Project Management In The Age Of Web 2.0

Project management in the age of Web 2.0 3Camp Meeting May 26, 2009 Gdańsk Peter Horsten

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They already managed ages ago! So, why don’t we manage to realize something as simple as a web application?

Let’s Vote Who develops software based on some formal way of project management? Image source: European Parliament, http://www.flickr.com/photos/european_parliament/3480264232/

This could be the problem

Both managers and clients assume:

That all team members are interchangeable

That development speed remains at the same level week-to-week

That projects have an END

That emergencies bug/patches can be fixed without delay

That requirements are known in advance and are finite

That CEOs don’t disturb anyone for some new initiative

And k ey questions can ’ t be answered

What is everyone doing this week? Next week?

When is that feature going to live?

What will be released this weekend?

What happens if I insert a big emergency into people’s schedule for this week?

This could be the problem

Both managers and clients assume:

That all team members are interchangeable.

That velocity (development speed) remains the same week-to-week

That projects have an END

That emergencies bug/patches can be fixed without delay

That requirements are known in advance and are finite

That CEOs don’t throw everyone for a loop with a new initiative

And k ey questions can ’ t be answered

What is everyone doing this week? Next week?

When is that feature going to live?

What is launching this weekend?

What happens if I insert a big emergency into people’s schedule this week?

We all know that this is not the case, but they often don’t!

This used to be project management Knowledge & certification Are we on time? Image credits: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobg_in_ohio/2288943169/

But we need more flexibility, more Agility

Every project has its cycle Project Life Cycle (Gray & Larson, 2006, p6)

But do we take sufficient time for the cycle? Image credits: Leo Reynolds http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/60496147/

Triple Constraint of Project Management (Schwalbe, 2006, p8) Don’t forget about quality! Which makes it a Quadruple constraint. Warning: Quality has many definitions!

Project Management Knowledge Area

Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ® ) by project management institute (PMI)

Integration Management Time Management Cost Management Scope Management Quality Management HR Management Risk Management Communication Management Procurement Management

Technical and Sociocultural Dimensions of Project Management (Gray & Larson, 2006, p13) Project management is a lot more than typing the right lines of code on time! It’s Art!

Use the best of both worlds