Question

Compare and contrast predictive, or plan-driven project life cycles with agile, or change-driven life cycles. When might each type of life cycle be appropriate

Answer 1

Answer:

• Project Life cycle:

The term "project cycle" is related to the time duration in which different aspects or parts of a specific project are completed or covered in order to give or provide the required results or productivity level expected from the project. To make it more simple for the people working on the project there are different phases of that project. As starting from the first one it goes all the way to complete it all, and provide the expected results.  

As to complete a project a manager or a leader may follow one of the three different types of project life cycles, which are as follows:

Explanation:

1. Predictive (also known as fully plan-driven) : As we can tell just by the name of the project cycle, all the work and phases of the project are pre-planned with high level management skills, while the portion or phase of the phase of the project which are needed to be completed short are given preference by having detailed planning for them.
2. Iterative and Incremental : In this type of project cycle, detailed planning is done for only those phases of the project which are work by the team, unless that specific phase of the project is completed no planning is carried out or done for the next phase of the project.
3. Adaptive (also known as change-driven or agile): In the adaptive project cycle there is more difference in understanding the sequence of the different phases of a project, as most of the I.T projects are carried out and completed by the adaptive project life cycle. As the situation inside are drastically changing and with there is more involvement from the customers inside the project.