Project Planning Tools

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PROJECT PLANNING TOOLS
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Discussion........................................................................................................................................2
Agile Framework.........................................................................................................................2
Overview..................................................................................................................................2
Strengths of Agile Methodology.............................................................................................3
Limitations Agile Methodology..............................................................................................4
Waterfall Framework...................................................................................................................4
Overview..................................................................................................................................4
Strengths of Waterfall Framework..........................................................................................5
Limitations of Waterfall Framework.......................................................................................5
Comparison between Agile and Waterfall Framework...............................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
Project planning tools are used for the management and organisation of a project and its
tasks within. These tools help both individuals as well as a team. These tools measure
effectiveness and organisation of the work. Unlike its name, these tools are not only for the
management of the project but also these are customizable according to the needs of the team or
an individual and the goals of the project. Some of the positive impacts of these tools are
efficient setting of goal, improved communication, customer satisfaction at a greater level,
expertise at high level, accurate assessment of the risks (Herr et al. 2019). Some of the negative
impacts of the tools are higher costs, complexity increases at instances, communication
overhead, lacking in creativity (Sánchez 2015).
Project management planning tools
Agile Method
The term “Agile” is used for the group of iterations and developmental stages in a
process of software development and every stage has its own Agile framework. Some of the
popular methodologies of Agile Framework application are Scrum, Dynamic Systems
Development Method, Crystal and Feature Driven Development (Ahimbisibwe, Cavana and
Daellenbach 2015). Every methodology has its own uniqueness and they include all the iterations
in the development stage. Throughout the developmental phase, all of the integral functions are
continuous in nature. In agile methodology planning, testing, integration and other forms of
developmental stage are always continuous in nature resulting to form the product from the agile
methodology (Moe et al. 2015). All of the stages in an Agile methodology is kept as light as it