Devops for Growth

"PRINCE2 and PMP® are fundamentally different, although both are called a project management method. PMP is about creating products in a project environment. PRINCE2 is about creating a controlled environment where we do not get surprised all the time. PRINCE2 is not focused on a specific way to create deliverables, or specialist products. PRINCE2 is generic and Team Managers can use any kind of methodology or framework, including Scrum, to create the products. In short, PRINCE2 is focused on the management products, whereas Scrum is focused on the specialist products."

Tips for making projects work with Scrum

So suppose you find yourself in an organization that works with projects. One strategy is to go on a crusade to banish projects from the lexicon. A much more productive one is to start with what you’ve got and make it work in a way that supports empiricism. Here’s what we like to do:

• Make the scope of the project transparent on the Product Backlog and change it as new insights emerge;
• Consider what would be necessary to guarantee a valuable and high-quality outcome of the project, and embed this in your Definition of Done;
• The budget of the project is what determines how much work from the Product Backlog can be completed. When it runs out, and when there is value in implementing more, it can be extended as necessary;
• Every Sprint results in a Done increment that is delivered to stakeholders as a milestone and achieves an important business objective. Feedback is used to adapt the Product Backlog as needed;
• There is a Product Owner, a Scrum Master, and a Development Team. And they have a full mandate over all decisions concerning the project (or the part of the project) they’re working on;
• Create a roadmap for your project by putting the Product Backlog on its side. This tells you in what order things will happen;
• If there is a Project Management Office or Steering Committee, work with them to make the above possible. As results start flowing, the need for extensive planning will decrease;
• Project managers can be a great asset as part of Scrum Teams. Provided they respect the Product Owner and the Scrum Master in their roles, they can help coordinate with stakeholders, deal with organizational politics and remove impediments;

“Project managers can be a great asset as part of Scrum Teams.”

The conversations that you have while doing the above will be far more productive than fighting against the use of the word “project”. Or by claiming that everyone “needs to adopt a product mindset instead of a project mindset” (whatever that really means). You’ll notice that if you start with what you’ve got, and you work empiricism in, all those things will start to change. 

“Becoming ‘word police‘ is rarely a good way to engage people in changing their behavior and understanding of how things work.”

En résumé, Pince2 pense que Scrum est parfait pour réaliser des mini projets en cascade, sous forme de sprint...

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Tactic 2 – PRINCE2 as a coach

Another method is to restrict Scrum to Work Packages. Here, you run a PRINCE2 project. The only difference is that the Work Package execution and delivery are done in Scrum. Here, PRINCE2 does everything except for the on-the-ground project work. This works well because Scrum is about project delivery and PRINCE2 doesn’t specify the technical ‘how to’. This is ideal for more PRINCE2-focused environments.

The reason you’d treat a Work Package like a sprint is to make the development process agile. This lets PRINCE2 project managers leverage one of agile’s best advantages: swift delivery. At the same time, you retain the Business Case, defined responsibilities and other advantages of a PRINCE2 project."