Do you want a GOOD project management methodology?

AKA:Extremely Boring Talk About Project Management Methodologies

Piotr ŻygadłoOther Games / Grey Wizard Innovative

@pzygadlo

What we will cover?

Basics

Choosing

Implementing

BASICS

Obvious Obviousness!

Functions of Managment

Planning

Organizing

CoordinatingControlling

Commanding

Project Management Methodology is astrictly defined combination of logicallyrelated practices, methods andprocesses that determine how best toplan, develop, control and deliver aproject throughout the continuousimplementation process until successfulcompletion and termination. It is ascientifically-proven, systematic anddisciplined approach to project design,execution and completion.

Organizational culture is a systemof shared assumptions, values, andbeliefs, which governs how peoplebehave in organizations. Theseshared values have a stronginfluence on the people in theorganization and dictate how theydress, act, and perform their jobs.

Not a methodology!

SCRUM PM BOK Waterfall …

Project Management Methodology

How everything is done during a project.

Most often:

Custom madefor organization.

CHOOSING

Why do we always choose SCRUM?

some options

Critical Path Method (CPM) Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) Event Chain Methodology (ECM) Six Sigma Scrum XP (Extreme Programming) Crystal FDD (Feature Driven Development) DSDM (Dynamic Systems Development) Adaptive Software Development RUP (Rational Unified Process) PRINCE2

Consider

Personal routines & customs

Company culture

Team size

Number of teams

Team members rotation

Evolution vs Revolution

Cost

Resistance

Time

Gain

Tools

• Tools define methods

• Methodology is a tool itself

• Perfect tools won’t solve any problems

• Think deployment

IMPLEMENTING

Possibly usefull tips

Talk to

Friends

Random people

Their bosses

Presentation

Cool, new, funny thing

VS

Yet another management idea

Excitement

• Fashion helps

• Team size matters

• Team activities

• Wisely plan training

Educate!

It is going to be:

More expensive

More time consuming

Less successfull

than you expect!

Takeaway

Understand your needs

Methodologies are (mostly) custom made

Easy way is a bad way

Choose tools best for you not the best tools

Don’t overdo it

Research how others did it

Plan the change (time and spendings)

Educate and train your team

THANK YOU!

Piotr ŻygadłoOther Games / Grey Wizard Innovative

@pzygadlo