# Project Management Institute (PMI) The Project Management Institute (PMI) is a non-profit professional association for project management, founded in 1969 in the United States. It publishes the [[Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)|PMBOK Guide]], one of the main project management standards (the 8th edition came out in November 2025), and runs the best-known project management certifications, such as the Project Management Professional (PMP). PMI defines a project as "a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result". "Temporary" means the project has a beginning and an end; "unique" means it produces something that doesn't exist yet, which is what separates a project from routine, ongoing work. ## References - https://www.pmi.org - https://www.pmi.org/standards/pmbok ## Related - [[Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)]] - [[Project Management (MoC)]] - [[Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)]] - [[Knowledge Worker Kit - 06.01 What counts as a project]]