IPMA Organisational Competence Baseline
Describes competencies for project and portfolio management.
PURPOSE
The IPMA Organisational Competence Baseline is used to systematically assess and develop the project management competence of an entire organization. It addresses the problem that many organizations develop individual project managers but neglect the organizational conditions for successful project management. This ensures that the organization as a whole possesses the capability to successfully execute projects, programs, and portfolios.
HOW TO USE
Use the baseline as a reference framework for an organizational assessment. Evaluate the five competency groups of your organization and identify development needs in the areas of governance, management, alignment, resources, and competencies. Derive a development plan from this and prioritize measures by their impact on project success. Conduct the assessment regularly to measure progress.
WHAT IT IS
The IPMA Organisational Competence Baseline (IPMA OCB) is a standard of the International Project Management Association that describes organizational project competence. It defines five competency groups: project, program, and portfolio governance; management; alignment with corporate strategy; resource management; and competency development. The baseline complements the individual competence baseline (ICB4) with the organizational perspective.
EXAMPLE
Example: You are the PMO Director of an energy utility and use the IPMA Organisational Competence Baseline to assess how mature your organization is in the areas of project governance, resource management, competency development, and knowledge management. The results show that project governance is good, but organization-wide knowledge management needs significant improvement.