Lecture 1

Question 1

what are succes factors for PM

Answer 1

1. Executive support
2. Emotional maturity - collection of basis behaviours
3. user involvement
4. optimization
5. skilled staff
6. SAME - Standard architectural management environment
7. agile proficiency
8. modest execution
9. project management expertise
10. clear business objectives

Question 2

in the article of Rigby et al (2016) what are the practices that fall under agile?

Answer 2

1. scrum
2. lean development
3. kanban

Question 3

what is the focus of scrum

Answer 3

emphasize creative and adaptive teamwork in solving complex problems

Question 4

what is the focus of lean development?

Answer 4

focusse on the elimination of waste

Question 5

what is the focuss of kanban?

Answer 5

concentrates on reducing lead times and work in progress

Question 6

what are the six crucial practices for capitalizing on agiles potential (rigby, 2016)

Answer 6

1. learn how agile really works
2. understand when it is appropriate
3. start small and let passionate evangelists spread the word
4. allow teams that have mastered the process to customize their practices
5. practice agile at the top
6. destroy corporate barriers to agile behaviors

Question 7

what can agile create when it is fully embraced within a company? (rigby, 2016)

Answer 7

1. leadership team that set priorities and establish innovation teams
2. initiative owner that focusses 100% on the the project at hand, owns results of the team.
3. process facilitator that trains the team on agile techniques
4. innovation team that consists out of 3-9 members which are self governing experts

Question 8

Steps of the agile process

Answer 8

1. research and development
2. prioritize backlog
3. break ideas into models
4. develop plan
5. further brake down tasks
6. set up kanban board

Question 9

in the article of cram (2016) what are the three catergories of agile adoption within managemen fashion?

Answer 9

1. Crusaders - employ agile in a pure form
2. tailors - customize agile to fit their specific circumstances
3. dabblers - employ a few ceremonial agile techinques on top of a fundametally traditional development approach.

Question 10

what are the four activities of the design cycle

Answer 10

1. analyze
2. design
3. implement
4. test