Project Management Maturity Levels for Large Complex Infrastructure Projects

Measuring an organization’s maturity level in the field of project management is a question that is raised often. By using existing frameworks (CMMI-DEV) and extending them to the field of Large Complex Projects, a meaningful project management maturity framework can be developed. Our new White Paper 2018-07 \’Project Management Maturity Levels for Large Complex Infrastructure Projects\’ gives a summary of this approach and of the different maturity levels.

There are several frameworks available, a well-known reference is the CMMI® (Capability Maturity Model® Integration) framework. It has been developed historically in the field of software development and systems engineering, by the Software Engineering Institute. The CMMI-DEV document (the version of the CMMI® framework for development projects) is available for free on internet. The latest version is 1.3. Although it has been developed primarily for development projects in those fields, it provides an interesting generic structure to measuring the maturity of an organization.

Project management maturity models are useful for executive management to measure the current condition of its organization, or of part of its organization. They can also be used to compare the maturity of different organizations. The maturity level is a very useful indicator for Executive Management of the suitability of the organization to the strategic ambition of the organization in particular with respect to tackling Large Complex Projects.

PVD has developed a simple model which is based on the CMMI® generic maturity levels but uses a different list of processes using vocabulary and concepts that are possibly more common in the infrastructure industry. The model addresses both Contractor and Owners. In general, the Owners require more processes to be at the adequate level of capability – with a particular focus in terms of overall system engineering and management. Discover this version of the project maturity model in our new White Paper 2018-07 \’Project Management Maturity Levels for Large Complex Infrastructure Projects\’.

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