This document discusses the relationship between projects and products. It notes that while projects are difficult, they are necessary for changing business as usual and the status quo. It advocates for strong ownership and sponsorship of projects, as well as transparency about new product structures. Both project and product competencies are important. It warns against procrastinating projects and taking on too many projects at once. Overall, it acknowledges the pendulum effect between focusing on projects versus products, and calls for a healthy friction between the two.

1. I hate projects, I love projects!
Michał Rączka,
Head of IT Strategy and Project Management @ mBank
MBA, PMP, PMI-ACP, PSPO, PSM, AgilePM Practitioner, CISA, CGEIT
@mraczka
#abe17

3. Agile
is better than
Waterfall

5. Waterfall
is better than
“Bad” Agile

7. Anyway for
healthy & competent teams
it doesn’t matter!

8. Why?
I hate projects, I love projects!

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12. I hate projects, I love projects!

14. Projects Gravity

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16. Pendulum Effect
‘projectification’

17. but…
…something has changed…

18. Past mandate
Cost first
Standard-centric
Project
New mandate
Speed first
User-centric
Product
Business outcomeTechnology or function
The “Why” – Core Business
IT Executives
Community

19. Productized - BaU
Characteristics Productized
Product Owner’s Authority High to Almost
Total
Teams Availability High to Almost
Total
Who controls the budget “Product
Owner”
Product Owner’s Role Full-time
Product Support Staff Full-time

20. The core business
Product 1
Team 1
Product 1
Team 2
Product N
Team N
…
Finished Product is dead product

21. The challenge
Product 1
Team 1
Product 1
Team 2
Product N
Team N
…

22. #NoProject

23. #NoProject is Bull****

24. The challenge?
Product 1
Team 1
Product 1
Team 2
Product N
…
Project 1
Project N
Surprise! We have projects!

25. Projects
Business Partnerships
Technology updates
M&As
Migrations
Integrations
Regulatory
New
Businesses

26. Oh..but… we hate projects

27. Project’s Beauty
“A temporary endeavor undertaken to create
a unique product, service, or results.”
PMI PMBOK 6th
Edition 2017
Project should be about
changing the BaU and/or status quo
and this is the
Beauty of Projects!

28. and…
…projects are difficult…

29. Strong ownership & sponsorship

31. Orchestration
Product 1 Product 1 Product N
…
Project 1
Project N

32. Competencies

33. Is it worth to procrastinate this time?
Be aware!

34. Stop Starting – Start Finishing
..N..
2
1
Too many projects will kill you!
Be aware!
Execute only high priorities!

35. We constantly look for new ways
to solve our challenges.

36. As of now…
Strong ownership and sponsorship
Sometimes you need to have a Steering Committee to
manage relevant power
Transparency about the new Product Structure
Orchestration with empowerment
Product and Project competencies are essential - together
Procrastination is dangerous for products and business
Too many projects are counterproductive
… and we are not there yet!

37. Pendulum Effect

38. People focused
on Projects
People focused
on Products
“Healthy friction”

39. Thank You
Michał Rączka
 http://pl.linkedin.com/in/mraczka
 @mraczka