When the Agile project goes over the Waterfall methodology

April 13, 2009 from Toolbox for IT – “…This is the situation where I find myself. I have a finite budget to drive this project. It would be good if I knew that I could complete the project before I ran out of money. Conversely, it would be good if I knew that I need more, and should either cancel the project or start setting expectations about the funding request I'll be making in the future…”

180 View – At the beginning of any project, you don’t know all there is to know. Project managers would like to wait until they know exactly the scope of work, but they can’t do that. Management is not about to give the go-ahead without understanding scope, timing and costs. The people who will be involved in the project need to know that they have enough availability to get the job done in time. The article discusses a methodology that might work for you.