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Software Development Life Cycle and Project Management

PM Basics

Software Development Life Cycle is on every job description for a Project Manager. Everyone wants you to know how to develop software applications. But there is a real problem here: With so many different frameworks and project management approaches, life cycles are so confusing.

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Do We Need Risk Management in Agile Projects?

MPUG

As we will see, agile methods are, to a degree, a response to the kind of risks that software development projects face. So, we might say that agile project management has a lot of risk management baked into the framework. Rapid development in the technology available. This is the uncertainty of the end product.

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Project Charters: Guide to Writing (With Template)

Wrike

This article explains all you need to know about project charters: what they are and why you need them, essential elements every charter must contain, and different project charter templates to bring your project planning together. Try Wrike’s work plan template What is a project charter and why do you need one?

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Project Executing: A "How to" Guide

Project Pulse Journal

Within this project life cycle phase, the deliverables are physically built and presented to the customer/client for approval. Key components include: Directing and managing project work (on time, within scope and budget). Establish channels such as surveys, suggestion boxes, or regular review meetings to gather input.

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A Project Manager’s guide to Agile workflows

Resource Guru

Agile project management is an approach rooted in, surprise, agility—or, more specifically, the ability to quickly adapt to changing variables throughout a project life cycle. This segmented approach keeps the project steadily progressing toward the deadline. 4 core values of the Agile method. How ScrumBan works.

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Project collaboration: the key to successful project management (and happy teams)

Resource Guru

Remote project collaboration tips Since the pandemic, there has been a shifting trend toward remote working. In fact, McKinsey’s annual American Opportunity Survey found that in 2022, 58% of their survey respondents had the opportunity to work from home at least one day a week. Keep the feedback loop open at all times.

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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

Workamajig

Baseline Schedule: The planned schedule of different activities in a project. This is the schedule against which project progress is measured. Benchmarking: The process of surveying similar organizations running similar projects (or relying on external surveys) to arrive at the standard or baseline for the project.