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If youve worked on a project, its likely you know there are two well-known approaches to

project management: Agile, what my company calls Adaptive Project Management, and what is
commonly called the Waterfall methodology.
Is one better than the other? It depends on the project, but for Microsoft Dynamics NAV
implementations, in our experience, agile is the best choice.
With the waterfall approach, a project is executed in phases: requirements elicitation, planning,
design, execution and maintenance. Stakeholder requirements are communicated to the partners
design and delivery teams. This method is not collaborative, which can lead to misunderstanding
of requirements and problems with the solution.
The waterfall approach also assumes the stakeholder requirements are well defined up front and
wont change. However, this is not typically how Dynamics NAV implementations goor most
software implementations, for that matter. Stakeholder requirements will likely change, or new
ones will rise to the surface. With the waterfall approach, these new and different requirements
would be put on the back burner until the next phase of the project, which flies in the face of
delivering business value through a successful solution.
Another feature of the waterfall approach is that the project typically has one major release, often
referred to as a go live. The problem with this approach is that the project can go off track or
fall behind schedule at any point, and it is likely that no one will know before its too late and the
go-live date is forced to slip.
With agile or Adaptive Project Management, the goal is to make small course corrections as they
are needed, rather than being faced with major issues until its too late to do something about
them without significantly impacting the project.
During the course of an agile/Adaptive Project Management engagement, phases are iteratively
executed in sprints. This approach is designed to address new requirements and changes as they
come up, keep the project on schedule, and bring issues to the forefront quickly so they can be
addressed without impacting the schedule or the deliverable.
Because collaboration is critical to a successful project, this approach requires that the project
team include members of both the partner and the client, all of whom have responsibilities
throughout the life of the project and for its ultimate success. This approach also provides not
only the project team but also the stakeholders opportunities to review, ask questions, and raise
concerns about the projects direction and progression.
By using the agile/Adaptive Project Management approach, the project costs less, brings more
value, and makes all stakeholders happier.

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