Hybrid Project Management: Part 3, Picking the Approach

A project manager’s first major decision is selecting the approach and lifecycle.  Historically, this was a non-issue.  The default option was preordained based on the project type, organizational preferences, and inertia.  

Construction and engineering projects were always predictive. For software projects, organizational factors outside the project manager’s control often drove the predictive versus agile decision.  Ad hoc and homegrown project approaches skipped standard practices and lacked repeatability or consistency.