Which Agile Method is the Best?

Agile methods are considered to be a light form of project management because there are fewer and less complex prescribed practices than those in traditional project management. The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is often used as the master guide for managing a traditional project. In fact, when adapted properly, the PMBOK can be used to manage a project using any method, but that is a discussion for another time. Sometimes people ask, Which Agile method is the best? People have a tendency to want the best of something. It is a valid question, and it has a clear and emphatic answer: It all depends. It all depends upon the nature of the project, the nature of management, the nature of the customer, the nature of the corporate culture, and the natures of the team members assigned to the project. It is that easy. © 2016 Carnegie Mellon University.