Implementing Organizational Project Management: A Practice Guide

APPENDIX X2AN OVERVIEW OF OPM3® ORGANIZATIONAL ENABLERS AND MAPPING TO THIS PRACTICE GUIDE

OPM advances organizational capability by linking portfolio, program, and project management principles and practices with organizational enablers (e.g., structural, cultural, technological, and human resource practices) to support strategic goals. An organization measures its capabilities, then plans and implements improvements toward the systematic achievement of best practices. As elaborated on in more detail in OPM3®, the four categories of organizational enablers are summarized as follows:

• Structural (S):
  • Drive reporting relationships among employees, allocation of resources, and alignment to strategy.
  • Establish strategic alignment and resource ...