GRAD 695 Approval Form for PMGT 699 Applied Project
Student Name:
Student ID:
Instructor:
Topic Title:
PMGT 699 Capstone Options and Description
The intent of this approval form is to ensure that students in GRAD 695 plan for the second portion of the Capstone and
make the decision based on interest and the criteria outlined below. The approval for each student must be completed
before Week 6, the formal start of the GRAD695 research paper.
Relationship to Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
CPT students may choose GRAD699 (thesis) or PMGT699 (project) for the completion of your capstone. CPT students are
required to complete this section by providing one paragraph for each of the following (three paragraphs in total).
Otherwise, enter “NO CPT.”
• An overview of your CPT assignment. Use the journalistic who, what, where, when, why approach here.
My final paper constitutes an investigation of the changes associated with the adoption of the agile
methodology. In this paper, I will select an organization which was initially using a traditional PM model, such as the
waterfall methodology, and eventually changed to agile methodology successfully between 2005 and 2019. In this case, I
choose Nokia and focus my study on what constitutes a successful transformation and adoption of agile project
management. The study will be useful as a basis for organizations and project managers seeking to implement a
successful agile transformation to comply with crucial essentials of change and prerequisite regulations that would help
in realizing the ‘said’ benefits of adopting the agile methodology in project management.
• Highlights of the proposed research and application to the Capstone.
As stated above, the main objective of the proposed research is to garner the basics of a successful
transformation to agile, using the case study of Nokia. Importantly, the study will highlight the problems faced by PMOs
during agile project management adoptions and implementations. Previous studies have listed a variety of challenges
GRAD 695 APPROVAL FORM FOR PMGT 699 FEB 2019 1
Student Name:
Student ID:
Instructor:
Topic Title:
PMGT 699 Capstone Options and Description
The intent of this approval form is to ensure that students in GRAD 695 plan for the second portion of the Capstone and
make the decision based on interest and the criteria outlined below. The approval for each student must be completed
before Week 6, the formal start of the GRAD695 research paper.
Relationship to Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
CPT students may choose GRAD699 (thesis) or PMGT699 (project) for the completion of your capstone. CPT students are
required to complete this section by providing one paragraph for each of the following (three paragraphs in total).
Otherwise, enter “NO CPT.”
• An overview of your CPT assignment. Use the journalistic who, what, where, when, why approach here.
My final paper constitutes an investigation of the changes associated with the adoption of the agile
methodology. In this paper, I will select an organization which was initially using a traditional PM model, such as the
waterfall methodology, and eventually changed to agile methodology successfully between 2005 and 2019. In this case, I
choose Nokia and focus my study on what constitutes a successful transformation and adoption of agile project
management. The study will be useful as a basis for organizations and project managers seeking to implement a
successful agile transformation to comply with crucial essentials of change and prerequisite regulations that would help
in realizing the ‘said’ benefits of adopting the agile methodology in project management.
• Highlights of the proposed research and application to the Capstone.
As stated above, the main objective of the proposed research is to garner the basics of a successful
transformation to agile, using the case study of Nokia. Importantly, the study will highlight the problems faced by PMOs
during agile project management adoptions and implementations. Previous studies have listed a variety of challenges
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