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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

ProjectManager.com

We’ll go through some of the most popular project management methodologies, which are applied in many sectors such as software development, R&D and product development. When to Use It: The practice originated in software development and works well in that culture. Get work management software that fits with every methodology.

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The Best of This Year: Presenting Your 10 Favorite InLoox Blog Posts from 2019!

Inloox

6: Process Optimization in Project Management (3): Lean Project Management Lean Project Management relies on efficient processes: With the customer benefit always in mind, unnecessary efforts are eliminated. Learn more about the phase-milestone plan and how to visualize it with project management software. #3:

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Theory of Constraints: A Guide for Project Managers

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He focused his theory on project management with another book, Critical Chain , which came out in 1997. How the Theory of Constraints Works with Lean Manufacturing. Both the theory of constraints and lean manufacturing are methods to improve the effectiveness of your project. But the idea has deeper roots.

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Applicability of Agile/Lean/Kanban Methods for fixed scope/budget projects (with short duration)

Sudipta Lahiri

This session objective was to address challenges faced by Lean-Kanban practitioners in their projects. In this case, would it make more sense to go for: a) Pure Critical chain or Microsoft project plan based date based approach b) Combination approach: Critical chain based planning followed by Kanban execution.

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Beyond Practices: What’s at the Core of Agile Transformation?

Leading Agile

We don’t get the ability to produce working tested software, right? And so like back in the day, you know, we had, you know, whether it be rational, unified process or scrum or say for XP or whatever, but before that critical chain project management, we had Lean concepts. You know, Six Sigma was, was all the rage.

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Top 12 Most Relevant Project Management Books You Need to Read

ActiveCollab

So we selected 4 books for each field project manager has to master: software development, people management, and classic management theory. Books on managing software development projects. The book compares agile to waterfall, breaks down various agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP, FDD, Lean, Crystal, etc.),

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Top 12 Most Relevant Project Management Books You Need to Read

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Books on managing software development projects. The book compares agile to waterfall, breaks down various Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP, FDD, Lean, etc.), The author was the first person that implemented Kanban in software development, which means the book is full of real-world examples and best practices.