Advancing PMIS as a Professional Discipline
Reliable project outcomes begin with reliable project information. Hossein Hamidifar, Founder of IIPMIS and Creator of PMISbok, helps project-driven organizations govern, architect and improve PMIS as a decision-support discipline.
Professional Positioning
Hossein Hamidifar is a PMIS Strategy and Governance Consultant with more than 28 years of professional experience in project management, project controls and project information systems.
His work focuses on how project information can support governance, accountability, traceability and executive decision-making in project-driven organizations.
PMIS Strategy
Aligning project information systems with organizational objectives, governance structures and decision needs.
PMIS Architecture
Designing information structures, integration logic and decision-support layers for project-driven organizations.
PMIS Governance
Defining ownership, accountability, information standards and traceability rules for trusted project information.
PMIS is not merely software.
A PMIS should not be treated as a reporting tool or a collection of disconnected software applications. It should provide a governed information environment where project data has clear ownership, consistent meaning, reliable sources and traceability to decisions.
This perspective guides Hossein Hamidifar’s advisory work, writing and professional contributions in the field of Project Management Information Systems.
PMIS improvement is not only a tool issue. It is a governance, architecture and information quality issue.
I help project-driven organizations improve PMIS governance, information architecture, traceability, reporting reliability, tool alignment and decision support.
Clarify ownership, accountability and decision rights for project information.
Structure information flows, tools, reports, roles and integration points.
Improve the reliability of project information used by PMO, EPMO and executives.
Typical Problems Addressed
These issues usually indicate that the PMIS challenge is not only technical, but also governance-related.
Foundations, Principles, Governance and Knowledge Domains
PMISbok, the Project Management Information Systems Body of Knowledge, was created by Hossein Hamidifar as a multi-year initiative to help establish PMIS as a distinct professional discipline.
PMISbok Volume 1 establishes the conceptual and governance foundation of Project Management Information Systems. It explains why PMIS should be understood beyond software, dashboards and reporting tools.
The first volume focuses on trusted, traceable and decision-grade project information, governance logic, project information lifecycle and the knowledge domains required to structure PMIS capability.
PMISbok Volume 1 is currently under final editorial and publication preparation. Official release is planned for Fall 2026.
International Institute of Project Management Information Systems
IIPMIS was founded to support the development of PMIS as a professional discipline through research, publications, education, professional collaboration, practical application, open critique and continuing professional dialogue.
Supporting structured PMIS knowledge development and publication initiatives.
Encouraging dialogue, critique and collaboration among PMIS-related professionals.
Helping PMIS move beyond tool implementation toward governance, stewardship and decision-grade information.
Practical Guide to Project Management Information Systems
More than fifteen years before PMISbok Volume 1, Practical Guide to Project Management Information Systems introduced an early structured and governance-driven view of PMIS in Persian.
At a time when dedicated PMIS literature was still limited, the book provided an early foundation for a broader research journey that later evolved into the PMISbok initiative.
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PMIS Notes
Short professional insights on PMIS governance, traceability, decision-grade project information, PMO/EPMO integration and the future of PMIS in the age of AI.
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Advisory
PMIS strategy, governance and architecture advisory for project-driven organizations.
Speaking
Talks and professional sessions on PMIS, governance, traceability and decision support.
Writing
Books, articles and professional notes on PMIS as a governance-based discipline.
Collaboration
Selected collaborations related to PMIS education, research and professional development.
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