A week from today, Project Management Tipoffs is tackling Agile Project Management. Drawing on various sources we tackle some of the confusion – what exactly is agile project management?
Project management requires team buy-in: so does Agile. Therefore, the two should be great companions, right?
Here’s a glimpse at what we’ll be tackling next week:
- “What Agile Is, What Agile Isn’t” – Guest contributor/consultant Keith Richards lends a hand to clear up some of the clutter that project managers are fighting through on their way to better understand Agile Project Management. In terms of methodology, there are some very insightful tidbits you’ll need to take on board when you weigh the pros and cons of Agile.
- “Let’s Be Agile Together!” – Arras managing director John Thorpe tackles his experiences with managing projects and the true role of an Agile project management approach in a piece that will conjure recollections of that forest through the trees classic, The Empreror’s New Clothes
- “Differing Perspectives on an Effective Agile Project” – Yours truly turned to different Agile advocates in PM: The Agilista who dabbles in PM (Carol Long); the PM who is a strong convert to Agile (Geoff Filbey); and the PM who advocates its principles without marrying himself to any certifications (Robert Kelly). For those who want a better understanding of the buy-in aspect of Agile, you won’t want to miss this article.
- “Agile: PM Training Options” – we look at the various options available to the project management community.
- “Book of the Month: Integrated Cost-Schedule Risk Analysis” – Our guest book reviewer John Greenwood also had the honour of reviewing the first instalment by David Hulett on Risk Analysis. Has his advocacy for the series diminshed?
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