Project Management Solutions

Founded in 1988,The Project Management Service Bureau (PMSB) supports the private and public sector with:

• CPM Scheduling Support
• Project Management Institute (PMI) PMBOK based Project Management Education and Training.
• Project Management Software Training (See the PM Software Page).
• Appropriate Project Management Software Selection Support.
• Project Management Project Setup and Support (including WBS, OBS, Schedule Development, Impact Analysis, Earned Value Management, Communication Reporting).
• Project Management Staffing and Consulting.

George T. Patton, Ph.D., PMP, is the president of PMSB, Inc.  Dr. Patton has taught graduate project management courses at George Washington University, and at the Florida Institute of Technology. Dr. Patton is also past president of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Washington, D.C. chapter (1997 and 1998). 

What is the Project Management Institute (PMI)?

Since its founding in 1969, Project Management Institute (PMI) has grown to be the organization of choice for project management professionalism. With almost 45,000 members worldwide, PMI is the leading nonprofit professional association in the area of Project Management. PMI establishes Project
Management standards, provides seminars, educational programs and professional certification that more and more organizations desire for their project leaders.-PMI, 1999

What is the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) ?

As with most professions such as law, medicine, and accounting, there exists a "body of knowledge" within the project management profession. "Body of knowledge" is an inclusive term that describes the sum of knowledge within the profession. It includes proven, traditional practices which are widely applied, as well as knowledge of innovative and advanced ones which have seen more limited use.

The Project Management Institute (PMI) document "The PMBOK™ Guide" identifies and describes that subset of the project management body of knowledge which is generally accepted. Generally accepted means that the knowledge and practices described are applicable to most projects most of the time, and that there is widespread consensus about their value and usefulness. Generally accepted does not mean that these practices are, or should be, applied uniformly on all projects. The project team is always responsible for determining what is appropriate for any given project. -PMI, 1996  

PMSB training and implementation systems are based on the PMI data model described on the PMBOK™ Guide.

Click to Download A Guide to the PMBOK™

Complimentary Project Management and PMI PMBOK overview

We would like to present an overview of the PMI, the PMBOK, and PMI's world renowned document "A Guide to the PMBOK" to your organization.

Organizations including AT&T, Baltimore Life, Bowles Fluidics Corp., Bristol Myer Squibb, Bureau of National Affairs, Centex, Clark Construction, Colonna Shipyards, Computer Sciences Corporation, Defense Investigative Services, Fairchild, General Electric, IBM, Litton Fiber Com, Lockheed Martin Corp., The World Bank, and The US Navy have participated in our educational presentation on project management.

Please call to schedule the overview at your office. Feel free to invite interested project team members to this lively and informative multi-media overview of PMI, the PMBOK, and PMI's world renowned document "A Guide to the PMBOK."