Project Management- Agile Project Management

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT- Agile project management
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Discussion........................................................................................................................................2
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
Reference.........................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
The aim of the assessment is to determine the key aspects that are related with the
different project management methodologies. It becomes very much essential to determine the
key advantages that will be offered with the use of effective project management knowledge.
In this assessment the selected project management technique is agile methodology. The
agile project management methodology is considered as one of the essential project management
methodology as this helps in carrying out the projects effectively within short period of time. The
paper will focus on identifying the key components related to agile project management and the
benefit that will be offered with the agile project management methodology.
Discussion
Agile project management methodology is referred to the iterative approach that is used
for the purpose of delivering a project with the use of effective life-cycle. In case of agile Project
management the life cycle the phase’s are divided into different iterations. These have been
considered as an efficient measure for completing the project successfully within less amount of
time. The main aim of using iterative approach is that it helps in developing the software related
projects efficiently and ensures that the project is capable of promoting velocity and adaptability.
The agile methodology has executed its phases based on one of the major aspect that the benefits
will be processed throughout the different phases rather than processing all at the end. Agile
methodology tends to possess central values and ensures that all the behaviors are being
collaborated effectively for the purpose of meeting the needs of the customers (Kerzner, 2017).
The core 4 values based on which the projects are designed are that individuals and interactions
takes over processes and tools. This also offers a better customer collaboration over the contract

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negotiation. One of the most essential component is to ensure that the project team members are
capable of responding to changes so that it becomes easy to ensure that proper project
components are included while designing a project. The priority of agile project management
methodology is to satisfy the customer needs and ensuring them that valuable software is being
developed after performing the iterations. The project needs to be developed with all the
necessary requirements and team member should ensure that the changes are being included so
that the developed product can be designed up to the needs of the customers (Larson & Gray,
2013).
The agile project management focuses on delivering the maximum value for managing
the business priorities in time and under a fixed budget (Hoda & Murugesan, 2016). The agile
project management is mainly carried out based on certain principles. The principle included are
described below:
The project focuses on breaking the requirements into smaller pieces so that it becomes
easy to understand the requirements and also based on the analysis prioritization can be done.
One of the major principle is that the agile project management aims at promoting
collaborative working with the workers and the customers (Layton & Ostermiller, 2017). This
ensures that all the needs have been fulfilled while delivering the requirements.
Agile method focuses on integrating the planning phase with the execution so that it
becomes easy to organize the working condition within the team.
Different phases of agile project management
Agile project management phases are essential for understanding the effectiveness of
project management. This ensures that the task has been executed effectively within less amount