Welcome to the Praxis Framework

a free framework for the management of projects, programmes and portfolios

Praxis integrates a body of knowledge, methodology, competency framework and capability maturity model
into a single consistent framework. It also contains tools and resources designed to help individuals, teams and
organisations improve their effectiveness and efficiency in delivering projects, programmes and portfolios.


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  • Free

    Praxis is entirely free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons licence. You may adapt and use the Praxis Framework for your own purposes as long as you acknowledge its source. You must also make your work available to others free of royalties. Ideally, your contribution will be incorporated into this web site for the benefit of others.

  • Integrated

    Praxis brings together a body of knowledge, methodology, competence framework and capability maturity model in a single integrated framework with a single structure and terminology. No more need for mapping and translation between different guides.

  • Practical

    There is no such thing as a typical project, programme or portfolio and Praxis is not prescriptive in the way its components are applied. The framework is designed to provide building blocks that can be tailored and assembled to suit all manner of different contexts.

  • Community driven

    Most project, programme and portfolio management guides are updated by panels of experts every few years. Our aim with Praxis is to update and extend the framework and library on a continuous basis. As our users provide adaptations and lessons learned, we will incorporate these into the framework. Check our news feed on this page and follow us on Twitter to keep up to date.

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Praxis Pathway

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Our primary objective at Praxis Framework is to break down the barriers to implementing good practice in project, programme and portfolio management. Our paths for individuals, teams and organisations combine to form the Praxis Pathway.

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The Praxis Framework book

The Praxis Framework book is published by The Stationery Office and may be purchased from the TSO web site.


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Praxis Local

Sometimes, you just need a simple guide to project management that links to extra detail as and when you need it.

Take Praxis offline with the pdf download that summarises all the main functions and processes of project and programme management.

Team Praxis

People come together with different skills to fulfil different roles.

Team Praxis describes how the four primary personality types view aspects of P3M in different ways to help you understand how the team can most effectively work together.

Praxis 360

Praxis 360 can be used to assess the capability maturity of a project, programme or portfolio and also acts as a checklist that helps you adopt good practice and greatly improve your chances of success.

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