EMP5120: Product Development and Management

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 Faculty of Engineering

Choosing your
Project Management
Methodology

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Project Management Methodologies
• Traditional (waterfall), Sequential, CPM
• Agile Family
• PMI/PMBOK “Method”
• Change Management Methodologies
• Process-based Methodologies

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Considerations when Selecting a Project Methodology
• Project Definition
• Project Organization &
Staffing
• Project Management and
Task/Phase Leadership
• Problem Solving, Testing
and Prototyping
• Snr Management Review &
Control
• Real Time Corrections

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When to Use Waterfall and When to Use Agile

Agile Waterfall

Ability to respond
Defined Releases
to change

Focus on delivering
Well defined spec.
value

Frequent customer Don’t anticipate

validation changes in scope

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When to Use Waterfall and When to Use Agile
You should use Agile if:
• The final product isn’t clearly defined
• The clients/stakeholders need the
ability to modify the scope
• You anticipate any kind of changes
during the project
• Rapid deployment is the goal
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You should use Waterfall if:
• You don’t expect changes in scope and
you’re working with fixed-price
contracts
• The project is very simple or you’ve
done it many times before
• Requirements are very well known and
fixed
• Customers know exactly what they
want in advance
• You’re working with orderly and
predictable projects
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One Size Does not fit All!
• Many Methodologies
• Many Techniques/tools/practices
• Many implementations
• Which ever one is chosen it is
imperative that its adoption is
institutionalized –well communicated
and well understood

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Optional Presentation
• Have you been involved in both Agile &
Waterfall Projects?
• Or maybe some other project
management process?
• Which do you prefer?
• Why?

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