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OPM3 Overview

The Project Management Institute’s OPM3 standard emphasises the value of organisational project management in the delivery of organisational strategies. The OPM3 standard was updated in December 2008 to align with the new PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition and the updated Program and Portfolio Management Standards (2nd Edition).

In addition to the standard web based OPM3 tool, PMI has established a system to conduct more detailed OPM3 assessments and to work to identify an improvement program using a robust tool, the OPM3 ProductSuite. Mosaic remains the only organisation in Australia with a PMI Certified OPM3 Assessor and Consultant on staff (Dr. Lynda Bourne), certified to use the OPM3 ProductSuite tool as well as provide guidance and assistance with the implementation of the standard OPM3 system.

PMI Research Proves the Value of PM

Research sponsored by PMI has clearly demonstrated the link between implementing good project management practice and a solid ROI:
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OPM3 delivers the resources needed to develop effective project, program and portfolio management in your organisation. Download the casestudies:
- Pinellas County IT
- Savannah River Site
- AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies

OPM3 provides the knowledge framework and assessment capabilities to identify areas of improvement in an organisations capabilities to manage its portfolio of projects and programs, focus in key areas of improvement in the management of projects, programs and portfolios and plan the required improvements. Given most organisations use projects to improve their operational capabilities, the improvements in its ability to deliver projects efficiently will flow through to improved business results. After the initial improvement activities are completed (usually a significant 'change project in their own right), the extent of improvement can be measured and where appropriate the next round of improvements planned.

Organisations that have conducted these improvement programs note benefits such as:

OPM3 helps organisations identify and deliver the right projects to advance their strategy. With OPM3, you will use organisational inputs to align projects across operations and select only the projects that will deliver business results.
Improved project performance and return on investment with OPM3 - experience a shift in thinking that will position your organization for immediate gains and long-term success. OPM3 isolates process improvements while forcing organisations to consider external pressures increasing operational and organisational efficiency (for more on process improvement see Mosaic's White Paper WP1046).
OPM3 helps your organization align its strategy with the projects that sustain business success. Through a comprehensive collection of best practices, OPM3 guides your organization on when to stay the course and when to change direction.
OPM3 mitigates operating costs by keeping projects aligned to business strategy. Scalable by both size and maturity, OPM3’s diagnostic capabilities can guide any organization to improved performance.

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[ Mosaic's library of OPM3 Papers ]

OPM 3 -v- OPM3 ProductSuite
OPM3 Online Self-Assessment Module	OPM3 ProductSuite Assessment
Generally conducted by the organisation, supported by Mosaic	Conducted under the direction of a PMI certified OPM3 Assessor or Consultant licensed to use the software such as Mosaic's Dr. Lynda Bourne
Indication of maturity - no verification required for the answers given	Evidenced based. Measures actual maturity
Best practice level of assessment with possible manual capability-level assessment	Capability level of assessment, fully automated
Binary scoring - Yes/No answers	Graduated or partial scoring supported in addition to binary
Fixed number of questions	Questions selected based on scope of assessment
Manual compilation of multiple assessments. Benchmarking available	Automated compilation of merged assessments. Benchmarking planned.
Manual improvement planning	Automated improvement planning tool
Manual application of assessment to strategic goals	Relationship to strategy designed into the tool
Pay for software, anyone can use	Pay for certification, certified people have access to tools
See more on OPM3	See more on OPM3 ProductSuite

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OPM3 ... Translate Strategy into Success … Drive Business Improvement … Gain a Competitive Advantage!

All organisations will benefit from achieving organizational project management maturity. OPM3 is a standard unlike other contemporary maturity models:

OPM3 helps organizations understand organizational project management and their organizational project management maturity. It enables them to assess the current state of their organizational project management maturity, and, if they choose, to embark upon improvements that will enable them to better manage projects and achieve organizational strategies.
OPM3 is also a tool to help organisations select and deliver the right projects to achieve their strategic objectives. It works to ensure Portfolios and Programs are aligned with the organisations strategic objectives and individual projects fit within the relevant program objectives. OPM3 also provides an effective mechanism for ensuring the consistent and reliable delivery of individual projects across the organisation.

OPM3 was developed under the stewardship of PMI by hundreds of volunteers worldwide with a keen interest in advancing the project management profession. The CD-ROM and book combination offers a comprehensive approach helping organizations to assess and develop their ability to deliver projects successfully, consistently and predictably. The package includes customisable templates, best practice process descriptions, questionnaires, methodologies and check lists that allow organisations to assess their current level of 'Organizational Project Management Maturity', identify areas for improvement, develop and implement improvement plans and measure their overall effectiveness.

OPM3 offers the key to organizational project management maturity with three interlocking elements:

KNOWLEDGE element which drives Assessment
ASSESSMENT element which in turn drives Improvement
IMPROVEMENT element.

The KNOWLEDGE element lets organizations uncover hundreds of Best Practices and shows them how to use the information available in OPM3.

The self ASSESSMENT element is an interactive database tool that lets organizations evaluate their current situation and identify their areas in need of improvement should an organization decided to embark on the path to higher maturity.

The IMPROVEMENT element will help map out the steps needed to achieve their goals.

Just as no project management practitioner should be without A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), no organization can afford to be without this valuable resource. OPM3 will help organizations align their strategic goals to the successful completion of projects and understand their organizational project management maturity. More importantly, for organizations, which desire to improve their organizational project management maturity, OPM3 provides guidance to help plan projects to improve maturity while conserving resources.

An Executive’s Guide to OPM3 is now available! This five-page, easy-to-read summary about PMI’s newest standard was designed and written with the busy executive in mind. It encapsulates OPM3 at a high level but includes enough detail for the interested reader to understand OPM3’s potential benefits to an organisation. PMI's one page OPM3 Highlights is ideal for distribution.

OPM3 is an evolving Standard.

The '3rd Edition' of OPM3 will be targeted ro 2012 - work on the upgrade project is scheduled to commence in 2010.

OPM3: Self Assessment using PMI’s Organizational Project Management Maturity Model

Released in December 2003, Updated in 2008. OPM3 products now available from PMI USA include:

* OPM3® Online Self Assessment Model (SAM)

* OPM3 Knowledge Foundation

Free publications include:-

* Executive's Guide to OPM3 (six pages) [Download PDF]

* OPM3 Highlights (one page) [Download PDF]

* OPM3 Case Study

Pinellas County IT Turns Around Performance and Customer confidence [Download PDF]

OPM3 was developed by an international team of PMI volunteers that included Mosaic's Director of Training Lynda Bourne and Patrick Weaver. Some of the key benefits of using OPM3 include:

OPM3 helps your organization identify and deliver the right projects to advance its strategy.
With OPM3, you will use organisational inputs to align projects across operations and select only the projects that will deliver business results.
Improved project performance and return on investment with OPM3. OPM3 isolates process improvements while forcing organizations to consider external pressures increasing operational and organizational efficiency.
Experience a shift in thinking that will position your organization for immediate gains and long-term success. OPM3 helps your organization align its strategy with the projects that sustain business success.
Through a comprehensive collection of best practices, OPM3 guides your organization on when to stay the course and when to change direction.
OPM3 mitigates operating costs by keeping projects aligned to business strategy.
Scalable by both size and maturity, OPM3’s diagnostic capabilities can guide any organization to improved performance.

Mosaic's OPM3 Papers, Briefings and Training:-

Mosaic's OPM3 Executive Briefing - 60 minute presentation. The benefits and philosophy of OPM3 [View OPM3 Executive Briefing details]
Go to Mosaic's Published Papers discussing OPM3.
Visit PMI's OPM3 web page: http://www.pmi.org/Business-Solutions/OPM3-Overview.aspx
PMI's directory of OPM3 consultants: http://opm3directory.pmi.org/

OPM3 ProductSuite

OPM3 ProductSuite supports PMI's Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3®) with a full set of ancillary products and services that expand the assessment and improvement capabilities of OPM3 to give organizations the ability to measure the maturity of project management processes being applied to multiple projects organization-wide.

OPM3 ProductSuite has been developed to provide a faster, more comprehensive approach to service a growing global market. It has been designed to enable a higher level of OPM3 application by providing certified Assessors and Consultants with the training, tools, and services that increase their ability to help organisations achieve even greater value from their projects, programs and portfolios. PMI administer global training, certification and registration of PMI Certified OPM3 Assessors® and PMI Certified OPM3 Consultants® to ensure consistency.

The OPM3 ProductSuite has three main elements: certifications, tools, and services.

Certifications provides the project management community with the skills it needed to achieve the status of PMI Certified OPM3 Assessor or PMI Certified OPM3 Consultant.
Tools provide robust Assessment and Improvement methodology and tools. The tools allow rigorous inspection of the organization’s total project management maturity to a degree that has never before been available, including the ability to tailor assessments based on an organization’s strategic and business priorities, and the capability to compile multiple inputs for a single assessment. Additionally, tools element enables assessment data to be input into an improvement tool that delivers planning guidance based on key performance measures and priorities defined by the organization.
Services currently consists of a comprehensive Assessment database, an OPM3 ProductSuite Provider Registry, and a Registered OPM3 Consultancy status. Benchmarking is also being considered as a future of OPM3 ProductSuite Services.

The OPM3 ProductSuite methodology together with the Assessment and Improvement Tools enable certified Assessors to analyse the project, program and/or portfolio maturity of any organization or division, at a detailed level of granularity. The Improvement tool allows qualified Consultants to build comprehensive improvement plans that match business needs of the organisation.

"I have been an IT Project Manager for twenty years and have to say that ProductSuite is by far the best tool I have ever used. It is easy to use but clearly sophisticated; the development team has worked wonders in rendering a complex set of user-friendly requirements."
Lynda Bourne, DPM, PMP, Director of Training, Mosaic Project Services Pty Ltd

Additional OPM3 ProductSuite information: http://opm3online.pmi.org/

OPM3 ProductSuite Brochure: [ Download Brochure ]
OPM3 ProductSuite Casestudy

Savannah River Site [Download PDF]

OPM3 Training and Support from Mosaic

Mosaic's OPM3 Foundation Course & Executive Briefings

OPM3 Executive Briefing - A 60 minute presentation summarising OPM3, its opportunities, benefits and challenges. Email OPM3@mosaicprojects.com.au for additional information. [View OPM3 Executive Briefing details]

[ See more on the OPM3 Executive Briefings ]

OPM3, CMMI and P3M3

There are three well defined ‘maturity models’ internationally available, which is the most appropriate to use?

P3M3 (Portfolio, Programme & Project Management Maturity Model) is the newest model, it has been developed by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) in the UK to support its Gateway, MSP and PRINCE2 methodologies. P3M3 is modelled on the old CMM.
The new Capability Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI^®) was developed by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) to assist organisations to improve their processes for developing and maintaining the products and services of the organisation.
The Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3^®) was developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI) to assist organisations to improve their capabilities for managing projects, programs and portfolios, leading to business improvement. OPM3 has been developed from PMI’s standards: the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide^®) for projects, and the standards for Program Management and Portfolio Management.

Dr. Lynda Bourne and Angela Tuffley's paper Modelling Your Maturity, P3M3, CMMI and/or OPM3 compares and contrasts the three standards and identify their strengths and weaknesses [ Download the Paper ]

OPM3 and CMMI Collaboration
Maturity models provide a mechanism to assess organizations against best practices, identify gaps and create improvement plans. The Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3®) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the Capability Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI) from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) are two well-established maturity models that address sustainable performance improvements. PMI have commissioned a series of studies including work by Dr. Lynda Bourne to understand the relationship between these two important Maturity Models. The final reports were completed in 2007

Review the Summary report: OPTIMIZED STRATEGY - The benefits of combining OPM3® and CMMI to support organizational performance improvements [Download summary].

Or the detailed report 'Collaborative Opportunities for Using OPM3^® and CMMI^®' prepared by Tom Keuten PMP and Tim MacFadyen PMP [Download report].

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