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Contemporary Project Management: A
Millennials Perspective
Prof Ernest Mnkandla 20 March 2013

This?talk?will?cover:

? Introduction
? The?Millenials
? Contemporary?Project?Management
? Agile?project?management
? Agile?Adoption
? conclusion

PMSA?Gauteng?Event?20?March?2013

Introduction

? How?many?of?you?have?worked?as?Project?Managers?
? How?many?of?you?have?worked?in?project?teams?
? What?is?project?management?
– Definition?of?PM:?application?of?knowledge?and?skills,?tools?
and?techniques?to?the?management?of?a?set?of?processes?in?
a?project?environment?in?order?to?achieve?the?desired?goal?
(Schwalbe 2010:25).


Introduction

? If?you?were?given?a?number?of?various?SD?tasks?
and?potential?projects?how?would?you?
determine?which?ones?qualify?as?projects?
– Project?complexity?determines?the?difference?
between?a?project?and?some?‘difficult’?task.


Introduction…

? Changes?in?technology?and?project?complexity
? Reducing?complexity?through?iterative?
development
? So?how?do?we?continue?to?improve?our?
effectiveness?
– By?increasing?our?rate?of?adoption?of?new?
technologies?and?using?them,?we?improve?our?
effectiveness.?So?you?cannot?avoid?it?if?you?want?to?
survive.


The?Millenials

? Who?are?they?
– Generation?Y,?
? There?are?no?precise?dates?when?this?
generation?starts?and?ends?but?they?follow?
generation?X
? They?were?born?anywhere?from?1979?to?the?
early?2000s.


Generations


Generations?Traits


骋别苍别谤补迟颈辞苍蝉?罢谤补颈迟蝉…


The?Millenials’?PM?Challenge
? All?these?generations?work?in?one?place
? They?may?be?in?one?project?that?you?are?
managing.
? Hence?you?need?a?revolutionary?approach?to?
project?management


The?Millenials’?PM?Challenge…
? Training?across?multigenerational?workplace:
– We?learn:
? 10%?through?formal?training.
? 20%?through?materials?and?access?to?IT?systems?such?as?
books,?manuals,?procedures?and?systems.?
? 70%?of?learning?occurs?on?the?job.


Contemporary?Project?
Management
? Commonly?used?guides?&?standards:
– PMBOK
– APMBOK
– PMAJ
? Methodologies?are?developed?based?on?
existing?standards:
– A?lot?of?research?has?been?done?to?show?that?there?is?no?
meaningful?conflict?between?most?methodologies?and?
standards.


Contemporary?Project?
Management
? Examples?of?contemporary?methodologies:
– Prince?2
– RUP
– Agile


Agile?project?management

? Definition:
– The?application?of?agile?principles?to?the?management?of?
application?development?projects.
? Phases?of?Agile?PM:
– Initiate?(justify?project,?define?requirements,?document?
requirements)
– Construct(Model?project,?create?prototype,?test)
– Deliver(Release,?test,?rework)
– Support?(find?defects?,?manage?change)


Agile?project?management…
? Principles?of?Agile?PM:
– Increase?ROI?(focus?on?flow?of?value)
– Deliver?reliable?results?(engage?customers)?
– Expect?uncertainty?and?manage?it?iteratively
– Unleash?creativity?and?innovation:?individuals?are?
the?ultimate?source?of?value
– Boost?performance:?group?accountability?,&?
shared?responsibility?
– Improve?effectiveness?and?reliability

Agile?adoption

? Adoption?depends?on?significant?changes?in?
three key?areas:?
? (1)?The??people:?
– Must?be?empowered?through?training in?agile?
practices?such?as?collaborative?work.
– Collaborative work?implies?informing?your?project?
teams?about?project?changes?as?they?happen.
– Use?of?tools?for?collaboration?in?cases?where?your?
project?teams?are?distributed.

Agile?adoption…
– Adopting?agility?implies?change?in?culture,?and?
people?may?initially?resist?the?change?for?various?
reasons,?this?can?be?solved?by?hiring?an?agile?
practitioner.
– Remember?to?introduce?the?agile?culture?change?
to?the?executives?as?well.
– Executives?need?to?understand?that?agile?will?
change?the?process?and?deliverables?but?the?
release?rates?and?product?quality?either?stay?
unchanged?or?improve.

Agile?adoption…
– Use?of?agile?tools?may?change?the?roles?for?project?
managers,?e.g.?instead?of?canvasing?for?progress?
reports?from?individuals,?tools?track?progress.?
– Create?teams,?according?to?the?types?of?
capabilities?you?are?looking?for.
? (2)?The??adopted?processes:
– Apply?agile?to?your?entire?production?process?not?
just?development.


Agile?adoption…
– Tune?your?agile?methodology?into?consumable?
practices?that?can?be?adopted?easily.
– Work?with?stakeholders?every?iteration?for?timely?
and?effective?feedback.
– Each?activity,?(e.g.?going?on?vacation?or?writing?
code?or?testing),?must?be?a?work?item?that’s?
estimated?and?prioritized.???


Agile?adoption…
? (3)?The??implemented?tools?for?success:
– Provide?tools?for?teams?to?exchange?information?
and?stay?on?the?same?page?(especially?if?your?
organisation?is?large).


Conclusion

? According?to?the?Millenials:
– A?PM?is?a?colleague,?titles?don’t?matter
– Work?is?a?social?phenomenon
– Projects?are?a?nice?place?to?meet?colleagues,?show?
kindness?and?still?deliver?quality?products
– Clocking??is?pathetic
– Performance?appraisal?contracts?are?a?violation?of?their?
rights.
– Set?goals,?give?me?resources,?free?me,?receive?a?quality?
product.


Conclusion

? So?what?must?PM?do?
– Sharpen?your?social?skills
– Acquire?soft?skills
– Learn?at?least?one?tool?from?each?of?the?most?
commonly?used?communication?technologies.
– Always?remember?to?trust?these?guys?to?deliver?
and?therefore?give?them?space.


Questions


References
? UN.?(2009).?Traditionalists,?Baby?Boomers,?Generation?X,?Generation?Y?
(and?Generation?Z)?Working?Together.?From?http://tinyurl.com/cgbz7zl
? Cockburn,?A.?2008.?The?declaration?of?interdependence?for?modern?
management.?Available?from?http://tinyurl.com/38f69he?accessed?24?
January?2013.
? Ambler,?S.W.?2002.?Agile?Modelling.?John?Wiley.
? Tryon,?C.?A.?(n.d).?Modern?Project?Management.?Tryon?and?Associates.?
From?http://www.tryonassoc.com/pdffiles/Paper%20‐
%20Modern%20Project%20Management.pdf
? This?talk?was?presented?at?the?Project?Management?South?Africa?(Gauteng?
Chapter)?Event?on?20?March?2013,?see:?
http://www.projectmanagement.org.za/events/event_details.asp?id=307
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