Businesses use the same language for their methodologies, but when it comes to walking it out, it's different in every company. Regardless of how businesses go about doing what they do, when they put process over people, production suffers. The Agile Principles and Manifesto value the role people play in the process, and that's why I like to use it.
As a project manager, despite how I may choose to run a project, agile principles influence everything I do. Like responding to change is a requirement every day, which is why I try not to get too attached to doing anything one way. Companies, departments, teams and individuals have their own culture, politics, norms and tribal knowledge they use for completing tasks. I quickly try to get a clear sense of these, as they often dictate more than the methodologies how things get done.
To do this, I have face-to-face interactions with the individuals who are working on the project. We talk about the project, and whatever else they want to talk about. Yes, we have a project and tasks to complete, but I also know they are the ones who are going to make it happen. I want to make sure they know I value and respect their contribution to this project.
When taking over a troubled project, once I get a sense of where it is at, I write it all down using whatever documentation they like to use. Then I go back and …
