PM Methods & PM Standards | Campana & Schott

If we reinvent the wheel for every project, potential gets left behind. We develop PM frameworks that fit your organization—based on recognized standards (PMBOK® Guide [PMI®], PRINCE2® [AXELOS®], ICB® [IPMA], ISO 21502)—and consistently tailored to your specific context. We establish common standards and empower people to put them into practice—in a practical, certification-compliant, and sustainable way, resulting in measurably better project performance.

What's Missing When Methodology Is Missing.

Without common PM standards, every project manager works according to their own approach. This leads to inefficiencies, a lack of comparability, and a high training burden when staff changes occur. PMOs spend more time standardizing reports than delivering real value.

At the same time, the variety of methodologies is growing: plan-based, agile, hybrid—which method should be used when? PMP®, PRINCE2®, IPMA®, SAFe®—which certification is right for whom? Companies don’t need a collection of methodologies. They need a consistent framework tailored to their reality—and people who bring it to life. Only then will inefficiencies decrease, and both project quality and throughput increase.

We develop a project management framework tailored to your organization and based on recognized standards. Plan-based, agile, and hybrid approaches are meaningfully integrated rather than existing side by side. Through pilot projects, training, coaching, and targeted change management, we ensure that standards are not only documented but also understood, accepted, and put into practice in day-to-day project work. This results in greater transparency, fewer inefficiencies, and sustainably higher project performance.

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Have you ever been in this situation?

Lack of standards, differing approaches

“Every project manager does it differently—there's no single approach.”

PMO / Transformation

The methodology exists, but it is not being put into practice

“We have a PM manual—but hardly anyone follows it.”

Project Management / Quality Management

Certification Without Sustainable Methodological Competence

“Our project managers need certifications—but they also need the ability to apply these methods in a corporate context.”

HR / Personnel Development

There is a lack of common standards, methods are not applied consistently, and teams get lost in the variety of different approaches. This leads to inefficiencies, a lack of transparency, and inconsistent project management. We create a practical PM framework that effectively combines plan-based, agile, and hybrid methods, is embedded within the organization, and empowers project managers to execute projects efficiently, consistently, and successfully.

PM standards rarely fail because of the method itself, but rather because they are not properly embedded in the organization.

Many organizations already have project management methods, templates, and guidelines in place. However, when standards are not understood, accepted, or consistently applied, this leads to inconsistent approaches, high costs, and a lack of transparency.

We develop PM frameworks tailored to your organization, integrate plan-based, agile, and hybrid approaches, and support the implementation process all the way through to daily project practice. In this way, methodology evolves from a set of rules into a practical skill.

Do you want to create a PM framework that people will actually use? Talk to our experts.

Our Services

From analysis and design to day-to-day operations—we’ll handle whatever you need.

PM Framework Development

We develop customized project management frameworks—plan-based, agile, or hybrid—based on recognized standards (PMI®/PMBOK®, PRINCE2®, IPMA® ICB®, ISO 21502) and consistently tailored to your organization, industry, and project landscape.

PM Framework, Process Model, PMBOK®, PRINCE2®, IPMA®, ISO 21502, Tailoring

PM Maturity Assessment

We analyze your organization’s PM maturity level and identify areas for improvement—in a structured manner and with specific recommendations for action.

PM Maturity Model, OPM3®, Assessment, Gap Analysis

Certification Programs

We prepare your project managers for international PM certifications—PMP®, PRINCE2®, IPMA®, and others—using practical training formats.

PMP®, PRINCE2®, IPMA®, PMI®, Certification Training

Agile Transformation & Hybrid Methods

We guide you through the transition from plan-based to agile or hybrid project management—with a practical approach tailored to your specific context.

Scrum, Kanban, SAFe®, Hybrid PM, Agile Transformation

PM-Trainings & Workshops

We develop and deliver project management training for all levels of experience—practical, experiential, and focused on applying what’s learned.

Project Management Training, Blended Learning, Workshops, Train-the-Trainer

PM Community & Knowledge Management

We help build a PM Community of Practice—so that methodological knowledge remains embedded in the organization and continues to grow.

PM Community, CoP®, Knowledge Management, PM Network

Why Campana & Schott?

We are not a methodology academy—we are practitioners who live and breathe methodology and pass it on.

Practice before theory.

Our consultants, coaches, and trainers are experienced project managers themselves. That’s what makes all the difference in a project or workshop.

Custom-made, not off-the-rack.

We don't develop a generic project management handbook. We develop a framework tailored to your project landscape, your culture, and your requirements.

Plan-based, agile, and hybrid—all from a single source.

We are proficient in all common methodologies and standards (PMI®, PRINCE2®, IPMA®, SAFe®, ISO 21502) and help your organization find the right mix of methodologies—without any ideological bias.

Application in practice.

Every training session ends with practical application exercises. Every workshop leads to tangible results. Methodological competence is demonstrated not in the seminar room, but in the project.

Our people make the difference.

Methodology consulting only works when it comes from people who are deeply rooted in project management practice themselves. Our experts bring exactly that to the table.

“A PM framework isn't a set of rules that you impose on people. It's a shared tool that works because everyone sees the value in it. That's what we work toward—from the first workshop to the last training session.”

Stefan Bölke
Head of Project & Transformation Management
Campana & Schott

“Agile and plan-based methods are not mutually exclusive. The key is knowing which method is right for each situation. That’s what we teach—drawing on our experience from hundreds of real-world projects.”

Kai Wilhelm
Head of Implementation and PM Strategy
Campana & Schott

Results That Matter

We make methodology effective—as a living practice with measurable results.

80+

PM frameworks developed and implemented across industries

90 %

of our clients are hiring us again

33 of 40

DAX-listed companies trust Campana & Schott

Over 250 clients—ranging from DAX-listed corporations to small and medium-sized businesses.

enercity AG

Campana & Schott advised enercity AG on the further development of an integrated project management system

Zum Projekt

Make project management a scalable core competency of your organization.

From PM maturity assessments and framework development to training, certifications, and PM communities: We align international standards with your organization’s needs.

This allows us to establish a common PM language, reduce friction, and empower project teams to execute projects more successfully, transparently, and efficiently.

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