Hybrid Flavors

Advertisement [How to Deliver Profitable and Innovative Products]( The 6th Product Portfolio Benchmark Study has been released and we summarized the best practices that top performers do differently to consistently ensure they are creating new products that align with strategic objectives and deliver on time. [Download]( to learn the top 5 practices that set top performers apart. [Contact Us](mailto:contactus@projectmanagement.com) [About Us]( [Update Profile]( September 12, 2018 As our month-long theme continues, we help you manage hybrid teams and look at some popular approaches. Plus, managing without authority, small wins in professional development, and change management for contractors! The Knowledge Shelf explores power and performance, while our blogs predict project outcomes, defend the critical chain method and define project success. And readers ask for help beginning their PM career and driving value creation in our forums! "Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it and you'll start believing in it." - Jesse Owens []PM HEADLINES [Flavors of Hybrid Agile]( Like baking, how we combine elements results in very different outcomes, each suited to different occasions (or just a useless mess). This article explores the reasons and results of a couple of popular hybrid project approaches. [Managing Hybrid Teams]( Not all projects are run by “pure” methodologies any more. How do you succeed when you are managing hybrid teams? [The Power of Seminars in Professional Development: Big Topics, Small Wins]( You can achieve small wins with your seminars by improving awareness with attendees about important topics in your community and industry. Let’s look at some trending topics that are perfect for exploring through professional development seminars—and the seminar wins this practitioner experienced through his local PMI chapter. [Managing Without Authority…or Experience]( Project management is often referred to as management without authority. How can you excel when you also don’t have any experience? [Change Management: A Contractor's Tool for Project Handover]( Handing over an industrial plant from the contractor to the owner is an important process that should be thoroughly planned by both parties. But sometimes, the process becomes more complicated as it unfolds. Can change management help? "For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong." - H. L. Mencken [Mitigating Employee Resistance to an RPA Implementation]( Robotic processing automation promises a substantial return on investment that has attracted the attention of business leaders. While the ROI can be impressive, the majority of cost savings are realized by reducing employee headcount. Find out how a change team can identify and mitigate employee resistance to an RPA implementation and create a successful change initiative. [Exposure Draft - Practice Standard for Scheduling – Third Edition]( This practice standard is open for Public Exposure Draft (PED) review. This is an opportunity for you to see a draft of a PMI standard and make recommendations that may improve the document. Help shape the standard today! []KNOWLEDGE SHELF [Managing Power in Interactions in Team Relationships]( The way power is wielded determines many aspects of the team’s performance affecting a project’s outcome. The discussion here provides an understanding of the bases of power one derives and exerts, particularly a project manager in team relationships, and discusses ways to create an environment of high performance. The mission of [Knowledge Shelf]( is to help project professionals advance our practice by sharing their experiences and viewpoints. It is comprised of practitioners from a wide range of fields, covering both popular and niche topics. From lessons learned and case studies to opinion pieces and articles, this platform gives a voice to peers new to our online community, and allows for longer form contributions. For more information on how to submit your own article, please see our [Editorial Guidelines](. []THE PM POLL Is there a question you've been itching to ask? [Create a poll]( today to get some PM help from your peers! [Q: Is risk management largely carried out theoretically to pass project audits? (Your comment may be featured in a presentation at the upcoming PMI Global Conference!)]( - Strongly agree - Agree - Neutral - Disagree - Strongly disagree TOOL SPOTLIGHT Statdash is a communication tool for working with team members on activities, tasks or projects and visually sharing statuses with clients or stakeholders. It eliminates the frustration of continually tracking down team members to get their status. [Learn More]( [Search for your solution on our Tool Finder]( []BLOG IT Voices on Project Management by Christian Bisson & Lynda Bourne Accurately predicting project outcomes has always been difficult. The standard tools in use today for doing so don’t offer much help. Lynda knows [There Must Be a Better Way](. Plus, Christian asks, [What is Project Success?]( The Money Files by Elizabeth Harrin In her latest installment of "What’s New In the PMBOK Guide®—Sixth Edition," Elizabeth has made it to the fifth process in Project Resource Management: [Manage Team](! Plus, she shares an infographic [Comparing Management Reserves and Contingency](. PMI Global Insights by Priya Patra The preparation is in full swing for a great conglomerate of Champions of Change at the upcoming PMI Global Conference in Los Angeles. As Priya builds her schedule, [she shares recent learnings]( and looks ahead to the show! Easy in Theory, Difficult in Practice by Kiron Bondale Use of the critical chain method requires a level of scheduling discipline that is absent on many projects. But just because you can’t use the method as a whole doesn’t mean it doesn’t contain some good practices. [In Defense of CCM]( has more. Game Theory in Management by Michael Hatfield A panel of PM “experts” are completing the final draft of a guidance document intended to provide the structure for a so-called hybrid PM system for projects that didn’t really match the agile/Scrum model and sought to retain appropriate elements of traditional PM. [Our private eye is on the case...]( Women in PM Leadership by Marcela Terzi Those who collaborate in this blog are participating in the meetings of the Community of Interest of Women in Leadership, sponsored by PMI Buenos Aires, Argentina Chapter. In the [latest entry](, Marcela shares the contents of the last published newsletter. PM View from Rail Transit Programs & Projects by Henry Hattenrath [Do You Know the Entire Contract?]( Henry shares the second part of a series intended to prompt project teams to be aware of the entire contract document, including information for bidders (IFB), general conditions/terms and conditions (GCs) and the technical requirements. PM Network by Dan Goldfischer Dan has a strong interest in transportation, especially trains. So he's thrilled with the cover photo on this month’s PM Network® magazine, which shows a train in a tunnel from London’s Crossrail, the largest infrastructure project in Europe. [Sharing the Learning]( has more. []Q & A Did you know that help is just a click away? Our discussion forums give you access to the ProjectManagement.com community: more than 500,000 experienced minds and growing! Ask your question today or stop by to help out other members in need of advice, including these recent and ongoing discussions on... 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