Regardless of company size or market sector, businesses today invest in projects to sustain or advance competitive advantage. Many of the information technology projects are attempting to use Agile Project Management to reduce the risk of IT projects, and to deliver value to the business early. Even when using Agile project management practices, the reasons for project failures are usually predictable. There are five key causes contributing to projects collapsing before realizing their true potential. Break the cycle of challenged projects by focusing on these key areas.
The five deadly sins of Agile Project Management:
Failure to conduct pre-project business analysis and ongoing project evaluation
Failure to conduct a formal project kick-off
Failure to maintain the core team
Failure to manage the project value throughout the project life cycle
Failure to manage the project benefits
1. Failure to Conduct Pre-Project Business Analysis and Ongoing Project Evaluation
Portfolio management, managing the demand for IT projects, provides management with a view of projects across the enterprise, which facilitates project investment decisions. To ensure that strategic goals are achieved, strategies are translated into tangible programs and supporting projects through the