Praxis is the only framework able to support all aspects.
How the Praxis Framework supports the Project Delivery Standard
The UK Government's Infrastructure and Projects Authority has recently produced the Project Delivery Standard (PDS) that provides a consistent policy for project, programme and portfolio management across all parts of government.
The Standard is published alongside the Project Delivery Capability Framework, which sets out the career paths, competencies and development opportunities for the government project delivery profession.
Having such a policy is a pre-requisite of Level 2 Capability Maturity according to the de-facto standard CMMI model and is also a requirement of reaching level 2 in the Praxis capability maturity model.
The senior leader's guide to the standard states:
“The standard describes the ‘why’ and the ‘what’ but does not describe ‘how’ anything should be done. It is for each organisation to choose the most appropriate way to use it”.
That's where the Praxis Framework comes in, because Praxis describes the 'how'.
Praxis is a free framework for the management of projects, programmes and portfolios. It includes a body of knowledge, methodology, competency framework and capability maturity model. The framework is supported by a knowledgebase of resources and an encyclopaedia. Praxis offers a single integrated framework with a single structure and terminology. No more need for mapping and translation between different guides.
The PDS is comprehensive. It covers the functions and process that are required to manage projects, programmes and portfolios. Praxis is the only framework that is able to support all aspects of the PDS with a single terminology and consistent integrated structure. Other guides such as PRINCE2® and the APM's Body of Knowledge only cover parts of the PDS.
Both the PDS and Praxis are freely available for any organization to adapt to their own context. Together, they provide the most solid foundation for organizational project delivery available.
Click here to download the UK Government Project Delivery Standard.
Click here to download our guide to using Praxis to implement the standard.
Although aimed specifically at UK Government users, the PDS contains all the components required for a generic P3 Management organisational policy.
Praxis Training and Certification
APMG has partnered with the team behind the Praxis Framework to develop accredited training and certification for PPM professionals. Training courses support candidates in understanding the framework and its various assets and guides them on the adoption and application of the framework.
Approved training courses are available globally via APMG’s global network of accredited training organizations (ATOs).
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