Effective Software Project Management

Chapter 37. The Extreme SDPM Strategy Summary

If I understood too clearly what I was doing, where I was going, then I probably wasn’t working on anything very interesting.

—Peter Carruthers Physicist

Chapter Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Compare Traditional versus Extreme projects Understand the fundamental differences between Traditional and Extreme project managers Understand the fundamental differences between Traditional and Extreme project teams Compare Traditional to Extreme project planning Know the impact of scope change management on Traditional and Extreme projects

The Extreme SDPM strategy is our third and final entry into the world of the agilist. As is the case in the Adaptive world, the Extreme world gets its strength from the creative spirit of the customer and the Extreme team working in harmony and collaboration. Similar to the structure of the previous summary chapters, this chapter compares and contrasts the Traditional and the Extreme project along several lines.