The development of the PM² methodology begun in 2007 and the first version was released for the EU institutions in 2008.
The first open access publication, the “PM² Guide—Open Edition” was published in November 2016 under an open source license.
In 2018 The PM² Alliance was conceived as a home for PM² Outside of the European Commission.
"One common,
open and free
Project Management Methodology
for Europe"
The OpenPM² Initiative
With the OpenPM² Initiative, in 2017, the EU Commission provided open access to PM² to everyone beyond the EU institutions such as Member States, Contractors and finally all EU citizens.