Objectives

• Assessment of the project management competence in a Project-oriented Organization (PO)
• Focus on the PM sub-processes: project start, project coordination, project controlling and project close-down
• Comparison with the PM-competencies of other project-oriented companies
• Definition of a basis for the further development of the PM-competence of the Project-oriented Organization
• Deliverables: Assessment report, assessment workshop for presentation and discussion of the results

Assessment Process

• Analysis of project management documentation (project management procedures) and of projects (WBS, bar chart, organization chart, etc)
• Interviews with representatives of the PO
• Development of of a draft assessment report
• Feedback on the draft by representatives of the PO
• Development of the final assessment report
• Preparation for the assessment workshop
• Performance of the workshop for the presentation and discussion of the assessment results
• Final documentation

Organization

• Assessment team: 2 Assessors; 2-3 representatives of the Project-oriented Organization ( e.g. PM Office Manager, Senior Project Manager, Quality Manager)

Resource Requirements

• Interview partners: 4 groups of 3-4 persons, each group for 1.5 hours
• Assessment workshop: 10-15 participants for 1 day

Time

• Documentation analysis and interviews: 3- 4 days
• Preparation of the assessment report: 3-4 days
• Preparation for the Assessment Workshop: 2days
• Assessment Workshop: 1 day

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