Agile vs

Traditional
Project
Management
A Comparison
Which Approach to take?

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Traditional Agile Choosing
Approach Approach A Path

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Traditional
Approach

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 Provides a structured

framework
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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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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Each iteration has its own set of goals,

it's own deliverables and closing processes.

When all iterations are completed,

the final closing processes can be performed.

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Choosing
A Path

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 Use the

Traditional
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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 Use the

Agile
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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