At first blush, agile methodology projects seem better than heavy methodology projects at meeting their schedule, cost, and quality targets. Projects using agile approaches reported better schedule and cost performance indices and were perceived to be equal to, if not slightly better in quality than, projects using heavy methodology.
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Fists Are Flying: Agile Versus Heavy Methodologies
Posted December 1, 2001 | Technology | Cutter Benchmark Review
About The Author
Robert N. Charette is a Cutter Fellow and a member of Arthur D. Little’s AMP open consulting network. He is also President of ITABHI Corporation and Managing Director of the Decision Empowerment Institute. With over 40 years’ experience in a wide variety of technology and management positions, Dr. Charette is recognized as an international authority and pioneer regarding IT and systems risk management. Along with being a Contributing Editor to… Read More
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