CIS 525 ADVANCED AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Case Study 1: Agile Methodology in Sapient
Due Week 3 and worth 100 points

Read the case titled, “Sapient” located in Chapter 4 of the Cobb text.

Sapient is an international company based in Massachusetts. It has developed a unique and innovative agile methodology called Sapient | Approach (S|A). It has fully integrated agile into its own business, and has also helped many clients become more agile. 
Write a five (5) page paper in which you:
1. Give your opinion on the reasons why Sapient developed its own agile methodology. 
2. Assess the business benefits and challenges of Sapient’s agile methodology. 
3. Identify at least three (3) requirements needed before implementing Sapient’s agile methodology for its internal and external customers. Provide your rationale.
4. Suggest at least two (2) potential improvement opportunities in Sapient’s agile methodology.
5. Describe a non-agile alternative that Sapient could have considered.

Case study TITLED SAPIENT which is present textbook linked as below:

Cobb, C. (2011). Making Sense of Agile Project Management. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley.