The Sixth Edition of the PMBOK Guide provides considerations to tailor approaches for adaptive lifecycles across all knowledge areas. There is nothing intrinsically "wrong" in the PMBOK framework for any type of project lifecycle but specific ITTO's might be or not be applicable...
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
Scrum is not a methodology/method. Scrum is a framework. Scrum does not prescribe. it does mean you will not find "the how" inside Scrum. On the other side, the paht is in the contrary. You have to take a method and to understand if that method covers all the PMBOK Guide is stating about to manage a project. All the Agile based methods cover that. What you will find is that those methods do not use the same techniques and tools statated into the PMBOK Guide. Saving Changes...
I can't wait for us just to give up on the lecturing of terminology. We all pretty much know the difference between framework and methodology, but due to language barriers, cultural difference, borrowing like terms to mean something similar, we still sometimes feel the need to highlight the differences. Look at the intention of the message, not the terminology.
Having said that, the sections in PMBOK 6 and further in the Agile Practice Guide were to me, hastily slapped together, almost as an afterthought to metaphorically "cash-in" on the Agile boom. With Scrum being the most dominant approach to Agile, I was surprised to see that glossed over. Hopefully the next version will be more comprehensive and include some case studies inside and outside tech/software domains. Saving Changes...
Thomas CooperPMP, CSPO| State of Tennessee Department of Health Care Finance and Adminstration PMONashville, Tn, United States
I would have asked this question the other way. How can the Project Management Institute adapt to the wide spread adoption of the Scrum framework? Understanding Scrum as per the guidance in the latest PMBOK, 6th edition, is just the first step.
Notice there is no PM role in Scrum!
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1 reply by Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Jul 07, 2018 6:31 PM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Thomas, there may be no official role of PM in Scrum, but there are many project managers working on Scrum projects. Further, Agile can also has project managers, of which Scrum is just one framework or approach under Agile. On another note, a PM might be involved in other aspects of the project not directly associated with the Scrum team. For example in a Devops environment where there are implementations managed by the PM resulting from products produced by Scrum teams. Finally, I have always said that PO's are in essence a PM, since they are ultimately accountable for the project/product. Perhaps as a CSPO you can shed light on that phenomenon :-)
I would have asked this question the other way. How can the Project Management Institute adapt to the wide spread adoption of the Scrum framework? Understanding Scrum as per the guidance in the latest PMBOK, 6th edition, is just the first step.
Notice there is no PM role in Scrum!
Thomas, there may be no official role of PM in Scrum, but there are many project managers working on Scrum projects. Further, Agile can also has project managers, of which Scrum is just one framework or approach under Agile. On another note, a PM might be involved in other aspects of the project not directly associated with the Scrum team. For example in a Devops environment where there are implementations managed by the PM resulting from products produced by Scrum teams. Finally, I have always said that PO's are in essence a PM, since they are ultimately accountable for the project/product. Perhaps as a CSPO you can shed light on that phenomenon :-) Saving Changes...
