Waterfall and Agile

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Students, please view the "Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment" in the Student Center. Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center. Assignment 2: Waterfall and Agile Due Week 3 and worth 100 points Research agile methodologies including SCRUM and extreme programming (XP). Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Explain waterfall methodologies and identify their relationship to the PMBOK® process groups.

2. Explain agile methodologies and identify their relationship to the PMBOK® process groups.

3. Analyze the need for waterfall and agile methodologies.

4. Explain the advantages of extreme programming (XP) and analyze the advantages of its application in high-budget short-time projects.

5. Explain the factors to consider when selecting a project management methodology (Waterfall vs Agile).

6. Use at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Identify how project management improves the success of information technology projects.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in IT project management.

· Write clearly and concisely about issues in IT project management using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

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Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 100	Assignment 2: Waterfall and Agile
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Explain waterfall methodologies and identify their relationship to the PMBOK® process groups. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely explained waterfall methodologies and identify their relationship to the PMBOK® process groups.	Partially explained waterfall methodologies and identify their relationship to the PMBOK® process groups.	Satisfactorily explained waterfall methodologies and identify their relationship to the PMBOK® process groups.	Thoroughly explained waterfall methodologies and identify their relationship to the PMBOK® process groups.
2. Explain agile methodologies and identify their relationship to the PMBOK® process groups. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletelyexplained agile methodologies and identify their relationship to the PMBOK® process groups.	Partially explained agile methodologies and identify their relationship to the PMBOK® process groups.	Satisfactorily explained agile methodologies and identify their relationship to the PMBOK® process groups.	Thoroughly explained agile methodologies and identify their relationship to the PMBOK® process groups.
3. Analyze the need for waterfall and agile methodologies. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletelyanalyzed the need for waterfall and agile methodologies.	Partially analyzed the need for waterfall and agile methodologies.	Satisfactorily analyzed the need for waterfall and agile methodologies.	Thoroughly analyzed the need for waterfall and agile methodologies.
4. Explain the advantages of extreme programming (XP) and analyze the advantages of its application in high-budget short-time projects. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely explained the advantages of extreme programming (XP) and did not submit or incompletely analyzed the advantages of its application in high-budget short-time projects.	Partially explained the advantages of extreme programming (XP) and partially analyzed the advantages of its application in high-budget short-time projects.	Satisfactorily explained the advantages of extreme programming (XP) and satisfactorily analyzed the advantages of its application in high-budget short-time projects.	Thoroughly explained the advantages of extreme programming (XP) and thoroughly analyzed the advantages of its application in high-budget short-time projects.
5. Explain the factors to consider when selecting a project management methodology (Waterfall vs Agile). Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletelyexplained the factors to consider when selecting a project management methodology (Waterfall vs Agile).	Partially explained the factors to consider when selecting a project management methodology (Waterfall vs Agile).	Satisfactorily explained the factors to consider when selecting a project management methodology (Waterfall vs Agile).	Thoroughly explained the factors to consider when selecting a project management methodology (Waterfall vs Agile).
6. 2 references Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 6 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present