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Agile vs
Traditional
Project
Management
A Comparison
Which Approach to take?
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Traditional Agile Choosing
Approach Approach A Path
1 2 3
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Traditional
Approach
1
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framework
Provides a structured
In which to operate
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5 key
STEPS
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1. Initiation
Establish objectives, stakeholders, deliverables
and limitations of cost and time.
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2. Planning
Establish a baseline which itemizes all activities and
resources; and estimates materials and time scales.
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3. Execution
Perform the planned activities to make sure that
essential work is done and the goal is achieved.
.
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4. Tracking
Monitor the progress of each activity and modify the
schedule as necessary.
.
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5. Closing
Deliverables are produced and the project is evaluated
to learn lessons for the next time.
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2
Agile
Approach
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The same traditional steps are performed,
but multiple iterations are used.
Iteration 1
Iteration 2
Iteration 3
…
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it's own deliverables and closing processes.
Each iteration has its own set of goals,
the final closing processes can be performed.
When all iterations are completed,
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Choosing
A Path
3
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Traditional
Use the
approach
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• When a project is relatively familiar
• The goal and solution are easy to identify
• The scope and deliverables are clear.
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Agile
Use the
approach
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• When dealing with unfamiliar territory
• The solution itself is unknown
• There are several possible outcomes.
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Agile is growing in popularity
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