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Hybrid Project Management

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von: Cynthia Snyder Dionisio
53,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	01.11.2022
ISBN/EAN:	9781119849735
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	320

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Hybrid Project Management A how-to guide for leaders of hybrid projects that covers technical and leadership principles across the project delivery spectrum. Hybrid Project Management offers practical guidance for combining waterfall and adaptive (Agile) project management approaches. This helpful guide includes advice on when to use each approach and how various methods can be combined and customized to meet the needs of projects and stakeholders. A sample case study demonstrates how to apply the concepts described throughout the text. An exciting new title from bestselling author Cyndi Snyder Dionisio on a top trending topic in the field, sample topics covered in Hybrid Project Management include: <ul><li>Variables to consider when choosing a development approach</li> <li> Project roles such as sponsors, product owners, project managers, scrum masters, and the project team</li> <li> Launching a hybrid project (vision statements and charters) and structuring the project (development approach, delivery cadence, lifecycle, and roadmap)</li><li>Project scope requirements, backlogs, and user stories</li> <li>Hybrid scheduling that combines Gantt charts and release plans</li> <li> Leadership in a hybrid project, covering servant leadership, bias, critical thinking, emotional intelligence, motivation, and developing high‐performing teams</li> <li>Managing risk on hybrid projects including estimating reserve and using a risk-adjusted backlog</li> <li> Identifying metrics and reports for predictive and adaptive project work, such as burn charts, variance analysis, forecasts, and cumulative flow diagrams</li></ul> With over fifty percent of projects today being managed using a hybrid approach, Hybrid Project Management serves as an important guide to hybrid project management methods for project management professionals and academia. It is an invaluable resource for understanding the approach and effectively implementing it for better outcomes.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgmentsxii Introduction xiii 1 Introducing Project Management 1 The Spectrum of Development Approaches 2 Waterfall 3 Iterative 4 Incremental 6 Agile 8 Hybrid Project Management and Development Approaches 9 Summary 11 Key Terms 11 2 Choosing a Development Approach 12 Product Variables 12 Innovation 13 Scope Stability 13 Requirements Certainty 14 Ease of Change 14 Risk 15 Criticality 15 Safety 16 Regulatory 16 Project Variables 16 Stakeholders 17 Delivery Options 17 Funding Availability 18 Organization Variables 18 Structure 18 Culture 19 Project Team 19 Experience and Commitment 20 Development Approach Evaluation Tool 21 Product Variables 21 Project Variables 22 Organizational Variables 23 Creating a Visual Display of The Variables 24 Summary 25 Key Terms 25 3 Project Roles 26 Project Sponsor 26 Initiating Projects 27 Up- Front Planning 27 Monitoring Progress 28 Supporting the Project Manager 28 Project Manager 29 Leadership Skills 29 Management Skills 30 Product Owner 31 Product Functions 31 People Activities 32 Scrum Master 32 Facilitation 32 Support 33 The Team 33 Generalizing Specialists 34 Hybrid Options 35 Summary 36 Key Terms 36 4 Launching a Hybrid Project 37 Vision Statements 38 Organizations’ Vision Statements 38 Project Vision Statements 39 Project Charter 40 Case Study 42 Background 42 Case Study Vision Statement 42 Case Study Charter 43 Assumptions and Constraints 46 Summary 47 Key Terms 47 5 Hybrid Project Planning and Structure 48 Planning Fundamentals 49 Progressive Elaboration and Rolling Wave Planning 49 Competing Demands 50 The Project Management Plan 51 Subsidiary Plans 51 Tailoring the Project Management Plan for Hybrid Projects 53 Project Life Cycles 54 Key Reviews 57 Project Management Plan for a Hybrid Project 58 Development Approach 58 Life Cycle 60 Subsidiary Plans 62 Key Reviews 63 Roadmap 63 Summary 64 Key Terms 65 6 Defining Scope in Hybrid Projects 66 Planning for Scope with a Scope Management Plan 66 Elaborating Scope with a Scope Statement 69 Narrative Description 69 Deliverables 70 Out of Scope 72 Organizing Scope with a Work Breakdown Structure 72 WBS Levels 72 Work Packages, Planning Packages, and Control Accounts 74 Steps to Create a WBS 76 Getting into the Detail with A WBS Dictionary 76 Working with Requirements 76 Elicitation 78 Prioritization 79 Documenting Requirements 81 Prioritizing Scope with a Backlog 83 Summary 84 Key Terms 84 7 Building a Predictive Schedule 85 Organizing with a Schedule Management Plan 85 Predictive Scheduling 88 Identify Tasks 88 Sequence Tasks 89 Assign Team Members 92 Estimate Durations 97 Summary 98 Key Terms 98 8 Analyzing and Finalizing a Predictive Schedule 100 Analyzing the Schedule 100 Convergence and Divergence 101 Resource Allocation 102 The Critical Path 104 Float 104 Finalizing the Schedule 106 Schedule Compression 106 Schedule Buffer 108 Baselining the Schedule 109 Summary 110 Key Terms 110 9 Adaptive and Hybrid Scheduling 111 Adaptive Scheduling 111 Release Planning 112 Task Boards 114 Hybrid Scheduling 115 Predictive with Releases and Iterations 115 Predictive with Iterations Inserted 116 Adaptive then Predictive 116 Dependencies in Hybrid Schedules 116 Summary 117 Key Terms 118 10 Estimating 119 Estimating Ranges 119 Estimating Methods 120 Analogous Estimating 121 Parametric Estimating 123 Multipoint Estimating 123 Uses and Benefits 124 Affinity Grouping 125 Wideband Delphi 127 Bottom- Up Estimating 128 Basis of Estimates 128 Estimating The Budget 129 Summary 131 Key Terms 132 11 Stakeholder Engagement 133 Identifying your Stakeholders 133 Analyzing Stakeholders 134 Grids and Matrixes 135 Analyzing Stakeholders by Role 137 Direction of Influence 137 Awareness and Support 137 Stakeholder Register 138 Planning for Successful Engagement 139 Planning Project Communication 140 Communication Methods 141 Communication Technology 141 Stakeholder Communication Plan 142 Summary 144 Key Terms 144 12 Maintaining Stakeholder Engagement 145 Engaging Stakeholders 145 Communication Competence 146 When Someone Is Speaking 147 When You Are Speaking 148 When You Are Writing 148 Feedback 149 Communication Blockers 150 Project Meetings 151 Adaptive Meetings 152 Predictive Meetings 156 Summary 157 Key Terms 157 13 Leadership in a Hybrid Environment 158 Emotional Intelligence 159 Self- Awareness 159 Self- Regulation 159 Social Awareness 160 Social Skills 160 Motivation 160 Motivators 161 Motivating Your Team 161 Example of Motivation in the Workplace 162 Agile Leadership Practices 162 Servant Leadership 162 Self- Managing Teams 163 Tailoring for a Hybrid Environment 166 Developing a High- Performing Team 166 Traits of High- Performing Teams 167 Building Relationships 167 Summary 168 Key Terms 168 14 Planning for Risk 169 Introduction to Risk Management 169 Risk Tolerance and Thresholds 171 Risk Management Plan 171 Elements in a Risk Management Plan 172 Sample Risk Management Plan 174 Risk Management Plan 174 Funding 175 Timing 175 Risk Categories 176 Definitions of Probability 176 Definitions of Impact 176 Probability and Impact Matrix 176 Summary 177 Key Terms 177 15 Identifying and Prioritizing Risk 178 Identifying Risks 178 Identification Methods 179 Documenting Risks 181 Analyzing and Prioritizing Risks 183 Filling out the Probability and Impact Matrix 183 Assessing Additional Risk Parameters 184 Simple Quantitative Analysis Methods 186 Expected Monetary Value 186 Decision Trees 187 Summary 188 Key Terms 188 16 Reducing Risk 189 Risk Responses 189 Risk Avoidance 190 Risk Mitigation 190 Risk Transference 190 Risk Escalation 191 Risk Acceptance 191 Implementing Responses 192 Risk- Adjusted Backlog 193 Reserve 195 Contingency Reserve 195 Management Reserve 199 Summary 199 Key Terms 200 17 Leading the Team 201 Establishing a Healthy Environment 201 Psychological Safety 202 Creating a Safe Environment 202 Cultivating Adaptability 203 Fostering Resilience 205 Ways of Thinking 205 Critical Thinking 206 Working with Bias 208 System Thinking 209 Supporting the Team 209 Solving Problems 210 Making Decisions 210 Resolving Conflicts 211 Considerations for Virtual Teams 213 Engagement 213 Structure 214 Virtual Meetings 215 Summary 216 Key Terms 216 18 Maintaining Momentum 217 Working with Change 217 Change Management Plan 218 Change Requests 219 Change Log 220 Requirements Traceability Matrix 221 Managing Change in a Hybrid Environment 221 Change for Predictive Deliverables 222 Change for Adaptive Deliverables 222 Helpful Tools 222 Decision Log 223 Issue Log 223 Impediment Log 224 Summary 224 Key Terms 224 19 Metrics for Predictive Deliverables 225 Predictive Measures 225 Schedule Measures 226 Cost Measures 228 Earned Value Management 231 Planning for Earned Value 231 Determining Earned Value and Actual Cost 236 Calculating Schedule and Cost Variances 237 Calculating Schedule and Cost Indexes 238 Forecasts 239 Estimate to Complete 240 Estimate at Completion 240 Summary 241 Key Terms 242 20 Metrics for Adaptive Deliverables 243 Adaptive Measures 243 Burndown Charts 244 Burnup Charts 246 Estimating Velocity 247 Cumulative Flow Diagrams 248 Creating a Cumulative Flow Diagram 250 Stakeholder Measures 253 Net Promoter Score ® 253 Mood Chart 254 Summary 255 Key Terms 255 21 Reporting for Hybrid Projects 256 Reporting 256 Narrative Reports 257 Visual Reports 260 Dashboards 260 Information Radiators 270 Hybrid Dashboards 270 Tips 272 Benefits 272 Summary 272 Key Terms 272 22 Corrective Actions and Closure 273 Preventive and Corrective Actions 273 Potential Causes and Responses for Performance Issues 274 Updating the Baseline 276 Project Closure 276 Transition 277 Administrative Closure 277 Acknowledgment 277 Evaluating Success 278 Close- Out Reports 278 Summary 280 Key Terms 280 23 Making the Move to a Hybrid Environment 281 Establish Criteria 281 Establish the Right Environment 282 Process First 282 Glossary 284 Index 292

Autorenportrait

CYNTHIA SNYDER DIONISIO, PMP, MBA is a well-known consultant with over 25 years of experience in project management. She has authored a dozen books related to project management. She is the Project, Program and Portfolio Management Lead at the International Institute for Learning.

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A how-to guide for leaders of hybrid projects that covers technical and leadership principles across the project delivery spectrum. Hybrid Project Management offers practical guidance for combining waterfall and adaptive (Agile) project management approaches. This helpful guide includes advice on when to use each approach and how various methods can be combined and customized to meet the needs of projects and stakeholders. A sample case study demonstrates how to apply the concepts described throughout the text. An exciting new title from bestselling author Cyndi Snyder Dionisio on a top trending topic in the field, sample topics covered in Hybrid Project Management include: <ul><li>Variables to consider when choosing a development approach</li> <li> Project roles such as sponsors, product owners, project managers, scrum masters, and the project team</li> <li> Launching a hybrid project (vision statements and charters) and structuring the project (development approach, delivery cadence, lifecycle, and roadmap)</li><li>Project scope requirements, backlogs, and user stories</li> <li>Hybrid scheduling that combines Gantt charts and release plans</li> <li> Leadership in a hybrid project, covering servant leadership, bias, critical thinking, emotional intelligence, motivation, and developing high‐performing teams</li> <li>Managing risk on hybrid projects including estimating reserve and using a risk-adjusted backlog</li> <li> Identifying metrics and reports for predictive and adaptive project work, such as burn charts, variance analysis, forecasts, and cumulative flow diagrams</li></ul> With over fifty percent of projects today being managed using a hybrid approach, Hybrid Project Management serves as an important guide to hybrid project management methods for project management professionals and academia. It is an invaluable resource for understanding the approach and effectively implementing it for better outcomes.