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Hybrid approach

Meaning in project management, with examples

/ˌhaɪbrɪd əˈproʊtʃ/nounCommon term

In project management, hybrid approach means: A way of running a project that mixes traditional, plan-driven methods with agile practices, for example a fixed overall plan with sprints for the software work.

In Turkish: hibrit yaklaşım, karma yaklaşım

How it is used

Very common in real organisations, especially when contracts, budgets or hardware need a fixed plan but parts of the work benefit from flexibility. People use, adopt or move to a hybrid approach or hybrid model.

Example sentences

  1. We use a hybrid approach: the construction work follows a fixed schedule, and the app team works in sprints.

  2. The bank chose a hybrid approach because the regulator needs fixed milestones.

Common collocations

  • hybrid approach
  • hybrid model
  • adopt a hybrid approach
  • hybrid project management
  • agileDescribes a way of managing work in short cycles, delivering small usable parts often and changing the plan based on regular feedback.
  • waterfallA traditional way of running projects in which work moves through fixed phases in order, such as requirements, design, build, test and handover, and each phase is finished before the next starts.
  • methodologyA defined system of processes, roles, documents and rules for running projects in a consistent way, such as PRINCE2 or an organisation's own method.
  • iterationOne short, repeated cycle of planning, building, testing and reviewing, after which the product is improved based on what was learned.

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