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1. The PM Revolution:
Key Trends Propelling the
Project Management
Profession Into the Future
April 6, 2022
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Project Management Update
Expert Insights. Personalized for you.
w/ Jesse Fewell
Principal Coach at the
Fewell Innovation

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4. The PM Revolution
Key Trends Propelling the
Project Management
Profession Into the Future

5. We are in the midst of a
REIMAGINATION
of what project management
means.
And it means MORE
than ever before.

6. Today’s Global Challenges
In just the last few years, we have seen…
1. Pandemic sparking pivots & investments to survive
2. Social Change emphasizing DEI and teamwork
3. Great Resignation pressuring business models
Chat poll: Which of these three is most challenging in your
workplace right now?

7. Contents
1. Beyond Deadlines & Budgets
2. Beyond the Core Team
3. Beyond the Project Manager
4. Taking your Career Beyond

8. Key Sources
2021 HBR 2021 PMBOK
2021 State of Agile 2021 Global Trends
NOTE: these sources span
all industries and all countries

9. Beyond
Deadlines & Budgets

10. Projects Exist to Create Value
How is Agile Success Measured?
- State of Agile
49% Customer Sat / Business value
30% On budget
26% On schedule

11. Projects Exist to Create Value
Official Success Indicator
“Value, including outcomes from the perspective of the customer or end
user, is the ultimate success indicator and drive or projects”
- PMBOK
How is Agile Success Measured?
- State of Agile
49% Customer Sat / Business value
30% On budget
26% On schedule

12. Projects Exist to Create Value
Official Success Indicator
“Value, including outcomes from the perspective of the customer or end
user, it the ultimate success indicator and drive or projects”
- PMBOK
Economic Engine
• Accounted for 41% of 2019 German GDP
• Worldwide from $12T (2017) to $20T (2027)
- HBR
How is Agile Success Measured?
- State of Agile
49% Customer Sat / Business value
30% On budget
26% On schedule

13. Projects Exist to Create Value
Official Success Indicator
“Value, including outcomes from the perspective of the customer or end
user, it the ultimate success indicator and drive or projects”
- PMBOK
Economic Engine
• Accounted for 41% of 2019 German GDP
• Worldwide from $12T (2017) to $20T (2027)
- HBR
How is Agile Success Measured?
- State of Agile
49% Customer Sat / Business value
30% On budget
But many people
don’t believe we
are serious…
26% On schedule

14. Perception of Projects vs Products

15. Perception of Projects vs Products

16. WHAT you’re building is not
WHY you’re building it.
Leaders expect you know to the WHY.

17. Beyond
the Core Team

18. Project Teams Growing in Complexity
Distributed Teams
- Global Trends
14% One central office
86% Multiple office locations

19. Project Teams Growing in Complexity
Agile Colocation NOT Preferred
Only 3% of agile practitioners indicate they plan to return to the office full
time - State of Agile
Distributed Teams
- Global Trends
14% One central office
86% Multiple office locations

20. Project Teams Growing in Complexity
Agile Colocation NOT Preferred
Only 3% of agile practitioners indicate they plan to return to the office full
time - State of Agile
Cross-Team Dependencies
70% of PMs say majority of projects require collaboration outside of the
immediate team - Global Trends
Distributed Teams
- Global Trends
14% One central office
86% Multiple office locations

21. Project Teams Growing in Complexity
Agile Colocation NOT Preferred
Only 3% of agile practitioners indicate they plan to return to the office full
time - State of Agile
Cross-Team Dependencies
70% of PMs say majority of projects require collaboration outside of the
immediate - Global Trends
Distributed Teams
- Global Trends
14% One central office
86% Multiple office locations
But it’s even
more complicated
than that…

22. Your Team Only 1 Piece of the Puzzle
The organizational system is complex

23. Your Team Only 1 Piece of the Puzzle
Principle #5 - Recognize,
Evaluate, and Respond to System
Interactions
- PMBOK
The organizational system is complex

24. Your Team Only 1 Piece of the Puzzle
Principle #5 - Recognize,
Evaluate, and Respond to System
Interactions
- PMBOK
Principle #3 - Create a
collaborative project team
environment
- PMBOK
The organizational system is complex

25. Collaboration is the modern
project management expectation

26. Beyond the Project
Manager

27. Project Manger Role is Changing
Rise of the Informal Project Manager
- Global Trends
43% Neither PMO, nor formal process
33% No formal certification
30% No formal PM title

28. Project Manger Role is Changing
Everyone is involved
“Soon we will no longer have job descriptions. We will have only project
roles.” - HBR
Rise of the Informal Project Manager
- Global Trends
43% Neither PMO, nor formal process
33% No formal certification
30% No formal PM title

29. Project Manger Role is Changing
Everyone is involved
“Soon we will no longer have job descriptions. We will have only project
roles.” - HBR
The Why over the Who
ZERO mentions of the Project Manager
- HBR
Rise of the Informal Project Manager
- Global Trends
43% Neither PMO, nor formal process
33% No formal certification
30% No formal PM title

30. Project Manger Role is Changing
Everyone is involved
“Soon we will no longer have job descriptions. We will have only project
roles.” - HBR
The Why over the Who
ZERO mentions of the Project Manager
- HBR
Rise of the Informal Project Manager
- Global Trends
43% Neither PMO, nor formal process
33% No formal certification
But which
responsibilities are
changing…
30% No formal PM title

31. More Collaborative Responsibilities
Yesterday Today

32. More Collaborative Responsibilities
Yesterday Today
Requirements The PM elicits, documents, & synthesizes
Shares ownership with
Product Owner/Manager, Analysts, & Stakeholders

33. More Collaborative Responsibilities
Yesterday Today
Requirements The PM elicits, documents, & synthesizes
Shares ownership with
Product Owner/Manager, Analysts, & Stakeholders
Estimates Record (and sometimes generate) expert judgement assessment Facilitate team-based discussion

34. More Collaborative Responsibilities
Yesterday Today
Requirements The PM elicits, documents, & synthesizes
Shares ownership with
Product Owner/Manager, Analysts, & Stakeholders
Estimates Record (and sometimes generate) expert judgement assessment Facilitate team-based discussion
Business Case Record & communicate Sponsor’s self-created business case Mentor stakeholders on value metrics & ROI

35. More Collaborative Responsibilities
Yesterday Today
Requirements The PM elicits, documents, & synthesizes
Shares ownership with
Product Owner/Manager, Analysts, & Stakeholders
Estimates Record (and sometimes generate) expert judgement assessment Facilitate team-based discussion
Business Case Record & communicate Sponsor’s self-created business case Mentor stakeholders on value metrics & ROI
Tasking Direct & delegate team assignments Team members self-assign tasks

36. More Collaborative Responsibilities
Yesterday Today
Requirements The PM elicits, documents, & synthesizes
Shares ownership with
Product Owner/Manager, Analysts, & Stakeholders
Estimates Record (and sometimes generate) expert judgement assessment Facilitate team-based discussion
Business Case Record & communicate Sponsor’s self-created business case Mentor stakeholders on value metrics & ROI
Tasking Direct & delegate team assignments Team members self-assign tasks
Reporting Collect, format, & present status Enable self-serve of team updating status & stakeholders finding it

37. Project Management has become a team
sport

38. Taking Your
Career Beyond

39. Growth & Gains
The new expectations & opportunities for project professionals

40. Growth & Gains
Grow Broader Skills
Learning outperforms knowledge. Whatever you know today is not enough for the long haul. In today’s marketplace, gaining new & deeper skills is an career-
long mandate.
The new expectations & opportunities for project professionals

41. Growth & Gains
Grow Teamwork & Gain Visibility
PM is a team sport. Today’s projects are more complex than ever, needing involvement from broader coalitions. This gives project professionals more
stakeholders to engage, but then more visibility than ever before.
Grow Broader Skills
Learning outperforms knowledge. Whatever you know today is not enough for the long haul. In today’s marketplace, gaining new & deeper skills is an career-
long mandate.
The new expectations & opportunities for project professionals

42. Growth & Gains
Grow Teamwork & Gain Visibility
PM is a team sport. Today’s projects are more complex than ever, needing involvement from broader coalitions. This gives project professionals more
stakeholders to engage, but then more visibility than ever before.
Gain More Impact
Execs need what we offer. Emphasizing business outcomes over project outputs takes effort to do well. But those who master the skill will have more
credibility with customers & leaders than ever before.
Grow Broader Skills
Learning outperforms knowledge. Whatever you know today is not enough for the long haul. In today’s marketplace, gaining new & deeper skills is an career-
long mandate.
The new expectations & opportunities for project professionals

43. Summary
1. Beyond Deadlines & Budgets
2. Beyond the Core Team
3. Beyond the Project Manager
4. Your Career Beyond

44. Next Steps
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