PM²: the EU’s Project Management Methodology, in support of CSDP Missions and Operations

The ESDC had the honour of co-organising, together with LAFP, a tailor-made course on the use of the European Commission’s PM² Project Management Methodology to support CSDP Missions and Operations.

LAFP is a well-known training provider with vast experience of delivering high-quality, structured training to Missions and Operations personnel.

The entire course was run as a pilot and was based on a realistic scenario in a fictional failed State. The scenario really helped the participants gain a better understanding of how the methodology applies and how it can be better adapted to their ‘environmental needs’.

It should be noted that the course was fairly intensive, with over 80 % of the time spent on practical workshops. All participants were given the opportunity to implement the methodology and see the benefits which could derive from using it.

In the meantime, participants have already started sharing their feedback (through an official, Kirkpatrick-based post-course evaluation survey) and it appears that another course has just been added to the ESDC’s ‘tool-box’.

Here are some of the comments received so far:

The next steps include briefing of the Executive Academic Board (EAB) on the course’s official evaluation and making the subsequent request for confirmation by the Steering Committee (Member States).

We anticipate delivering two to three courses per year, with the next one scheduled for March or April 2020.

Stay tuned for more information