www.thepmpodcast.com Episode 111 Overtime: “There is no PMI Methodology” Presented by: Cornelius Fichtner, PMP

There is no PMI / PMBOK Methodology We Use the PMI Methodology We are following the PMBOK® Guide to manage our projects We just implemented the PMBOK® Guide

We Use the PMI Methodology

We are following the PMBOK® Guide to manage our projects

We just implemented the PMBOK® Guide

Facts about the PMBOK Guide… The word “PMBOK” was coined by Max Wideman in the early 1980s and stands for Project Management Body of Knowledge  www.maxwideman.com The new PMBOK® Guide 4 th Edition will be available on December 31 st 2008.

The word “PMBOK” was coined by Max Wideman in the early 1980s and stands for Project Management Body of Knowledge  www.maxwideman.com

The new PMBOK® Guide 4 th Edition will be available on December 31 st 2008.

The PMBOK® Guide… … is not a blueprint for managing projects … does not give you a project lifecycle … does not include PM processes … does not include templates … is a consensus … is about 400 pages long … is an ANSI standard … costs around $35 … will put you to sleep

… is not a blueprint for managing projects

… does not give you a project lifecycle

… does not include PM processes

… does not include templates

… is a consensus

… is about 400 pages long

… is an ANSI standard

… costs around $35

… will put you to sleep

Even the PMBOK® Guide says so! The knowledge and practices described are applicable to most projects most of the time, and there is consensus about their value and usefulness. [This] does not mean the knowledge des-cribed should always be applied uniformly to all projects; the organization and/or project management team is responsible for determining what is appropriate for any given project.

The knowledge and practices described are applicable to most projects most of the time, and there is consensus about their value and usefulness.

[This] does not mean the knowledge des-cribed should always be applied uniformly to all projects; the organization and/or project management team is responsible for determining what is appropriate for any given project.

So what DOES the PMBOK® Guide offer? Building blocks for project management Best practices Tools and techniques “ Containers” 5 Process Groups: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, Closing 9 Knowledge Areas: Scope, Time, HR, Risk, Communications, Procurement, etc.

Building blocks for project management

Best practices

Tools and techniques

“ Containers”

5 Process Groups: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, Closing

9 Knowledge Areas: Scope, Time, HR, Risk, Communications, Procurement, etc.

Furthermore… There is no prescriptive detail. It is a reference manual for PM, and includes a description of an many of concepts and terms used in the field. The upcoming 4 th edition clearly states: As a foundational reference, this standard is neither complete nor all-inclusive. This standard is a guide rather than a methodology. One can use different methodologies and tools to implement the framework.

There is no prescriptive detail.

It is a reference manual for PM, and includes a description of an many of concepts and terms used in the field.

The upcoming 4 th edition clearly states: As a foundational reference, this standard is neither complete nor all-inclusive. This standard is a guide rather than a methodology. One can use different methodologies and tools to implement the framework.

A PM Framework Source:  http://web.mit.edu/ist/pmm/framework.gif

A PM Methodology Source:  http://globalaccessllc.com/images/consulting_model.bmp

Phases for a Web Project Project Definition Information Architecture Design Production Integration and Launching Maintenance

Project Definition

Information Architecture

Design

Production

Integration and Launching

Maintenance

Activities for “Project Definition” Defined by & tailored to the needs of the performing organization Complete Project Charter Define funding requirements Get sign off from sponsor, finance, customer Hold kick-off meeting Write article for company newsletter Etc.

Defined by & tailored to the needs of the performing organization

Complete Project Charter

Define funding requirements

Get sign off from sponsor, finance, customer

Hold kick-off meeting

Write article for company newsletter

Etc.

From PMBOK® Guide to Methodology

Examples of PMBOK based Methodologies TenStep -  www.tenstep.com Meto Cube -  www.metocube.com PMCOP -  www.pmsolutions.com Contain detailed processes, best practices, templates & recommendations for managing your project.

TenStep -  www.tenstep.com

Meto Cube -  www.metocube.com

PMCOP -  www.pmsolutions.com

Contain detailed processes, best practices, templates & recommendations for managing your project.

Interesting… Most project management methodologies will either be based on the material found in PMBOK, or will compare itself to the PMBOK (i.e. "we are different than the PMBOK methodology because..."). Source:  www.suite101.com

Most project management methodologies will either be based on the material found in PMBOK, or will compare itself to the PMBOK (i.e. "we are different than the PMBOK methodology because...").

Source:  www.suite101.com

Is Agile compatible with PMBOK® Guide ? Alan S. Koch - Presentation Nothing in the Agile methods in incompatible with PMBOK processes Augmenting Agile Methods with some PMBOK processes may be advisable Augment only where really needed Do not compromise the method’s agility Find it in the Helpful Resources section of  www.thepmpodcast.com

Alan S. Koch - Presentation

Nothing in the Agile methods in incompatible with PMBOK processes

Augmenting Agile Methods with some PMBOK processes may be advisable

Augment only where really needed

Do not compromise the method’s agility

Find it in the Helpful Resources section of  www.thepmpodcast.com

The PMBOK® Guide is a Framework Framework The “What” of PM Basic conceptual structure used to solve or address complex issues. Outlines possible courses of action or presents reliable approach. Methodology The “How” of PM A particular procedure or set of procedures Rationale and assumptions that underlie a particular approach

Framework

The “What” of PM

Basic conceptual structure used to solve or address complex issues.

Outlines possible courses of action or presents reliable approach.

Methodology

The “How” of PM

A particular procedure or set of procedures

Rationale and assumptions that underlie a particular approach

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And finally, we have this… We build systems like the Wright brothers built airplanes - build the whole thing, push it off a cliff, let it crash and start all over again R.M. Graham

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