Traditional and Agile Project Management in Public Sector and ICT

Abstract

Abstract-The article comprises the characteristics of traditional project management (TPM) and agile project management (APM) and indicates that when using a specific concept we should take into account the conditions of the sector in which the organization implementing or participating in IT projects is functioning. For it is not in all organizations that APM is more effective than TPM. Agility at the project level is one of the possibilities of which we should remember when seeking a tool for achievement of the organization's strategic objectives. However, such a tool becomes less effective if its use is not preceded by analysis of specific attainable benefits and conditions which have to be met to achieve such benefits. These conditions comprise, among other, the organizational and decision-making culture, projects financing method, as well as approach to change servicing, risk management or standardization of project management practices.

AgileSafe – a method of introducing agile practices into safety-critical software development processes

“…In practice, volatile requirements, demanding clients from diverse backgrounds and a growing need for shortening time-to-market made a growing number of software companies seek alternatives to their own traditional approaches. A similar tendency can be presently observed in many domains, including the public sector [1] and further in what seemed to be a leading plandriven environment -the safety-critical software domain. In this case, however, strictly agile methods will not be the answer as they are insufficient on the safety assurance and certification side.…”

Agile Project Management in Governmental Organizations – Methodological Issues

“…A number of authors have reached a similar conclusion, such as Powner (Powner, 2012), who studies the implementation of agile project management in the state and federal authorities in the USA, Kaczorowska (Kaczorowska, 2015a), Karaj and J. Little (Karaj, Little, 2013), who presented their studies at various conferences on Agile methodologies.…”

Hard lessons learned: A model that facilitates the selection of methods of IT project management

“…Current reference books outline a lot of methods of project execution [2]. They concentrate on three main approaches: classic [5], agile [4] and hybrid [8].…”

“…he development of methods and tools of project management is a challenge for people responsible for project management [1,5]. High dynamics of changes taking place in IT projects regarding client expectations and awareness means that it becomes more and more challenging to achieve the final success of the project [4,8].…”