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Agile Approaches for Successfully Managing and Executing Projects in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
First introduced in 1970 by Dr. Winston W. Royce, this software development uses a particular cascading of steps.
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Agile Approaches for Successfully Managing and Executing Projects in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Alexius A. Emejom (University of the People, USA), Carl Burgess (University of North Texas at Dallas, USA), Donna Pepper (Benedictine University, USA), and Joan Adkins (Colorado Technical University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7865-9.ch001
Abstract
The fourth industrial revolution utilizes artificial intelligence by automating large quantities of numbers to increase the chances of project success. The Project Management Institute lists examples of project outcomes, including but not limited to the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Wall of China, the Panama Canal, and the placement of the International Space Station into Earth's orbit. This chapter highlights how the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) impacted the evolution of agile project management practices. It discusses how these could be applied in conjunction with traditional waterfall project management or as a standalone approach. Topics discussed include a definition and elements of project management, waterfall vs. agile project management, transitioning to agile methods, developments in agile project management, agile practices, and leading agile projects and project managers.
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Wiki-enabled Technology Management
The waterfall methodology for software and systems development is a series of cascading steps of requirements gathering, design, development, testing and support. Each phase has a strict sign-off. Changes that would necessitate reverting to a prior phase are strongly discouraged.
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Serious Lessons from the Commercial Games Industry
A sequential design process based on production flowing from conceptualization, to implementation, and finally to maintenance states.
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Digital Transformation Journeys: The Future Is Now
Sequential project management methodology, in which project progress is regarded as a downwards process. Originally described as consisting of phases for Requirement Specifications, Design, Construction, Integration, Testing, Installation and Maintenance, variations exist on the naming and number of phases.
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