Hybrid project management – a systematic literature review

Abstract

Hybrid project management is an approach that combines traditional and agile project management techniques. The goal is to benefit from the strengths of each approach, and, at the same time avoid the weaknesses. However, due to the variety of hybrid methodologies that have been presented in the meantime, it is not easy to understand the differences or similarities of the methodologies, as well as, the advantages or disadvantages of the hybrid approach in general. Additionally, there is only fragmented knowledge about prerequisites and success factors for successfully implementing hybrid project management in organizations. Hence, the aim of this study is to provide a structured overview of the current state of research regarding the topic. To address this aim, we have conducted a systematic literature review focusing on a set of specific research questions. As a result, four different hybrid methodologies are discussed, as well as, the definition, benefits, challenges, suitability and prerequisites of hybrid project management. Our study contributes to knowledge by synthesizing and structuring prior work in this growing area of research, which serves as a basis for purposeful and targeted research in the future.

The nexus of project management approaches in sustainable development: innovative behaviors as a mechanism in the Polish financial industry

“…The agile PMA promotes autonomous project teams (Schwaber and Sutherland, 2017). This approach is especially favored in software development projects because of the increasing demands for rapid development and the need to deal with continuous change (Reiff and Schlegel, 2022).…”

“…Furthermore, PMA has never been used as a moderator of the "leadership-innovative behavior" relationship. Additionally, hybrid PMAs represent a rarely explored topic (Reiff and Schlegel, 2022).…”

Hybrid agile development phases: the practice in software projects as performed by software engineering team

“…Due to the equal importance of value and timeline, a hybrid agile model using scrum and waterfall is advocated in this context. With the hybrid approach, the project's goal plan can be made and clarified incrementally, even if time, costs, and milestones Indonesian J Elec Eng & Comp Sci ISSN: 2502-4752  are planned for a long time [26], [28]. The focus is on the needs and benefits of the customer [29], [30].…”

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“…In order to use both the advantages of the Agile approach and the waterfall approach and to eliminate their weaknesses, hybrid approaches are proposed, with various degrees of agility and rigidity (Reiff, Schlegel, 2022). There exists a variety of hybrid methodologies; thus a careful selection process is recommended, according to the indications proposed in the literature (Reiff, Schlegel, 2022).…”