L’Agilité et le Lean dépassent le Waterfall
Dans un article intitulé 2010 Trends in Project Management, deux d’entre elles ont particulièrement attiré mon attention :
Trend 1 – Enterprises continue to look for Efficiencies in Process & Technology
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Companies will continue to look for ways to become more efficient and save money in both the short & long run. They will do this by re-evaluating their processes and technology. Lean Thinking will take precedence in influencing how this happens.
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Trend 2 – Agile and Lean Processes are overtaking Waterfall
With the need to do more with less, the demand by executives for “predictability” in projects and customers needing valuable deliverables produced quicker – Agile and Lean processes will become much more the norm rather than the exception in projects during 2010.
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Companies are already trying to transition to Agile, but when we look under the covers we see they are really just doing waterfall in short iterations. So without proper training on how to do this transition, a concern will continue to grow regarding project managers’ ability to deal with a new Agile world.
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The need for Agile and Lean coaching will be in more demand as well. By companies bringing “experts” in to teach, model and coach teams in the use of Agile and Lean practices that work “for them” – since every environment is different – one size doesn’t always fit all. This will catapult company’s transition to Agile.
Aucun doute, l’Agilité est maintenant un mouvement de masse! Il est temps pour les entreprises d’attraper le train, et de bien se faire accompagner.
De notre côté, nous sommes loin du temps où il fallait prêcher dans le désert sur les vertus des équipes auto-gérées et de l’importance de la gestion par valeur d’affaires! Il est temps plus que jamais de contribuer à ces transitions et d’en faire des succès.