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Comparing Agile versus Waterfall Project Management

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Compare the most popular project management approaches—agile and waterfall—to decide which one is right for your organization.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Decide on your project management approach
1. A Deep Dive into Agile
  • What is agile?
  • Adapting to changes
  • Which projects suit agile vs. waterfall?
  • The dream situation
2. Comparing Agile and Waterfall
  • Can plans be too flexible?
  • Estimating cost
  • It all comes together at the end
  • Is agile only for software?
  • What about unfamiliar projects?
  • Does agile cost more?
  • Can agile handle big projects?
  • Fitting into larger projects
  • The secret Gantt chart behind agile
  • How many deliverables can you have?
  • How does kanban fit with agile?
  • What is the point of a burndown chart?
  • Can sprints be more/less than two weeks?
3. Which to Choose
  • Which is better for the customer?
  • Planning for a hurricane
  • When to use agile vs. waterfall
  • Can you ever merge both?
  • Reducing documentation
Conclusion
  • The future of agile

Taught by

Chris Croft and Doug Rose

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