History of Project Management

Question 1

Hybrid PM approaches

Answer 1

Parallel
Agile, followed by traditional rollout
Agile element within traditional
Traditional element within agile

Question 2

Triple Constraints of a Project

Answer 2

Scope, Time, Cost
Traditional- scope drives time and cost
Agile- budget for time, then select scope

Question 3

Characteristics of Traditional PM

Answer 3

Scope: well known
Activities: Performed 1x for entire project
Delivery: once at end
Goal: Manage sched and budget

Question 4

Characteristics of Iterative PM

Answer 4

Scope: Evolving
Activities: Iterate until correct
Delivery: once at end
Goal: Correctness of deliverable

Question 5

Characteristics of Incremental PM

Answer 5

Scope: Evolving
Activities: 1x per increment
Delivery: frequently
Goal: Speed

Question 6

Characteristics of Agile PM

Answer 6

Scope: Evolving
Activities: iterate until correct
Delivery: frequently
Goal: customer satisfaction via frequent delivery and feedback