Martin HaerriDirector of PM/PMO| SIXZürich, Switzerland
I am giving an introductory training for the graduates at my company on project management. I use Kickoff (TM) in the curriculum, because it provides a nice short introduction into both traditional as well as agile pm. I was asked by the students if there's a document which summarizes Kickoff. Well, I guess there isn't, but is anyone aware of a short document / presentation which summarizes the essence of traditional and agile project management? Saving Changes...
I would suggest avoiding the terms "traditional" and "agile" project management as neither are valid. Since the Manifesto was written in 2001 (so what does traditional mean to someone born after then?) and agile was originally targeted specifically for software development projects, adaptive and predictive approaches to delivering project scope would be more accurate. Section 2.3.3 of the Seventh Edition of the PMBOK Guide does a decent job of summarizing predictive, adaptive and hybrid approaches.
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Martin HaerriDirector of PM/PMO| SIXZürich, Switzerland
Kiron -
I understand your comment very well. Some people use the terms "waterfall" - "agile" (but I don't like the term "waterfall" that much, even though everybody knows what it means), some call it "predictive" - "adaptive" (which the average user will perceive as too intellectual), and Kickoff™ even mixes both, using "predictive" - "agile".
I agree that the term "traditional" might not be very accurate, but I guess most people will understand what I mean.
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Martin, I do agree with Kiron's comment regarding the use of terms. Regarding the summary, students can access the PMI Kick-Off course for free I believe if they are members and the course itself is technically a summary and its 45 min long so I suggest you do have them go through the course. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
I do not have a document but I fully disagree and I debated for years about using <something> project management. Adding to that I used what I will write and I teached what I will write now: 1-we are creating solutions to business problems. 2-solution is equal to "the thing" to be created (product/service/result) plus (+) "the way" to create it (project/program). 3-for the way organizations has to select an approach (lean, agile, etc), a life cycle (waterfall, iterative, incremental, iterative-incremental, V, etc) an optionally a method and a tool. All this can be mixed. You can use agile approach with waterfall life cycle. So, this is my (and from lot of people) way to explain project management is. Saving Changes...
Strange. My post about looking to the DA toolkit for high level comparisons is now gone. Saving Changes...
Martin HaerriDirector of PM/PMO| SIXZürich, Switzerland
Thank you for your comments, but I think we deviated a bit from the topic here. I am looking for a document for my students which summarises *various project approaches* on a few pages. Anybody has an idea where I could find this?
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1 reply by Kiron Bondale
Mar 25, 2024 5:08 PM
Kiron Bondale
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Martin -
in case you missed it in my original response, I'm suggesting the section from the PMBOK Guide (Seventh Edition) which specifically covers the three different delivery approaches. It is only three pages so is lightweight enough to fit most needs.
Thank you for your comments, but I think we deviated a bit from the topic here. I am looking for a document for my students which summarises *various project approaches* on a few pages. Anybody has an idea where I could find this?
Martin -
in case you missed it in my original response, I'm suggesting the section from the PMBOK Guide (Seventh Edition) which specifically covers the three different delivery approaches. It is only three pages so is lightweight enough to fit most needs.
Kiron
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1 reply by Martin Haerri
Mar 29, 2024 1:20 PM
Martin Haerri
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Kiron, you are indeed right, I overlooked that recommendation. I found the pages, they are a bit too short, but I can use them very well for another topic I am involved in at the moment, which is to develop a training on hybrid project management.
So thank you very much for that valuable hint, Kiron!
Martin, That is why my now missing post referred to the DA toolkit. PMI does a good job of summarizing many delivery models from traditional waterfall, scrum, Kanban (continuous improvement) etc. and why each would apply in various contexts. It is very much summary level information including decision trees that are more effective for teaching visual learners than just text. The whole catchphrase for DA is "Choose your W.o.W." (Way of Working). Saving Changes...
Martin HaerriDirector of PM/PMO| SIXZürich, Switzerland
Mar 25, 2024 5:08 PM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Martin -
in case you missed it in my original response, I'm suggesting the section from the PMBOK Guide (Seventh Edition) which specifically covers the three different delivery approaches. It is only three pages so is lightweight enough to fit most needs.
Kiron
Kiron, you are indeed right, I overlooked that recommendation. I found the pages, they are a bit too short, but I can use them very well for another topic I am involved in at the moment, which is to develop a training on hybrid project management.
So thank you very much for that valuable hint, Kiron! Saving Changes...
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