1. Agile Project Management

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5. 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 5

6. Project Management Process Groups Project management process groups include  initiating processes  planning processes  executing processes  monitoring and controlling processes  closing processes 6

7. Traditional Approach: Linear/Waterfall Strategy 7

8. Pre-Initiation  Generate Business Case (includes high level estimates on scope, cost, time, etc.)  Identify Sponsor and PM Initiation  Project Charter  Stakeholder Identification 8

9. 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 9

10. Traditional Approach: Monitor and Controlling  Change Control  Validate/Control Scope  Scheduling (forecasts)  Progress Reports Closing  Final report and presentation  Client sign-off  Lessons-learned 10

11. Case Study: JWD Consulting’s Project Management Intranet Site Case Background PM, Sponsor, Stakeholders Project Description 11

12. 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 12

13. JWD Pre-initiation What did JWD do for Pre-Initiation?

14. Project Initiation Initiating a project includes recognizing and starting a new project or project phase 14

15. JWD Project Charters and Kick-off Meetings ChartersCharters are normally short and include key project information and stakeholder signatures Kick-Off Meeting 15

16. JWD Stakeholder Mgmt Output: Register and Strategy 16 Register Management Strategy

17. Project Planning Primary Purpose: G uide Execution  Every knowledge area includes planning information Key outputs included in the JWD project. Document Location  PM Software  Wiki Wiki 17

18. Scope Statement 18 TABLE 3-9 Scope statement (draft version) Project Title: Project Management Intranet Site Project Date: May 18 Prepared by: Erica Bell, Project Manager, erica_bell@jwdconsulting.com Project Summary and Justification Product Characteristics and Requirements: 1. Templates and tools 2. User submissions 3. Articles 4. Requests for articles 5. Links 6. 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…

19. Figure 3-4. JWD Consulting Intranet Site Project Baseline Gantt Chart 19

20. List of Prioritized Risks 20

21. Project Executing Usually takes the most time and resources 21 JWD Milestone Report

22. Project Monitoring and Controlling Involves measuring progress toward project objectives, monitoring deviation from the plan, and taking correction actions 22

23. Project Closing Involves gaining stakeholder and customer acceptance of the final products and services 23 Closing Normal Operations Project

24. 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 APMG-International  PMI – Agile Certified Practitioner PMI – Agile Certified Practitioner  Certified Scrum Master Certified Scrum Master 24

25. 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 25 *J. Leroy Ward, “The Top Ten Project Management Trends for 2011,” projecttimes.com (January 24, 2011).

26. Agile Makes Sense for Some Projects, But Not All 26 *Fernandez & Fernandez (2009), “Agile Project Management – Agilism versus Traditional Approach,” Journal of Computer Information Systems. Goal (ends) Not Clear 43 12 Not Clear Solution (means)

27. PM Network: At Odds? Myths surrounding Agile PM:  27

28. 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:     28 *Agile Manifesto, www.agilemanifesto.org.

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

30. 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)Scrum AllianceState of Scrum Report 30

31. Scrum Roles Primary Roles  Other potential Roles 

32. Scrum Artifacts An artifact is a useful object created by people Scrum artifacts include:  32

33. Scrum Ceremonies 33

34. Scrum Framework 34 Information Technology Project Management, Seventh Edition