scholarly journals SMART CONCEPT FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT – TRANSITION TO DevOps

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-97
Author(s):  
Mariela Stoyanova
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Evolutionary Development ◽  
Adaptive Planning ◽  
Main Concept ◽  
Agile Project Management ◽  
The People ◽  
Flexible Response ◽  
Complex Projects ◽  
Agile Approach

The article aims to reveal the transition and evolvement of the Project management in its variety and benefits that brings for the business organization. There will be reviewed three main concepts for Project management: Lean, Agile and DevOps. Lean concept concentrates its efforts to deliver more value with less waste by reducing everything that does not add value. In other words: Doing more with less. An organization that applying Lean Methodology is aiming to provide perfect value to customers following perfect process of creating value with zero waste. There are key principles which guide the actions for applying Lean techniques. In order to do this the experts have to perform Lean thinking. In other hand the main philosophy in Agile approach is striving for the same costs and at the same time but improving work so that the customers remain satisfied. There have been various frameworks like Scrum and Kanban which offers different tools to manage projects and refer to Agile Project Management. It encourages adaptive planning, evolutionary development, early delivery, and continual improvement. Agile approach leads to rapid and flexible response to changes. This method is highly used and beneficiary in complex projects where the situations are constantly changing. Lean and Agile approaches have many things in common. Both of them are seeking to add value and prefer working in small badges to avoid large mistakes. Different approaches effect in different way for different organizations. In an effort to avoid some disadvantages there is some companies that moved towards DevOps. DevOps Approach also is a method in strong connection with Lean and Agile methods by steer them to operations work. While Agile Project Management focuses its efforts to Development (Dev), there is still a loop which needs to be covered – Operation function (Ops). Participating of the development and operations experts together in the entire product or service lifecycle is the main concept of the DevOps. The soft skills of the people that are expected to adopt and move by the principles of any philosophy have an important role. The way they think and execute their responsibilities are as important as the principles itself. The tools are useless if the people are not willing and don’t know how to use them. Every one of those philosophies strives to answer challenges of the business environment and rapidly changing customer`s needs with different tools. The collaboration between them and the transition from one to another shaped Smart concept for Project Management which puts in front quality, customer feedback and continuous delivery and deployment.

scholarly journals Agile Project Management pada Pengembangan E-Musrenbang Kelurahan Benoa Bali

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 723
Author(s):  
Kadek Cahya Dewi ◽  
Putu Indah Ciptayani ◽  
I Wayan Rizky Wijaya
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
System Development ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Agile Project Management ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Agile Approach

<p>Pendekatan Agile telah diperkenalkan sebagai upaya untuk membuat rekayasa perangkat lunak yang fleksibel dan efisien. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian studi kasus, dengan mengangkat kasus pengembangan sistem e-musrenbang Kelurahan Benoa Bali. Penelitian bertujuan untuk menerapkan manajemen proyek berbasis agile pada kasus tersebut. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah <em>in-depth interview</em>, observasi dan <em>focus group discussion</em>. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa waktu pengembangan proyek adalah 8 minggu. Proyek menggunakan kerangka kerja Scrum yang membagi proyek menjadi 4 sprint. Evaluasi sistem dilakukan melalui <em>focus group discussion</em> dengan pihak <em>product owner</em> dan pengguna sistem. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa pendekatan agile dapat diterapkan dalam pengembangan e-musrenbang Kelurahan Benoa Bali. Pengguna sistem dapat menerima kehadiran e-musrenbang dan memanfaatkannya dalam proses pengajuan usulan perencanaan pembangunan di Kelurahan Benoa Bali.</p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><em><strong>Abstract</strong></em></p><p><em>Agile Approach has been introduced as an attempt to make software engineering flexible and efficient. The research was case study research, with case of e-musrenbang system development in Benoa Village Bali. The research objectives to implement agile project management in that case. Data collection methods used were in-depth interview, observation and focus group discussion. The results found that the project development time was 8 weeks. The project used a Scrum framework that divided the project into 4 sprints. System evaluation is done through focus group discussion with product owner and system users. It can be concluded that the agile approach can be applied in the development of e-Musrenbang in Benoa Village Bali. System users accepted e-musrenbang presence and utilized it in the process of submitting proposals for development planning in Benoa Village Bali.</em></p><p><strong><br /></strong></p>

scholarly journals AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR NON IT COMPANIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-80
Author(s):  
Margarita Bogdanova
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Small Companies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Agile Project Management ◽  
Agile Approach ◽  
It Departments ◽  
Business Sectors

Project management is becoming an increasingly preferred approach in the public and business sectors due to its orientation towards results. But the project management methodology is also evolving. In recent years, its most advanced option is the Agile project management. It emerged in 2001 after a conference in Chicago of software industry professionals discussing the possibility of a new method of work, later called Agile. A Manifesto has been developed that contains 12 principles and 4 values. The document has been translated into many languages and has become leading for many IT developers.Leading in the agile approach is that instead of investing in a detailed outline of processes, procedures and tools, is better for organizations to invest in people and in their interaction. Rather than focusing on comprehensive documentation from the beginning, it is better to focus on the final result of the project. Instead of settling legal issues and signing a preliminary contract, it is better to engage with customers (target groups) and seek a live connection with the users of the service or product.Gradually, the advantages of the new approach are gaining more and more adherents. According to the 11th Annual State of AgileTM - Report, 2016, the number of companies implementing agile project management is steadily increasing globally, with the process gradually entering non-IT sectors as well. According to the authors of the report, the benefit of the method is in several directions: results are achieved in a shorter time, organizations become more productive, risk is reduced, costs are decreased, etc.In Bulgaria, agile project management is applied mainly to companies that are branches of large foreign IT companies, and activities. Many small companies, as well as public sector organizations, still apply the traditional project management approach and so they miss the added value of providing goods and services to their customers in an agile manner.In this paper the idea of implementing the agile project management in non IT departments of companies is presented. Emphasis is placed on the iterative nature of operational management, whereby projects are divided into separate parts, prioritized and “delivered” in small cycles. At the same time, the issue of terminology of this approach is discussed. The main terms are different from these in the traditional project management and require additional efforts to understand and implement it. Special attention is also paid to the agile management of research and educational projects in the universities.

scholarly journals Exploring an Agile Learning Activity to Teach Agile Project Management

10.28945/3454 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raafat George Saadé ◽  
Syed S Shah
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Agile Project Management ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Agile Learning ◽  
Agile Approach ◽  
Approach To Teaching

In this study, we adapted the agile approach to teaching. Students took an idea from inception, through the first and second agile project management iterations, and incorporated feedback from their classmates in between. The goal was to demonstrate through a flexible process how products/services can be improved. We started with the practice and followed up with the theory. The results and metrics were positive in terms of the outcomes that the agile project management approach intends to produce. There was a clear enhancement to the product/service measured value (along 3 metrics) in the second iteration. We describe herein the context, the process, the tool used, and the results and we conclude with a small discussion on the limitations of the study.

scholarly journals Agile crisis management

2019 ◽  
Vol 192 (2) ◽  
pp. 310-320
Author(s):  
Jan Betta ◽  
Agnieszka Owczarzak-Skomra
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
It Projects ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Agile Methodologies ◽  
Agile Project Management ◽  
Literature Overview ◽  
Management Literature ◽  
Agile Approach

The article deals with crisis management. A new approach based on the agile methodologies of project management is proposed. The paper presents consecutively: crisis and its management (literature overview), characterisation of IT projects, agile project management, comparative analysis of agile approach and crisis management, proposal of a new idea – agile crisis management and conclusions. The conclusions emphasise the importance of following up with necessary empirical investigations.

scholarly journals The Best Value IT Industry

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Dean Kashiwagi ◽  
Isaac Kashiwagi
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Agile Project Management ◽  
Best Value ◽  
Agile Approach

The IT industry has struggled with performance in the last 10 years. Tools, processes, and techniques have been developed in attempts to improve performance. Three of the most recent proposed solutions which have shown previous results of success include decreasing the size of projects, using agile project management, and using the best value approach. This paper will focus on differentiating between the three approaches and introduces the latest solution, the best value approach. After analyzing the three approaches, the paper proposes that the best value approach is the only one that requires the utilization of expertise. Using a case study of Schuberg Philis, the paper proposes that the Schuberg Philis model uses the agile approach but has most of the characteristics of the best value approach. In the course of the study and analysis, the Schuberg Philis company has moved from the agile approach to the Best Value approach.

Project Management and Maturity in Complex Engineering Projects

2018 ◽  
pp. 7-24
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Main Concept ◽  
Main Structure ◽  
Complex Projects ◽  
Complex Engineering ◽  
Engineering Projects

In this chapter, the authors present the main concept of project management and its influence on maturity within complex engineering projects. From the concepts of project management, the authors propose a model that will be discussed in the next chapters. Analyzing the main structure of the most applicable methodologies of the market today, they identify the minimum core that would be desired in companies with complex projects in order to ensure a better implementation of the portfolio. Project management is a pillar of support so that organizations can minimize their risks in investments, expansions, and operational improvements. As a result, companies are starting to rely on project management methodologies as a way to make their investments effective.

scholarly journals Lean and Agile Project Management and the Challenges for its Implementation in SMEs in Czech Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 413-440
Author(s):  
Róbert Modranský ◽  
Silvia Jakabová ◽  
Michal Hanák ◽  
Albert Oláh
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Agile Project Management ◽  
Hardware Development ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Agile Approach ◽  
Research Show ◽  
The Way

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the possibilities, challenges and benefits of implementing Lean & agile project management in manufacturing SMEs. Lean & agile project management methods were originally developed for the software development industry, where they have revolutionized the way projects are managed. In the last decade, practitioners outside software development industry have started to realize the potential and benefits of implementing the agile approach. However, there are still only a few researches devoted to agile hardware development, and even fewer on the possibilities of its implementation in SMEs. By conducting a case study in the only manufacturing SMEs that has successfully implemented Scrum, analysing internal company’s documents and interviewing several employees and top managers from different sectors, who participated in the projects where Scrum was implemented, the lessons this organization has learned and that could be beneficial for both researchers and practitioners, are reported. The findings from this research show that although some adaptions of the Scrum framework were required, the applicability of the Scrum in this manufacturing SME was possible and beneficial.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT – TRADITIONAL OR AGILE?

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-98
Author(s):  
Hanna Soroka-Potrzebna
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
The Other ◽  
Agile Project Management ◽  
The World ◽  
Methods And Techniques ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The One ◽  
High Level

In a fast-growing world, project management has become one of the most important pillars that help companies operate without interruptions in their processes. Both small and large organizations around the world use methods and techniques of project management to successfully complete various projects without any obstacles. Although traditional project management has been used for a long time, for several years changes have been observed on the one hand due to the high level of complexity and dynamics of the business environment, and on the other hand the innovativeness of enterprises. In such an environment, the traditional approach becomes inadequate to the contemporary requirements of the environment and may be unfavorable for projects that are structurally complex and uncertain. Currently, it is the agile project management that is considered the most practical and flexible for the company’s development. The article aims to present and compare both approaches to project management, and to assess the validity of the prevailing belief that agile project management is better.

STUDY OF THE ORGANIZATION ADAPTIVITY RATE CORRELATION IN RELATION TO ITS INTERNAL INTEGRITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 292-304
Author(s):  
Inna O. Hordieieva ◽  
Valentina M. Molokanova
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Stable State ◽  
Evolutionary Development ◽  
Current State ◽  
Modern Project ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
Internal Integration ◽  
Strategic Project ◽  
Rate Correlation

The focus of modern project management is increasingly shifting from the management of individual projects to the management of strategic project-oriented development of organizations. Now there is a need to pay more attention to project management as a universal tool for the development of systems at any level. The aim of the article is to study the processes of organization adaptation to constant changes through a synergetic portfolio of projects based on a strategic plan for the development and evolution of the organization. The spiral movement of systems development for studying development processes is considered: the process of transition of an organization from one stable state to another, the process of radical changes that accompanies innovation, as well as the processes of growth and development of crisis phenomena. The methodological principles of the organization evolutionary development management through the implementation of portfolio using its methods and tools are considered. It is proposed to manage the organization evolutionary development by building actions in the form of a synergistic portfolio of appropriate projects content, in order to increase the value of the entire portfolio of projects over the value of individual projects. The synergetic portfolio of projects is seen as a tool for a harmonious transition to the desired evolutionary state, by preserving the internal integrity of the organization and ensuring its sustainability. A mathematical model for estimating the desired properties and relations of the organizational synergetic portfolio of projects is proposed, which allows to determine and minimize the magnitude of the evolutionary goals inconsistency and to stabilize the current state of organization. It is determined that the two main tasks of any organization - external adaptation and internal integration - constantly push the organization to evolutionary development. The article proposes the author's approach to managing the organization evolutionary development through a portfolio of projects identifies indicators of adaptation of the organization to changes in the environment, defines the conditions for maintaining the integrity of the organization in the process of organizational changes.

MODEL UNTUK MENILAI KESIAPAN PEMDA “DKI JAKARTA” DALAM PENGEMBANGAN WILAYAH BERBASIS DUNIA USAHA

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Puguh Suharso
Keyword(s):  
Data Gathering ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Achievement Level ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
The People ◽  
Frame Work ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Level Of Effort ◽  
Research Analysis

Globalisation era is surely passed on and to lead the people of the world into social interactive one another and also economical competitiveness. How far is DKI Jakarta Government preparing to be up against the global competitiveness in the frame-work to manifest improving the standard of living like advanced of society. There are some of indicators to be used as well as criterion to measure an achievement level of effort to be advanced of society, i.e infrastructure which needed by entrepreneur like : permission, taxation, laboract, traffic road, customs and harbor, publics infrastructure servicing, landuse, security condition, business financial access, and business environment condition. It was the research analysis be done by using data gathering from entrepreneur opinion at the operational area. The aim of research analysis is to measure how level of each indicator value has DKI Jakarta Government prepared to be up against the global competitiveness ? The research conclusion says that : DKI Jakarta Government has well enough prepared to be up against the global competitiveness. The weakness indicator is just taxation because its category included in bad (goodless) while the other indicators are well enough. The measuring parameters due to weakness taxationare time necessity for servicing to arrange tax, amount and various of region retribution, amount and various of region tax, and clarity of tax arrangement prucedure.

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