Agile Project Management

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Announcements

Class Friday will continue our discussion today of Agile Methodology

Sample Case Study Presentation – Binnj on the iPad (Friday)

Outline:• Process Groups – Traditional

• Intranet Site Project

• Agile Methodology

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Project Management Process Groups

Project management process groups include initiating processes planning processes executing processes monitoring and controlling processes closing processes

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Traditional Approach: Linear/Waterfall Strategy

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Traditional Approach: Linear/Waterfall Strategy

Pre-Initiation Generate Business Case (includes high level estimates

on scope, cost, time, etc.) Identify Sponsor and PM

Initiation Project Charter Stakeholder Identification

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Traditional Approach:

Planning Team Contract Scope Statement WBS Gantt chart Risks

Execution PM acquires team then directs and manages work

• Milestone reporting Update progress (handle human resource issues) Manage Communications Ensure stakeholders remain engaged

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Traditional Approach:

Monitor and Controlling Change Control Validate/Control Scope Scheduling (forecasts) Progress Reports

Closing Final report and presentation Client sign-off Lessons-learned

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Case Study: JWD Consulting’s Project Management Intranet Site

Case Background

PM, Sponsor, Stakeholders

Project Description

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Project Pre-initiation

Senior managers often perform several pre-initiation tasks, including the following: Determine the scope, time, and cost constraints for the

project Identify the project sponsor Select the project manager Develop a business case for a project Meet with the project manager to review the process and

expectations for managing the project Determine if the project should be divided into two or more

smaller projects

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JWD Pre-initiation

What did JWD do for Pre-Initiation?

Project Initiation

Initiating a project includes recognizing and starting a new project or project phase

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JWD Project Charters and Kick-off Meetings

Charters are normally short and include key project information and stakeholder signatures

Kick-Off Meeting

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JWD Stakeholder Mgmt Output: Register and Strategy

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Register

Management Strategy

Project Planning

Primary Purpose: Guide Execution Every knowledge area includes planning information

Key outputs included in the JWD project.

Document Location PM Software Wiki

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Scope Statement

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TABLE 3-9 Scope statement (draft version)Project Title: Project Management Intranet Site ProjectDate: May 18Prepared by: Erica Bell, Project Manager, erica_bell@jwdconsulting.comProject Summary and Justification

Product Characteristics and Requirements:1. Templates and tools2. User submissions3. Articles4. Requests for articles5. Links6. The “Ask the Expert” feature must be user-friendly and capable of soliciting questions and immediately acknowledging that the question has been received in the proper format….

Summary of Project Deliverables Project management-related deliverables … Product-related deliverables…

Figure 3-4. JWD Consulting Intranet Site Project Baseline Gantt Chart

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List of Prioritized Risks

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Project Executing

Usually takes the most time and resources

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JWD Milestone Report

Project Monitoring and Controlling

Involves measuring progress toward project objectives, monitoring deviation from the plan, and taking correction actions

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Project Closing

Involves gaining stakeholder and customer acceptance of the final products and services

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Closing Normal OperationsProject

Agile Project Management

“Gartner predicts that by the end of 2012, agile development will be used on 80% of all software development projects.”

What does this mean?

Why is it gaining popularity?

Gaining ground in PM community with certifications APMG-International PMI – Agile Certified Practitioner Certified Scrum Master

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Agile Makes Sense for Some Projects, But Not All

“Agile will be seen for what it is … and isn’t …. Project management organizations embracing Agile software and product development approaches will continue to grow while being faced with the challenge of demonstrating ROI through Agile adoption.”*

When not to use Agile PM

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*J. Leroy Ward, “The Top Ten Project Management Trends for 2011,” projecttimes.com(January 24, 2011).

Agile Makes Sense for Some Projects, But Not All

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*Fernandez & Fernandez (2009), “Agile Project Management – Agilism versus Traditional Approach,” Journal of Computer Information Systems.

Goal(ends)

Not Clear 4 3

Clear 1 2

Clear Not Clear

Solution(means)

PM Network: At Odds?

Myths surrounding Agile PM:

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Manifesto for Agile Software Development

“We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:

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*Agile Manifesto, www.agilemanifesto.org.

29From: https://platinumedge.com/blog/agile-roadmap-to-value

Scrum

According to the Scrum Alliance, Scrum is the leading agile development method for completing projects with a complex, innovative scope of work. (State of Scrum Report)

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Scrum Roles

Primary Roles

Other potential Roles

Scrum Artifacts

An artifact is a useful object created by people

Scrum artifacts include:

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Scrum Ceremonies

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Scrum Framework

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