Elaine WilsonPM I| CSCFleet, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Thanks for the comment, After looking at the blog from Dave I realised that I agree with the Agile view but probably naturally sit in the hybrid area as someone who is happy to work in ''both camps''. There is definately a middle ground and its key seems to be in the ability of the PM to keep an open mind whilst balancing the needs of both traditional and Agile Saving Changes...
Bryan CampbellAgile Transformation and Coaching| 7C's Consulting Inc.Tomball, Tx, United States
I think there's a lot of room for a balanced approach to the positions of Ken Schwaber, Mike Cohn and Kent Beck on 'pure agile' and more traditional PMP oriented project management. You might find the approaches followed by Leffingwell in SAFe framework useful (http://www.scaledagileframework.com/safe-lean-agile-principles/) or OpenUP (http://epf.eclipse.org/wikis/openup/) an open source, agile version of the Rational Unified Process using Eclipse as useful references for clients like the one you are working with. Saving Changes...
Bernard GorePortfolio, Programme & Project Professional| NZ PoliceWellington, New Zealand
You should not work the "line between" the two methodologies - that risks failing to use either well! You should instead seek a position that satisfies both - it is not that difficult and as others have said there are established hybrid methodologies that do this.
Nothing in Agile actually contradicts traditional project management - there is more of a focus on time boxes and more tolerance in scope, but both those are acceptable within PM. Saving Changes...
