{"id":18185,"date":"2020-11-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/pick-project-management-methodology\/"},"modified":"2020-11-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T06:00:00","slug":"pick-project-management-methodology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/pick-project-management-methodology\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pick a Project Management Methodology for Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <!-- .post-meta --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here are numerous <\/span><a href=\"\/many-methods-project-management\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">project management methods<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> out there, most often with single-noun names (think Scrum and Lean) that don&#x2019;t really give away much about what they actually mean for a project manager. Considering this vast array of potential, choosing the right project management methodology for you, or even just the project at hand, comes down to individual preferences and circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2018\/04\/pick-methodology-2.jpg\" alt height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To help you decide how to pick the best project management methodology to ensure success, we&#x2019;ll break down the most popular methodologies and which situations you should use them in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Agile<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Common in software development, Agile is a customer focused project management methodology that places a large amount of emphasis on people and software rather than strict processes and documentation procedures. <\/span><a href=\"\/business-agile-methodology-an-introduction\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The goal of Agile<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is to be able to iterate and maneuver in line with changing client needs or project circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Critical Path Method<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/what-is-critical-path-in-project-management\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Critical Path Method<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (CPM) has been around for more than half a century and could be considered the opposite of Agile. It delineates the pathway of important tasks that need to be completed in order to achieve project success. This allows project managers to identify and allocate necessary resources at the appropriate times to ensure punctuality of deliverables and progress of the project timeline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Kanban<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coming from one of Japan&#x2019;s most famous production innovators, Toyota, Kanban is all about visualizing work flows and processes. This can be through written materials or <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/teams\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">online project management software<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Its focus is on easy and transparent recognition of team needs through simple communication.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"content-cta\">\n<div id=\"content-cta-text\">Increase your business agility with Planview AdaptiveWork&#x2019;s project management software<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-cta-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/resource\/product-tour\/?refer=blogpost\">Take a Product Tour<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Lean<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the name might suggest, Lean is all about trimming the fat from projects and processes. This is through the 3 Ms, Mura, Muda and Muri, which respectively focus on:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mura: Reducing the amount of energy and resources wasted on variation through standardizing processes and output<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Muda: Delivering value to the customer by eliminating waste and anything which is not completely necessary<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Muri: Finding an acceptable workload, too little and you are creating waste, too much and processes cannot be followed. Getting rid of this overload is key to smooth operation<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>PRINCE2<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is one of the more process-based project management methods. Created by the UK government it looks to make results easily replicable across multiple projects, understandable if you are building hundreds of similar schools or social housing projects per year. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/success.clarizen.com\/hc\/en-us\/community\/posts\/203971498-Clarizen-and-Prince2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prince2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is very useful for clearly defining all aspects of large projects, such as client needs, project justification, milestones and deliverables, all on a clear timeline. It is not always the most flexible however as project changes can need multiple sign-offs and justifications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Scrum<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With an emphasis on multi-functional teams and cross-collaboration, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/success.clarizen.com\/hc\/en-us\/community\/posts\/203972308-Scrum-best-practices\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scrum was another methodology designed for the world of software development<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. A relatively small team (less than 10 members) will work towards short term goals in &#x201C;Sprints&#x201D;. These are directed by a Scrum Master in accordance with predetermined client guides. They are notable for their daily, stand-up Scrum meetings for quick and regular progress updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Waterfall<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For teams which work best with project management methods based on clearly planned outlines <\/span><a href=\"\/advantages-waterfall-project-management\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">then Waterfall is excellent.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The project lifecycle and its different phases are planned out like a waterfall, with the results of one phase flowing down to allow the next one to start and continue the process. It works well as each stage and related objectives are clear to the whole team and everyone is working in the same direction, however it can be inflexible when having to deal with major changes late on in the project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With so many different <a href=\"\/the-best-project-management-methodologies-for-marketing-projects\">project management methodologies<\/a> to choose from it can be very difficult to find the right one for you. Though we have given you a brief run-through of the main ones here it is a good idea to explore each one that you feel might be suitable on a deeper level. Whichever one of these project management methods you choose it will be the ability to implement its requirements that will define its success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"client-logo\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"Siemens Energy\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2020\/08\/siemens_energy-200x100.png\" alt=\"Siemens Energy\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"IIROC Success\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2020\/07\/IIROC_logo-200x100.gif\" alt=\"IIROC Success\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"Financial Services Institution\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2020\/04\/FINANCIAL-SERVICES-IMG-200x100.jpg\" alt=\"Financial Services Institution\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"M Squared\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2020\/03\/m-squared-logo-200x100.jpg\" alt=\"M Squared\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"Aliancys Success\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2019\/12\/aoc_aliancys-logo-800x400-200x100.jpg\" alt=\"Aliancys Success\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"Bonfiglioli Success\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2019\/11\/bonfiglioli_logo-800x400-200x100.jpg\" alt=\"Bonfiglioli Success\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>here are numerous project management methods out there, most often with single-noun names (think Scrum and Lean) that don&#x2019;t really give away much about what they actually mean for a project manager. 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