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Project
Management Maturity Model
1. Ad-Hoc: The project
management process is described as disorganized, and occasionally even chaotic. The organization has not
defined systems and processes, and project
success depends on individual effort. There are chronic cost and schedule problems.
2. Abbreviated: There are
some project management processes and systems in place to track cost, schedule, and scope. Project success is
largely unpredictable and cost and
schedule problems are common.
3. Organized: There are
standardized, documented project management processes and systems that are integrated into the rest of the
organization. Project success is more
predictable, and cost and schedule performance is improved.
4. Managed: Management
collects and uses detailed measures of the effectiveness of project management. Project success is more uniform, and
cost and schedule performance conforms to
plan.
5. Adaptive: Feedback from
the project management process and from piloting innovative ideas and technologies enables continuous
improvement. Project success is the norm, and
cost and schedule performance is continuously improving.