OPM Experts LLC and SRA International Partner on Project Management Maturity Assessments for Federal Government

May 2006 - OPM Experts LLC and SRA International have partnered to provide Project Management Institute (PMI) Certified OPM3 ® Assessments to organizations within the federal government. Certified OPM3 Assessments use newly developed protocols and tools created by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) (on behalf of PMI) to help organizations enhance their maturity and consequently, their ability to choose the right projects and deliver those projects successfully.

Developed by hundreds of professionals in industry and government in 35 countries, PMI 's OPM3 Standard is a maturity model that allows organizations from any industry or government sector to support strategic goals via mature project management practices. The OPM3 Assessment and resulting Certified Improvement plans are based on hundreds of validated best practices documented throughout the development of the Standard. Through an assessment using the OPM3 Standard, an organization's current capability profile or level of maturity is identified, as well as next steps for becoming more capable.

The expertise of OPM Experts in maturity assessments and the scale and scope of SRA International in technology and strategic consulting services combine as an unprecedented solution for organizations in federal government that wish to identify and implement project management best practices.

OPM Experts LLC (http://www.opmexperts.com), headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is an organizational design and project management consultancy specializing in maturity assessments and organizational capability development programs. John Schlichter, President of OPM Experts, led the development of the OPM3 Standard for industry and government on behalf of PMI, and is widely regarded as the leading authority on the content and application of the OPM3 Standard.

SRA International (http://www.sra.com), headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, is a leading provider of technology and strategic consulting services and solutions, including systems design, development and integration, and managed services to clients in national security, civil government, and health care and public health. SRA’s customers include the US Department of Defense, the US Department of Homeland Security, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Internal Revenue Service, among others.

DNV (http://www.dnv.com/) is one of the leading international management system certifying bodies in the world, having issued more then 50,000 certificates across a very broad spectrum of manufacturing and service industries.

The Project Management Institute (http://www.pmi.org) is the global advocacy organization for the project management profession, with more than 200,000 members in over 150 countries.