Examples of Agile Project Management

1. Scrum in Software Development

Scrum is the most used Agile methodology that is mostly used in software programming because of its fast and easy implementation. As for Scrum, a project is defined in terms of short time-boxed sprints denominated iterations, which are usually two to four weeks long. There is a list of a prioritized set of features or user stories that are worked on by the development team and it is formed during sprints to create a potentially shippable product increment at the end of each sprint. Scrum consists of daily stand-up meetings, sprint reviews, and retrospectives all three of which are meant to make communication easier and to facilitate improvement.

Example:

For instance, picture a software development project, say one to build an ecommerce website. The team including developers, designers, and product owners organizes and works by the Scrum principles.

• In the course of the sprint planning meeting, the team defines several user stories from the product backlog, such as feature stories that include product search, shopping cart functionality, and secure payment processing.
• In two weeks, the group collectively develops and operates these features using holding daily stand-ups regarding the achievements and the potential challenges.
• At the end sprint, a ceremonial review takes place to demonstrate the completed features, and a team retrospective helps to determine what areas to work on in the next sprint iteration.

2. Kanban in Marketing Campaigns

Another Agile technique is called Kanban. Tasks are often signified on a Kanban board, which is a representation of a “To Do,” “In Progress,” and “Done” Kanban board and demonstrates a constant drain down of tasks from one column to another via pull. Kanban is a variant of another Agile technique also referred to as Lean, making it appropriate for various It assists teams in working with work in progress, detecting bots, and fine-tuning processes.

Example:

Imagine that one of the marketing teams performs this campaign.

• By utilizing Kanban the teams erected a keystone board that contained various columns that stood for each stage of the campaign such as the planning stage, the design stage in content creation, and the review stage as well as the launch stage where each task or campaign element was depicted through cards being moved by team members one after the other across the keystone board.
• On the redistribution of resources or process adjustment, if the team spots when getting a stall in the “Review” phase, the team responds to it by deleting the bottleneck.
• The visual technique is used in laying out a Kanban board—which allows people to take a quick look at the status of all tasks that are currently running to enable them and make real-time adjustments to optimize the workflow.

The new development of project management is that the static and time-consuming methodologies are now replaced by more flexible approaches that emphasize on transient and dynamic landscape. One such method that is widely used today, it would be Agile Project Management. In this article, we’ll learn about its concept in detail.