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by srowe

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Which project management methodologies are most widely used in the UK and USA?

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by james r linn

The answer is not one standard.

I wouldn't call the Project Management Insitutes Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) a methodology per se, more of a framework. Its probably the most commonly asked for PM certfication, but doesn't imply a specific methodology. If you know PMBOK, you know roughly how most projects are managed and structured.

There are further refinements such as the standard SDLC(Software development life cycle), which is how most software is developed, but again not a rigid methodology as much as guidelines.

I would suggest going to www.pmi.org for more info, or www.gantthead.com

James

by littledragon

Several companies that I have worked for use Method 1 (developed by Arthur Anderson) as a template to develop their own in-house methodologies.

If you are looking for something specific to systems development life cycle projects, then I would say the standard for the UK is the SSADM.

Here is an except about SSADM from doing a web search on Whatis.com:

"SSADM (Structured Systems Analysis & Design Method) is a widely-used computer application development method in the UK, where its use is often specified as a requirement for government computing projects. It is increasingly being adopted by the public sector in Europe. SSADM is in the public domain, and is formally specified in British Standard BS7738.

SSADM divides an application development project into modules, stages, steps, and tasks, and provides a framework for describing projects in a fashion suited to managing the project. "

Mitzi Pearce

by rmg

Rational has developed processes that have become quite popluar with companies such as Intel and HP. It is called Rational Unified Process (RUP). Not sure how accepted it is in the UK, but it is becoming fairly standard with a lot of large US companies.

http://www.rational.com/products/rup/index.jsp

by mr_shoaib

I think Rational Software (RUP) is most popular in USA,because easy to undersatand for every one and most of the big companies relies on it. But I don't know about UK.

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