Agile methodologies are new ways of managing projects in an organization. Find out about their different aspects in order to be able to implement them.
Companies that implement agile methodologies gain these benefits:
- Manage projects in a more flexible, autonomous and efficient way.
- Reduce costs by eliminating the possibility of errors or project failure.
- Increase the productivity of the team work and the results of their projects.
- Promote the proactivity of the members of a work team to obtain an outstanding project.
- Increase the motivation of team members.
- Encourage team and collaborative work, leaving in the background the solitary work.
Agile or traditional methodologies?
The main difference between the many ways
of managing projects is the involvement of the business customer. In the case of agile methodologies, the inclusion of customers in the multiple stages of the project is high. Whereas, in the traditional methodologies, it is low since the customer is involved initially but is then disregarded when the execution of tasks begins.
Agile methodologies use the progressive delivery of different actions as their project development method to test the deliverables in advance and arrive on time with the expected results. On the contrary, in traditional methodologies, the model used is the delivery of the final product, which includes a great deal of detailed planning.
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As for learning within teamwork, the traditional model favors anticipation of results; however, when a problem arises, it is escalated to the project managers. While the agile model promotes adaptation, and when problems occur, the entire work team gets involved and manages to solve them effectively.
Finally, we can diversify the characteristics of these two types of methodologies: agile methodologies have a scale of small and medium projects with an iterative organizational structure, while traditional methodologies have a linear organization allowing the management of large projects.
Learn about the different types of agile methodologies:
Extreme Programming XP
The main objective of this type of agile methodologies is to obtain a relationship between employees and clients, enhancing personal relationships through teamwork and fluid communication. They are widely used in those companies that are new or in the process of consolidation
Kanban
This methodology is used to elaborate easy-to-understand diagrams to reflect tasks to be performed, pending execution, in process, or completed since its main objective is to improve the productivity and efficiency of the team. They are widely used by project managers
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Agile Inception
Design Sprint
This is a process that lasts five days for the business to solve all their doubts, questions, or situations related to the design of your company. Startups widely use them to understand if the actions they are considering and carrying out are the right ones.
Scrum
Agile Scrum methodologies aim to divide the planning of a project into small projects with different stages, which allows companies to tackle complex projects. This methodology is carried out through meetings that will be about daily planning, reviewing, and retrospectively. It also empowers the promotion of innovation, flexibility, competitiveness, and productivity within the work team.
Companies that implement agile methodologies achieve:
- Greater flexibility: focusing more on the service or product rather than following a rigid structure.
- Transparency: as there is a high level of participation from the clients and those employees who make the decisions. At the same time, the observation of the progress achieved throughout the project management creates a healthy work environment.
- Accountability of each team member involved in the project management.
- Realistic management times.
- Fast team learning.
- Quick and accurate feedback through daily meetings.
Thanks to our partnership with Wise Work, we have extensive experience implementing Agile projects.
