3. OPM3 consists of three, interlocking elements*
- Knowledge: The user becomes proficient in OPM3, the body of Best Practices, the ideas of organizational project management maturity, and methodology of OPM3.
- Assessment: The organization compares itself to OPM3 Best Practices to determine its current location on a continuum of organizational project management maturity.
- Improvement: Change Initiatives leading to increased maturity can use the results of the assessment as a basis for planning, and move forward to implement the plan while conserving precious organizational resources.
*The source of information is PMI
