This document provides an overview of agile project management. It defines agile as an iterative and incremental method of managing projects flexibly. The agile manifesto values individuals, working software, customer collaboration, and responding to change. Principles include satisfying customers through early delivery and welcoming changing requirements. Popular agile methodologies are discussed like Scrum, extreme programming, test-driven development, and feature-driven development. The document also covers managing scope, quality and constraints in agile along with its values, benefits, and potential problems.

1. PRESENTED BY:
NIYATI CHAUDHARY(12IT109)
SAILI MANE(12IT113)
JUHI PATEL(12IT120)
MONIKA PATEL(12IT121)
DATE:3-10-2013
AGILE PROJECT
MANAGEMENT

2. INDEX
• WHAT IS AGILE?
• COMPARISON
• MANIFESTO
• PRINCIPLES
• METHODOLOGY
• CONSTRAINTS,SCOPE AND QUALITY
• VALUES
• BENEFITS
• PROBLEMS

3. WHAT IS AGILE?????
Agile project management is an iterative and
incremental method of managing the design and
build activities for engineering, information
technology, and new product or service development
projects in a highly flexible and interactive manner.
An alternative way of managing software
projects
With different values and principles to
traditional development
Incremental, iterative and collaborative,
rather than distinct stages

4. How Agile Differs from Traditional
Development Approach
Traditional – Sequential Method
initiation
Req
anal.
Design Code Test
deplo
yment

5. Agile – Iterative Method
Sprint1
Delivery
Sprint2
Delivery

6. AGILE MANIFESTO…
The agile manifesto is the most important statement
which really pitch forked this methodology to a
different level.
•Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
•Working software over comprehensive documentation
•Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
•Responding to change over following a plan

7. • Let team & users cooperate
• Become a facilitator
Individuals and interactions
over processes and tools
• Focus on delivery
• Don’t abandon documentation
Working software over
comprehensive documentation
CONTINUED…

8. • Customer vision is at center
• Manage relationships not contracts
Customer collaboration over
contract negotiation
• Let customers change their mind
• Use change-friendly methodologies
Responding to change over
following a plan
CONTINUED…

9. Within agile development, Scrum has the most
to say about exactly what is agile project
management. So let’s use Scrum as our model
for answering this question. On a Scrum project,
there are three roles: product owner,
ScrumMaster and team.
The product owner is responsible for the
business aspects of the project, including
ensuring the right product is being built, and in
the right order. A good product owner can
balance competing priorities, is available to the
team, and is empowered to make decisions about
the product.
How are agile projects
managed???

10.  The ScrumMaster serves as the team's coach,
helping team members work together in the most
effective manner possible.
 A good ScrumMaster views the role as one of
providing a service to the team, removing
impediments to progress, facilitating meetings and
discussions, and performing typical project
management duties such as tracking progress and
issues.
How are agile projects
managed???

11. 1. Satisfy customer through early and continuous
delivery.
2. Welcome changing requirements, even late in
development.
3. Deliver working software frequently.
4. Business and developers must work together daily.
5. Build projects around motivated individuals.
6. Face-to-face conversation is the most efficient and
effective method of collaboration.
AGILE PRINCIPLES

12. 7. Working software is the primary measure of
progress
8. Agile processes promote sustainable development
9. Continuous attention to technical excellence and
good design enhances agility
10. Maximizing the amount of work not done
11. The best results emerge from self-organizing
teams
12. At regular intervals, the team reflects and
adjusts its behavior accordingly
AGILE PRINCIPLES CONT…

13. AGILE METHODOLOGY
1.EXTREME PROGRAMMING(XP)
 XP is one of the best known Agile Methodologies.
Extreme Programming (XP) concentrates on
development of the software enabling the
management team to pick the parts of this
methodology which work for them.
 XP development focuses on release planning and
then stages of iteration, where the emphasis is on
understanding the “user stories”, leading to user
acceptance testing, and to the review and closure
of the Iteration with the successful release of
the software.

14. AGILE METHODOLOGY
2.SCRUM
SCRUM Methodology is another of the
well known Agile Processes. "a flexible,
holistic product development strategy
where a development team works as a
unit to reach a common goal" as opposed
to a "traditional, sequential
approach“.Scrum uses both managerial
and developmental processes.The goal of
the SCRUM process is to put out a
release. SCRUM Methodology allows for
plenty of change during the project.

15.  Lean is another methodology which
focuses on maximising customer value
and reducing waste.
 Agile fits with Lean in that Agile
Projects seek to deliver to customer
requirements and there is a fit with the
quality and continuous improvement of
how you work and what that means to
your business.
AGILE METHODOLOGY
3.LEAN

16. 1.Writing tests before code clarifies the
requirements to be implemented.
2.Tests are written as programs rather
than data so that they can be executed
automatically. The test includes a check
that it has executed correctly.
3.All previous and new tests are run
automatically when new functionality is
added, thus checking that the new
functionality has not introduced errors.
AGILE METHODOLOGY
4.TEST DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT

17.  Feature Driven Development (FDD) is an
iterative software development
methodology intended for use by large
teams working on a project using object-
oriented technology.
 The methodology description includes
some prescription about what tasks should
be done and what roles should be doing
them, so many do not consider it a truly
agile methodology.
AGILE METHODOLOGY
5.FEATURE DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT

18. Managing constraints, scope and
quality
 Constraints -Managing changes and constraints are
one of the essences of Agile management. The way
the project is managed will allow the customer to
minimize cost of change while taking into account
constraints.
 Scope –In agile world project, frozen
specifications of the final product and abominable
snowman are alike: they are both myth and don’t
exist in organization dynamics. Rather than
defining during the initiation phase the entire
project (scope, work breakdown structure,
assumptions, etc), the project manager will focus
on planning for the horizon.

19. Quality
 In agile methodology, quality is planned at the
beginning of the project and is continuously
present throughout the project lifecycle.
 Agile software development put the Quality
Assurance in the center of the project
management methodology. Because of iterative
development and continuous improvement,
quality assurance will be involved into the
analysis, design and review processes.
Managing constraints, scope and
quality

20. Values of Agile Project
Management
1. Communication is a two way thing. It’s about
talking and listening.
2. Simplicity is about simple solutions that do
what’s required, no more, no less. Simplicity is
synonymous with elegance.
3. Feedback has three axes: Giving feedback,
receiving feedback and taking action as a result of
the feedback.
4. Courage is about taking calculated risks. It’s
about facing and voicing the brutal facts. It’s also
about creating an environment where people can be
courageous.
5. Respect is an appreciation that everyone can
add value. It’s also about valuing diversity.

21. Benefits of Agile
1. Revenue
2. Speed to market
3. Quality
4. Flexibility / agility
5. Right product
6. Visibility
7. Cost control
8. Customer satisfaction
9. Less risk
10.Delivers better systems
11.Responsive to change
12.Delivers greater business value
13.Attractive to the developers
14.More motivating!

22. Problems with agile methods
Team members may be unsuited to the intense
involvement that characterises agile methods.
Prioritising changes can be difficult where there
are multiple stakeholders.
Maintaining simplicity requires extra work.
Contracts may be a problem as with other
approaches to iterative development. It can be
difficult to keep the interest of customers who
are involved in the process.

23. Agile development methodology attempts to provide
many opportunities to assess the direction of a project
throughout the development lifecycle. By focusing on
the repetition of abbreviated work cycles as well as
the functional product they yield, agile methodology
could be described as “iterative” and “incremental.” In
an agile paradigm, every aspect of development
requirements, design, etc. is continually revisited
throughout the lifecycle.
CONCLUSION

24. References
 http://agilemethodology.org/
 Compuware : Just Enough Agile: Understanding
the principles of Agile Development
 Zdnet : Agile Project Management Methods for
IT Projects