Effective Project Management, 8th Edition

CHAPTER 14Hybrid Project Management Framework

Only 1 to 2% of organizations are currently at a (CMMI) Maturity Level 3, where there is a consistent process that is consistently adhered to.

—Mark Mulally, All is not the same in the World of Project Management, ProjectManagement.com, 3/27/17

We weren't forced to follow the old ideas.

—J. Georg BednorzIBM researcher and Nobel laureate

CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After reading this chapter, you will be able to:

• Have a working understanding of a hybrid project
• Know the concepts of the three‐phase hybrid project management framework
• Know the two types of hybrid project managers
• Know the expectations of a hybrid project manager
• Use the 12 steps of the Effective Complex Project Management (ECPM) Framework
• Be able to imbed the ECPM Framework into a TPM project
• Know the importance of the Co‐Manager model
• Know the role of the Project Support Office

From the preceding quote from Mark Mulally one might wonder what the other 98 percent of the organizations are doing. They probably use approaches that range from some informal “Do It Yourself” model to a carefully crafted and monitored adaptation of a commercial model. The ECPM Framework [Wysocki, 2014] is a robust project management environment that thrives on business challenges and creativity of the team, with the change process as the driver to solution discovery and the courage of conviction.

UNIQUE VALUE PROPOSITIONS

• Co‐Manager model
• Customized brainstorming process
• Bundled ...