PMI's Agile Future
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by Cameron McGaughy,
James Turchick
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Presenter: Mike Griffiths
I was really looking for Mike's session because I met him at one event back in January and only after I realised that I studied on one of his books!
The food for thoughts he gave us, the knowledge he has, and the passion for the topic made this session absolutely interesting.
Here are my main highlights from the session
Wicked Problems
Are problems that are characterised by uncertainties, that are difficult to plan and manage with project management methodology. Some examples are:
- evolving business problems
- changing requirements
- emerging technology
- intangible: transform ideas not concrete or steel
- requiring collaboration from different SME
As Peter Drucker analysed in 1999, we are moving from Industrial Work (visible, specialised, stable, etc.) to Knowledge Work (invisible, holistic, changing).
Solving Complex Projects
- Consensus Gathering - collaboratively gain consensus on direction, approach or decision
- Prioritization - build mindful business value and risk reduction
- Short Build/ feedback Cycles - iterate through short cycles of Planning, Exploring, Learning and Adapting
- Result Oriented Reporting - use metrics based on accepted work that gives meaningful indicators to likely completion rates.
- Respect and Empowerment - engage in respectful practices that encourage information sharing and organizational optimization rather than personal one
PMI's Agile Future
PMI has already delivered a lot for the agile community, as shown in the below timeline
and in 2017, PMI will release:
- PMI Agile Practice Guide
- PMBOK v6 Guide
PMI is offering best-in-class plan-driven and agile offering, providing pragmatic guidance on when and how to combine approaches
Hybrid Agile
Hybrid doesn't mean mixing or diluting two methodologies because Hybrid can addictive as done by Lockheed Martin in the following chart
Bonus Tip
The presenter suggested as a very interesting book on motivating people Daniel H. Pink's Drive. Did you read it?
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I still didnt read the book, but I will do it, thanks for share
Pier Luigi Calabria
Project Manager| INFORM Institut für Operations Research und Management GmbH, Aachen, Germany
Aachen, Germany
So, question: will the coming V6 of PMBOK represent the "integrated BOK" for the PMP and ACP ways of working?
Thanks
Karen Chovan
CEO| Enviro Integration Strategies
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Great points! I also recommended the book Drive in my last webinar...based on the most recent behavioural science research, Daniel Pink provides reasons why certain motivation techniques work and why others do NOT!
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