Waterfall model is a sequential design process, in which progress is seen as flowing steadily downwards through the phases of analysis, design and testing.
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Project metric definitions
I often read about Agile development in blogs. It seems that some PM terms are sometimes mentioned with slightly different meanings depending on the context. Could you transcribe from a book (either ...
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Is there any pm methodology that works well on large projects?
My team historically has averaged about 40 people over several years, often more than that. We have a pretty complex product that cuts across several problem domains. We switched from waterfall to ...
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Is it possible to track velocity on a waterfall project?
Assuming similar work has been done in the past, can velocity be measured on a waterfall project? If that isn't the case, is there a more appropriate capacity management tool on a waterfall project?
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Setting up task predecessors correctly
Using Open Project (or MS Project, i suppose), in the following example:
does #13 depend on #7?
does #14 depend on #7?
does #13 depend on #12?
does #14 depend on #12?
Or does it matter at all? ...
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Is the waterfall model a project management methodology?
I have heard of PRINCE2, PRISM, and many other methodologies. I'm not sure if the waterfall model is actually a project management methodology or not. My project is based on research (Example, mobile ...
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How to implement scrum on an Waterfall enterprise?
Research prior to asking this questions -> When to Use Waterfall, When to Use Scrum ?
I am not focus on pure waterfall vs pure scrum conversion. I am more incline of solving the following problems ...
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The History of Project Management [closed]
There are many styles of Project Management, and many Project Management philosophies to choose from. Some emphasise a plan-based approach, some try to tackle emerging objectives in a dynamic or ...
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Can metaphors in popular culture help with explaining agile or waterfall to clients?
After reading this blog post that suggests that the Death Star was an agile project I was wondering if using metaphors is a good way of describing methodologies in a slightly fun way.
'Movie x ...
