Organizational project management (OPM) is the execution of an organization's strategies through projects. OPM is the combination of portfolio management, program management, and project management. It pertains to the translation of corporate strategy into the projects of an organization through portfolio management, and the execution of corporate strategy through programs and projects.

Definition

According to PMI (2003)

Organizational project management is the systematic management of projects, programs, and portfolios in alignment with the achievement of strategic goals. The concept of organizational project management is based on the idea that there is a correlation between an organization's capabilities in project management, program management, and portfolio management, and the organization's effectiveness in implementing strategy.

This definition has been expanded by PMI's OPM CoP (Organizational Project Management Community of Practice) OPM CoP (2009) to emphasize OPM's focus on the integration of project, program, and portfolio disciplines with general management infrastructure of organizations:

OPM is the systematic management of projects, programs and portfolios and their integration with management infrastructure of an organization for achieving operational objectives and strategic goals. OPM provides process bindings among diverse units of an organization to ensure that management of projectized activities is orchestrated with and aligned to desired business outcomes.

Importance of organizational project management

As businesses change at a faster rate, it is becoming increasingly important to execute on projects.http://www.opmexperts.com/opm3.html Additionally, due to the broad nature of much of the change, projects are affecting larger parts of the organization. Therefore, just as the need to perform projects is increasing, the complexity in executing them is also increasing. Organizational project management draws from the broad base of project management and organizational design applications to understand the organizational processes that affect the ability to manage the delivery of projects.

PMI Inc. has established OPM3

OPM3

The Organizational Project Management Maturity Model or OPM3 is a globally recognized best-practice standard for assessing and developing capabilities in Portfolio Management, Program Management, and Project Management. It was published by the Project Management Institute...

, to help organizations assess and improve the maturity of their organizational project management.

See also

Organizational Project Management Maturity Model OPM3

OPM3

The Organizational Project Management Maturity Model or OPM3 is a globally recognized best-practice standard for assessing and developing capabilities in Portfolio Management, Program Management, and Project Management. It was published by the Project Management Institute...

Program management

Program management

Program management or programme management is the process of managing several related projects, often with the intention of improving an organization's performance...

Project Management Institute

Project Management Institute

The Project Management Institute is a not-for-profit professional organization for the project management profession with the purpose of advancing project management.- Overview :...

Project management

Project management

Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end , undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value...

Portfolio management

Project Portfolio Management

Project portfolio management is a term used by project managers and project management organizations, , to describe methods for analyzing and collectively managing a group of current or proposed projects based on numerous key characteristics...

Systems thinking

Systems thinking

Systems thinking is the process of understanding how things influence one another within a whole. In nature, systems thinking examples include ecosystems in which various elements such as air, water, movement, plants, and animals work together to survive or perish...