PMO Maturity Assessment: Professional Paper

This paper shows how our PMO Maturity Assessment tool works in measuring the maturity level of the PMO on a 5-level scale. It builds on maturity level assessment guidelines found in the CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) model from Carnegie Mellon University, and the P3M3 (Portfolio, Program, and Project Management Maturity Model) from Axelos Limited. Although none of these models addresses PMO maturity specifically, they address general aspects related to project management, as a subset of the considered process areas in the former, and as a detailed analysis in the later. We base our assessment questions on comparable levels, specifically focusing on PMO characteristics.

An Excel workbook is associated with this paper, and it acts as the automated tool for PMO maturity assessment. Check our website for information on how to get the workbook. Sample assessment outputs are provided in Appendix ‘A’.