Theoretical premises and the principles of flexible methods of projects management

The research objective was the synthesis of theoretical approaches to the theory of flexible management and its practical application. The research problems were to formulate the definition of Agile, the essence of methodology and its main tools, to consider the experience of the companies which introduced flexible project management in the activity. The results of the research of fundamental principles of flexible technologies are presented, merits and demerits of Agile-technologies are revealed, and also the experience of their introduction in design activity is described. Received results allow drawing a conclusion that the methodology of Agile has been created for the achievement of competitive advantage by the companies due to the creation of the "working" product capable of satisfying the needs of the consumer. It is important that flexible technologies first of all are philosophy and demand the change of design culture in team and business culture of the whole enterprise. This culture becomes innovative, emotionally and technologically involving the employees in the creation of qualitative product developing and supporting the team and divided leadership. There has to be a change of the paradigm of thinking: from the submission habit on cooperation habit. Flexible management is complex process of the development of the product demanding using of iterations (repetition of certain cycles of work) taking into account constantly changing requirements which have to be realized due to continuous interaction with interested parties (clients, developers, users, etc.). In general the essence of set of flexible methodologies and appropriate technologies is in the importance of entering of timely changes into parameters of the project and in the management of it in the process of specifications and specifications of the customer’s requirements. Thus, the introduction of flexible Agile method perhaps under following conditions: the first - from the client is required active participation throughout all project; the second - the result of the work is more important, than documentation; the third - working group of the project makes no more than 7-9 people; the fourth - the participants realize the responsibility for the results and act, having certain rights for decision-making; the fifth - the value of the project is accurately designated; the sixth - the total amount of works on the project is possible to be carried out step by step.