Agile, Scrum and IS Project Management

Agile project management training addresses the special requirements faced by project managers working in an IS environment.

It is no surprise that structured approaches to Project Management were pioneered in the systems arena.  Projects usually involve multiple business functions; projects are increasingly critical to achievement of organisational goals; there is usually heavy involvement with external partners; when technology boundaries are being pushed then risk multiplies; timescales are almost always tight.

Fortunately we have seen the evolution of best practice techniques and training which build directly on the experience, good and bad, of organisations around the world.  Whilst the basic methodologies must always be scaled and honed to meet specific needs they are the starting point for all IT project professionals.

• Agile
  • Agile project methods use iterative methods to enable project managers to cope with change
  
  
• Scrum
  • Scrum is an established Agile methodology that can be used to manage and control complex software and product development projects
    
    
• IS Project Management
  • Training courses developed by the British Computer Society and accredited by ISEB
  
  
• DSDM
  • Dynamic Systems Development Method and its precursor Rapid Application Development are structured approaches for fast and agile projects particularly in an IT environment
  • Many are finding that DSDM approaches blend pragmatic realism with the rigour of PRINCE2