What is a Project Management Culture and How do we Develop it and Keep it Alive

In developing the Tasmanian Government Project Management Framework, the Project team relied heavily on the involvement and support of all Tasmanian Government Agency representatives. The stakeholders developed into a very cohesive group who believed in celebrating success! One result has been the development and adoption of a whole of government approach to Project Management methodology, as detailed in the Tasmanian Government Project Management Framework (TGPMF), supported by the Project Services area in the Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet. Another result has been less tangible but manifests itself in a sense of shared ownership across government, leading to wider adoption. This sense of shared ownership and wide adoption of the TGPMF could be said to be a good indicator of a healthy project management culture across the organisation, but is it really? And if it is, how do we continue to ‘grow’ the culture and also how do we link it to supporting organisational change?