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description: Explains the purpose and audience of the PM² methodology. It introduces PM² as a light, practical, and adaptable approach suitable for various project types, developed by the European Commission. It outlines the structure of the guide and how to use it.
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# 1 An Introduction to the PM² Guide
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# 1 An introduction to the PM² guide
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## 1.1 Objectives
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This guide sets out to provide an introduction to the PM² Project Management Methodology. It has been kept as lean as possible, while still providing enough information to allow for an effective understanding of the PM² Methodology as practitioners start to use it.
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## 1.2 Intended Audience
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## 1.2 Intended audience
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- Entry-level Project Managers (PMs) and project teams wishing to learn more about project management and the PM² Methodology.
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- Experienced Project Managers (PMs) and team members who wish to learn more about the PM² Methodology.
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- a common vocabulary (glossary) which makes it easier for project teams to communicate and apply project management concepts
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- links to PM² resources (online resources, Artefact templates and examples)
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- an introduction to other PM² models, such as PM2-Agile, PM²-PgM (for Programme Management) and PM²-PfM (for Portfolio Management).
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- an introduction to other PM² models, such as PM²-Agile, PM²-PgM (for Programme Management) and PM²-PfM (for Portfolio Management).
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This guide can be read from beginning to end, to learn about the methodology, or it can be used as a reference, to help you as you practise PM².
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## 1.3 About the PM² Methodology
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## 1.3 About the PM² methodology
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PM² is a Project Management Methodology developed by the European Commission. Its purpose is to enable Project Managers (PMs) to deliver solutions and benefits to their organisations by effectively managing the entire lifecycle of their project. PM² has been created with the needs of European Union Institutions and projects in mind, however, the best practices described in PM² are applicable to projects in any organisation.
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PM² is a light and easy-to-implement methodology which project teams can tailor to their specific needs. PM² is fully supported by a comprehensive training programme (including workshops and coaching sessions), online documentation and an active Community of Practice (currently only available within the European Commission and to a number of affiliate European Institutions).
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- proposing management activities and outputs (plans, meetings, decisions)
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## 1.4 The Centre of Excellence in PM² (CoEPM²)
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## 1.4 The Centre of excellence in PM² (CoEPM²)
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The purpose of the Centre of Excellence in PM² (CoEPM² is to provide the European Commission and European Union Institutions with high-quality project management infrastructure, support and consulting services. The CoEPM² supports the PM² Methodology internally, coordinates an inter-institutional Project Support Network, and promotes the wider adoption and use of PM² beyond the European Union Institutions through the Open PM² initiative and the Digital Europe Programme.
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## 1.5 The Open PM² Initiative
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## 1.5 The Open PM² initiative
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Open PM² is a European Commission initiative, which brings the PM² Methodology and its benefits closer to its broader stakeholders and user community.
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The Centre of Excellence in PM² (CoEPM²) provides a central online location for all PM² information, and resources.
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description: Provides the general project management concepts on which PM² is built. It covers the definition of projects, their environment, key success factors, and essential project management competencies (knowledge, skills, and mindsets).
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| Project Outcomes | - Increased project quality. <br> - Improved visibility of project objectives, status and forecasts. <br> - Capability to have better control over contractor work and deliverables. |
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| Project Benefits | - Project cost overruns decreased by 30\% <br> - Productivity increased by 30\%. |
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## 2.2 About Project Management
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## 2.2 About project management
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### 2.2.1 What is Project Management?
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### 2.2.1 What is project management?
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Project Management can be described as the activities of planning, organising, securing, monitoring and managing the resources and work necessary to deliver specific project goals and objectives in an effective and efficient way.
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Project management can be described as the activities of planning, organising, securing, monitoring and managing the resources and work necessary to deliver specific project goals and objectives in an effective and efficient way.
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The project management approach used should always be tailored to the needs of the project. When using PM², a Project Manager (PM) should use (and if needed after tailoring) only those parts that contribute to the effective management of their project.
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Project documentation is a key activity in project management. It carries through from the start of a project to its completion. Project documentation:
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A programme is a set of related projects and activities managed in a coordinated way to achieve strategic objectives and benefits that could not be obtained if they were managed individually. The projects within a programme all contribute to the common programme goals and are interdependent. In addition to projects, a programme often includes elements of related work (programme-level activities) outside the scope of its projects.
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Programme management is different from multi-project management (managing many projects in parallel). Thus, while a Programme Manager ( PgM ) coordinates efforts between projects, s/he does not directly manage the individual projects.
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A project portfolio is a collection of projects, programmes and other activities, which are grouped together to allow better control over their financial and other resources and to facilitate their effective management
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It is very important for people involved in project definition and management to understand the differences between-and specific management requirements of-projects, programmes and portfolios. They should also be able to define or position their work at the right level (i.e. know if their work would be better managed as a programme or a network of projects), while always being aware of the management and organisational context of their work (see Appendix D).
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Projects are temporary and should therefore have a definite start and end. A project should be considered complete when it is determined that its goals and objectives have been accomplished. Once this happens, the project team should be disbanded.
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It would be convenient to assume that all PM² Project Managers (PMs) operate within their organisations in a homogenous environment and with consistent levels of authority and responsibility. This is generally not the case, however.
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There are typically several ways of organising projects within an organisation, which utilise one of the following structures or a combination of them.
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In a functional organisational structure, project work is integrated into the work performed by the permanent organisation. Project members and other resources are borrowed from multiple sections of the functional organisation. The Project Manager (PM) tends to have limited authority and needs to involve senior management in the management of important project issues. Project work is often viewed as having lower priority than everyday work.
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On the other end of the spectrum, in a projectized organisation, there is only a basic permanent (functional) hierarchy, and all work is organised and performed within temporary project organisations. Project resources are brought together specifically for the purpose of a project and work more or less exclusively for the project. At the end of the project, resources are either reassigned to another project or returned to a resource pool.
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A matrix organisation is a blended organisational structure. Additional temporary project organisations are created alongside the functional hierarchy to achieve specific project goals and work. The role of the Project Manager (PM) is recognised as central and key to the project's success, and the Project Steering Committee (PSC) typically delegates enough authority and responsibility to the Project Manager (PM) and the Business Manager (BM) for them to manage the project and its resources. Matrix organisations can be further categorised as weak, balanced and strong matrix organisations, the difference being the level of authority and autonomy given to the project organisation.
Project management involves much more than creating schedules and budgets, and Project Managers (PMs) must have a wide range of technical and behavioural skills at their disposal.
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The PM² project lifecycle has four sequential and non-overlapping phases with a different type of activity predominant in each phase (i.e. initiating activities are predominant in the Initiating Phase, etc.). However, while phase-related activities peak in terms of effort during a specific phase, activities of this type can also be executed during neighbouring phase(s) (e.g. planning activities are also repeated in the Executing Phase).
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At the end of each phase, the project passes through a review and approval gate. This ensures that the project is reviewed by the appropriate people (i.e. the Project Manager (PM), Project Owner (PO), the Project Steering Committee (PSC) or other delegated role) before it moves on to the next phase. These checkpoints contribute to the overall project management quality and allow the project to proceed in a more controlled way.
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