Agile Project Management

[Chris Hall]

I've been part of an Agile Project Management team for the past month and change and it has been a tremendous learning experience. We have set up our sprints on a weekly basis, so every week we're prioritizing requirements and checking code to see what we've built.

Here are some observations to date:

Positive Notes
It's great to see what the team has accomplished every Friday
It's great to review the requirements on a weekly basis
Nobody has "thrown anything over the fence" to date

Negative Notes
Scope creep is really easy to do
In absence of a master plan, the team can float rather easily
We have three dedicated developers, but a five person team is probably ideal


Have you ever used Agile to manage projects? What are your thoughts on it as a methodology? Let me know in the comments below.

photo by: rmlowe