Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3®) – Third Edition

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PERFORM ASSESSMENT

This section describes the processes required to successfully plan, scope, and conduct an OPM3 assessment. It is structured such that Perform Assessment delivers a framework consistent with the OPM3 Areas of Expertise and Cycle Elements. Within the Perform Assessment Cycle Element, there are four processes that are discrete and not necessarily sequential. Practitioners often perform the four interwoven and possibly iterative processes concurrently.

The Perform Assessment Cycle Element is comprised of four processes as depicted in Figure 5-1:

5.1 Establish Plan—An OPM3 practitioner and the organizational leaders work together to establish a plan prior to starting an OPM3 initiative.

5.2 Define Scope—The Define Scope process ...