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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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The name is apt, as the waterfall methodology is a process in which the phases of the project flow downward. When implementing the agile methodology , project planning and work management are adaptive, evolutionary in development, seeking early delivery and are always open to change if that leads to process improvement.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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Kanban is from Japan, originating in the factories of the Toyota car company in the 60s as a lean manufacturing tool for workflow and inventory management. The name kanban means billboard in Japanese, and you can see why, as the process involves placing tasks represented by cards on physical or digital kanban boards. What Is Kanban?

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The Agile Manifesto from a Lean Perspective

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So where were you between February the 11th and 13th, 2001? To what extent, for example, is the Manifesto a reflex of “lean thinking”? There’s a clear synergy between lean and agile practice, and attempts to tease them apart can often seem contrived and artificial. Welcome changing requirements, even late in development.

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Agile Project Management

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Agile is not a methodology but a set of principles (as defined in the Agile Manifesto in 2001) that suggests how we should approach project management. Just because you're using Kanban boards [[link] Lean, or Scrum [[link] doesn't automatically mean you're agile.

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5 Agile Methodologies for Project Managers that are not Scrum Framework

Project Pulse Journal

Understanding these top five Agile methodologies that are not Scrum Framework: Kanban, Extreme Programming (XP), Lean Software Development, Feature-Driven Development (FDD), and Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM) is crucial for any team or individual looking to implement Agile practices effectively.

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Is SAFe® Adoption Making a Difference? Why are Companies Moving To It? How Will It Impact?

Agilemania

The vast majority of businesses were doubtful when the Agile manifesto was introduced in 2001. Each profitable organization, from Microsoft to Google, is striving for methods to integrate agile ideas into its process. SAFe® Lean Portfolio. Nowadays, everyone wants to be more agile. SAFe® Empowers Teams to Deliver Value Fast!

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What Is the Definition of Done for Agile Teams?

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Responding and incorporating customer feedback into products and processes requires self-organizing teams that are constantly tweaking what they do to be more efficient, where they can change regularly to meet new needs that pop up daily. Agile is the overriding methodology and the agile process can be executed with a variety of frameworks.