Lunch n Learn (Virtual) - Intentional Hybrid Project Management
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Intentional Hybrid Project Management |
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The project management profession finds itself at yet another inflection point. Interest in Agile is waning. Hopes are pinned on AI. At the same time, Hybrid project management is on the rise, as reported by PMI’s Pulse of the Profession (2023). So what is Hybrid? The definition of Hybrid is vague… ”the combination of one or more project methodologies or approaches.” This is neither actionable nor particularly helpful. To fill this void, some thought leaders have created interesting diagrams depicting the amalgamation of the cascading waterfall with iterative agile loops. Others have developed models to select the approach. Alan Zucker envisions the universe of project management practices as a palette. A successful Hybrid project manager will intentionally blend approaches and practices like an artist mixing paints. The Project Management Palette is a triangle. Purely Predictive and Agile practices are the endpoints of a continuum. Lean and Kanban represent the third leg and complement everything. Within the interior of the Palette are Hybrid patterns and practices that lean more toward Predictive or Agile. The key to success is intentionality, which requires effort, time, and patience. Hybrid project managers must thoughtfully tailor their management and execution plans. In this presentation, Alan Zucker illustrates the value of visualizing our choices as a Palette and begins the dive into how those choices should be made. Participants will recognize the opportunity and responsibility of making context-driven decisions when planning and executing their projects. |
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Speaker Bio
Alan Zucker is the founding principal of Project Management Essentials. He shares his extensive experience and provides coaching, consulting, and instructional services to businesses around the world.
He is a thought leader and has authored over 100 articles on project management, agile, hybrid, and leadership. He is a keynote speaker, regular podcast guest, and often quoted in the industry press.
He is an adjunct instructor at the University of Georgia, the University of Virginia, and George Mason University. Alan also works with the Foundations for the Advanced Education of the Sciences at the National Institutes of Health and has developed several project management certification programs.
In addition, he works with leading international project management training companies and provides foundational and advanced project management and agile certification instruction to individuals and Fortune 500 companies.
Before founding Project Management Essentials, Alan was a director of project management at a Fortune 50 financial services company. He led major strategic initiatives and a project execution organization and played a leadership role in the enterprise’s agile transformation.
Alan holds a master's degree in Economics from the University of Maryland. He has PMP®, PMI-ACP®, Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM), and Coach (DAC) certifications from the Project Management Institute. He also holds advanced certifications from the Scrum Alliance, Scaled Agile (SAFe), and the Agile Leadership Academy.
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Alan Zucker |
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Project Management Essentials |
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanizucker/ |
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