Publications

Official and Complementary Publications Explained

Below is a diagram that represents the Official Portfolio and the wider complementary portfolio:

The Official Portfolio includes:

• The OGC required products (shown in green). These are the OGC Core reference material and a range of derived products. All products that are OGC-required are "Crown copyright - value-added".
• Complementary material from the Official Publisher, Official Accreditor and web based complementary products.

The nature of the OGC core products is such that they need to be interpreted and adapted for use. As a result of feedback from the marketplace, OGC-required products include all Core products and a restricted set of derived products. These derived products include introductions to the framework(s), specific pocketbooks covering key elements of the core framework and study guides in support of the emerging qualifications.

Listings of individuals and organisations that hold active OPSI licenses, whose material is incorporated within the wider complementary portfolio, can be found on OPSI's licensees list.

Discover more about OGC's Best Practice Portfolio and complementary products (pdf - 466KB).

New version P3M3

The current version is a public consultation draft and the OGC invites comments from users and experts alike. We welcome comments on the model itself as well as the self-assessment questionnaire. Such feedback will help us develop the model further by understanding how the model is used and how organisations are benefiting from using the model. For comments purely about the model please contact us at P3M3model@ogc.gsi.gov.uk.

Download P3M3

• P3M3 version 2 final public consultation draft (pdf - 872KB)
• A P3M3 Self Assessment (pdf - 378KB, or MS Word format - 1.78MB) has been developed to compliment P3M3 version 2. The self-assessment questionnaire is being piloted in a number of organisations and longer term we are looking to understand how organisations are using the model and the benefits they accrue as a consequence. If your organisation would like to contribute to this activity, please contact us at P3M3assessment@ogc.gsi.gov.uk.