Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2019

Exploring confluence of Agile and Traditional Project Management Methodologies in IT Projects

T Dinesh Babu, Dr. V Sivakumar

Abstract :

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (PMI, 2013b) defines a methodology as “a system of practices, techniques, procedures and rules”.More specifically, a project management methodology is a defined, documented and discoverable set of policies, practices, processes, tools, techniques and templates that provide guidance on how projects are run within an organization. A methodology can be extensive or minimal; rigorous or lightweight; complex or simple; linear or highly iterative; described in phases or described for the entire project lifecycle. There is no one single project management methodology that should be applied to all projects all of the time. A project management methodology should reflect the size, duration and complexity of each individual project, and be adapted to the industry, organizational culture and level of organizational project management maturity of the organization. A methodology is typically derived from a project management framework document or standard such as the PMBOK® Guide. With the growing trend of implementing agile project management on different projects, it is very clear that two opposite sides exist: traditional and agile project management approach, and also there is a need to mix both approaches. Now the real ask is how to conflux both approaches in a single project management methodology. This paper flows thorough literature review, definition of the project management approach and various project management methodologies. It provides an overview of project management approaches and describes projectmanagement methodologies. The literature review shows what is looked at as part of project management methodology in a wider and/or narrow sense, and the main characteristics of a methodology are. The need for combining project managementapproaches and its confluence is demonstratedin the form of software development project. This effort provides basis for further research on application of different/multiple project management approaches and methodologies. Further research can build on an idea of creating unique methodology for project, based on different/multiple project managementapproaches.Through this approachitispossibletocreate/developprojectmanagementmethodologythathashighchancesofcustomizationtoprojectsandtoprogramenvironments.

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EXPLORING CONFLUENCE OF AGILE AND TRADITIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES IN IT PROJECTS, T Dinesh Babu, Dr. V Sivakumar INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-1 | January-2019

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