Citizen Development: Are you doing it the Right Way?

Demystifying Enterprise Innovation

We spoke with Sam Sibley, Global Head, PMI Citizen Developer & Interim Head of Disciplined Agile business at the Project Management Institute (PMI). Sam used to play professional tennis, and this gave him a competitive edge that he uses to help startups and PMI. He reveals (i) why PMI has ventured into Citizen Development, (ii) the research study that PMI undertook to understand the market needs around Citizen Development, and (iii) how his organization is assisting medium and large corporations in adopting best practices for Citizen Development. He goes into detail on the process of establishing Citizen Development programs, including:

• Suitability Assessment
• Risk Management
• Governance
• Upskilling

Sam mentions success stories of Shell, Schneider Electric, and the Salvation Army. He thinks that Citizen Development will become more popular, and PMI provides the necessary tools, methodologies, and courses to help technology and project leaders add it to their digital transformation projects.