Almost always, extended projects are carried out by co-operation of several enterprises and operational units. For doing this, the contributing partners need common technical terms and methods. This is also true for project management. Standardization of terms, processes, and methods is an important basis of mutual understanding.

On the following pages you will find overviews and literature references on relevant German and international standards and norms of project management as well as references to pages on the topic of project planning and tools: