Project Management in Practice

Beyond the alphabet soup of PRINCE2, MSP, PMBOK, ITIL, Agile

Tag Archives: Agile software development

How do you remove dependency on individuals?

1 Comment Posted by on December 19, 2011

One of the key challenges faced by a Project Manager is to ensure their project is not beholden to an individual for its success or failure. This is especially the case longer the project is in motion. This challenge is faced by the project teams more often than it is acknowledged. Consider what happens if [...]

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Can you manage all projects through PRINCE2 or Agile?

4 Comments Posted by on July 11, 2011

I have been an avid advocate for PRINCE2 as the project management methodology with agile practices incorporated to deliver the specialised products of the project (software, hardware, service etc.). I have recently been working with the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) to provide geospatial support required for evidence based decision making as it charts a [...]

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PRINCE2, ITIL, Agile … can I have the best of all?

12 Comments Posted by on April 14, 2011

There is a lot of discussion about what the best methodology is to adopt for an organisation. As soon as the discussion moves in that direction, it moves away from realities of any Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Projects simply do not mushroom out of thin air. Something causes a realisation in the organisation that [...]

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Is agile and PRINCE2 compatible?

6 Comments Posted by on March 29, 2011

My project management experience is in the field of software development. I deal daily with developers that espouse the value of agile development methodologies. Having come from a development background myself, I am skeptical about all that is said about agile. In saying that, I do see some benefits – especially the first principle of [...]

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