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Appendix D—OPM3 Self-Assessment
OPM3 SAM QUESTIONS
1 Are the sponsor and other stakeholders involved in setting a direction
for the project that is in the best interests of all stakeholders?
2 Does your organization consider risk during project selection?
3 Are your organization's goals and objectives communicated to and
understood by the project teams?
4 Do the projects in your organization have clear and measurable objec-
tives in addition to time, cost, and quality?
5 Does your organization continuously improve the quality on projects to
achieve customer satisfaction?
6 Does your organization have policies that describe the standardization,
measurement, control, and continuous improvement of project man-
agement processes?
7 Has your organization fully integrated the PMBOK Guide knowledge
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areas its project management methodology?
8 Does your organization use project management processes and tech-
niques in a manner that is relevant and effective for each project?
9 Does your organization use data internal to the project, data internal to
the organization, and industry data to develop models for planning and
re-planning?
10 Does your organization establish the project manager role for all proj-
ects?
11 Does your organization establish standard cross-functional project team
structures?
12 Does your organization create a work environment that fosters team-
work, builds trust, and encourages project teams to take calculated risks
when appropriate?
13 Does your organization have the necessary processes, tools, guidelines,
or other formal means to assess the performance, knowledge, and expe-
rience levels of project resources and assign them to project roles appro-
priately?
14 Does your organization create a work environment that supports per-
sonal and professional achievement?
15 Do the project managers in your organization communicate and col-
laborate effectively and responsibly with project mangers of related proj-
ects?
16 Does your organization establish and use standard documented
processes at the Project level for the Initiation Processes (Initiation
Process)?
17 Does your organization establish and use standard documented
processes at the Project level for the Planning Core Processes (Project
Plan Development, Scope Planning, Scope Definition, Activity Defini-
tion, Activity Sequencing, Activity Duration Estimating, Schedule Devel-
opment, Resource Planning, Cost Estimating, Cost Budgeting, Risk
Management Planning)?
18 Does your organization establish and use standard documented
processes at the Project level for the Planning Facilitating Processes
(Quality Planning, Organizational Planning, Staff Acquisition, Commu-
nications Planning, Risk Identification, Qualitative Risk Analysis, Quan-
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