What are the best practices for conducting a PPM maturity assessment?

This is the most critical step, Stakeholder mappings, capturing Stakeholders viewpoint, capturing objective and Goals, critically clarifying roles and responsibilities, additional making sure on consensus on commitments. In case of gap or conflicts with Authorizing sponsor, capturing reinforcing sponsors. Need to make sure library of stakeholders viewpoint does not contradict on outcome to be achieved.

?? In my experience, defining the purpose and scope in PPM maturity assessments is paramount. ?? Clarified Objectives Set specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) objectives. They guide the assessment. ?? Stakeholder Engagement Engage stakeholders early. Their insights influence the assessment process and determine its success. ?? Metrics and KPIs Choose clear metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that resonate with the organization's strategic goals. ?? Communicate Findings Establish clear channels for result communication to ensure proper assimilation and actionable feedback. ?? A well-defined purpose and scope guide the assessment, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

If you are managing an Agile Portfolio, SAFe's Lean Portfolio Management competency assessment is an ideal choice. It covers 10 dimensions, including connecting the portfolio to strategy, establishing portfolio flow, and dynamic forecasting and budgeting. The assessment is highly comprehensive and gives you a detailed Radar chart by dimension, which you can use to develop your improvement plan. When using the model it is crucial to have experienced personnel run the assessment to ensure its correct usage and to achieve the desired outcomes.

True. Make sense to adopt a maturity model that is familiar to enterprise. Additionally, recommend 3rd party assessment at periodic intervals to validate the implementation of gaps identifying with internal assessment in addition to benchmarking to industry and competitors as well

While collecting and analysing data is crucial, be careful not to overanalyse. Make sure it is focused on the objectives you are trying to achieve and why you want to improve. Ultimately, you are looking for an improvement plan that takes you in the right direction. Get a rough cut first and see if it allows you to make a reasonable assessment of the areas you need to focus on. If you need a second pass or to fine-tune, then do further analysis. You want to have the right balance between analysis and implementing the changes.

I find that a Radar chart that shows the scores (1-5) of each dimension you are measuring is very impactful when sharing the results with stakeholders