According to Koppensteiner, “using Agile within project management has become very trendy, but is not necessary fully understood. As more and more organizations claim to become Agile, little has been said or published about what Agile means for project management tools” (Koppensteiner, 2009). Follow the link below to read Peter Landau’s exploration of the agile project planning, then return and share your experiences with the agile methodology in the comments section.

While agile is relatively new, it has made a big splash in the work of project management. It started in software development, but has since been adopted by other industries that have seen the benefit of agile’s iterative approach.

Those that use an agile project management framework don’t like to consider it a methodology, though some argue it is. Agile is more of an approach, and could almost be defined as a philosophy. Today we’re going to sidestep the philosophical, though, and instead focus on agile planning in project management, and specifically, creating an agile project plan.

What Is Agile Project Management?

The agile methodology is iterative, adaptive approach to managing a project that has an emphasis on rapid change and flexibility. The reason for this flexibility is to deliver value to the customer faster. A team practicing agile works incrementally, continuously evaluates the requirements and results, and responds quickly to any changes that come up.

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Koppensteiner, S. & Udo, N. (2009). An agile guide to the planning processes. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2009—EMEA, Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute.