Project Leaders Embrace New Ways of Working

<p>Introducing new ways of working to teams can be challenging, but they can also bring new insights and solutions that help teams deliver successful projects. We discuss this with: </p><p>Alexandre Mariano Vieira, AHPP, PMI-ACP, PMP, project manager, SSA México, México City: Mariano Vieira discusses how he evaluates whether a new way of working would be a good fit for his teams or projects, how he introduced agile techniques to create a hybrid approach and how this new way of working improved project delivery timelines. </p><p>Jessica Montgomery, AHPP, PMP, project manager, CACI, San Antonio, Texas, USA: Montgomery discusses challenges project managers might face when introducing a new way of working when a project is already underway, plus she shares an example of how she built buy-in for agile techniques at a government organization that strictly used a predictive (waterfall) approach for projects.</p><p><br/><b>Key themes</b></p><p>[02:16] Ways to evaluate whether a new way of working is right for a team or project</p><p>[03:21] Developing a hybrid approach for pharma projects</p><p>[05:20] How to garner support and trust from hesitant team members</p><p>[11:47] Ways to measure if a new way of working is successful</p><p>[14:18] Challenges to introducing new ways of working mid-project</p><p>[16:06] Building buy-in for agile techniques at an org that favors predictive approaches</p><p>[19:08] Utilizing emotional intelligence when introducing new ways of working</p>