{"id":5193,"date":"2023-01-18T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/360.rmcls.com\/?p=979"},"modified":"2025-10-31T09:08:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T13:08:36","slug":"project-management-methodology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rmcls.com\/learn\/blog\/project-management-methodology\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose a Project Management Methodology?"},"content":{"rendered":"

While attending an Agile conference, I heard a lot of discussion about the types of project management methodology from pure\u00a0agile teams<\/a>, waterfall teams, and a combination of the two. Several presenters stressed the importance of being a 100% dedicated agile team. They stated that the only way to be successful is to make sure your team or company follows the Scrum\/Kanban\/XP\/etc. methodology in its purest form. Other presenters called out these statements as false and went on to discuss numerous examples of\u00a0blended approaches<\/a>\u00a0that have worked at their company or with their clients.<\/p>\n

How can an organization trying to understand agile figure out the best approach when so many experts in the field have different opinions?<\/p>\n

Best Project Management Methodologies<\/h2>\n
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  1. Project Structure<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. What About a Blended Approach?<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Benefits of an Adaptive Approach<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Choose the Methodology that Works Best for your Organization<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Sharpen Your Agile and Hybrid Skills Sets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Project Structure<\/h2>\n

    If we, as an organization, want our projects to be more successful in our customers\u2019 eyes, we need to start asking the right questions.\u00a0 How do we create a project structure that works for our current environment, team, and clientele? Is this a product we need to get to market faster? How can we get our stakeholders\/customers more involved? What really defines success?<\/p>\n

    In today\u2019s environment, many organizations are trying to figure\u00a0out\u00a0how to be more \u201cagile\u201d or adaptable. Many organizations are transitioning\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0agile approach<\/a>, kicking off agile pilots, and having great success. Wonderful! But just as many are failing. This is why I\u2019m suggesting that we need to ask the right questions to determine what will be successful within our organizations. What really is the\u00a0best approach for our environment,\u00a0<\/a>on a particular product or project?<\/p>\n

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    What About a Blended\u00a0Agile Approach?<\/h2>\n

    It is possible to\u00a0blend agile and traditional project management<\/a>\u00a0practices together in the right proportions to fit your project and environment. Blending some of the structure of traditional project management with the fluidity of agile can be quite liberating. I have seen this type of approach work in organizations where there\u2019s resistance to agile among the leaders and mid-management. Leadership support is key when making any type of\u00a0organizational transition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Change is very scary to many individuals. It is easier for leaders to buy in to agile practices when the project team is asking, not to throw out all the current processes (which usually have been in place for ten or more years), but to blend the approaches in a way that means more value, quicker release to market, and more satisfied customers and employees.<\/p>\n

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    Benefits of an Adaptive Approach<\/h2>\n

    If you are interested in taking more of an iterative and adaptive approach to project management, consider the following key points:<\/p>\n