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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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We’ll go through some of the most popular project management methodologies, which are applied in many sectors such as software development, R&D and product development. When to Use It: The practice originated in software development and works well in that culture. Get work management software that fits with every methodology.

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Scrum Methodology: Roles, Events & Artifacts

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The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. Scrum is a simple project management framework that facilitates team collaboration on complex product and software development projects.

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Thinking By Sprinting: What Cognitive Science Tells Us About Why Scrum Works

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Software development is (generally speaking) very complex. Why our brain is not built for software engineering. It is a mental process and a limited mental resource (Ashcraft, 2002). So, answering your mail and writing some code at the same time is going to decrease productiveness. waterfalls) are very likely to fail.

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A History of PMI & Its Role in Project Management

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Following Carter, Gregory Balestrero directed PMI for a decade, starting in 2002. Snyder: Founder, fellow and past volunteer executive director, president and chairman of the board, Snyder is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the PMI Education Foundation, Treasurer of the Delaware Valley Chapter and the Editorial Review Board.

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A Quick Guide to Business Process Mapping

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There’s also compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 , also known as the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002. Manage Process: Now the process must be maintained and stored, but also reviewed routinely as well as monitoring the process for changes. Types of Business Process Maps.

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

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If you are expecting the project oversight committee to make a decision at the meeting, make sure that they have information in advance of your meeting so that they can review the different options. Action review and next steps. 2002) Current practice in project management – an empirical study. Key decisions. and Fortune, J.

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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

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2001 ) and proactive behavior ( LePine, Erez & Johnson, 2002 ). “So So we went to Google Scholar and searched for review articles. 2010) reviewed 28 scientific studies that investigated how Scrum is associated with overall business outcomes. SCRUM and productivity in software projects: a systematic literature review.

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