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There’s some confusion about the importance of Agile Project Management Tools:

We all know that one of the very important values in the Agile Manifesto is “Individuals and interactions over processes and tools”.

Some people might interpret that to mean that tools aren’t necessary or appropriate in an Agile environment.

I don’t think that is the case but it’s important that Agile Project Management Tools be used in the right context:

In a traditional plan-driven environment (aka “Waterfall”), the process and the tool manages the efforts of everyone on the team

In an Agile environment, a lot more flexibility and adaptivity is needed so any tool that is used should play a supporting role rather than a controlling role

It’s important to understand that context in order to use tools appropriately in an Agile environment. The key idea is that:

“You should manage the tool rather than
the tool managing you”

Why Are Agile Project Management Tools So Important?

Agile Tools / By Chuck Cobb

Have you ever thought about “Why are Agile Project Management Tools So Important?”. We all know that one of the very important values in the Agile Manifesto is “Individuals and interactions over processes and tools”. Some people might interpret that to mean that tools aren’t necessary or appropriate in an Agile environment. I don’t think […]

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Why Are Agile Project Management Tools So Important?

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