Organizational process assets (OPA)

Organizational process assets are the plans, processes, policies, procedures, and knowledge bases specific to and used by the performing organization. They include any artifact, practice, or knowledge from any or all of the organizations involved in the project that can be used to perform or govern the project. These process assets include formal and informal plans, processes, policies, procedures, and knowledge bases, specific to and used by the Performing organization. The process assets also include the organization’s knowledge bases such as lessons learned and historical information. Organizational process assets may include completed schedules, risk data, and earned value data. Organizational process assets are inputs to most planning processes. Throughout the project, the project team members may update and add to the organizational process assets as necessary.

Organizational process assets may be grouped into two categories:

(1) Processes and procedures, and

(2) Corporate knowledge base.

A few....

Standard Guidelines, Process Evaluation criteria, Performance Measurement criteria

Processes

Policies [HR/Security/Ethics/Quality/Risk/cost] , Project & Product life cycles

Procedures [Audits/Improved targets/Check lists/Standard Org definitions/Risk]

                Change control

                                Approving change authorizations

                Configuration Management

                Financial Control

                Defect Management

                Communication requirement

Escalation

Templates [Project charter/ Schedule network diagram, WBS..]

Historical Information

Org communication requirements

Project documents

Cause of variance

Corrective actions chosen and the reasons

Monitoring and reporting tools

Schedule control tools

Project calendars

Cost budgeting tools

Reporting Methods

Stake holder notification

Project reports/Records/Presentations

Project closure guidelines