Agile: A Brief Overview
Autor: mmasters • September 22, 2015 • Research Paper • 7,514 Words (31 Pages) • 1,031 Views
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AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
AN ESSAY FOR TJS6: SOFTWARE BUSINESS
Author:
Marti Masters
Instructor:
Ph.D. Sami Hyrynsalmi
08.05.2014
Turku, Finland
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE: The Research Question ....................................................................................... | 2 |
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... | 2 |
BRIEF HISTORY OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY ................................... | 2 - 3 |
THE BIRTH OF AGILE ........................................................................................................... | 3 - 4 |
THE PRINCIPLES OF AGILE ................................................................................................ | 4 - 5 |
WHAT INDUSTRY EXPERTS SAY ABOUT AGILE ............................................................. | 5 - 6 |
CASE STUDY ........................................................................................................................ | 6 - 8 |
IS “SELLING ITERATIONS” A VIABLE AGILE BUSINESS MODEL? ................................. | 8 - 9 |
CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................... | 9 - 10 |
TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS ................................................................................................ | 11 |
FOOTNOTES ........................................................................................................................ | 12 - 14 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................... | 15 - 17 |
AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PREFACE: The Research Question
Project management can be defined as a set of tools, skills, techniques, and knowledge that can be applied to a project in order to fulfil that project’s requirements. (PMI, PMBOK Guide, 2004)
Agile project management has risen as a popular methodology for software development and continues to dominate the media, both scholarly and nonacademic, in an ongoing debate which compares its benefits to traditional sequential development methodology. The purpose of this essay is to propose an answer to the research question, What is the value of Agile project management for software development in a business context? The answer will be based on a broad literature review, critical analysis of emerging themes, as well as content of a guest lecturer and personal experience of the author in the proper historical context. During this discussion, other interesting themes, such as the viability of Agile-hybrid project management and SCRUM management, may emerge. Due to the scope of this essay, exploration into these themes is not possible, thus inviting future research.
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