Project Management Methodology and Agile Scrum

The assignment provided a comprehensive overview of project management methodology and Agile Scrum. It discussed the definition and role of project methodology in project management, as well as the differences and similarities between PMBOK and Agile Scrum. The document also analyzed the relation of Agile Scrum with Project Life Cycle (PLC) and provided references to support the arguments made.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Assessment-1
Project Methodology
Name of the Student: RAJESH REDDY NALLA
Student I.D: 11645722

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Question1: Project Management Methodology
Solution:Project Management Methodology is a life cycle that defines the five phases of
project management. They are defining, planning, launching, managing and closing in a
project management life cycle.
There are different definitions of project management methodology given by different authors
which are described as follows.
>Author 1 – Spundak:
According to Špundak, (2014), “Project management methodology is defined as a set of
methods, procedures and practices used on a project life cycle”.
The role of project methodology in project management is to maintain a common language for
interaction and planning before the beginning of the project work.
>Author 2- Joslin&Muller:
According to Joslin& Müller, (2015), “Project Management methodology is described as an
enhancement for project effectiveness. The author describes that project management
methodology is used by project managers to achieve prediction of project success rates in project
management”.
The role of project methodology in project management is to lead team members to effective
project outcomes that achieve organizational goals and objectives.
>Author 3-Keleckaite;
(Keleckaite, 2015), the author describes “Project management methodology as a combination of
practices, methods and procedures to evaluate a project in a project life cycle”.
The role of project methodology in project management is to enable the tracking of progress of
each stage in a project against the metrics and facilities that are pre-determined.

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>Author 4-Martinelli & Milosevic:
“The project management methodology is also described asa method to avoid failure and
eliminates risks in a project in its project life cycle” (Martinelli& Milosevic, 2016).
The role of project methodology in project management is to establish methods for managing
and handling of projects more effectively and efficiently.
>Author 5-Kerzner:
The definition of project methodology by other author is that,“It contains definitions, guidelines
and templates for the various activities of project management” (Kerzner, 2018).
The role of project methodology in project management is to provide an estimated and accurate
budget for the completion of the whole project.

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Question2: Comparison between Agile Scrum and PMBOK methodology
Solution:The differences between PMBOK and Agile Scrum are given as follows.
PMBOK AGILE SCRUM
1) PMBOK is a standard which is developed by the
Project Management Institute.
1) Agile Scrum is a framework developed by
software developments experts group (Obrutsky,
2015).
2) PMBOK focuses on finishing of all planning
processes at beginning and after that development
of the product starts.
2) Agile Scrum focuses on quick delivery of
products after the development of products starts.
3) The project manager in PMBOK methodologies
manages the project across industries.
3) However, the Scrum master and self-managed
team together handle and manages the project
which is specific for project management.
4) The project manager in PMBOK prioritizes the
defined work.
4) Whereas Product owner prioritize its written
story points in Agile Scrum.
5) PMBOK is complex and hence not suitable for
small projects.
5) Agile Scrum is suitable for small projects
development.
6) The project in PMBOK is split into several
phases that are categorized one after the other.
6) Whereas project is split into sprints in Agile
Scrum.

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 Similarities :
The similarities between PMBOK and Agile Scrum are given as follows.
1) The first similarity is delivering the right thing on right time and on estimated budget.
2) The second similarity is communication among the team members and project manager.
3) The third similarity is progressive elaboration of project development in project
management.
4) The fourth similarity is that both the methodologies follow similar project life cycle
process which includes planning, execution, monitoring and controlling of project.
 Advantages and Disadvantages of PMBOK :
a) The advantages of PMBOK are that it is process oriented and manages large projects.
b) The disadvantages of PMBOK are not suitable for small projects and connection of team
is difficult.
 Advantages and Disadvantages of AGILE SCRUM :
a) The advantages of Agile Scrum are clients get quick results, requirements are gathered
after each deliverable and flexibility to client changes.
b) The disadvantages of Agile Scrum are generating scope creep due to addition from
customers after receiving deliverables and team’s productivity decreases if a member
leaves.
Question3: Relation of Agile Scrum with Project Life Cycle (PLC)
Solution: The Agile Scrum methodology and processes relate to the project life cycle in
various ways and they are described as below.

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The project life cycle (PLC)has four phases which consists of,start-up phase, planning
phase, execution phase and close-out phase.
1) The first phase describes the purpose, strategic fit of the project, goals and objectives of
the project, estimate budget and references.
2) The second phase describes the final scope of the project, team member selection,
deliverables of plan, baseline budget and approvals from the management.
3) The third phase describes production of deliverables, controlled monitors, time
management, quality assurance, cost management, risk management, communication and
reporting to the management.
4) The fourth phase is project close-out, team member’s feedback, recommendations for
addition of further actions to be taken and review of the project after implementation
(Serrador & Pinto, 2015).
The Agile Scrum methodology has five phases which consists of, planning phase, developing
phase, Testing phase, Delivering phase and Assessment phase.
The Agile Scrum methodology divides the work into sprints where the scope of project is
delivered at the end of each sprint simultaneously.
1) The planning is done as sprint planning to structure the project for the next task.
2) The next task is developing the design of the project according to the sprint plan and then
testing of the developed project.
3) The delivering of the project is then done to assess the feedbacks given by the
stakeholders and the clients.

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The above description of project life cycle and Agile Scrum methodology shows that both has
similar processes.
The Agile Scrum methodology uses sprint in its whole life cycle where it appropriately relates
with the project life cycle (Permana, 2015).
The design and deliver phase of Agile Scrum methodology completely relate with the project life
cycle in project management.

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References
Joslin, R., & Müller, R. (2015). Relationships between a project management methodology and
project success in different project governance contexts. International Journal of Project
Management, 33(6), 1377-1392.
Keleckaite, M. (2015). The Importance of Project Management Methodologies and Tools in
Non-Governmental Organizations: Case Study of Lithuania and Germany.
Kerzner, H. (2018). Project management best practices: Achieving global excellence. John
Wiley & Sons.
Martinelli, R. J., & Milosevic, D. Z. (2016). Project management toolbox: tools and techniques
for the practicing project manager. John Wiley & Sons.
Obrutsky, S. (2015). Comparison and contrast of project management methodologies PMBOK
and SCRUM.
Permana, P. A. G. (2015). Scrum method implementation in a software development project
management. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and
Applications, 6(9), 198-204.
Serrador, P., & Pinto, J. K. (2015). Does Agile work?—A quantitative analysis of agile project
success. International Journal of Project Management, 33(5), 1040-1051.
Špundak, M. (2014). Mixed agile/traditional project management methodology–reality or
illusion? Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 119, 939-948.