What It Takes to Manage Hybrid Projects

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“Hybrid project management” seems to be an emerging buzz phrase. I’m not sure if I should admit this, but personally, I never heard of it until very recently. In essence, my understanding is that it refers to a combination of agile and waterfall approaches, both of which have merits, but neither of which necessarily provide a 100% solution as an approach to managing a particular project. Let’s investigate!

A Little About Agile
Agile is about being flexible – and about delivering tangible results. It’s also about empowerment – where the work is being done. Here are a few key points about agile and some key sources for more information:

1. The Agile Manifesto is the best starting point to grasp the essence of agile – which is to emphasize “individuals and interactions over processes and tools, working software over comprehensive documentation, customer collaboration over contract negotiation, and responding to change over following a plan.”
2. ProjectManagement.com’s Agile Practice page is filled with valuable articles and resources.
3. Wikipedia’s entry on “agile management” emphasizes the ideas of designing and building “incrementally” and in a “highly flexible and interactive manner.” It further elaborates that “It …

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