally accepted knowledge and practices for a category of projects in one application area that are not generally accepted across the full range of project types in most application areas. Government contracting is one such application area, and is the basis for this much-anticipated book.

Designed to complement, rather than replace, the PMBOK® Guide — 2000 Edition, contents of the Government Extension to a Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), also known as the Government Extension, are based upon the same, easy-to-follow numbering system.

Unaffected areas of the PMBOK® Guide are identified as such, with reference made to the corresponding PMBOK® Guide section. However, those areas of the Government Extension that contain revised or additional government-related content are easily identified.

This book is a must-read for project practitioners involved with government contracts, as well as anyone who wants a better understanding of the PMBOK® Guide, as it applies to the government sector.

The Government Extension to the PMBOK® Guide teaches you how to get government jobs done right, on time and within budget. Newcomer or veteran, you will be surprised that someone finally made government projects understandable!

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Project Management Institute (September 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193069900X
• ISBN-13: 978-1930699007
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,530,421 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DoD PMBOK and much need extension to PMBOK, November 11, 2004

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Glen B. Alleman (Niwot, Colorado USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Government Extension to a Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide)--2000 Edition (Paperback)

I use this book often in our PMO for Defense and Civil space systems and find it a much needed replacement for PMBOK.

First a previous reviewer claimed that this book is $9. It is actually free (in PDF format) from the DoD acquisition community site. Second the percentage change is reverse the previous. About 70% is new.

Either buy if you want a bound version or download to make your own book, because...

1. The areas of PMBOK that are vague and comfusing, lacking implementation details have been replaced.
2. The over simplification of spiral development is replaced with the standard Phase A/B C/D incremental PM processes
3. Much of the generalization in PMBOK has been replaced with specific actionalable outcomes.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth more than 9 USD, November 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Government Extension to a Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide)--2000 Edition (Paperback)

This book gives some basic information, but 75% of the text refers to the PMBOK, which you also have to buy to read it. It gives a few tips...like you may have problems with your scope because there is a multiple ownership...All in all there are about 30 pages of information, so, in my opinion it is worth about 6 USD. If you are a public project manager it brings you no insite into how to do your job better.