Agile or Waterfall Which Methodology is Best for You? Laura Pietromica Customer Advisor & Consultant HIMSS Certified Consultant
• Overview Agenda • Which to Choose • Hybrid
Overview
Waterfall • Sequential or linear stages Requirements Gathering • Upfront planning Design Implementation • Simple, unchanged projects Verification • Close project manager involvement Go Live
• • Requirements gathered early Effectiveness of requirements in process gathered • • Full scope of project is known Difficult to visualise end result • Customer presence is not dedicated
Agile • Continuous cycles & evolution Requirements Gathering • Small, high-functioning, collaborative teams Go-Live Design • Sprints • Customer involvement Verification Implementation
• • More customer insight into High level of involvement solution • Frequent refactoring and • Stronger sense of ownership reprioritisation • • More user focused Not designed for large projects
Types of Agile • Scrum – Iterative development model – Sprints • Kanban – Visual framework – Small incremental changes Image Source: Wikimedia Commons
How Do You Choose?
A lack of clear goals is the most common factor (37%) behind project failure, according to executive leaders. Source: PMI Pulse of the Profession2017
Factor Waterfall Agile Customer Non-dedicated; available at Dedicated throughout project Availability milestones, status meetings, etc. Scope / Features Clearly defined and known in Flexible and change as you go advance Feature All or nothing By value Prioritisation Team Larger team, coordination limited Small, dedicated team to project handoffs Funding Time and Materials Time and Materials Firm Fixed Source: Segue Technologies
Hybrid
You don’t know w hat you don’t know - Socrates
Requirement Design Gathering Initiation Go Live Maintenance Verify Implement Hybrid Approach
Source : The Agilesphere
For More Information smartsheet Agile Project Management 101: A Beginner’s Guide for Non- Project Managers
Thank you Laura Pietromica Laura.Pietromica@hyland.com Customer Advisor & Consultant +1.216.407.6769 HIMSS Certified Consultant
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