APLN MD Chapter Meeting--April 17th, 2007
PMBOK & Agile
Mapping the PMBOK Key Process Groups to Agile Projects
When: Tuesday April 17th, 2007
Where: University of Phoenix, 8830 Standford Blvd., Columbia, MD
Topic: PMBOK & Agile -- Mapping the PMBOK Key Process Groups to Agile Projects
Presenter: Lowell Lindstrom
- Founding member of the Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN)
- Founder of The Oobeya Group, a services firm providing guidance, training, and facilitation for organizations at all stages of their journey towards excellence in delivery and customer delight
- Organizing Chair of XP/Agile Universe 2001
- Co-Program Chair of XP/Agile Universe 2004 (now Agile 2006)
- He is published in the Cutter IT Journal and the Auerbach IS Management Handbook (8th ed.)
Notes on Lowell's talk
Most of the notes I took are duplicated by Lowell's slides.
An early, notable point in the talk was the PMBOK definition of a project. According to the PMBOK, a project is a temporary endeavor, with a "definite beginning and a definite end." After completion of a PMBOK project, it's expected that the project team will be disbanded and reassigned to other tasks.
Agile software development emphasizes a flow rather than discrete projects, and the organization is better served by keeping the team together.
Further Reading
Michelle Sliger has some articles on Sticky Minds about this topic: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4