PM Assessment - Organization

Improvement of processes in an organization follows through a continous cycle

 

Therefore Project Management Assessment becomes an important stage in the improvement process. It involves an evaluation of the current state of health of the organization .This is done through review of existing processes being adopted , questionnaires and interviews with key personnel .What are the benefits of such an exercise ?

• The business processes for project management that exist in an organization .
• The deficiency in processes in relation to Best Practices for eg the PMBOK Guide
• Preparing an action plan which can prioritize actionable areas considering costs , capability and time frame .

Assessment can vary in terms of rigour and complexity depending on the critical nature of the Best Practice pursued , time and funds available . So, we can have

Hi Level or Preliminary assessment

This is essentially a self assessment done with the help of personnel who understand project management and its relation to the organization .They could be persons within the organization or external consultants .

Comprehensive assessment

Based on the Hi Level assessment, one could go for a Comprehensive assessment which will establish the project management maturity at level of the capabilities in the organization

Rigorous assessment

A Rigorous assessment will follow the comprehensive assessment if the organizations seek to verify many of the findings in a formal way .

All the above stages of assessment can be done with the help of models like OPM3®