Topic
Project management has been applied, but not originated, software development methods. For instance,
the traditional, waterfall method can be traced to Winston Royce in 1970 after which project management
tools and techniques were applied. Likewise, agile methods arose from software developers who were
frustrated with shortcomings of the traditional, waterfall approach. Larson and Gray describes Scrum as an
agile project management approach; however, it did not originate with the Project Management Institute.
Question:
Can traditional project management tools and techniques really be applied in conjunction with agile
software development methods or do these methods require new project management tools and
techniques?
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