Introduction to the Flexible Project Model

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Introduction to the Flexible Project Model

Doug DeCarlo, Principal, The Doug DeCarlo Group

December 3, 2005






The Flexible Project Model is an approach I have developed and put into practice by working with extreme project teams. There are other agile project frameworks developed by their own practitioners. Over time these will be brought to you as well.
Warning: The Menu is Not the Meal
You can only be successful in applying the definitions, doing the activities and using the tools that comprise the Flexible Project Model by infusing and deploying them with the underlying principles, values and practices of eXtreme Project Management.  (See the Happy Clients diagram.)
As one component, the Flexible Project Model merely represents the mechanics of planning and managing extreme projects.



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