You are a professionally certified project manager working f

You are a professionally certified project manager working for a consulting company. Your manager has just let you know that you will be assigned to work with a new client as soon as a contract is signed. The client wants help with selecting a project management methodology in order to increase the maturity level of project management practices in his organization. For confidentiality reasons your manager cannot tell you anything else about the client or his business but still expects you to propose some solutions to the client in a meeting that is scheduled for three days from now. What would you do?

Describe your approach for developing proposed solutions for the client to help them select a methodology. Why did you choose that approach?

What are some of the characteristics of the methodologies that you will look at as you evaluate solutions? Why do you think those characteristics are important?

How will you help the client understand the similarities and differences between methodologies?

Solution

The most appropriate methodology for the client is Agile, given the limited knowledge of the project and the client. The suitability of this technique is based upon its flexibility, interactiveness, ease of identifying and rectifying the issues and ability to make rapid adjustments thorugh the project.

Any PM Methodology suitable for the given project must be adaptable, easy to learn, modify and adjust according to the varying needs of the client, reducing complexity and that which can be instantly verified for results through feedback. It should also involves lesser risk, given the uncertainty.

The client must be apprised of different methodologies available with their pros and cons and the advantages of the most suitable methodology in his / her case.