Resources
AgilePM/DSDM or PRINCE2 Agile – what is the difference and which one should I choose?
At agileKRC we regularly get asked about these two frameworks, so we have put together some guidance that we hope will help people with their decision.
DSDM Case Study: An Agile approach to Software Systems Development for the Highways Agency
Government agencies are constantly striving to develop software systems that support business objectives, deliver measurable benefits and provide good value for money. To achieve these goals there is a need for project management frameworks that balance governance with agility.
What is Scrum and what are its limitations
Scrum is by far the most well-known agile approach and has made a dramatic improvement to the way organisations work in order to deliver value to their business units and customers alike. But what is it? What are it's strenghts and weaknesses?
What is DSDM and the 8 principles
DSDM is often seen as agile’s best kept secret as it has been in existence for over twenty years as various flavours of agile have come and gone. It is now prospering as agile comes of age. This is due to organisations needing more rigour and control when running agile in situations where the ‘ideal agile environment’ doesn’t really exist.
What is Agile Project Management?
Agile Project Management is an approach to agile that is ideally used in more complex situations, where the simpler forms of agile have their limitations. Currently, the vast majority of agile is used in an IT environment on an existing set of products. However, what if you don’t have a product yet or the solution you are looking to create involves more than just IT? This is where the benefits of Agile Project Management come in to play.
Agile Explained - What it is and the future of Agile
At the turn of the century this word didn’t exist in a project management or IT context. Nowadays it is commonplace. The term agile was ‘invented’ in 2001 as a result of a group of people coming together to create the Agile Manifesto for Software Development. Since then over a decade has passed and agile has grown far beyond its IT roots and heritage as it is now applied to anything from nuclear submarines to Mars bars!
Are you a lapsed PRINCE2 Practitioner and you want to do PRINCE2 Agile?
Here is some information on the AXELOS PDP. It contains a few simple tips to go along with the comprehensive guidance provided by AXELOS which can be found on their own website. If you are looking to take the PRINCE2 Agile qualification and you are a lapsed Practitioner, this may be of interest to you. It is quite simple to do and doesn't take long!
Measuring Agile Success
This webinar provided lots of food for thought for those people trying to work out what constitutes agile success. There were some surprising results from sone of the polls, such as the registration poll that said that only 8% of people on the webinar had clearly defined agile success criteria!
Measuring Agile Success
Adopting an agile approach is bringing many organisations a lot of success, but how can we measure how successful working with agile is, what does it actually look like, and how do you get there. It can often be difficult to know how agile has improved a project in a measurable and quantifiable way. In this presentation we cover:
How to Combine PRINCE2 with Agile (from the ABC 2015)
PRINCE2 and agile and are both mainstream approaches in many organisations, and a combination of these approaches has resulted in varying levels of success. This presentation discusses how to get the best of both worlds by combining PRINCE2 with agile, and is beneficial for anyone working on a project or in a product environment. In this presentation we cover: