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For many years, there were two major approaches for structuring Information Technology (IT) development projects - traditional waterfall or Iterative Development. In the last few years, however, new approaches have surfaced that fall under the general category of “light” methodologies. Calling them methodologies is probably too broad a word. It might be better to refer to them as development approaches, or even philosophies. The purpose of this class is to provide an overview of the terminology and concepts of light methodologies. By the end of the class you will see why these light processes are exciting and unique. You will also have enough information to think about whether they might work in your organization.

Prerequisites

• None

Learning Objectives

By the end of this class, attendees should understand:

• Projects, project management and project lifecycles

• Why methodology should be scaled to project size

• A number of examples of light processes

• The common philosophies of light processes

Who Should Attend

• Development project managers

• Development team members

• Clients and other stakeholders that would like to understand light development concepts

Course Outline

• Overview

• Normal project scalability

• Light methodologies

• Recap of common light philosophies

There are numerous exercises to reinforce the concepts taught in the class.

Class Length

• One-half day (5 PDUs) or

• One day (8 PDUs)