Craig Brown posted this video, as other will certainty do in the agile community

From the Cognitive Edge.

The point of emergence (for social activities) is very important. Our firm is “emerging” to the next level of revenue and processes that support that revenue.

However, is this paradigm appropriate for projects and the management of projects:

• Would the owner of a newly commissioned SAP project for the Fortune 500 firm like the “emergent” approach defined here?
• How about the leaders of the current manned space flight program – Orion?
• Or maybe the PM for the construction of a large BioFuels and Coal Gasification plant we're current working?
• Our that 30 story high rise going up across the street from our office. The one with the “project management company” trailer in the parking lot. The guys managing the construction of the High Rise.
• Or the ARRA funded bridge replacement I see on CO-36 everyday when I commute to the office, where the High Rise is being built, and the Hospital I pass on I-25 as well?

Let's ask the question of this paradigm?

What class of projects in the commercial or government world (projects using someone elses money) would be appropriate for the emergent process described in the 3rd of the 3 options?

This video has hit a home run with me. The answer to the question above need to be in place before the word emergent can be used with the word project.

The original post is created by: Herding Cats