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What are some of the challenges faced by organizations that use an hybrid model of both predictive and adaptive PM methodologies?

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Ola Abimbola Project Manager| Trimble Oil and Gas Calgary, Alberta, Canada
On a particular project I worked on, the operations team was running on a predictive approach while the IT team was utilizing an agile methodology. The IT team had its scrum master and product owner while the Operations team (who in real sense reported directly to the customer) had a conventional PM.

What I observed sometimes was a tussle for power and control between the Scrum Product Owner and the Project Manager. - This organization did not have a PMO
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Ola Abimbola Project Manager| Trimble Oil and Gas Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Dec 12, 2019 9:09 AM
Replying to Sergio Luis Conte
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But your questions was about "organizations" not about your organization or a project in particular. If you like an answer in that sense then you could put more detail and we can post our answers related to that. In general, there is no more challenge than when you try to introduce something inside the organization so they will transform the organziation as a whole. So, before to introduce something, and architecture analysis must be done to evaluate the impacts then think about cost-benefit decision where cost is not monetary only.
I generalized because this trend did not occur only on a particular project I have worked on. I have had other professionals mouth the same concerns at different times. I agree with you that an assessment needs to be carried out and a framework that suits the organization best. The challenge is that most of the time the PM is already employed before the issues are noticed. It gets trickier if these scenarios play out in a weak matrix structure or highly functional organization where the PM does not have total control over the project or its design
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Ola Abimbola Project Manager| Trimble Oil and Gas Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Dec 12, 2019 12:33 PM
Replying to Wade Harshman
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It sounds like you have one team running iterations around a circular track and monitoring their laps while the other team is running a marathon where no one gets credit unless they finish.

I'm curious if there is someone higher up in your organization who monitors the work cycles within the organization. There are those who would argue that agile frameworks (like Scrum) are ineffective unless they exist and operate within an agile organization. A predictive life cycle project ("waterfall") can exist within an organization, but I would have to ask why they purposely follow a predictive model (plan and run a marathon) when they know they're paired with a team running an iterative cycle (laps around the track).
Very good point you raised. I observe this this problem is occurs more often in weak matrix or highly functional organizations. So if the structure does not employ the need of a PMO, it could handicap the project managers and overall project efficiency
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