Questions about implementing a specific project management methodology.
As an example, questions about how to apply Scrum to a project would be a good use of this tag.
Questions tagged [methodology]
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Which project management methodology would be best suited for research projects/environments?
Which project management methodology would be best suited for a research project/environment?
A research environment is different in many ways, including, for example:
Some of the team members are probably not directly working for the PM - they may…
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What are project development methodologies and why should I use them?
I've heard a lot about Scrum and Agile, but what, in a single sentence, do they do to help projects? Are they a general suggestion to the recipe for success, or do they get into specifics of organization and time distribution? Why are they in such…
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Whats the definition and name of the "No development methodology"
I am struggling with finding a good solid name for development processes that is described best as either "Non existing", "Homegrown" or "We whipped it out ourselves and it rocks".
I need this name so I can create a comparison between other…
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How do all the PM frameworks and methodologies relate to each other?
I would love to see a succinct and clear description of how all the different project management approaches, methodologies and frameworks relate to each other, what they share and what is different between them.
How would one go about situating…
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Total Quality Management vs Project Management
A company has a long history of being TQM oriented, now they are looking into injecting project management methodology.
The organization is comfortable using the TQM methods - especially 7-step and 9-step, how will you approach injecting the PM…
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Is a Feasibility study considered a method?
I know feasibility studies are recommended by a number of project management methodologies i.e. The Waterfall Model, but would a feasibility study be method for project management?
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Is there an efficient methodology for organizing an inherited project?
I think this is one of the things that has happened to everybody at some point in their careers. I inherited a project that has software and hardware components as well as documentation responsibilities that ultimately fall to me.
Since I'm more…
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Ways to present comparison between decisions?
For singular subjects it's usually easy to demonstrate a decision's pros and cons for example with a SWOT analysis or similar.
Is there a similar framework to showcase the pros and cons of multiple choices so that a comparison can be drawn?
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Is Dividing By a Percentage Valid in the Context of Determining Cost per Acquisition/Return on Investment?
I'm currently trying to find the return on investment (ROI) for a specific campaign, and I can't figure out if the formula below is valid in the context it's being applied; please see the first part of the formula below (keeping in mind this is…
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Survey for Feasibility Study (WFM Tool)
I´m doing a feasibility study for a proposed Workforce Management tool to see it is worthy invest on that. This tool can integrate several areas or our organization, so i want to make a survey to identify the needs of the areas related to the…
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Is there a list of methodologies ordered by activity
NOTE: I'm not sure that this is on-topic, but let's try.
Considerations
There are many methodologies, and these are tools for a PM. A PM that passes from the programming world, to the world of construction, it is probably oriented to apply tools…
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