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UBC Project Management Standard

UBC's global Project Management Standard, aligned to PMBOK 7 performance domains, PRINCE2 principles, and ISO 21500.

Owner: PMO DirectorApprover: B. HuseltonVersion: 4.0Updated: 11/27/1969

1. Purpose

Provide a single, global project delivery framework that scales from short-cycle client engagements to multi-year platform programs.

2. Applicability

All projects and programs delivered by UBC, internal or client-facing.

3. Framework Overview

UBC PM is built on PMBOK 7 performance domains with PRINCE2 principles overlaid for governance and ISO 21500 for terminology alignment.

3.1 Performance Domains (PMBOK 7)

  1. Stakeholders
  2. Team
  3. Development Approach & Lifecycle
  4. Planning
  5. Project Work
  6. Delivery
  7. Measurement
  8. Uncertainty

3.2 PRINCE2 Principles

  • Continued business justification
  • Learn from experience
  • Defined roles and responsibilities
  • Manage by stages
  • Manage by exception
  • Focus on products
  • Tailor to suit the project

3.3 ISO 21500 Alignment

UBC uses ISO 21500:2021 terminology (subject groups, processes) in RFP responses and international client engagements.

4. Lifecycle & Stage Gates

StageGoverning SOPGate Approver
InitiateSOP-PM-01Executive Sponsor
PlanSOP-PM-03, SOP-PM-04, SOP-PM-05Steering Committee
Execute & ControlSOP-PM-06, SOP-PM-07PMO Director
Deliver & AcceptSOP-PM-09Client Sponsor
CloseSOP-PM-10Executive Sponsor

5. Delivery Approaches

Predictive, iterative, incremental, agile, and hybrid — chosen at planning based on uncertainty and delivery cadence.

6. Governance Bodies

  • Executive Sponsor — accountable for business value.
  • Steering Committee — decisions above tolerance.
  • PMO — assurance, coaching, portfolio reporting.

7. Records

Project charters, plans, RAID logs, RACIs, status reports, and closure reports are controlled documents.

8. Alignment

Satisfies ISO 9001 §8.1 planning-and-control requirements and CMMI-DEV Project Planning (PP) and Project Monitoring & Control (PMC).

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Frameworks
PMBOK 7
PRINCE2
ISO 21500
ISO 9001
CMMI-DEV