Do we need PM regardless of management methodology?

(c) Tetyana GolubyevaNov 2016

Boring angry speech about project

managers

• 12+ years in IT• 8+ years in project

management:• in 4 med-big companies

• mentoring other PMs• PM competence

management• 14+ years speaking on

profile conference• continues learner: PMP,

FAME, business school• Senior PM at DataArt

Models of Software Development• Waterfall model

• Iteration model

• V-shaped model

• Spiral model

• Extreme model

http://www.ijcsi.org/papers/7-5-94-101.pdfBased on ISO

A methodology is a system of practices, techniques, procedures and

rules used by those who work in a discipline. Lean practices, Kanban

and Six Sigma are examples of methodologies. (c) PMI

Groups of methodologies• Sequential

• Iterative

• Agile

• Strategy based

(c) PMI

Groups of methodologies• Sequential

• Iterative

• Agile

• Strategy based

• PM is needed

• PM is needed

• we are self-organized

• o_0

Self-organized teams

Self-organization is a process where a structure or

pattern appears in a system without a central authority

or external element imposing it through planning

Authority is the legitimate or socially approved use of power

Project managers have the responsibility to satisfy the

needs: task needs, team needs, and individual needs

The project manager becomes the link between the strategy and the team (c) PMI

Project Managers

Central authority?No

Who gives it?Team

Do they want to take it back?

NO

Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them

the environment and support they need, and trust

them to get the job done. (c) Agile Manifesto

Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them

the environment and support they need, and trust

them to get the job done. (c) Agile Manifesto

and who is this person who does all this staff?Outsourcing

People• Self-organized

• Motivated

• Responsible

• Have a need for horizontal growth

• Maturity

Company• Horizontal structure

• Hire proper people, not free one

• Values

• From the top to the bottom

I’m a Scrum Master. Am I a project manager?

NO, NO and NO

(c) PMI

Should we go through all skills?

Who does all this in teams without PMs?

Mythical one who is responsible for all this sh…

Who are all those ‘scrum masters/some managers’ on our PMs market?

SPECULATORS

Summary

STOP IT

Thank you!

Questions?