Today’s businesses often need to implement change faster than traditional project management methodologies can accommodate – and Agile Project Management provides the solution.
To stay effective, businesses need to be able to change quickly. However, the core focus of traditional project management methodologies is to thoroughly understand the reasons for change before the change can be enabled; in the real world, this approach can be far too time consuming.
‘Agile Project Management’ provides organisations with a leaner, more structured approach to project management. It enables them to respond far more quickly to change and provides a way to implement high-priority initiatives.
What is Agile Project Management?
Agile project management is a set of frameworks that cover the people, products and practices (techniques) required to successfully implement projects. Agile is not only suitable for software/systems development but it can also be used to help manage any form of business change.
Agile frameworks concentrate on the following:
Putting the greatest business benefit first
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Prioritising change around business benefits
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Prioritising the implementation of change within releases
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Regular reviews of prioritisation and re-planning
Good communications
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Ensuring that the correct stakeholders are identified, involved and informed throughout the project's lifecycle
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Regular planned reviews of work with stakeholders at the appropriate organisational levels
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Facilitated workshops to gain consensus decisions from stakeholders
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Daily communications between the change team and business representatives
Trusted teams
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Self-directed and empowered teams
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Project managers facilitate the teams and do not direct them
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Fixed timescales and resource budgets
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Software development techniques that significantly reduce errors
