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Chapter 2—User Overview

The following diagram (Figure 2-1) shows the interlocking nature of
these three elements, along with the essential concept behind each element.
This diagram is closely related to Figure 6-1 in Chapter 6, which shows the
elements in the more detailed context of the actual Steps in the OPM3
Cycle.

Figure 2-1: Elements of the OPM3 Standard: Knowledge, Assessment, Improvement

2.3 INTRODUCTION TO OPM3 STEPS

A detailed presentation of the steps involved in applying the Standard is
given in Chapter 6. However, users should be familiar with these steps in a
general way as they proceed to review the Standard. The steps relate to the
Knowledge, Assessment, and Improvement concepts in the following way:

Knowledge
Step One: Prepare for Assessment. The first step is for the organization
to prepare for the process of assessing its organizational project manage-
ment maturity in relation to the Model. This involves understanding the
contents of the Model as thoroughly as possible, becoming familiar with
organizational project management and with the operation of OPM3. Con-
tents of the Standard include the narrative text, with Appendices and Glos-
sary, the Self-Assessment tool, and the three OPM3 Directories containing
detailed data on the Best Practices.

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