Introduction
OPM3 stands for Organizational Project Management Maturity Model, a globally acknowledged standard providing tools to measure organizational maturity against a comprehensive set of organizational best practices.
This leads us to wonder—what exactly project management maturity is? Project management maturity is the progressive development of an organization with respect to its project management approach, methodology, strategy, decision-making, etc.
Maturity levels vary across organizations depending on specific criteria such as goals, strategies, scope, requirements, etc. Besides OPM3, there are other maturity models available, one of them being the project excellence model (PEM). PEM is a good standard for measuring project success based on an analytical system of points assigned to various categories.
This Xcelerate training course will empower you with in-depth knowledge and understanding of project management maturity models, specifically OPM3 and PEM.
The skill and knowledge gained about maturity models will earn you the desired attention and acknowledgment of your skills and capabilities, and this will result in further opportunities in terms of higher roles and responsibilities in your organization and beyond.
Course Objectives
- in-depth knowledge and understanding of project management maturity of an organization
- overall confidence, skill, and capability to help the organization align project management goals to organizational strategic objectives
- the required knowledge, awareness, and information of project management maturity models to be able to apply these to project management practices and processes
- the skill and experience to manage extremely complex and challenging projects and complete them
- confidence, experience, and information to make changes to project management systems and processes, thereby demonstrating skill and talent to undertake higher roles and responsibilities related to project management
- a sense of pride to contribute towards organizational growth and maturity through effective project management and completion of all projects on time
- the required skill, experience, and capability to gain credibility as a project management professional, thereby increasing revenues for growth and progression
- the knowledge and exposure to cover all important areas of a project, giving the right attention to the right aspect at the right time
Training Methodology
All courses at Xcelerate Training Institute are devised to address a specific topic and appeal to the relevant audience in terms of their job profiles and professional experience. Each course is thoroughly reviewed before each training session to check and make changes, if any, to suit the audience.
Organizational Benefits
- Trained and experienced professionals to handle complex and challenging projects for the organization
- Regular and free training of other professionals on organizational project management maturity models
- Application of advanced maturity models to check project success and organizational maturity regarding project management
- Greater project completion success because of streamlined practices and processes for project management
- Greater reliability and credibility in terms of project management, resulting in organizational growth and success
- Regular audits and review of project management protocol and practices and necessary corresponding changes, if needed
- Increased performance of project managers, with increased efficiency and productivity
- Continuous improvement and enhancement of project management and related processes as well as scalability because of increased efficiency
Personal Benefits
- Increased knowledge of organizational project management maturity
- Greater confidence to train other members on updated models to check organizational project management maturity
- Increased understanding and knowledge of advanced models to check project success and project management maturity of an organization
- Enhanced skill and awareness to regularly audit project management practices and processes of an organization and make necessary changes for continuous improvement
- A sense of pride in contributing to organizational success and credibility because of supreme project management practices
- Increased credibility and reliability as a high-quality, well-read project management professional
- Increased confidence and ability to manage complex and challenging projects for the organization
Target audience
- Project managers and team leaders who manage challenging and critical projects for an organization
- Other professionals who undertake and manage projects within their departments
- Project coordinators and administrators who aspire to grow in their roles and undertake higher responsibilities in project management
- Senior members and top management of an organization who need to understand the importance of organizational project management maturity models
- Other stakeholders involved in a project life cycle, from start to end
- Any other professional interested in knowing more about organizational project management maturity models
Course Outline
People and Purpose
- Project Excellence Model Area
- Leadership and values
- Objectives and strategy
- Project team, partners, suppliers
Processes and Resources
- Project Excellence Model
- Project management processes
- Project management resources
- Management of other key processes/resources
Project Excellence Model Area – Project Results
- Customer satisfaction
- Project team satisfaction
- Other stakeholder satisfaction
- Project results/impact on the environment
Business Values Secured by the Models
- Performance
- Effectiveness and efficiency
- Reliability
- Flexibility
- Continuous improvement
- Scalability
- Sustainability
Elements of Organizational Project Management Maturity Models (OPM3)
- Knowledge
- Assessment
- Improvement
OPM3 Maturity Levels
- Ad hoc (initial)
- Planned (repeatable)
- Integrated (defined)
- Managed
- Sustained (optimizing)
OPM3 Components
- Best practice
- Capability
- Outcome
- Key performance index
OPM3 Cycle
- Preparing for assessment
- Perform assessment
- Plan for improvement
- Implement improvement
- Repeat process
Benefits of OPM3
- Advancement of strategic goals
- Implementation of best practices
- Planning for improvement activities