Chapter 2
Why “Dynamic Progress Method?”
Introduction
Along the way through this Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) research, the authors have been asked several times about the name Dynamic Progress Method (DPM) and its official definition. The motivation for the name comes from the definitions of the first two words, according to Merriam-Webster (http://www.merriam-webster.com):
- Dynamic—always active or changing
- Progress—movement forward or toward a place
These two words capture the essence of the project planning and management problem. As the project manager and project team try to move the project forward toward its goal(s), things are always changing along the way. Nothing is static, and nothing is straightforward and simple. ...
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