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Summary

This session delves into Agile Project Management, a flexible approach that breaks projects into sprints for iterative development. It covers the basics, principles, and steps of Agile, highlighting its benefits like high product quality, customer satisfaction, and reduced risk. Popular frameworks like Kanban, Scrum, and Lean are discussed, along with the adoption of Agile by major companies like IBM and Microsoft, emphasizing Agile's role in fostering innovation and efficiency in project execution.

Takeaways

• 😀 Agile project management is a flexible approach that breaks a project into multiple sprints, delivering mini-projects or sections of the project throughout the process.
• 📈 The Agile development cycle involves several small cycles, with a product backlog for new features and a sprint backlog for tasks to be completed in each sprint, leading to frequent product releases and reduced risk.
• 💡 High product quality, customer satisfaction, reduced risk, and faster return on investment are key reasons why industries are moving towards Agile project management.
• 📝 There are 10 principles of Agile project management, emphasizing customer satisfaction, rapid delivery, team collaboration, flexibility, and trust, among others.
• 🛠 Steps in Agile project management include project planning, roadmap creation, release planning, sprint planning, daily meetings, and sprint review and retrospective.
• 🔍 Agile frameworks such as Kanban, Scrum, Hybrid, and Lean are used to implement Agile methodologies, each with its unique approach to managing work and optimizing workflow.
• 🔑 Kanban focuses on visualizing and optimizing workflow through a board that represents work items, while Scrum is a framework for complex projects that encourages team collaboration and learning.
• 🔄 The Hybrid framework combines Agile and non-Agile methodologies, using traditional planning with Agile execution and delivery, suitable for handling requirement changes and staged product delivery.
• 🏗️ The Lean framework aims to maximize customer value and eliminate waste by optimizing the flow of products and simplifying information management.
• 🌐 Major companies such as IBM, Cisco, AT&T, Microsoft, Philips, and Samsung have adopted Agile project management, reflecting its widespread industry acceptance.
• 📚 The session concludes with a reminder of the benefits of Agile project management and an invitation to subscribe to the SimplyLearn YouTube channel for more informative content.

Q & A

What is Agile Project Management?

Agile Project Management is a flexible approach to building a project, characterized by breaking down the project into several stages of sprints and delivering sections of a project or mini projects throughout the process, rather than delivering a final product at the end of the project.

What are the key features of the Agile development cycle?

The Agile development cycle consists of several small cycles or sprints, each ending with a mini project delivery. It includes a product backlog for new features and changes, a sprint backlog with tasks to be completed, and stages of planning, designing, execution, testing, and deployment.

Why have industries started moving towards Agile Project Management?

Industries have moved towards Agile Project Management due to reasons such as high product quality, customer satisfaction, reduced risk, and better and faster return on investment.

What are the 10 principles of Agile project management?

The 10 principles include customer satisfaction, decreasing time between planning and delivery, collaborative work between managers and developers, accommodating stakeholder changes, coordination among team members, monitoring and tracking progress, trust and support towards the team, face-to-face conversations, simplicity in solutions, and the use of scrum tools to simplify complex codes.

What are the six steps in Agile project methodology?

The six steps are project planning, roadmap creation, release planning, sprint planning, daily meetings, and sprint review and retrospective.

What is the Kanban framework in Agile project management?

The Kanban framework is a method for implementing Agile software development, where work items are represented on a Kanban board, helping team members visualize and optimize workflow.

What is the Scrum framework and how does it benefit Agile project management?

The Scrum framework is a popular method for managing complex knowledge work, providing a simple structure for teams to collaborate and learn from their experiences while working on a problem.

What is the Hybrid framework in Agile project management?

The Hybrid framework combines Agile methodology with non-Agile methodology, using traditional project management for planning and Agile for execution and delivery, allowing for better handling of requirement changes and staged product delivery.

What is the Lean framework and its focus in Agile project management?

The Lean framework focuses on providing maximum customer value and creating zero waste by optimizing the flow of products through the value stream, eliminating waste, and simplifying information management processes.

Which prominent companies are known to use Agile project management?

Some of the most prominent companies using Agile project management include IBM, Cisco, AT&T, Microsoft, Philips, and Samsung.

Outlines

00:00

🔍 Introduction to Agile Project Management

This paragraph introduces the session and its focus on Agile Project Management. It outlines the topics to be covered, including the basics, relevance, principles, implementation steps, frameworks, and examples of companies using Agile. Agile is described as a flexible approach that breaks projects into sprints, delivering mini-projects at the end of each. It emphasizes high product quality, customer satisfaction, reduced risk, and faster ROI. The Agile development cycle is explained, highlighting the importance of product and sprint backlogs, and the iterative process of planning, designing, executing, testing, and deploying. The paragraph also lists the 10 principles of Agile project management, emphasizing customer satisfaction, team collaboration, and the use of tools like Monday.com or Zoho Sprints.

05:00

📝 Steps and Frameworks in Agile Project Management

This paragraph delves into the steps involved in Agile project methodology, starting with project planning, which includes feasibility studies and task estimation. It then discusses roadmap creation, release planning, sprint planning, daily meetings, and the final steps of sprint review and retrospective. The paragraph also introduces various Agile frameworks, such as Kanban, which uses a visual board to manage workflow, Scrum, which focuses on team collaboration and learning, the Hybrid framework that combines traditional and Agile methodologies, and the Lean framework that aims to maximize customer value and eliminate waste. The paragraph concludes with a mention of prominent companies like IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, Philips, and Samsung that have adopted Agile project management practices.

Keywords

💡Agile Project Management

Agile Project Management is a flexible approach to project planning and execution that emphasizes iterative development, team collaboration, and customer satisfaction. It is the central theme of the video, which discusses its principles, methodology, and benefits. The script mentions that Agile breaks down projects into smaller stages called sprints, allowing for incremental delivery of mini projects and continuous improvement.

💡Sprints

In the context of Agile Project Management, sprints are short, time-boxed iterations during which a subset of project work is planned, executed, and reviewed. The script explains that Agile methodologies consist of several small cycles or sprints, with a mini project delivered at the end of each sprint, which includes planning, designing, execution, testing, and deployment stages.

💡Product Backlog

A product backlog is a list of all the work items or features that need to be developed for the project. It is dynamic and evolves as the project progresses. The script refers to the product backlog as a document that explains new features, changes in existing features, and other improvements in the project.

💡Sprint Backlog

A sprint backlog is a list of tasks that need to be completed during a specific sprint. It is derived from the product backlog and is more detailed and actionable. The script mentions the sprint backlog in the context of planning what will be accomplished during each sprint.

💡Customer Satisfaction

Customer satisfaction is a key principle of Agile Project Management, emphasizing the importance of meeting customer expectations and incorporating their feedback into the development process. The script highlights customer satisfaction as a reason for industries moving towards Agile, noting that it allows for better communication and quicker response to customer needs.

💡Risk Reduction

Risk reduction in Agile Project Management is achieved by dividing the project into smaller, manageable sprints, which limits the impact of any issues that may arise. The script explains that since the project is broken down into sprints, risk affecting one sprint does not jeopardize the entire project.

💡Return on Investment (ROI)

Return on Investment (ROI) in the context of Agile Project Management refers to the benefits gained from the project in relation to the resources invested. The script mentions that Agile enables better and faster ROI due to shorter development cycles and more frequent product releases.

💡Agile Principles

Agile principles are the foundational values and guidelines that underpin Agile Project Management. The script lists 10 principles for successful Agile project management, including customer satisfaction, reducing planning-to-delivery time, team collaboration, and the ability to incorporate changes during development.

💡Kanban

Kanban is a framework used in Agile Project Management that visualizes work items on a board, helping team members see the state of work at any time and optimize workflow. The script describes Kanban as a well-known framework for implementing Agile software development.

💡Scrum

Scrum is a framework within Agile Project Management that facilitates complex work management through team collaboration and iterative progress. The script presents Scrum as a simple framework that helps teams work together and learn from their experiences.

💡Hybrid Framework

A hybrid framework in Agile Project Management combines elements of Agile and non-Agile methodologies. The script explains that in a hybrid framework, planning is done traditionally, while execution and delivery follow Agile practices, allowing for better handling of requirement changes and staged product delivery.

💡Lean Framework

The Lean framework in Agile Project Management focuses on maximizing customer value while minimizing waste. It aims to optimize the flow of products and eliminate waste throughout the process, as mentioned in the script, making processes less labor-intensive and more efficient.

Highlights

Introduction to Agile Project Management session by Ishaar.

Agile project management is a flexible approach to building projects.

Projects are broken down into several stages of sprints in Agile.

Agile does not follow the principle of delivering the final product at the end.

Agile development cycle consists of several small cycles or sprints.

Product backlog explains new features and improvements in Agile.

Sprint backlog lists tasks to be completed during each sprint.

Each sprint includes planning, designing, execution, testing, and deployment.

Agile methodology results in a higher product quality and customer satisfaction.

Agile reduces risk by dividing the project into manageable sprints.

Agile project management leads to better and faster return on investment.

There are 10 principles for successful Agile project management.

Agile methodology aims for shorter development life cycles and more frequent product releases.

Project planning is the first step in Agile project methodology.

Roadmap creation is essential for showing how a project will evolve over time.

Release planning is crucial for managing feature releases in Agile.

Sprint planning involves deciding the goal and steps at the beginning of each sprint.

Daily meetings are held to discuss progress and amendments in Agile.

Sprint review and retrospective involve stakeholders in evaluating the finished product.

Kanban framework is a popular method for implementing Agile software development.

Scrum framework is used for managing complex knowledge work in Agile.

Hybrid framework combines Agile and non-Agile methodologies.

Lean framework focuses on optimizing the flow of products and eliminating waste.

22 percent of organizations worldwide use Agile project management.

Prominent companies like IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, Philips, and Samsung use Agile project management.

Transcripts

hey everyone my name is ishaan and i

welcome you all to this session in this

session we will be talking about agile

project management and several other

things related to it before we begin

let's have a look at all the topics we

will be covering today first we will see

the basics of agile project management

then we will check the relevance and

principles of agile project management

we will then see necessary steps to

implement agile methodology along with

that we shall also see different

frameworks involved in the process and

finally we shall see some companies that

use agile project management so without

any further ado let's get started with

what is agile project management agile

project management as the name suggests

is a flexible approach to building a

project in agile project management the

project is broken down into several

stages of sprints agile does not work on

the principle of delivering the final

product at the end of the project it

works on delivering sections of a

project or mini projects the process of

project management in the case of agile

is agile based so there won't be any

central control of project manager as it

was there in the traditional way of

working before we move forward let's

have a look at the agile development

cycle agile methodologies consist of

several small cycles or sprints at the

end of each stage we get a mini project

there's a product backlog that explains

new features changes in the existing

features and several other improvements

in the project then we have a sprint

backlog which has a list of tasks that

are to be completed during each sprint

the sprint consists of planning

designing execution testing and

deployment stages and at the end of each

sprint a mini project is delivered with

every sprint new features are added to

the product which plays a significant

role in the overall project growth after

all the sprints and early validation in

the development the final deliverable

has a fewer chances of failure let's now

have a look at some reasons why

industries have started moving towards

agile project management the first

reason is high product quality when we

talk about higher product quality we

refer to the build of the product as per

stakeholders demands testing is

performed at short intervals of time

wherever needed to ensure high quality

of the product then another reason is

customer satisfaction whatever is done

in the project is known by the customer

the deliveries don't take longer

durations as they used to take in the

case of traditional ways the changes may

be provided by the customer in the

execution phase of the project third

reason is reduced risk since the project

is divided into sprints so if the risk

affects one sprint it doesn't mean whole

of the project will be at risk the

process of risk analysis continues to

take place with all the other processes

another significant reason for agile

project management is better and faster

return on investment the project is now

developed in several sprints and each

print has its own version therefore the

project becomes market ready after a few

sprints only since the projects can now

be released with ease and in shorter

duration this helps the organization to

stay ahead in competition with respect

to other organizations which have still

not moved to agile methodology now we

shall check the principles of agile

project management there are 10

principles for successful agile project

management the first principle is the

satisfaction of the customer by

delivering the project fast and with

least number of errors the next

principle refers to decreasing the

amount of time between the phase of

planning and delivery the third

principle states that the team of

managers and developers work together

and increase the productivity of their

work the next principle states that the

changes requested by the stakeholders

can be taken into consideration and

worked upon during the development phase

as well the fifth principle pays

attention to the factor of coordination

among the team members then the sixth

principle refers to the process of

monitoring and tracking the progress of

the project at the end of each sprint

and making amendments wherever needed

moving on the next principle states that

there must be a feeling of trust and

support towards the team to complete the

project's objectives the next principle

emphasizes on face-to-face conversations

with the development team the

face-to-face conversation helps in both

solving problems and easy knowledge

sharing

then the 9 principle emphasizes on

finding solutions and maximizing the

amount of work done with simplicity this

ensures timely completion of tasks by

all the team members the last principle

states that scrum tools like monday.com

or zoho sprints must be used to simplify

the complicated codes which further

helps in saving time we shall now see

the steps in agile project management

the goal of agile methodology is to

produce shorter development life cycles

and more frequent product releases than

traditional waterfall project management

so we will now check six steps in agile

project methodology the first step in

the process is project planning project

planning includes feasibility study

development of scope breaking the

project into executable tasks or sprints

and then estimating the amount of time

needed to complete those sprints the

second step is the step of roadmap

creation a roadmap is a plan of action

that shows how a project shall evolve

over time a list of all the features

that the final product should have is

created and the steps to achieve those

features are taken the next important

step is release planning since we are

doing the project keeping in mind the

agile project methodology the project

will complete in sprints that means

there will be the release of features at

the end of each cycle and unlike the

traditional waterfall model the

development cycles will be smaller the

fourth step in agile project management

is sprint planning the sprints are made

keeping in mind what all is to be

accomplished in that particular step at

the beginning of each sprint the goal of

that sprint is decided and steps to

achieve that goal are taken the next

step in the process emphasizes on daily

meetings there are short meetings every

day to discuss if the team was able to

finish the task for each sprint and

check if there are any amendments that

are required each team member talks

about what they achieved in the last

print and what are they going to work on

in the next print the last step is the

step of sprint review and retrospective

there are two meetings after each sprint

first meeting is for the sprint review

this meeting is with the stakeholders to

show them the finished product

this helps both sides to build a

relationship and discuss if there are

any issues in the end product the second

meeting is for having a sprint

retrospective this meeting involves the

stakeholders to discuss what went well

and what went wrong during the sprint

sprint retrospective takes place after

the sprint review and before the next

print planning now when we know the

steps needed for agile project

methodology we must understand some

agile project management frameworks

there are several frameworks available

today here we will be discussing some of

the most popular frameworks the first

framework we will discuss is the kanban

framework kanban framework is a

well-known framework for implementing

agile software development in the case

of kanban framework work items are

represented on the kanman board which

helps all the team members to see the

state of every piece of work at any time

kanban board not only helps in

visualizing the work but also optimizing

the workflow among the team the next

framework we will discuss today is the

scrum framework scrum framework is a

popular framework for managing complex

knowledge work like in the field of

research and advanced technologies scrum

is a simple framework that helps team

work together and learn through their

experiences gained while working on a

problem the third framework we will see

today is the hybrid framework the hybrid

framework is a combination of agile

methodology and non-agile methodology in

the case of a hybrid framework planning

is done using the traditional way of

project management while the execution

and delivery is done using the agile

methodology since the hybrid is a

combination of the two it handles the

requirement changes and delivers the

product in different stages the fourth

and the last framework we will see is

the lean framework the lean framework

works on the principle of providing

maximum customer value and creating zero

waste it focuses on optimizing the flow

of products all through the value stream

this helps in eliminating waste all

through the process and create processes

that requires less human efforts this

also simplifies the process of

information management and makes it more

accurate finally let's have a look at

some companies that have opted for agile

project management today around 22

percent of the organizations worldwide

have all their teams working on the

principle of agile project methodology

let's have a look at some of the most

prominent companies in the world that

use agile project management in the list

we have ibm cisco atnt microsoft philips

and samsung and with this we have come

to the end of this session i hope you

guys found it informative and helpful

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