Competences
Define the skills required for various programme and project roles. Develop a training curriculum to support skills development — for example, skills in relation to leadership, stakeholder management, programme and project management approaches, and technologies.
Improvement Planning
Practices-Outcomes-Metrics (POM)
Representative POMs are described for Competences at each level of maturity.
- 1Initial
- Practice
- Rely on the best endeavours of available personnel.
- 2Basic
- Practice
- Define a basic competence model for some key domains (e.g. people and processes).
- Outcome
- A basic model of required competences allows initial definition of the roles necessary for successful programme/project execution.
- Metric
- Yes/No indicators re existence of a competence model.
- Practice
- Define a basic training curriculum within the IT function.
- Outcome
- A basic training scheme is available for employees, and is typically delivered upon request.
- Metric
- % of employees with formal PPM training.
- 3Intermediate
- Practice
- Define a competence model for all domains (e.g. people, processes, tools, and functions).
- Outcome
- An integrated model of required competences allows complete definition of the roles necessary for successful programme/project execution.
- Metric
- % of required competences represented in a competence model.
- Practice
- Define a complete training curriculum, and proactively deliver it to IT and some other business unit stakeholders.
- Outcome
- Most stakeholders can avail of standard PPM training.
- Metric
- % of employees with formal PPM training.
- 4Advanced
- Practice
- Define different levels/proficiencies in competences, and integrate them into the competence model.
- Outcome
- The model facilitates understanding of both the competences and proficiency levels required for successful programme/project execution.
- Metrics
- % of required competences represented in a competence model.
- # of proficiency levels defined for each competence or domain.
- Practice
- Offer tailored training for various roles and competence levels, and proactively deliver it to organization-wide stakeholders.
- Outcome
- All stakeholders can receive training tailored to their individual needs.
- Metrics
- % of employees with formal PPM training.
- % of employees with tailored PPM training.
- 5Optimized
- Practice
- Evaluate the competence model against industry standards for continual improvement.
- Outcome
- Advancements in industry practice are proactively reflected in the organization's competence model.
- Metric
- Frequency of competence model reviews against industry standards.
- Practice
- Continually improve the training curriculum based on feedback and lessons learned from previous programmes/projects.
- Outcome
- The training curriculum remains up-to-date and suits the organization's needs.
- Metrics
- % of employees with formal PPM training.
- % of employees with tailored PPM training.