Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3®) – Third Edition

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THE ORGANIZATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY MODEL (OPM3)

3.1 Introduction

This section explains the architecture of OPM3 in detail, specifically the Best Practices and their constituent components: Capabilities and Outcomes. Dependencies exist between Best Practices and Capabilities and are further explored in this section. Categorization refines the list of Best Practices for practical application. Furthermore, this section describes organizational enabler Best Practices and how they support an organization's improvement plan.

This section introduces the OPM3 framework, OPM3 Cycle Elements and Areas of Expertise supported by the associated processes (see Section 3.3). The Cycle Elements include: Acquire Knowledge, Perform Assessment, ...