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Project management in the consultancy sector: comparing Waterfall and Agile approaches

Lorenzo Foschini

Project management in the consultancy sector: comparing Waterfall and Agile approaches.

Rel. Anna Corinna Cagliano, Lorenza Palumbo. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Gestionale (Engineering And Management), 2021

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Abstract:

In modern society, project management has emerged as an essential component of any serious business development initiative. It has also become a key to success in a global economic environment where companies are constantly seeking a competitive advantage over their competitors. However, old-fashioned companies do not have the capacity to select and manage countless projects with managerial and strategic benefits and therefore turn to external professions experienced on these fronts, i.e. consultancy firms. The aim of this study is to understand how the discipline of project management is applied in consultancy firms and to study the main advantages and disadvantages of the approach adopted. To this end, a real technological project carried out by Accenture and the methodology used for it are analysed, with references to the Waterfall and Agile models typical of project management theory. Finally, a solution is proposed to overcome some of the critical issues encountered in the course of the work, including the pandemic that has disrupted people's lives in the last period and the adoption of smart working that has resulted.

Relatori: Anna Corinna Cagliano, Lorenza Palumbo
Anno accademico: 2020/21
Tipo di pubblicazione: Elettronica
Numero di pagine: 101
Soggetti:
Corso di laurea: Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Gestionale (Engineering And Management)
Classe di laurea: Nuovo ordinamento > Laurea magistrale > LM-31 - INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE
Aziende collaboratrici: Accenture SpA
URI: http://webthesis.biblio.polito.it/id/eprint/18411
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