Agile Project Management
and how to make it much better: The purpose of this post is to describe the limitations of Scrum and why Scrum alone will often not work. Later we describe what would work much better, while still using incremental product development. In particular, we focus on how to move beyond the mantra of delivering “value”…
Read More >>This is not a Waterfall-versus-Agile discussion: This post is not about Waterfall-v-Agile. It is much wider than that. In its pure sense, Waterfall is a very specific and rarely used software development life-cycle. This post is about the realities of projects in business, regardless of how unpalatable those realities may be, and what the real…
Read More >>Being a Product Owner: the things that are rarely mentioned Having an effective Product Owner (PO) on software development projects is a hugely useful and important role, whether using Agile or other methods. The way the PO is described, especially by many promoting some Agile methods, is at best ambitious. In many circumstances, it may not…
Read More >>Why it’s a huge mistake to assume anyone can manage a project: Most people don’t plan to go into project management. They often find themselves in the role more by accident than design. It’s also common that when people first attempt the role, they have little if any preparation or real support, with something that…
Read More >>The good things in Agile: Firstly let me say, I am a huge fan of the good that Agile can bring, through some of the practices that it encourages (e.g. collaboration, transparency etc). Like all “new” ideas though, there are some whose interpretation goes beyond the bounds of what is good. There are also some…
Read More >>Time for honesty I have been writing recently on the alarming trends around PM ‘methods’, including the latest edition of the Scrum Guide, which was updated in 2017. There are many people and groups developing and publishing methods, guides and standards etc. and we have to hope they are being written for the good of…
Read More >>There are large numbers of online discussions and posts promoting one project management or product development “method” over another. As a career-long project management practitioner who has seen everything from excellent practice to appalling attempts at managing projects, I feel this is very wrong, damaging and totally the wrong debate. Where does all this ‘methodology’…
Read More >>Purpose of this Post There are some proposing that Agile could be used on virtually any kind of project. Agile contains some great ideas and some of the practices of Agile can be used on almost any project. However, the heart of Agile, being incremental product development and flexibility are always going to be limited to certain projects and circumstances. Let…
Read More >>The Pros and Cons of Agile and Waterfall Agile and Waterfall (1) are potentially two very different ways of delivering projects. Firstly we will describe them both and then compare their respective advantages and disadvantages. Waterfall (V) Model: Waterfall (1) projects go through a number of sequential or overlapping phases. This defines the life-cycle of the development…
Read More >>Types of projects that may suit Agile? Many people are understandably asking this question – “what kinds of projects can Agile be applied to”? The single biggest difference between being able to use Agile or a more Waterfall approach is the ability to be able to define, develop and formally release end products (i.e. project deliverables)…
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