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MS/2 - Project, programme and portfolio management

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Categories: Quality management and quality assurance | Information technology applications. General | Services. Company organization, management and quality. Administration. Transport. Sociology. | Production. Production management | Purchasing. Procurement. Logistics | | Construction industry. General | Company organization and management. General | IT applications. Industry | Research and development | Quality | Company organization and management

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, MS/2 is responsible for the standardization in the field of project, programme and portfolio management. It is responsible for value management. It also provides UK input into ISO/TC 258, ISO/TC 176/SC 2 and CEN/TC 279.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (11)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
New edition of BS 6079:2019 Project management – Principles and guidance for the management of projects

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-05-14 		Proposal
CEN/TC 279 N 240, Value management Function Analysis, basic characteristics

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Business | Company organization and management | Company organization and management. General | Research and development | Production. Production management

Proposal begins : 2020-07-14 		Proposal
CEN/TC 279 N 240, Value management Function Analysis, basic characteristics

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Business | Company organization and management | Company organization and management. General | Research and development | Production. Production management

Proposal begins : 2020-07-14 		Proposal
BS XXXX Proposal for a new British Standard: Estimating for Project, Programme and Portfolio Management - Specification

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2026-01-23 		Proposal
BS ISO 21520 Project, programme and portfolio management — Artificial intelligence — Concepts, applications, and implications

Categories: Company organization and management. General | Information technology applications. General

Public comment begins : 2026-07-06 		Public comment
BS ISO 21516 Project, programme and portfolio management. Cost Estimating. Standard

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins : 		Proposal
BS ISO 21515 "Project, programme and portfolio management — Competency framework for professionals"

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2027-05-04 		Drafting
BS ISO 21514 BS ISO 21514. Project, programme and portfolio management. Requirements

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2027-01-06 		Drafting
BS ISO 21511 Project, programme and portfolio management — Work breakdown structures

Categories: Research and development

Approval begins : 2026-12-18 		Approval
BS ISO 21502 Project, programme and portfolio management. Guidance on project management

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2027-05-24 		Drafting
Published (17)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 21513:2026 Project, programme and portfolio management. Guidance on post-project and post-programme evaluation

Categories: Company organization and management. General

Published standard begins : 2026-01-19 		Published standard
BS ISO 21512:2024+A1:2026 Project, programme and portfolio management. Earned value management implementation guidance

Categories: Research and development

Published standard begins : 2026-09-21 		Published standard
BS ISO 21511:2018 Work breakdown structures for project and programme management

Categories: Research and development

Published standard begins : 2018-05-30 		Published standard
BS ISO 21508:2026 Project, programme and portfolio management. Earned value management

Categories: Research and development

Published standard begins : 2026-02-12 		Published standard
BS ISO 21506:2024+A1:2026 Project, programme and portfolio management. Vocabulary

Categories: Services. Company organization, management and quality. Administration. Transport. Sociology. | Research and development

Published standard begins : 2026-09-21 		Published standard
BS ISO 21505:2017 Project, programme and portfolio management. Guidance on governance

Categories: Research and development

Published standard begins : 2017-06-29 		Published standard
BS ISO 21504:2022 Project, programme and portfolio management. Guidance on portfolio management

Categories: Company organization and management. General

Published standard begins : 2023-06-13 		Published standard
BS ISO 21503:2022 Project, programme and portfolio management. Guidance on programme management

Categories: Company organization and management. General

Published standard begins : 2023-06-13 		Published standard
BS ISO 21502:2020 Project, programme and portfolio management. Guidance on project management

Categories: Research and development

Published standard begins : 2021-01-06 		Published standard
BS ISO 21500:2021 Project, programme and portfolio management. Context and concepts

Categories: Research and development

Published standard begins : 2023-05-24 		Published standard
Withdrawn (16)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 21506:2018 Project, programme and portfolio management. Vocabulary

Categories: Services. Company organization, management and quality. Administration. Transport. Sociology. | Research and development

Withdrawn begins : 2024-11-15 		Withdrawn
PD 6079-4:2006 (Book) Project management. Guide to project management in the construction industry

Categories: Research and development | Construction industry. General

Withdrawn begins : 2019-04-25 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 21512:2024 Project, programme and portfolio management. Earned value management implementation guidance

Categories: Research and development

Withdrawn begins : 2026-09-21 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 21508:2018 Earned value management in project and programme management

Categories: Research and development

Withdrawn begins : 2026-02-12 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 21506:2024 Project, programme and portfolio management. Vocabulary

Categories: Services. Company organization, management and quality. Administration. Transport. Sociology. | Research and development

Withdrawn begins : 2026-09-21 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 21504:2015 Project, programme and portfolio management. Guidance on portfolio management

Categories: Company organization and management. General

Withdrawn begins : 2023-06-13 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 21503:2017 Project, programme and portfolio management. Guidance on programme management

Categories: Company organization and management. General

Withdrawn begins : 2023-06-13 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 21500:2012 Guidance on project management

Categories: Research and development

Withdrawn begins : 2023-05-24 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 10006:2003 Quality management systems. Guidelines for quality management in projects

Categories: | Quality management and quality assurance

Withdrawn begins : 2017-12-11 		Withdrawn
BS 6079:2019 Project management. Principles and guidance for the management of projects

Categories: Research and development

Withdrawn begins : 2019-05-21 		Withdrawn