Walter Mayrhofer and Gerald Schneikart from the Institute for Digital Transformation and Strategy (IDS) shed light on modern project management in their new textbook. “Hybrides Projektmanagement” is a practice-oriented introduction in German to a topic that is becoming increasingly important: the intelligent combination of classic and agile project management methods.
Project management between planning reliability and agility
Projects are journeys into the future – an metaphor that the authors cleverly use to make the challenges and opportunities of modern project work tangible. While classic, deterministic approaches are based on detailed route planning, agile methods rely on flexible stage journeys with regular reconciliation of objectives. However, the complexity of many projects requires a clever combination of both worlds: Hybrid project management is becoming a successful strategy.
Mayrhofer and Schneikart show how projects benefit when structured planning and agile flexibility go hand in hand. They do not just rely on theoretical models but illustrate their approaches using a real research project from the digitalization of cargo logistics. Lots of theory and even more practice
The book is explicitly aimed at practitioners who are looking for quickly applicable knowledge: from project newcomers to experienced managers who want to systematically develop hybrid methods. The authors deliberately focus on reducing theory to the essentials – an approach that makes the book accessible to a wide audience.
The consistent practical orientation is particularly noteworthy: a continuous example project demonstrates how planning and controlling tools can be used under real conditions. Illustrated applications of the methods using well-known software environments add the finishing touch to this compact compendium.
A modern compass for hybrid project environments
Walter Mayrhofer and Gerald Schneikart show how clear objectives can be skillfully combined with flexible reactions in hybrid projects. Both teach and research at the Institute for Digital Transformation and Strategy at FHWien der WKW. Their practical perspective and the incorporation of current research findings make the book particularly valuable for anyone dealing with projects in an increasingly dynamic environment.
“Hybrid Project Management” offers a comprehensible and practical guide in German for anyone who wants to successfully manage projects – whether in classic, agile or combined contexts. With its clear structure, practical examples and illustrations of practical implementation, it is an ideal companion for students, career starters and experienced project managers who want to break new ground in project management.
The book “Hybrides Projektmanagement” has been published in German in the Springer publication series “Forschung und Praxis an der FHWien der WKW.