Learn modern project management strategies, release planning, QA integration, and team scaling. Insights for engineering leaders and project managers.
Where PMBOK and PRINCE2 describe processes and practices, IPMA ICB focuses on the individual competencies of the project manager. A human-centered approach rather than method-focused.
PMBOK is not a method to follow exactly: it is a reference framework of best practices. Understanding its 10 knowledge domains provides a conceptual framework applicable to any project.
PRINCE2 is the project management method preferred by British, Australian governments, and the UN. Its rigorous structure and flexibility for adaptation make it a worldwide reference standard.
TQM does not say quality is the QA department's job. It says quality is everyone's responsibility in the organization, from the CEO to the intern. This philosophy changes everything.
Lean makes processes fast by eliminating waste. Six Sigma makes them reliable by reducing variation. Lean Six Sigma combines both for processes that are both fast AND high quality.
Six Sigma promises 3.4 defects per million opportunities. It is not a development method, it is a discipline for reducing variation and improving quality based on statistical data.
Lean Software Development is not a project management method. It's a philosophy of waste elimination. Anything that doesn't create value for the end user is waste to be eliminated.
Infrastructure locked into a single hosting provider is fragile infrastructure. Rules change, laws evolve, costs increase. You must be able to migrate in an instant.
DSDM reverses traditional logic: instead of fixing scope and varying time, it fixes time and budget, and lets scope adapt to reality. A pragmatic and underestimated approach.
The Unified Process is not a method but a conceptual framework. Understanding UP means understanding the foundation common to RUP, OpenUP and many other derivatives. Essential for any serious engineering team.
