TABLE OF CONTENTS The CMM first refers to project management at level 2, where the focus is on repeatability, and hence begins the definition of standards for project management. The PMMM takes these standards to the next level of development by defining a separate model for the process and practice of project management. This model parallels the CMM as described below.
This level can almost be renamed the "Do it yourself" or "Do it your own way" level. There are no standards and project management processes are ad hoc. There may be an awareness of practices followed by other projects, but their use is entirely at the discretion of the project manager. This does not mean that projects will necessarily fail or be subject to poor management. In fact, for a given project the practice of project management is largely dependent upon the process knowledge possessed and practiced by the team members. It may be very poor. On the other hand, there may be excellent practices but they are known only within the team itself. There is no organized way to share these best practices outside the team. Because of the ad hoc nature of this type of project management, these best practices may not travel very well. That is, they may not be very useful to other teams who are practicing project management their own way. Management may well be aware that there are project management processes and standards but there...
