Alejandro Romero-Torres holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering and is full professor in the Department of Management at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). He is chairholder of the UQAM Project Management chair and director of the Lab for Innovative Practices in Project Contexts. His research focuses primarily on the governance and management of infrastructure and digital projects, with particular attention to stakeholder engagement, decision-making processes, and value creation. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to education, he received the PMI Linn Stuckenbruck Teaching Excellence Award in 2020. In recent years, he has also served as an external advisor on public project management for various ministries and public organizations in the province of Québec, Canada.Maude Brunet is associate professor in the Department of Management at HEC Montréal. Her research interests include project organizing, governance and innovation of megaprojects, public infrastructure projects, and public-private partnerships. She is associate editor for the European Management Review (area of Project Management Studies), and she formerly served as associate editor for the International Journal of Project Management. She has published in several project management and administrative science journals and has co-directed three books, including the Research Handbook on Complex Project Organizing.Benoît Lalonde graduated from the Université du Québec à Montréal with a Master’s in project management (1992) and an Executive MBA (1993), and for more than 30 years he has applied his expertise in project, program, and portfolio management to help organizations create value and enhance performance. His mission is to guide organizational leaders in aligning strategy with execution across private enterprises, municipalities, and public or semi-public institutions. Benoît has supported hundreds of organizations in Canada and internationally. As president of the Board of Directors of PMI Montréal for a decade, he played a pivotal role in promoting best practices and strengthening the project management community in Québec. Today, as founder of GPBL Think Project, he continues to equip business leaders with the tools and insights needed to achieve their objectives in an increasingly complex and competitive environment.Monique Aubry holds a PhD in project management. She is associate professor at the Department of Management at Université du Québec à Montréal. She pursues her research on two main topics: thedevelopment of megaprojects and organizing for project delivery. In 2020, she was awarded the PMI Research Achievement Award for her entire career; in 2012, she received the IPMA Research Award for her research on Project Management Offices. Over the last few years, she has acted as an external adviser on the management of public projects for several ministries and public organizations in the province of Québec, Canada.

"Project Management Maturity: Unlocking Organizational Performance represents a real achievement of vision and collective effort. Written by an internationally recognized set of scholars working with experienced project practitioners and evaluators, its goal is to offer a clear examination of the nature of maturity and the benefits that derive from a purposeful evolution of organizational best practices with the goal of enhancing the means to deliver project value."Jeffrey K. Pinto, Pennsylvania State University Erie

• Part I: Foundations 1. The Concepts of Evaluation 2. Evaluators and Action Research 3. Framework for Assessing Project Management Maturity 4. Organizational Project Management Framework and Maturity Levels Part II: The Evaluation Process 5. Processes for Evaluation of Maturity 6. The Process in Practice Part III: The Results of a Maturity Assessment 7. Key Deliverables of an Evaluation 8. Generic Path for Improving Maturity 9. Voices from Project Professionals 10. Voices from Evaluators 11. Conclusion Appendix A. Roles Involved in the Governance and Execution of a Project Appendix B. Practices, Standards, and Practical Guides to Consider for Each Component of the Project Management Reference Framework

Alejandro Romero-Torres holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering and is full professor in the Department of Management at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). He is chairholder of the UQAM Project Management chair and director of the Lab for Innovative Practices in Project Contexts. His research focuses primarily on the governance and management of infrastructure and digital projects, with particular attention to stakeholder engagement, decision-making processes, and value creation. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to education, he received the PMI Linn Stuckenbruck Teaching Excellence Award in 2020. In recent years, he has also served as an external advisor on public project management for various ministries and public organizations in the province of Québec, Canada.Maude Brunet is associate professor in the Department of Management at HEC Montréal. Her research interests include project organizing, governance and innovation of megaprojects, public infrastructure projects, and public-private partnerships. She is associate editor for the European Management Review (area of Project Management Studies), and she formerly served as associate editor for the International Journal of Project Management. She has published in several project management and administrative science journals and has co-directed three books, including the Research Handbook on Complex Project Organizing.Benoît Lalonde graduated from the Université du Québec à Montréal with a Master’s in project management (1992) and an Executive MBA (1993), and for more than 30 years he has applied his expertise in project, program, and portfolio management to help organizations create value and enhance performance. His mission is to guide organizational leaders in aligning strategy with execution across private enterprises, municipalities, and public or semi-public institutions. Benoît has supported hundreds of organizations in Canada and internationally. As president of the Board of Directors of PMI Montréal for a decade, he played a pivotal role in promoting best practices and strengthening the project management community in Québec. Today, as founder of GPBL Think Project, he continues to equip business leaders with the tools and insights needed to achieve their objectives in an increasingly complex and competitive environment.Monique Aubry holds a PhD in project management. She is associate professor at the Department of Management at Université du Québec à Montréal. She pursues her research on two main topics: thedevelopment of megaprojects and organizing for project delivery. In 2020, she was awarded the PMI Research Achievement Award for her entire career; in 2012, she received the IPMA Research Award for her research on Project Management Offices. Over the last few years, she has acted as an external adviser on the management of public projects for several ministries and public organizations in the province of Québec, Canada.

"Project Management Maturity: Unlocking Organizational Performance represents a real achievement of vision and collective effort. Written by an internationally recognized set of scholars working with experienced project practitioners and evaluators, its goal is to offer a clear examination of the nature of maturity and the benefits that derive from a purposeful evolution of organizational best practices with the goal of enhancing the means to deliver project value."Jeffrey K. Pinto, Pennsylvania State University Erie

• Part I: Foundations 1. The Concepts of Evaluation 2. Evaluators and Action Research 3. Framework for Assessing Project Management Maturity 4. Organizational Project Management Framework and Maturity Levels Part II: The Evaluation Process 5. Processes for Evaluation of Maturity 6. The Process in Practice Part III: The Results of a Maturity Assessment 7. Key Deliverables of an Evaluation 8. Generic Path for Improving Maturity 9. Voices from Project Professionals 10. Voices from Evaluators 11. Conclusion Appendix A. Roles Involved in the Governance and Execution of a Project Appendix B. Practices, Standards, and Practical Guides to Consider for Each Component of the Project Management Reference Framework

Alejandro Romero-Torres holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering and is full professor in the Department of Management at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). He is chairholder of the UQAM Project Management chair and director of the Lab for Innovative Practices in Project Contexts. His research focuses primarily on the governance and management of infrastructure and digital projects, with particular attention to stakeholder engagement, decision-making processes, and value creation. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to education, he received the PMI Linn Stuckenbruck Teaching Excellence Award in 2020. In recent years, he has also served as an external advisor on public project management for various ministries and public organizations in the province of Québec, Canada.Maude Brunet is associate professor in the Department of Management at HEC Montréal. Her research interests include project organizing, governance and innovation of megaprojects, public infrastructure projects, and public-private partnerships. She is associate editor for the European Management Review (area of Project Management Studies), and she formerly served as associate editor for the International Journal of Project Management. She has published in several project management and administrative science journals and has co-directed three books, including the Research Handbook on Complex Project Organizing.Benoît Lalonde graduated from the Université du Québec à Montréal with a Master’s in project management (1992) and an Executive MBA (1993), and for more than 30 years he has applied his expertise in project, program, and portfolio management to help organizations create value and enhance performance. His mission is to guide organizational leaders in aligning strategy with execution across private enterprises, municipalities, and public or semi-public institutions. Benoît has supported hundreds of organizations in Canada and internationally. As president of the Board of Directors of PMI Montréal for a decade, he played a pivotal role in promoting best practices and strengthening the project management community in Québec. Today, as founder of GPBL Think Project, he continues to equip business leaders with the tools and insights needed to achieve their objectives in an increasingly complex and competitive environment.Monique Aubry holds a PhD in project management. She is associate professor at the Department of Management at Université du Québec à Montréal. She pursues her research on two main topics: thedevelopment of megaprojects and organizing for project delivery. In 2020, she was awarded the PMI Research Achievement Award for her entire career; in 2012, she received the IPMA Research Award for her research on Project Management Offices. Over the last few years, she has acted as an external adviser on the management of public projects for several ministries and public organizations in the province of Québec, Canada.

"Project Management Maturity: Unlocking Organizational Performance represents a real achievement of vision and collective effort. Written by an internationally recognized set of scholars working with experienced project practitioners and evaluators, its goal is to offer a clear examination of the nature of maturity and the benefits that derive from a purposeful evolution of organizational best practices with the goal of enhancing the means to deliver project value."Jeffrey K. Pinto, Pennsylvania State University Erie

• Part I: Foundations 1. The Concepts of Evaluation 2. Evaluators and Action Research 3. Framework for Assessing Project Management Maturity 4. Organizational Project Management Framework and Maturity Levels Part II: The Evaluation Process 5. Processes for Evaluation of Maturity 6. The Process in Practice Part III: The Results of a Maturity Assessment 7. Key Deliverables of an Evaluation 8. Generic Path for Improving Maturity 9. Voices from Project Professionals 10. Voices from Evaluators 11. Conclusion Appendix A. Roles Involved in the Governance and Execution of a Project Appendix B. Practices, Standards, and Practical Guides to Consider for Each Component of the Project Management Reference Framework