Guide series – Successfully developing your IT projects
Agile methods have become a standard in IT project development. Yet between Scrum, Kanban, roles, ceremonies and tools, it is not always easy to know how to apply them effectively in a real-world context.
This guide helps you understand and put agile methods into practice to better structure, manage and move your IT projects forward.
Agile methods have become a standard in IT project development. Yet between Scrum, Kanban, roles, ceremonies and tools, it is not always easy to know how to apply them effectively in a real-world context.
This guide helps you understand and concretely apply agile methods to better scope, manage and move your IT projects forward.
Based on real IT projects and more than 15 years of hands-on experience in software development and IT outsourcing.
What you will learn:
In this guide, you will discover the principles, tools and best practices for implementing an agile approach tailored to your project.
- Understand the core principles of agile methods and how they apply to IT projects
- Choose between Scrum, Kanban or Scrumban based on the needs of the project and the team.
- Structure an agile project by defining roles, responsibilities and priorities.
- Improve collaboration between business, product and technical teams.
- Track project progress with metrics that support decision-making.
- Identify the common mistakes that limit the effectiveness of an agile approach.
This guide is for you if:
- You manage or take part in an IT project.
- You need to coordinate business and technical teams.
- You want to better structure how development work is organized and tracked.
- You want to set up or improve an agile approach.
- You are hesitating between Scrum, Kanban or Scrumban to organize your projects.
It is especially useful for executives, IT managers, Product Owners and teams involved in designing, managing or evolving IT projects.
Move from theory to practice
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Discover the other guides in the series
This guide series covers the main stages of developing an IT project: team organization, technology choices, software quality and IT outsourcing.
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Succeeding with your offshore IT project
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Choosing the right tools for your IT project
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Making the right technology choices
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Integrating quality standards from the start of the project
These guides draw on Etixio’s experience supporting IT projects, in software development and in IT outsourcing.
FAQ
What is an agile method in IT?
An agile method is an IT project management approach based on short cycles, collaboration between teams and continuous adaptation to business and user needs.
What are agile methods used for in an IT project?
Agile methods structure the development of an IT project in short, iterative cycles. They make collaboration between business and technical teams easier, improve visibility on project progress and let you adjust priorities based on real needs. The goal is to reduce risk and deliver value incrementally.
How do you choose the right agile method for an IT project?
The choice of an agile method depends mainly on the nature of the project, the size of the team and the level of structure you are looking for.
- Scrum is often suited to projects that need a clear organization, defined roles and planned development cycles.
- Kanban is better suited to teams handling a continuous flow of requests that want more flexibility.
- Scrumban combines the benefits of both approaches, bringing both structure and adaptability.
There is no universal method. What matters is choosing an approach consistent with the project’s goals, the organization’s constraints and the way teams work together day to day.
Are agile methods suitable for every IT project?
Agile methods are particularly well suited to projects whose requirements may change over time. They are widely used for software development, digital products and business applications.
Some highly regulated or fixed-scope projects may, however, require a more hybrid approach that combines agile methods with traditional project management.
Need help structuring your IT project?
Download the agile methods guide and discover concrete practices to better organize your teams, manage your development work and move your projects forward.