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Agile Project Management: What is it and Why is it so Important?

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These lightweight methods included: Rapid Application Development (RAD), from 1991 (which my colleagues were using – says Mike) The Unified Process (UP) , from 1994 Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM), from 1994 Scrum , from 1995 Crystal Clear, from 1996 eXtreme Programming (XP), from 1996; Feature-Driven Development (FDD), from 1997.

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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

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Bottleneck: In project management terms, a bottleneck is any constraint that restricts the movement of a process. With this approach, the project's cost and/or duration are calculated by adding the cost/duration of all its constituent activities. Most, however, track the project's costs and deadlines.

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Software Cost Accounting

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For internal use software, there are three stages defined by accounting guidance: 1) preliminary project phase (i.e. planning, evaluating alternatives, conceptual formation); 2) application development (i.e. Internal and external costs incurred during the preliminary project stage shall be expensed as they are incurred.

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Software Estimating Resources

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“The Use of Simulation Techniques for Hybrid Software Cost Estimation and Risk Analysis,” Michael Kläs, Adam Trendowicz, Axel Wickenkamp, Jürgen Münch, Nahomi Kikuchi, and Yasushi Ishigai, Advances in Computers, Volume 74, Elsevier, 2008. Evaluating Project Decisions,” INTAVER Institute. 1, February 2014. “On Vyas Gayatri S.,