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Download or read book Integrating Agile in a Waterfall World [electronic Resource] written by Joseph Flahiff and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every project manager can successfully integrate agile in a waterfall environment to improve project predictability, cost effectiveness, and ultimately success. Agile was once considered by project management professionals to be a fad. In the 10 years since the agile manifesto was written, agile has matured; it has moved from being fringe to being a core methodology and from small software companies to the point where it is used, to some extent, in a majority of enterprise organizations today. Agile is not a silver bullet though, and agile methods need to adapt to the changed context of the enterprise. The purpose of this paper is to examine how project managers can successfully apply agile to their projects in an enterprise context. In this paper, the contention is that agile is optimized for product management but can be used to effectively manage projects. There are, however, three keys that the project manager must use to successfully unlock the power of agile to improve project delivery. In addition, two myths in the common belief that a project is either agile or waterfall are discussed and dispelled. The four models of increasing agility and their application to project managers and agile team lead roles specifically are reviewed. Finally, a three-layer mixed model is proposed for using the understanding of project and product management combined with deliberate methodology selection to manage an agile project in a waterfall context. Project managers can be assured that there is a strong role for them on agile projects. Project managers are not only important but also necessary for the success of large-scale projects.