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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

ProjectManager.com

Some of them work better on particular industries or projects, so you’ll need to learn about project management methodologies to decide which one works best for you. Scrum Methodology. What It Is: Scrum is a short “sprint” approach to managing projects. It’s led by what is called a Scrum master.

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Project Management Framework Types, Key Elements & Best Practices

ProjectManager.com

There are many common types of frameworks that can be used for different projects, depending on how small or large your team is, the type of work they’re doing, the industry they’re in, how much time the project has and how much budget the project has. Some common ones include scrum , the waterfall methodology , PRINCE2 and more.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies

Agilemania

Agile project management offers project teams the opportunity to collaborate in a dynamic environment and that’s why it is very popular in the software development industry. Moreover, it is not only limited to the software industry but also to the non tech industry as well. Scrum Framework. Waterfall methodology.

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A Super-Quick Guide to PERT, Critical Path, and All the Other Ways to Manage a Project

Redbooth

Most project managers are familiar with Agile and the Scrum Board. In this short guide, we’ll look at several established project management systems, including PERT, Critical Path, and Critical Chain, to help you find new ways to make your next project a success. In the late 1990s, Critical Chain was introduced.

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How to pick a project management methodology

Moira Alexander

Waterfall methodology is sequential in nature; it’s used across many industries, most commonly in software development. It outlines critical and non-critical activities by calculating the “longest” (on the critical path) and “shortest” (float) time to complete tasks to determine which activities are critical and which are not.

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Waterfall Should Have Never Existed: Part 1

MPUG

I’d like to begin by sharing a brilliant quote that puts the latest project management fashion, Agile, into humbling perspective: “ A Waterfall project is just an Agile (Scrum) project with one huge sprint! As you can see, a whole new cottage industry grew out of the ‘Agile’ movement.

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The Definitive Guide to Project Management Methodologies

Workamajig

Since then, it has become widely adopted, most prominently in the software industry. Although Agile PM ideas had been in use in the software industry for quite a while, it formally came into being in 2001 when several IT representatives released the " Agile Manifesto ". Scrum isn't a fully-featured project management methodology.