The Standard for Organizational Project Management (OPM)

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FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS

2.1 INTRODUCTION

This section builds the case for organizational project management (OPM) initiatives and is a resource for OPM leaders and executives. It describes the concepts of OPM and what is needed for a successful OPM initiative.

2.2 INVESTING IN OPM AND ADDING VALUE

Organizations often invest in aspects of project management based on significant issues in the organization. These significant issues lead to conversations about project management and small tactical investments to avert the next significant issue or to show improvements from the last significant issue. These tactical investments include items such as:

• Temporary addition of resources,
• Project management training, and
• Tool implementation.

Although ...