A surprisingly perfect introduction into Agile
09/08/15 20:29
Agile is far from new and the times are thankfully over, where it was hyped as the silver bullet for any kind of project and as the ultimate way to project management bliss. Still, while all this up and down of the popularity of Agile happened in small IT businesses a long time ago, it was only in the last years where in the world of large, multinational organizations Agile really was recognized as a valid alternative.
Given the multitude of processes, departments, IT systems and other dependencies, the implementation of an Agile path in a corporate methodology is quite complex and must be thought through in great depth. Also, it is almost impossible to apply a pure methodology like Scrum. To fit in, it needs a mix from different methodologies and lots of customizing. As a result, these Agile add-ons come in all shapes and sizes. Still, the core principles, as once edged in stone in the Agile Manifesto, can be found at the core of all of them.
While the execution of projects with these Agile add-ons works great, there is a dilemma: How can project managers be trained, so that they are adequately prepared to use these unique Agile customizations successfully? Read more….
Given the multitude of processes, departments, IT systems and other dependencies, the implementation of an Agile path in a corporate methodology is quite complex and must be thought through in great depth. Also, it is almost impossible to apply a pure methodology like Scrum. To fit in, it needs a mix from different methodologies and lots of customizing. As a result, these Agile add-ons come in all shapes and sizes. Still, the core principles, as once edged in stone in the Agile Manifesto, can be found at the core of all of them.
While the execution of projects with these Agile add-ons works great, there is a dilemma: How can project managers be trained, so that they are adequately prepared to use these unique Agile customizations successfully? Read more….
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