Extreme Project Management

A two day seminar: http://www.yourdon.com/seminars/XPM.HTML

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One viewpoint : Dysfunctional Project Management

Book -- DeathMarch ISBN 0130146595 -Ed Yourdon adopts the "X" word: ("eXtreme") Ed Yourdon's approach to projects with Extreme requirements, Extreme management practices. Claims to be compatible with ExtremeProgramming.

Death march projects are described as being common - The symptoms:

 The project schedule, budget, and staff are about half of what is necessary for completion.
 The planned feature set is unrealistic.
 People are working 14 hours a day, six or seven days a week.
 Stress is an occupational hazard. 
 As a result the project has a high risk of failure. 
 Management seems blind to the situation or has no alternative. 

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Q: Are there any Functional examples of Project Management?

Q; Is "Management" not part of the Extreme Vocabulary?

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There are several tools that support ExtremeProjectManagement

• VersionOne - commercial
• TargetProcess - free and quite cool
• Rally - commercial and very good

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CategoryProjectManagement