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Digital EUPM2 Guide

• 1 Introduction
• 2 EU-funding Programs and Projects
• 3 Overview
• 4 Governance and Project Organisation
• 5 Initiating Phase – Activities and Artefacts
• 6 Planning Phase – Activities and Artefacts
• 7 Executing Phase – Activities and Artefacts
• 8 Closing Phase – Activities and Artefacts
• Post-closing obligations
• 9 Monitoring and Control – Activities and Artefacts
• Appendixes

3.1 The House of PM²

The EUPM² Guide follows the same model of the “The House of PM²”. This “house” is built on the foundation of the project management best practices.

The House of PM² supported by four pillars:

1. The project governance and organization model.
2. The project lifecycle.
3. The project processes.
4. A set of project artefacts.

Fig. 4.1.- The House of PM²

The spirit of the PM² is further defined by the PM² Mindsets, which provide the glue that holds together the PM² practices and provide a common set of beliefs and values for PM² project teams. The Mindsets provide focus on the “why” we need PM², which is the original purpose of PM², to effectively deliver solutions and benefits for projects and project teams.

PM² improves the effectiveness of Project Management by:

• Improving communication and the dissemination of information.
• Clarifying expectations as early as possible in the project lifecycle.
• Defining the project lifecycle (from Initiating to Closing).
• Providing guidelines for project planning.
• Introducing monitor and control activities.
• Proposing management activities and outputs (plans, meetings, decisions).

2.6 Characteristics of EU-funded Projects

3.2 The Project Lifecycle