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Comparing Agile versus Waterfall Project Management

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Project Management Courses Agile Courses Kanban Courses Change Management Courses Gantt Charts Courses Sprint Planning Courses

Course Description

Overview

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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