STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT USING A PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY MODEL

Being a project manager is similar to the decathlete and in the business of projects, the field is very competitive. Similar to a decathlon there are events (nine knowledge areas) in the Project Management Body of Knowledge. The decathletes in project management are the companies that are controlling costs, schedule and quality on a project level. The project-driven companies must find ways to learn “best practices” in a competitive world and apply these lessons to their processes, systems, and tools. This method of continuous improvement through measuring and comparing is referred to as benchmarking as described by Dr. Kerzner.......