Understanding Agile Project Management

Dr. Matt Kennedy continues his Agile Acquisition Series as he associated Agile Project Management to a Team Sport. He explains that there is a drastic shift in how we manage a traditional IT project using the waterfall development approach and how we coach teams using an agile development approach. One mistake a project manager can make is managing a waterfall development effort using an agile playbook or using a traditional playbook to coach an agile development project. Your project management approach needs tomatch your development approach, or your project may be doomed from day one! When coaching an agile project, focus on assembling the right team, removing obstacles, and finding ways to help them maximize the value they can deliver!