Jose Luis Gonzalez RugelPresidente Grupo Gonzalez - Program Manager - Docente- Consultor - ATP Trainner| DipromacomGuayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador
Do you know of any defined methodology for working on projects in a hybrid approach? or is it just using several techniques and tools in the same project? Saving Changes...
Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
Normally, your hybrid approach would be something that you continuously improve to fit your company's needs and expectations. Having said that, Disciplined Agile does provide you with a toolset to fit various degrees of hybridness. Saving Changes...
Hybrid can refer to a blended life cycle, a combination of tools from predictive & adaptive approaches or different approaches for different subsets of the scope of a project.
As such, no single methodology could adequately cover the infinite range of hybrid possibilities.
As Stephane has mentioned, PMI's Disciplined Agile is a hybrid toolkit enabling a team to define and evolve their way of working for a specific project's context.
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Khai Ng.IT PMO | IT Project Manager| TTGROUPHanoi, Viet Nam
While there is no defined methodology, it's also not *just* using different tools on the same project.
Although hybrid can mean different things if you are combining a predictive lifecycle with agile focused processes, then alignment between activities is very important. You will likely need some time of master schedule that documents the critical paths for aspects of the project with lengthy development plans such as procurement, hiring and training, and gated reviews with senior sakeholders. That will dictate the need dates and pacing for supporting work where a greater degree of business agility is possible, and appropriate. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
I agree with my fellow colleagues. A Hybrid approach is a blend of different frameworks, tools and techniques that you customize to suit your project, organization and environment you operate in, Saving Changes...
Jose Luis Gonzalez RugelPresidente Grupo Gonzalez - Program Manager - Docente- Consultor - ATP Trainner| DipromacomGuayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador
And how do we put the hybrid approach into practice?
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1 reply by Keith Novak
Feb 20, 2023 8:21 PM
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The first step is understanding the constraints that require a predictive timeline. Those may be many in hardware intensive projects, those with significant regulatory oversight, and executives that insist things be done one way.
Then I tend to challenge those constraints to test whether they are real, or perceived. I will also challenge whether there aren't other ways to meet those constraints. This is sometimes one of my biggest victories and where valuable intellectual property is created.
With the constraints understood, there are a lot of intermediate objectives which can be met many ways. This is your greenfield within your larger brownfield solution space.
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Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Jose,
for me the question is irrelevant, since agile is much but not a project methodology and hence hybrid as used for example in biology will never be reality. It is rather a term invented by agilistas when they allow non-agile ideas to be used.
For any given project, the PM should chose how the project will be run. This includes selecting frameworks, concepts, methods, tools etc that fit to the task AND can be effectively used by the people involved.
And how do we put the hybrid approach into practice?
The first step is understanding the constraints that require a predictive timeline. Those may be many in hardware intensive projects, those with significant regulatory oversight, and executives that insist things be done one way.
Then I tend to challenge those constraints to test whether they are real, or perceived. I will also challenge whether there aren't other ways to meet those constraints. This is sometimes one of my biggest victories and where valuable intellectual property is created.
With the constraints understood, there are a lot of intermediate objectives which can be met many ways. This is your greenfield within your larger brownfield solution space. Saving Changes...
I agree with Stéphane, disciplined agile could provide you with a set of tools to construct a hybrid approach according to your project needs. Saving Changes...
Jose Luis Gonzalez RugelPresidente Grupo Gonzalez - Program Manager - Docente- Consultor - ATP Trainner| DipromacomGuayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador
I understand that disciplined agile lets us choose the best project implementation approach in accordance with the characteristics of the project, but disciplined agile is not a hybrid methodólogy, right?
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1 reply by Stéphane Parent
Mar 05, 2023 2:03 PM
Stéphane Parent
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There is no such thing as a "hybrid methodology". Either you have a "methodology" than can be predictive-based or adaptive-based, or you have a "hybrid" approach that blends methodologies.
Disciplined Agile allows to determine and select how much predictive and how much adaptive you want to use in your projects. Expect each project to have a different blend.
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