The PMI 2024 Pulse of the Profession has introduced a framework for categorizing projects based on the management approach being used of: Predictive – Hybrid – Agile. If generally adopted, this framework will at long last kill of the notion of waterfall as a project delivery methodology.
As shown in our historical research The History of Agile, Lean, and Allied Concepts, the idea of waterfall as a project delivery methodology was a mistake, and its value as a software development approach was limited.
The PMI framework has some problems but the predictive project delivery paradigm is described as focused on schedule, scope, and budget. The projects tend to use a phase-based approach and are plan driven. This describes most hard projects and many soft projects that are not using an unconstrained agile approach.
For a detailed review of the PMI 2024 Pulse of the Profession report, and how the classification system works see How should the different types of project management be described?, download from: https://mosaicprojects.com.au/Mag_Articles/AA026_How_should_different_types_of_PM_be_described.pdf
For more on project classification see: https://mosaicprojects.com.au/PMKI-ORG-035.php#Class
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