Consequences of Ineffective Project Management Practices

This report delves into the critical aspects of project management maturity and its impact on organizational behavior and project outcomes. It begins by defining the levels of project management maturity, ranging from initial processes to optimized systems, and assesses the maturity level of a specific organization. The report then analyzes the potential consequences of not implementing project management practices effectively, highlighting the risks of project delays, budget overruns, and overall project failure, especially within organizations with lower maturity levels. The analysis emphasizes the importance of structured processes and disciplined approaches to project management, and provides references to relevant academic research supporting the findings. The report underscores the importance of effective project management for project success. This report is available on Desklib.

Question 4
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4. Possible consequence of not implementing PM practices effectively
Level of maturity may impact on the level of effectiveness of PM
The organizational behavior is sophisticatedly reflected by the level of maturity that is
present within the project. Evaluating several factors and areas of project management practices
and standard that the organization operates in, the level of maturity is identified (Cagliano,
Grimaldi, & Rafele, 2015). The major and most common factors that are used for identifying the
maturity level includes project integration, resources, quality scope, duration and risks associated
with the project. The five level of maturity includes:
Level 1: Initial process – no structured and organized process
Level 2: Structured Standard and Process – Basic discipline
Level 3: Organizational Standard – uses tailored version of process
Level 4: Managed – detailed processes focuses on quality
Level 5: Optimizing – focus on continuous improvement of project quality
Since the organization selected for this assignment is private and have only 5 years of
organizations experience, the maturity level is detected as PMM 1. Therefore, it has been
identified that the organization currently operates in a random manner and has little organization
process for controlling and predating the risks. Therefore, even selecting an appropriate PM for
the project, the Pm would have less impact on the project.

Your org. might have maturity, but what the PM is not being implemented effectively
The selected organization is currently having level 1 maturity. The process and procedure
followed for the project development is often chaotic and ad-hoc. The project success is often
dependent on individual effort of the team members associated with the project considering all
the processes of PM are well structured and defined. In case PM is not implemented in effective
and efficient way, the project has a high chance of risk and failure. Görög, (2016) showed that
the undertaken project is often at high risks of delaying the schedule and exceeding the budget.

References
Cagliano, A. C., Grimaldi, S., & Rafele, C. (2015). Choosing project risk management
techniques. A theoretical framework. Journal of Risk Research, 18(2), 232-248.
Görög, M. (2016). A broader approach to organisational project management maturity
assessment. International Journal of Project Management, 34(8), 1658-1669.