OPM3 Survey Says...

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John Schlichter

September 30, 2009






Many people know that an assessment using PMI’s Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3) is intended to help organizations develop capabilities in Project, Program or Portfolio Management. But such agendas are not an end to themselves. Leaders in organizations undertake OPM3 assessments for reasons that are relevant to their own company’s specific business goals, whether those pertain to customers, internal business processes, learning, growth or financial objectives. Different stakeholders within an organization may have different motivations for using OPM3.
Recently we surveyed members of the OPM3 Special Interest Group (SIG) on LinkedIn and members of the OPM3 Department on gantthead. We asked them what they thought the generic reasons for using OPM3 may be, and how OPM3 should be used. We also asked them how various stakeholders within an organization may view these questions.
Why OPM3?
Respondents offered a variety of answers to the question, “What are the main objectives for undertaking a maturity assessment?” The following are some that characterized the main ideas.



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