An IT Project Management Methodology Generator Based on an Agile Project Management Process Framework

Information Technology Project Management and Software Project Management in particular depends heavily on the project's type and constraints. Quality, financial, technical, schedule, complexity and other constraints affect significantly the management process. Over the last two decades project management methodologies have been developed to support the project management effort. Many methodologies cover generic approaches emphasizing on the planning or estimation activities, others on tracking, others on quality and others on very specific management practices that could support the delivery of very specific projects. This paper introduces an adjustable (agile) project management framework for managing information technology projects of any type. The framework divides the management activities into systems engineering management and systems acquisitions management phases and operates as a methodology generator feed by the project constraints. The project management methodology that derives is a combination of management and engineering phases based on the needs and constraints of each project per case.