2009 Session: Project Planning in an Agile World: Do the Old Rules Make Sense?
Wednesday, 14:15 - 15:05
Track: Agile Ways
Owing to the realities of risk, uncertainty, constant change and complexity, traditional approaches to project planning are often neither doable or desirable. Agile and iterative software development techniques are, in effect, plan-as-you-go techniques that offer advantages over traditional techniques that focus on planning with as much detail as possible. This presentation examines the planning advantages of Scrum, RUP, time-boxing, and rapid prototyping.
Prerequisites
Understanding of the software development life cycle is helpful
Expectations
Traditional perspectives on project planning vs. agile/iterative perspectives
Additional Info
J. Davidson Frame
J. Davidson Frame, PhD, PMP is Academic Dean at the University of Management and Technology, Arlington, Va. Prior to joining UMT in 1998, he served 19 years on the faculty of the George Washington University, Washington, DC, where he was Chairman of the Department of Management Science and established GWU's project management program. David has authored 30 academic articles and 10 books. He was on the Board of Directors of the Project Management Institute for 11 years, and is a PMI Fellow.