PMP and ITIL: Framework Methodologies with Valuable Synergy: "PMP and ITIL: Framework Methodologies with Valuable Synergy
By Paul Rice
ITIL Framework Methodologies
For a long time, IT professionals were apt to believe that ITIL and project management certification (PMP) were conflicting frameworks, and you were either certified in one or the other, but rarely both. The ITIL framework and project management framework both serve different purposes to be sure, but when combined within an organisation, they ultimately create great synergy. The ITIL framework, a lifecycle that addresses the way an IT organisation operates, is first and foremost business driven and answers the question 'Are we doing the right things?' The project management framework addresses the implementation of projects throughout the organisation, requiring that companies ask 'Are we doing things the right way?'
The UK Office of Government Commerce (OGC) is responsible for the management and distribution of materials on the ITIL framework. The OGC also controls another framework called PRINCE2, a project management framework used primarily in Europe. Both the ITIL framework and the PRINCE2 project management framework follow a lifecycle approach to their respective subjects.
In the US, the Project Management Institute manages the PMP certification which does have overlap with"
