Agile in Project Management

Abstract

Project managers face the challenge to understand, plan, design and execute projects within different organizations. How to successfully plan and execute those projects can be managed by using tools and methods to execute and plan successful projects. This is where Agile comes into the picture. Before Agile, project managers delivered what the clients wanted, but not necessarily what they needed. This is translated in unsatisfied customers and execution of projects where objectives were not met. Agile was created due a demand of a new method to improve the classic approach to project management. Agile allows organizations and project managers to develop results based on a continuous iteration where several tests are carried out until the project’s objectives are met. Using this approach, the team makes quick adjustments before deploying a proposal for the expected outcome. This article will have a close look into Agile’s approach. It will review the definition, values and principles of Agile, including applications of the approach in project management within organizations.

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