ADOPTING AN AGILE APPROACH

TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Adopting Agile Practices
 ADOPTING AGILE PRACTICES
• develop software to streamline the
communications

• team members include six

communication consultants

• highly skilled and accustomed to

working independently

• representative to discuss the project

 EXERCISE - APPROPRIATE AGILE
PRACTICES
• 1. The team consist of skilled developers, who
are able to make their own decisions.

• 2. The delegation of duties from consultants to

developers to achieve goals efficiently.

• 3. The customer is happy to leave the team to

determine how best to complete the project.

• 4. The project requires the team to think

creatively about how to develop the new
software.
 EXERCISE - APPROPRIATE AGILE
PRACTICES
• 1. The team consist of skilled developers, who
are able to make their own decisions. ✅

• 2. The delegation of duties from consultants to

developers to achieve goals efficiently. ❎

• 3. The customer is happy to leave the team to

determine how best to complete the project. ❎

• 4. The project requires the team to think

creatively about how to develop the new
software. ✅
 EXERCISE - CHARACTERISTICS TO
CHANGE
• 1. The size of the team, which is too
small to be effective.

• 2. The fact that the company operates in

an emerging industry.

• 3. The fact that some team members

work remotely.

• 4. The lack of ongoing participation by

the customer.
 EXERCISE - CHARACTERISTICS TO
CHANGE
• 1. The size of the team, which is too small
to be effective. ❎

• 2. The fact that the company operates in

an emerging industry. ❎

• 3. The fact that some team members work

remotely. ✅

• 4. The lack of ongoing participation by the

customer. ✅
 TO CONCLUDE
• suitable for a particular organization
and project

• suitable for developing completely

new processes or products

• structure is collaborative and culture

encourages trust, openness,
responsibility, and adaptability
 TO CONCLUDE
• existing project management
processes are informal and flexible

• team is small, skilled and in the same

location

• stability of your industry

• willingness of the customer to

participate actively
 NEXT

• key principles of agile practices