Project Management Methodology
Project management systems cannot be effective without some form of project management methodology in place. A project management system without a methodology of some sort will be challenged because nothing is measured. The term ‘project management methodology’ is being thrown around a lot these days, as software developers, vendors and consultants are claiming to have a fool proof methodology for solving just about every single potential development problem. However, the term is being used sloppily, and the true definition of the concept is being lost in the mess.
Project management methodology is absolutely critical in determining the failure or the success of a specific development environment, meaning that it is absolutely imperative that you can truly differentiate between the concept of a methodology, a technique or a tool. There are some properties that are generic to all project management methodologies, which will be detailed in part 2 of this methodologies series.