Using the Project Management Maturity Model, 3rd Edition

Preface

Excellence in project management cannot occur, at least not within a reasonable time frame, without some form of strategic planning for project management. Although the principles of strategic planning have been known for several decades, an understanding of their applicability to project management has been slow in acceptance. Today, as more companies recognize the benefits that project management can provide to their bottom line, the need for strategic planning for project management has been identified as a high priority.

The definition of project management maturity is constantly changing as the landscape for project management changes. Techniques such as agile and Scrum have forced us to rethink our definitions of project management maturity. Maturity in project management is a continuously evolving process. Traditional project management maturity models must now allow for customization because each company can have a different definition of project management maturity. One size no longer fits all.

This book is broken down into three major parts. The first part, Chapters 1 to 3, discusses the principles of strategic planning and how it relates to project management, the definition of project management maturity, and the need for customization. The second part, Chapters 4 to 9, details the project management maturity model (PMMM), which will provide organizations with general guidance on how to perform strategic planning for project management. The various levels, ...