Stelian ROMANProject Manager| MicroSafetyCarlingford, New South Wales, Australia
I noticed some posts on LinkedIn from leaders of the local chapter about the Scrum "project management". There were many comments indicating not only that Scrum is not a project management framework but there is more information that is inaccurate.
The answer from the poster was that he knew that the post contains wrong information but wanted to see what other people think.
One comment in particular got my attention. Someone asked why did he post something that knew that it is wrong? There were people that considered the information true and helpful.
I agree with that comment, as project management professionals we should educate others rather than spreading wrong information.
Moreover, I think that when you add your PMI Director position, and even PMP you have some responsibility over the content. Saving Changes...
Stelian ROMANProject Manager| MicroSafetyCarlingford, New South Wales, Australia
Mar 15, 2019 1:59 PM
Replying to Jared Towner
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I absolutely agree that knowingly sharing misleading information is unethical and simply wrong. However, I am going to have a very difficult time embracing the concept that chapter leadership shouldn’t share information about product/project management philosophies/concepts/frameworks or methodologies that aren’t specifically laid out in the most current edition of the PMBOK®, specifically Scrum. Scrum might not be referenced in the 6th edition of the PMBOK® but it is referenced many, many times in the formal PMI publication of the Agile Practice Guide. Since it was brought up in this thread, I am a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) but I am not yet a certified PMI-ACP®. However, during my studies for the PMI-ACP® it is very flatly stated by many R.E.P.s that the need to comprehensively understand the Scrum frame work is paramount to passing the exam. To take that 1 step farther on the PMI web page there are 2 Scrum books listed to prepare for the PMI-ACP® Exam: https://www.pmi.org/certifications/types/agile-acp/references
Finally, to echo what Anton said earlier. I don’t care at all about the semantics associated with all of this. Scrum, XP, PMBOK®, MaMa’s recipe for Appel Pie, if it helps my team and I ethically and efficiently deliver our project: 1.) I’m going to use it and 2.) I should be allowed to encourage others to use it if it applicable to their circumstance.
@Jared, my dilema is not about sharing information. It is about: 1) knowingly and willingly sharing wrong and/or misleading information. 2) promoting other frameworks as better than PMBoK from a PMI leader role
I have no problem with using any practice that it's fit for a certain project or methodology but I believe that association with PMI in a leadership role should prevent people from posting misleading information, especially about PMBoK. Knowing more frameworks or having any certification is benefic, knowledge is always good but once you are a leader in a certain group it is assumed that you uphold that group's values and principles.
I have the PMI-ACP certification and I read all the books indicated (and many more). I also have a Scrum Master certification. For ethical reasons, I will never promote one over the other. In my opinion, knowing pretty well both of them, they are complementary, not opposed. There is nothing in either framework preventing the use of both in the same project. As a side note PMI-ACP doesn't promote any framework. It is a guidance for ALL project team members on how project delivery can incorporate Agile practices. Saving Changes...
Is it ethical not to talk about other options?
Some are better than others in a specific context. And they are not mutually exclusive.
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Mar 16, 2019 10:17 PM
Stelian ROMAN
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What bothers me is that the information, detrimental to project management, is posted knowing that it is wrong and misleading.
Providing options is fine, although I still have a problem if a "PMI Director" is promoting another Project Management certification than PMP. I don't believe that is ethical to 'open doors' using PMI's prestige and then compete with PMI.
I agree that each framework has his strengths and it can be the best option in a certain context and not a good option in another context. I prefer to keep the meaning of "framework" and chose the framework based on organisation culture, maturity and the governance needs and use different practices for each project, Most practices (i.e. incremental and iterative delivery) are not framework dependent.
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Stelian ROMANProject Manager| MicroSafetyCarlingford, New South Wales, Australia
Mar 16, 2019 9:55 AM
Replying to Vincent Guerard
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Stelian,
Is it ethical not to talk about other options?
Some are better than others in a specific context. And they are not mutually exclusive.
What bothers me is that the information, detrimental to project management, is posted knowing that it is wrong and misleading.
Providing options is fine, although I still have a problem if a "PMI Director" is promoting another Project Management certification than PMP. I don't believe that is ethical to 'open doors' using PMI's prestige and then compete with PMI.
I agree that each framework has his strengths and it can be the best option in a certain context and not a good option in another context. I prefer to keep the meaning of "framework" and chose the framework based on organisation culture, maturity and the governance needs and use different practices for each project, Most practices (i.e. incremental and iterative delivery) are not framework dependent. Saving Changes...
