Hybrid project management : using Agile with traditional PM methodologies to succeed on modern projects /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) :
Business Expert Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Portfolio and project management collection.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Hybrid projects: the need to be open to different project management methodologies. Introduction ; The landscape for projects today ; The roots of modern project management and the case for traditional project management. Risk #1: The number one risk on projects! ; The case for Agile ; Problem areas for Agile ; Other key risks where Agile provides extra help. Risk #2: Allowing half-baked ideas to survive ; Risk #3: Impossible constraints ; Risk #4: Poor communications: not keeping senior management in the loop and up-to-date on the project ; How do we make hybrid approaches work?
- Chapter 1. Summary and conclusions
- Chapter 2. Additional thoughts on Agile and hybrid projects. Agile contracts: can Agile be used with fixed price contracts? ; "Money for nothing and change for free" contract ; Can Agile be used effectively with EVM? ; Another key risk: configuration management ; Complexity on projects: where does Agile help?; Where is a predictive planning approach needed? ; Virtual Agile teams
- Susan Parente ; Agile team charter ; Virtual Agile tools ; Agile team development ; Project planning for the virtual Agile team ; Building team trust ; Managing the virtual project team ; Best practices for virtual Agile project teams ; Team consensus ; Managing performance from a distance ; Summary
- virtual Agile projects
- Chapter 3. Overview and thoughts about the PMBOK guide. Does Agile fit in well with the PMBOK guide? ; Overview of the PMBOK guide ; Key items missing from the PMBOK guide ; Agile concepts (discussed in this chapter) ; Relevancy ; Terms/concepts ; Important concepts in the PMBOK guide ; Ways Agile expands upon these concepts, and places where Agile is not a good fit ; Key lessons in other knowledge areas in the PMBOK guide ; Integration management ; Quality management ; Estimating: duration estimates and cost estimates ; Risk management ; Procurement management
- different contract types defined in the PMBOK guide and Agile contracts ; Initial comments on the exposure draft of version seven of the PMBOK guide and the new "Standards plus digital content platform" ; Final thoughts and summary.