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Chapter 3—Best Practices

Figure 3-3: Dependency may involve a series of Capabilities

Continuing the example used earlier—Best Practice 5240, “Establish
Internal Project Management Communities”—the series of four interdepen-
dent Capabilities is as follows, listed here as they would appear in the Improve-
ment Planning Directory, from least dependent to most dependent as you read
down the page:
Facilitate Project Management Activities
The organization facilitates interested groups forming around problems
and issues of project management.
Develop Awareness of Project Management Activities
The organization gathers information about internal project manage-
ment communities. The communities may be assigned tasks such as project
management improvement initiatives.
Sponsor Project Management Activities
The organization has internal groups that sponsor project management
activities.
Coordinate Project Management Activities
The organization utilizes internal project management communities as
part of an overall program of project management support.
Another type of dependency occurs when the existence of one Best Prac-
tice depends in part on the existence of some other Best Practice. In Figure
3-4, Best Practice 42 depends on Best Practice 51. As a result, at least one
of the Capabilities within Best Practice 42 depends on the existence of one
of the Capabilities within Best Practice 51.

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