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Does your Organization apply proven Best Practices to its projects and programs?
Does project selection and funding follow good Portfolio Management practice?
Find out now, with:
OPA_P3®: A Best Practices based Organizational Assessment Tool
Project – Program – Portfolio
Improve Project Performance in your organization.
Get the most out of Every Project Dollar!
Click each question to learn more:
- An effective, standards-based Best Practices (BP) Assessment Tool
- Your best chance to see how Project, Program and Portfolio Management BPs are used in your organization
- A source of guidance for the Standardization of Project, Program and Portfolio Management
- A rich source of data for development of an Improvement Program
- A unique resource that can help you get better results from your projects
- A practice maturity model that focuses on those Best Practices that most effectively promote project, program and portfolio success
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- When OPA_P3® is used to support Project and Program Management Improvement Programs:
- More targeted, cost-effective practice Improvement Programs
- The ability to identify and phase in the most critical Best Practices for planning, execution, control and delivery
- More effective project and program teams
- Better project and program performance, sooner
- Improved long-term value from projects and programs
- Guidance on standardization of practices that work
- Objective measures of improvement over time
When OPA_P3® is used to support the implementation of formal Project Portfolio Management:
- Clear guidance on how to improve the organization’s Project Portfolio Management practice
- The ability to identify and phase in the most critical Best Practices for project and program evaluation, prioritization, authorization and oversight
- More effective governance structures
- Better control over the project pipeline
- Faster delivery of enhanced project portfolio performance
- Guidance on standardization of effective practices
- Objective measures of improvement over time
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- Project success depends on the combined efforts of project manager, project team, sponsor, stakeholders and others.
- The performance of each group depends on how well they use relevant Best Practices (BP)
- An OPA_P3® assessment shows you the extent to which your organization uses these BPs
- OPA_P3® can also show you your greatest sources of project difficulty
- OPA_P3® is an important part of your PM Improvement Program. By focusing improvement efforts in the areas of greatest need you can quickly boost project performance
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- PPM synchronizes Business Strategy with project selection and execution.
- Every project is an investment. An organization’s total investment in projects can be enormous
- Without effective PPM it can be difficult for an organization to have real control over its investment in projects. ROI can suffer as a result.
- An OPA_P3® PPM practice assessment can show management precise steps they can take to maximize the return from each project and program in the portfolio.
- Click here to learn more about PPM
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- OPA_P3® Best Practices (BP) have substantial overlap with the following assessment systems and standards:
- GAPPS: Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards
- AIPM 2008: Australian Institute of Project Management
- ANC SPM 2008: Australian National Competency Standards for Project Management
- ICB V3: IPMA Competence Baseline
- Prince2 2009
- OPM3®: Organizational Project Management Maturity Model
- All BPs in OPA_P3® are fully compliant with the PMBOK® 4th edition
- OPA_P3® has greater reach than other tools.
- The BPs of practitioners, teams, sponsors, executive management, stakeholders, and even project environment are examined
- OPM3® includes BPs with focus on delivery of long term Business Value, critical human factors and project Transition
- OPA_P3® includes practice assessment, standards evaluation and pain point analysis all in one step. This is a tremendous value to your organization.
- OPA_P3® answers questions that others do not even ask. For each BP:
- Is your organization using the BP?
- Do you support a standard process for the BP?
- Is your organization following the standard?
- Is the BP a source of project challenge?
- The extensive analysis in OPA_P3® provides unparalleled insights. Example: it allows you to see use of Project Management BPs as a function of:
- Knowledge Area (are you strong in Scope Management but weak in Communication?)
- Project Phase (do you excel in Planning but fail in Execution?)
- Project Role (view BP utilization of Project Managers, Project Sponsors, Executive Management, Environment)
- BP maturity level (Fundamental, Progressive and Advanced)
- OPA_P3® is modular (like OPM3®) so that you can choose to assess as little or as much as you need. Examples:
- Examine only the Fundamental Project Planning BPs of Project Managers
- Assess all Fundamental Project Management BPs for all project roles
- Assess all BPs of your Portfolio Managers
- Assess project, program and portfolio management BPs but in a phased manner
- Other unique features of OPA_P3®:
- The degree of BP utilization and standards compliance is measured separately for each BP
- Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and Key Standardization Indicators (KSI) are included
- The degree of organizational support for each BP is reported (i.e. results are not simply Yes/No)
- Demographics of the participants are included in the analysis
- OPA_P3® BPs are the foundation of CVR/IT Consulting’s training program
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- OPA_P3® fully describes the standardization of each Best Practice
- Key Standardization Indicators (KSI) provide metrics for standardization
- You can use these standardization data as the basis for standardizing your project processes and practices
- KSIs provide the means for auditing your standardization efforts
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Use OPA_P3® to:
- Answer these important questions
- On which best practices are you standardized?
- Are you using the Best Practices (BP)?
- Do your PMs follow the standards?
- Where do you need improvement most?
- Measure BPs at all levels
- Project Manager and Team
- Project Sponsor
- Executive Management
- Stakeholders
- Obtain unparalleled Assessment Data. See your organization’s BP utilization by:
- Knowledge Area
- Project Phase
- Project Role
- BP Maturity Level
- Project – Program – Portfolio
- Develop a truly effective Improvement Program
- Lets you provide exactly the training you need only where you need it
- Gain insights into organizational adoption
- Measure improvement over time
- The assessment makes the strengths and weaknesses of your PM practice very clear
- You also learn which of your PM standards are being used, and which are not followed
- Finally, you can find out the areas of practice that cause the most trouble in your projects
- Based on this information you can focus training, mentoring and coaching exactly where you need it
- The first assessment provides a baseline. Subsequent assessments provide objective measures of improvement.
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- Successful projects implement Business Strategy and grow the bottom line
- Project success is largely determined by project practice, i.e. the actions that people actually take to select, plan, execute and support a project
- If your CEO wants better project results, there is no better way than to drive project Best Practices deep into the organization
- Project and Program Management practice assessments reveal specific improvements that can increase the project success rate
- A Project Portfolio Management assessment can provide insights on how to better manage the project pipeline and boost the long term value of each project portfolio
- OPA_P3® tells you exactly which improvements you need so that you can get the project results you want
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Project, Program and Portfolio Management assessments are all done the same way. Project Management is used here as an example:
- During a Project Management assessment the standards and practices of your organization are examined
- The practices of Project Managers, Project Teams, Executives, Project Sponsors and Stakeholders are included
- Participants are briefed on the process before the assessment is started
- Participants fill out electronic assessment forms during guided teleconference workshops
- Best Practices (BP) are reviewed one by one
- The Assessor ensures each question is understood before participants answer it.
- Participants send their forms to the Assessor.
- All information is held in strict confidence to encourage honest answers. An optional assessment audit is available.
- The Assessor performs automatic data entry into an assessment tool
- The Assessor provides a written report and a formal presentation
- The assessment provides answers to these key questions for each BP:
- Is your organization using the BP?
- Do you support a standard process for the BP?
- Is your organization following the standard?
- Is the BP a source of project challenge? If Yes, what is the urgency and what is the problem?
- What can you do to improve project performance?
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- OPA_P3® is completely customizable. You can include as much or as little as you need.
- Examine any or all of Project, Program and Portfolio Management
- Include up to 3 levels of Best Practice Maturity: Fundamental, Progressive, Advanced
- Assess any or all of Practitioners, Executives, Sponsors and the Project Environment
- View Project Management Best Practice (BP) utilization by any or all of Knowledge Area, Project Phase, Project Role, BP Maturity Level and more
- Include as many or as few participants as you may require. Demographics included.
- Both written report and formal presentation are included.
- Standardization, standards compliance and BP utilization are examined separately
- Data show the extent to which your organization uses each BP, so you can identify strength as well as opportunity for improvement
- Rigorous analytical methods provide a baseline; follow-up assessments can show improvement
- Option: examine potential sources of project and program failure
- Option: include recommendations for an Improvement Program
- Option: include a data validation check
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We can assist you with all of the following:
- Establish goals for both project performance and practice improvement
- Use OPA_P3® to assess Best Practice standardization and usage
- Establish a standards and practice Improvement Program
- Support Organizational Adoption of change
- Monitor results for continual improvement
- More information on our services is available here
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OPA_P3® is respectful of your time.
- Your time commitment depends on what you include in the assessment
- Assessment meetings are designed for efficiency. Participants can work together in conference rooms or individually from their desk.
- The entire assessment can be done virtually. Onsite work is strictly optional.
OPA_P3® is remarkably cost effective.
- FlexAssess® allows you to construct a customized assessment that matches both organizational need and available budget
- Automated analysis provides both time and cost savings
- Typical monetary cost is low compared to other assessment programs
- Despite our low cost, no one else provides the wealth of assessment data that we do
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Over 200 Project Management Best Practices
Over 60 Program Management Best Practices
Over 100 Portfolio Management Best Practices
· Key Standardization Indicators
· Key Practice Indicators
· In support of world-wide standards
Deliver the Long-Term Project Value you need.
Contact us today.
Find out what OPA_P3® can do for your organization.
Toll free in the US: 1.800.877.8129; International: +1.919.495.7371; email:
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