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Agile Project Initiation (DRAFT)
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An agile (system) architect should also think as projectmanager. (S)He should be able to make a global projectplan,
talk to the stakeholders, and lead a team. This is essential, especially at the start of the project – often a
fulltime projectmanager/leader (or the PM/SM duo in agile terms) will take that responsibility when the project is
initiated.
But in the beginning, there is nothing. Just an idea that will in a project.
In that twilight, when there is nobody but the architect, who will draft the (project)plan?
Besides, how can a project/process oriented manager build a team, select the right developers or ensure the budget,
when the project isn’t started? He can’t ask his team, as the is nobody …
This is the classical dilemma:
Starting a project is a project itself