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Project management maturity models. Project management Lecture 2. Why there are maturity models?. They are tools to benchmark one organization to the best practices of an industry.
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Project management maturity models Project management Lecture 2
Why there are maturity models? • They are tools to benchmark one organization to the best practices of an industry. • To help organizations to systematically manage the process improvements of project delivery over a period of time.
Basic assumptionsbehindmaturitymodels • Project management development is an evolutionaryprocess: everyfirmgoesthroughnearlythesame, step-by-stepdevelopmentprocessintheiruse of PM techniques. • Developmentstagescan be identified, measured and comparedto an industrial standard. • Differentorganizationsareondifferentlevels of sophisticationintheirbestpracticesformanagingprojects.
High Maturity Institutionalized, seeks continuous improvement Moderate Maturity Defined practices, training programs, organizational support Low Maturity Ad hoc process, no common language, little support Project Management MaturityGeneric Model