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: 

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. 

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.

Key themes

[02:16] Ways to evaluate whether a new way of working is right for a team or project

[03:21] Developing a hybrid approach for pharma projects

[05:20] How to garner support and trust from hesitant team members

[11:47] Ways to measure if a new way of working is successful

[14:18] Challenges to introducing new ways of working mid-project

[16:06] Building buy-in for agile techniques at an org that favors predictive approaches

[19:08] Utilizing emotional intelligence when introducing new ways of working