AS ISO 21505:2018 PDF

The objective of this Standard is to describe the context in which the governance of projects, programmes and portfolios is conducted and provides guidance for the governance of projects, programmes and portfolios.

This document describes the context of, and guidelines for, the governance of projects, programmes and portfolios.

The governance of projects, programmes and portfolios includes, but is not limited to, areas of governance that relate to projects, programmes and portfolios. Organizations can use this document for the governance of any one or all of their projects, programmes, or portfolios. This document is intended to be used by any organization and any group of organizations for projects, programmes or portfolios of any size and complexity, but might require tailoring to the specific needs of the organization. In addition, this document is designed to provide guidance for governing bodies and for executive and senior management that can have governance responsibilities within their organizations.

This document refers to the governance of projects, governance of programmes and governance of portfolios, which is intended to be interchangeable with the terms project governance, programme governance and portfolio governance. However, the governance for a single project or programme can differ from the governance of multiple projects or programmes.