ABSTRACT
The genesis of agile is found in a group of software development methodologies. The approach to agile project management is very foreign to traditional project management administration. It is possible for the project manager (PM) to benefit from agile techniques. Even though agile has a flexible attitude about change that sometimes leaves the traditional PM unsettled, agile excels at cost management. Earned value management (EVM) is a familiar term to most PMs, but agile takes it one step past the typical formula and makes full use of these terms. Probably the most recognized word when agile is applied to project management is Scrum. In the Scrum version of agile, sprints are collections of work confined to a regular, repeatable work cycle, known as a sprint or iteration. Villiers describes agile manufacturing as tools, techniques, and initiatives that enable a plant or company to thrive under conditions of unpredictable change.
