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Agile Project Frameworks

A variety of agile project management approaches as well as software development and system delivery lifecycles now exist for keeping your extreme project in control and delivering value in the face of volatility.

			Doug DeCarlo's eXtreme Project Management Model

Overview of the eXtreme Project Management Model - by Doug DeCarlo, Principal, The Doug DeCarlo Group (November 29, 2005)

Learn the success factors for managing projects in a change-tolerant way.

Introduction to the Flexible Project Model - by Doug DeCarlo, Principal, The Doug DeCarlo Group (December 3, 2005)

This article is first in a series studying an in-depth agile project framework.

Visionate: The What? (Part 1) -- Capturing the Sponsor’s Vision - by Doug DeCarlo, Principal, The Doug DeCarlo Group (December 3, 2005)

You can't even begin to get a handle on your project until you can answer, "Who wants what and why?"

Visionate: The What? (Part 2) -- Establishing the Collective Vision - by Doug DeCarlo, Principal, The Doug DeCarlo Group (December 3, 2005)

Now that we've captured the sponsor's vision, how do we capture the collective vision?

Speculate: The How -- The Planning and Post Meetings - by Doug DeCarlo, Principal, The Doug DeCarlo Group (December 3, 2005)

How to get down to the nitty-gritty of extreme project planning.

The Timebox - by Doug DeCarlo, Principal, The Doug DeCarlo Group (December 26, 2005)

You have heard the adage, "Think outside the box!" Well, sometimes it's best to think inside the box when time is of the essence.

Innovate: The Doing -- Learning as You Go - by Doug DeCarlo, Principal, The Doug DeCarlo Group (December 3, 2005)

Learning by doing -- on the fly!

Re-evaluate: The Reviewing -- Deciding the Future - by Doug DeCarlo, Principal, The Doug DeCarlo Group (December 3, 2005)

Here are the hard questions to ask to determine viability of your project.

Disseminate: The Harvesting--Reaping the Benefits - by Doug DeCarlo, Principal, The Doug DeCarlo Group (November 30, 2005)

How to transition project deliverables to the customer.

Various Viewpoints on Extreme Project Management

Extreme Project Management Defined

Extreme project management differs from traditional project management mainly in its open, elastic and undeterministic approach. The main focus of XPM is on the human side of project management rather than on intricate scheduling techniques and heavy formalism.

More Agile Project Framework Types

DSDM

Dynamic Systems Development Method

Dynamic Systems Development Method provides a framework for an iterative and incremental approach to the development of information systems. DSDM is one of a number of Agile methods for developing software.

DSDM Consortium

The online source for all things DSDM.

DSDM in Controlled Industries - by Steve Messenger (April 23, 2006)

Do you think that Agile project management methods can't be applied to controlled industries? Think again!

DSDM Manual

This is a great link to a definitive DSDM primer.

What is DSDM?

Marc Clifton and J. Dunlap explain the ins and outs of DSDM.

Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)

The portal to all things DSDM.

SCRUM

SCRUM: It's About Common Sense

Scrum is an agile, lightweight process that can be used to manage and control software and product development using iterative, incremental practices.

Theory of Constraints

Theory of Constraints and Agile Software Development

How to map TOC to software development.

Theory of Constraints

The Theory of Constraints (TOC) is a body of knowledge on the effective management of business organizations as systems.

Realization: A System Guaranteed to Help You Execute

The Concerto Engine runs on the principles of critical chain.

Thoughts on TOCICO

Blog thoughts on TOCICO as an organization.

Feature-Driven Development

Feature Driven Development

Feature Driven Development (FDD) is the name given to the Jeff De Luca approach to project management. FDD uses the Agile software development approaches to develop software.

Feature-Driven Development, Test-Driven Development, and Test-First Programming

Ken McLeod provides an introduction to the feature-driven development, test-driven development and test-first programming practices.

Agile Software Development using Feature Driven Development (FDD)

Get the 411 on FDD right here.