6 ◾ Project Management Maturity Model
Organizational focus
Informal analysis of project performance
Level 4: Managed Process
Processes integrated with corporate processes
Management mandates compliance
Management takes an organizational entity view
Solid analysis of project performance
Estimates and schedules normally based on organiza-
tion specics
Management uses data to make decisions
Level 5: Optimizing Process
Processes to measure project effectiveness and efciency
Processes in place to improve project performance
Management focuses on continuous improvement
General Component Description
Because the knowledge requirement is very large within each
of the PMBOK
®
Guide’s knowledge areas, it was necessary
to break down each of the ten areas into key com ...