There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

• Understanding project start-up through project evaluation and project planning techniques.
• Compare and contrast big up front design and iterative approaches such as Lean, Kanban, Scrum, XP and DSDM Atern.
• Assess approaches to managing risk within projects and evaluate metrics for project monitoring and control within an agile project management environment.
• Analysis of software development process improvement approaches through different types of maturity models and the role of learning in practice.
• Evaluation of software teams, group dynamics & leadership as key factors in the successful delivery of agile projects.
• Consider the adoption of a tailored Agile approaches such as Scrum or Agile PM (DSDM Atern) to manage the delivery of software development projects.
• Evaluate difficulties & issues when scaling software agility and the use of approaches such as SAFe and LeSS.

LO1: Critically assess project management approaches & project lifecycles within an organisational context.
LO2: Analyse different approaches to iterative and incremental project delivery.
LO3: Appraise project management planning, estimation and risk management techniques.
LO4: Assess approaches to project management improvement and maturity.
LO5: Analyse leadership and behavioural factors within project environments.