THE AGILE MANAGEMENT

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Executive Summary
The agile approach of project management describes an innovative approach to plan and handle
multiple software projects. Software projects can be describes as the group of operations
conducted to gain an identifiable result of value. The project members frequently faces numerous
issues while this type of projects. The management of these software projects requires high
knowledge as well as management skills. In this modern world every industries are using some
enhance project management approaches like waterfall model and agile project management
because they help to put low emphasis on the up – front plans as well as help the project
members to maintain strict controls on their respective software projects. This particular study
describes two project management approach namely waterfall and agile management. The study
also showcases the industrial trends and the methodologies used by them. The study describes
history, success and issues in both the project management approaches.

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary.............................................................................................................1
Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
Discussion............................................................................................................................3
History of Waterfall and Review.....................................................................................3
Waterfall Issues/Success..................................................................................................7
History of Agile and Review...........................................................................................8
Agile Issues/Success........................................................................................................9
Industrial trends and selection of Methodologies..........................................................12
Conclusion.........................................................................................................................14
Bibliography of Agile Terms.............................................................................................15
APA References.................................................................................................................16

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Introduction
The method of creating or developing computer programs and software is always directed
by various project management methodologies. The methodologies used in software
development describes a layout which is utilized for planning, handling and controlling all
processes involving in developing the information system or computer software. These software
development methodologies are referred as the SDLC or software Development Life Cycle and
these methodologies are widely used in multiple software engineering as well as industrial
domains (Crawford, 2014). Numerous researchers studied and invented many models of SDLC.
Some reputed SDLC models used are namely, Waterfall model, agile framework, RAD (Rapid
Application Development), Rational Unified Process (RUP) and many more.
This particular report aims at two project methodologies namely, the waterfall model and
the agile methodology. The report describes the history and issues of both the methodologies.
Lastly, the report portrays the methodology usually used by various industries. The agile project
management methodology is discussed in this report which comprises of the agile principles and
the agile development cycle.
Discussion
History of Waterfall and Review
The waterfall model was proposed by Winston W. Royce in the year 1970. He proposed
the model to illustrate some possible software engineering methods. The water fall model of
SDLC is referred as a sequential software development process where the progress is represented
as the flow in downward direction. The flow maintain some phases which are executed for
developing a computer software or information systems (Mishra & Mishra, 2013). These phases