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A Concept Note on Execution and Impact of Agile Software Project Management Methods in Midsized it Product Development Companies


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1 D Y Patil School of Management, Pune, India
2 Persistent Systems Ltd. in Pune, India
 

Agile methods are very helpful in cost effective development of software, it will greatly benefit the organizations in IT field. Empirical data comparing the effectiveness and limitations of agile and non-agile approaches would greatly enhance our understanding of the true benefits and limitations of agile processes. In this study we will be analyzing traditional development methods its disadvantages and agile software development methods with its advantages' This research study will be helpful to IT companies for proper implementation of agile software methods and for maximization of profits while minimizing the cost and delivery time.

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Project Management, Agile Software, Methods of Software Project Development.
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Authors

Mayanka Sharma
D Y Patil School of Management, Pune, India
Iqbal Kotwal
Persistent Systems Ltd. in Pune, India

Abstract


Agile methods are very helpful in cost effective development of software, it will greatly benefit the organizations in IT field. Empirical data comparing the effectiveness and limitations of agile and non-agile approaches would greatly enhance our understanding of the true benefits and limitations of agile processes. In this study we will be analyzing traditional development methods its disadvantages and agile software development methods with its advantages' This research study will be helpful to IT companies for proper implementation of agile software methods and for maximization of profits while minimizing the cost and delivery time.

Keywords


Project Management, Agile Software, Methods of Software Project Development.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21904/weken%2F2016%2Fv1%2Fi3%2F103459