OPM3® Portugal Project – Information Systems and Technologies Organizations – Outcome Analysis

Abstract

Abstract. Increasing the maturity in Project Management (PM) has become a goal for many organizations, leading them to adopt maturity models to assess the current state of its PM practices and compare them with the best practices in the industry where the organization is inserted. One of the main PM maturity models is the Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3 ® ), developed by the Project Management Institute. This paper presents the Information Systems and Technologies organizations outcome analysis, of the assesses made by the OPM3 ® Portugal Project, identifying the PM processes that are "best" implemented in this particular industry and those in which it is urgent to improve. Additionally, a comparison between the different organizations' size analyzed is presented.

Improving Project Management Practices in Architecture & Design Offices

“…Although organizations are increasingly more orientated to use PM practices to manage their projects, it has not been enough, since there is still a low level of PM maturity within organizations [4]. According to International PM Association (IPMA) [5], in the last ten years PM has not undergone sufficient change to ensure success, as projects continue to fail, costing more 98.5% than the initial budget, going over the deadline by 115% and only 61% complying with the original project requirements.…”