First pillar of the PM² house is the governance model.
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Finland is currently implementing a significant EU-funded development initiative. The Innovation and Skills in Finland 2021–2027 programme has a public funding of over €3.1 billion – and every euro used needs to meet expectations related to results, transparency, and controlled delivery. This is where project management really matters.
First pillar of the PM² house is the governance model.
Every project has a certain lifecycle. PM² doesn't leave that to chance: it structures the project's timeline into four clear, sequential phases — the second pillar of the methodology, the Lifecycle.
PM² is the project management methodology developed by the European Commission. It is open, free to use, and built on proven best practices — designed for the realities of EU-funded and public-sector projects. Finland now has its first PM² Alliance Regional Coordinator, and DiscoverIT is your local training and consulting partner.
Read more: PM² is now in Finland — and you might benefit from it