Agile Project Management: Best Practices and Methodologies

Agile Project Management: Best Practices and Methodologies

1. 1. The Art of Project Management

   • As defined by Gartner
     • knowledge, skills, tools
       • projects are typically 2.5 times more successful
         • Project Management Institute
           • 1. Initiation 2. Planning 3. Execution 4. Performance/Monitoring 5. Project close

2. 2. Traditional Project Management Methodologies

   • the execution of the project.
     • strong emphasis on planning and specifications
       • a single deliverable and fixed deadline.
     • low project risks, and predictable final results.

3. 3. Defining Agile Principles

   • software engineering more flexible and efficient
   • standard for project management.
     • Ability to manage the changing priorities (87%)
       • Increased team productivity(84%). Better project visibility due to the simple planning system (82%)
     • the Agile approach offers benefits

4. 4. Agile Methodologies

   • areas of use and distinctive features.
     • 4.1 Scrum: Roles, Sprints and Artifacts
       • dominant agile methodology
       • A Scrum Master is a central figure within a project.
         • eliminate all the obstacles
       • 4.2 Kanban: Comprehensive Solution to Handling Work in Progress
         • is simple, yet powerful,

5. 5. Agile Software Engineering Best Practices: Extreme Programming

   • providing agile teams tools to optimize the engineering process.
     • The most commonly used XP practices are:
       • • Test-Driven Development (TDD)
         • • Refactoring, • Continuous Integration, • Pair Programming
     • Test-Driven Development
       • propel software design process.

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