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Application of the PM2 Programme Management Methodology to the Portuguese Project Management Observatory

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The Portuguese Project Management Observatory (PPMO) is a non-profit organization and an initiative of the Portuguese Project Management Association (APOGEP). The PPMO was created in 2020 to serve the knowledge needs of project management, focusing on the status and evolution of project management in Portugal. The PPMO is being managed as a portfolio divided into programmes of projects since late 2021. To manage these programmes, the European Commission’s methodology – PM2 Programme Management (PM2-PgM) methodology – is being used, which was launched, in 2021, to the public as a free-to-use methodology. The methodology integrates artefacts, which were made available in 2022. The PM2-PgM is an extension of the PM2 Project Managemen Methodology. It is easy to implement, customizable and has the best practices and tools adapted to the management of programmes. This paper shows how the methodology was implemented and customized to better suit the context and needs of the PPMO’s “Creation of Knowledge Programme”.

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  1. Master’s in Industrial Engineering, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal

    Vânia Novo

  2. ALGORITMI Research Centre/LASI, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal

    Anabela Tereso & Paulo Sousa

  3. Master’s in Engineering Project Management, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal

    Sofia Ribeiro-Lopes

  4. APOGEP, Lisboa, Portugal

    Pedro Engrácia

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  1. ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Cávado, Portugal

    Alvaro Rocha

  2. College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

    Hojjat Adeli

  3. Institute of Data Science and Digital Technologies, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Gintautas Dzemyda

  4. DCT, Universidade Portucalense, Porto, Portugal

    Fernando Moreira

  5. TeCIP Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy

    Valentina Colla

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Novo, V., Tereso, A., Sousa, P., Ribeiro-Lopes, S., Engrácia, P. (2024). Application of the PM2 Programme Management Methodology to the Portuguese Project Management Observatory. In: Rocha, A., Adeli, H., Dzemyda, G., Moreira, F., Colla, V. (eds) Information Systems and Technologies. WorldCIST 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 801. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45648-0_27

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