ProjectManager.com

APRIL 25, 2024

Kanban is a scheduling system used to optimize workflow and has, since its inception, grown into a project management methodology employed across many industries. Scrumban is an agile project management methodology that combines scrum and kanban. Before getting into kanban history, it’s important to understand what kanban is.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 3, 2023

Scrum Certifications are also increasingly in demand as agencies begin to explore a hybrid of agile and waterfall methodologies. Dave Prior , agile consultant for Leading Agile ran an agile retrospective at the Summit with 100 attendees, 63% of which claimed to be practicing both scrum and waterfall in the same organization.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

While they all have a timeframe and end with a deliverable, they require unique methodologies and steps to reach their goals. Choose a Project Management Methodology There are many ways to manage projects. Here are a handful of links that will take you to more articles, templates and guides on business strategy.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Kieran also uses a lot of matrices to compare the ‘standard’ vs his complex project management methodology, which is useful for those who are more visual like myself. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management. What makes a project complex? The Complex Project Toolkit flows logically.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 4, 2022

The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. We’ll explore the scrum methodology in-depth, but before that, let’s start with a simple scrum definition. Scrum Values.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Over the years, people have developed different project management styles or methodologies. Waterfall Project Management This traditional project management style is defined by five stages—requirements, design, implementation, verification and maintenance. Waterfall projects are planned out in advance and very structured.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2023

PMI offers PMP certification, but also PRINCE2 Practitioner, though this methodology is mostly found in the UK. Allocate time and money to learn new technologies, methodologies, certifications, trends, etc. The following is a short list of the most important of each type of project management skills. Invest in yourself.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 25, 2022

Many project management software solutions are wedded to a more traditional, waterfall methodology, which means that the plans are set ahead of time and then they follow a rigid schedule. But what happens if management is using waterfall tools and their teams are executing in an agile environment?

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NimbleWork

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

When the Agile methodology was first introduced, it was embraced as a welcome replacement to the rigid Waterfall approach. The community largely accepted Agile and Waterfall as mutually exclusive project management paradigms. So, what is the Waterfall methodology for project management?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 19, 2023

Agile teams aren’t simply a project team made up of various different people from different areas of the business — although that would be a good definition for a team working in a predictive or waterfall environment. Pin for later reading: This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2022

Agile is a project management methodology that allows development teams to set up a dynamic work management framework. This method is based on 12 guiding principles, known as agile principles. The agile principles are statements that define the agile methodology and also act as best practices for agile teams. Agile Core Values.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Waterfall methodology rests heavily on Gantt charts. Still, both are needed when working within an agile methodology. It can also be used to bridge the two if your organization has teams that work agile and others that manage their projects with waterfall. What you need is a burn up chart. Developers like task lists.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 21, 2023

The PMI focus is helpful if the language of project management used in your organization stems from the PMBOK® Guide and PMI ways of working. Agile vs Waterfall The Google course feels a lot more aligned to iterative and agile ways of working. You want to (or do) work in a predictive/waterfall environment.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 28, 2022

Kanban is a visual workflow tool that, while originally used as a Toyota scheduling system, is now associated with in an agile methodology, especially in DevOps software development. It can also be used in traditional project management methodologies. Therefore, focusing on the flow of your board is a guiding kanban principle.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

The vision becomes a touchstone for difficult discussions with stakeholders, a path to unity for all project participants and a guide post for decision making with your team throughout the project. Learning the different methodologies in Agile (e.g. These past few years have seen an incredible evolution in the way software is built.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

What is the agile methodology? Agile management doesn’t involve as much upfront planning as other methodologies (such as waterfall) do. They prioritize project funding, communicate what the final product should look like and help guide its development. This is a guest article by Isidora Roskic. Where did it start?

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Scrum.org

JULY 25, 2023

Here are a few but certainly not an exhaustive list of misalignments: Agile: Agile is thought of as a methodology. Scrum: Scrum is thought of as a methodology. Misconceptions About Agile One of the major misconceptions we hear too often is that Agile is a methodology or a project management approach. However, Agile is neither.

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

This is a guide to exploring key strategies for growing your project management career throughout the year. Embracing continuous learning, making data-driven decisions, and adapting to changes in project management methodologies are critical components of staying relevant and effective in your role.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 15, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM The quest for methodologies that offer efficiency and agility has never been rockier. Agile methodologies stand at the forefront of this quest, providing the blueprint for rapid, responsive, and customer-centric project execution. Agile methodologies offer a path to mastering these challenges.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 16, 2024

Whether you are maneuvering through the dynamic sprints of Agile or the structured phases of Waterfall, T-shirt sizing adapts seamlessly, offering a versatile tool across industry landscapes. T-shirt sizing applies to any project management methodology adapting to many industry contexts. What is T-shirt Sizing?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Tailoring project management methodologies. Are you waterfall or Agile ? Project managers need to make smart tailoring decisions and choose the methodology that best fits your team and your project. If pure Scrum works, or you’re totally a waterfall shop, then as long as you are seeing results no one is going to care.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Lean project management is part of an agile methodology that aims to increase customer value by removing project waste. We publish multiple blogs weekly and have tutorial videos, guides and free templates for Excel and Word that you can download to help manage your portfolio. The Ultimate Guide to Project Management Office (PMO).

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 31, 2019

Some call it a methodology, while others refer to it as a framework. Now, even project management traditionalists who use Gantt charts and waterfall projects , are heeding the relevance of agile. This is a way of thinking, more than a methodology, some would say, as it’s not so structured as to become rigid and calcified in process.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 20, 2021

Those that use an agile project management framework don’t like to consider it a methodology, though some argue it is. The agile methodology is iterative, adaptive approach to managing a project that has an emphasis on rapid change and flexibility. Why Planning Still Matters in the Agile Methodology.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 17, 2024

This concept is vital across methodologies like Agile and Waterfall , where its application significantly influences project outcomes. Due to their different approaches to project management, this definition varies significantly between Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

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nTask

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Waterfall Software Project Management. Whenever we talk about an incremental project management methodology that makes sure that all of your project development processes are performed in different iterations (to be as precise as possible), we talk about Agile software project management. Waterfall Software Project Management.

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Project Bliss

JANUARY 6, 2020

And while many organizations are “adopting” an agile methodology, many are not fully embracing it. Agile is a project methodology that focuses on collaboration, flexibility, and autonomy. Related: Agile vs Waterfall Methodology: What’s the Difference? Related: A PM’s Guide to Agile Software Development.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 28, 2024

These tools can help you view your projects from different perspectives and allow your teams to work with different project management methodologies and styles such as waterfall or agile. You can also manage your projects using kanban boards , project calendars and task lists to schedule projects and manage your team’s workload.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Here is a brief overview of its evolution: Before Agile, Waterfall was the dominant project management approach. The Waterfall model follows a sequential process, where each phase of the project is completed in a linear fashion, with limited room for changes or feedback. Customer collaboration over contract negotiation.

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Velociteach

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid labels imply three clear, discrete options. We can describe the attributes of Waterfall and Agile. In earlier versions of the PMBOK® Guide, PMI differentiated project management roles and levels of responsibility—project manager, coordinator, and expeditor. There is nothing cool about that.”

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NimbleWork

APRIL 11, 2024

Whether you are using a waterfall approach or an agile approach, effective planning is crucial to project success. Among the myriad tools at a project manager’s disposal, the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) stands out as a foundational element, especially for traditional or waterfall projects. What is a WBS?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

Project management is a discipline that consists in using project management methodologies, tools and techniques to manage the project life cycle, which is a set of stages that are common to every project. Now that we’ve determined what a project is, we can define project management as a discipline. What Is Project Management?

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NimbleWork

MARCH 27, 2024

The Agile project management methodology encourages organizations to empower teams with clear responsibility and authority, so they can work together to autonomously develop ingenious and innovative solutions. Consider culture as an informal, invisible but highly influential guiding operational framework at the organization.

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Planview

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The Insider’s Guide to Modern PPM ” defines what this means and the competencies needed to confidently and effectively traverse the journey. Befitting a novel approach, this is a different type of buyer’s guide. When this is the goal, traditional PPM tools and methodologies simply don’t suffice. Empowered Teams.

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Organizations that perform IT projects may select a project management methodology that follows the same system of practices, policies, procedures, techniques, and rules as others developing new projects within their organization. How exactly does one pick the best methodology? PMBOK Guide and Projects. Projects drive change!

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MPUG

AUGUST 9, 2023

That’s a significant portion, and it highlights the importance of understanding agile and hybrid methodologies. Hybrid combines elements of both waterfall and agile methodologies, and it’s crucial to grasp this combination. He revealed that nearly 70% of the questions he faced were related to agile and hybrid topics.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

It doesn’t matter if you are agile or waterfall, iterative, predictive, incremental or hybrid: what’s important is that when a new requirement comes along, it is clear and thought through, and you know what it is! This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management That’s where you start. This bit is pretty easy.

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