Agile Dev Practices

Agile approach relies heavily on simple statements of functionality required called user stories. These user stories are intentionally not detailed. They are actually intended to be a 'placeholder for conversation' Why does a Project manager need to know development practices? A project manager plays a coordination role . He or she is responsible for obtaining commitments from the functional managers who provide the resources to support the project. In an Agile environment, strong, cross-functional leadership is important. -> Developers are expected to a lot more than just 'write the code'. They are expected to take some very basic level of project management functions for planning, managing, tracking and reporting of their own tasks. They are also expected to play an key role in overall team responsibilities. -> They have to interact directly with other development team members to develop a well-integrated approach. -> Take a much more significa...