It can be difficult managing a team; one small misstep can confuse a team, shatter morale, and leave you responsible for disappointing project.

To help you avoid any mishaps, I’ve done a bit of research on modern project management techniques and concepts — along with ways to execute them so that you can lead your team more efficiently.

Here’s a crash-course in modern project management concepts

If you’re an experienced project manager, none of this will come as a surprise to you. But if you don’t necessarily have a formal background in PM work, and are currently looking to learn different approaches read on:

Waterfall Methodology

Waterfall has been mostly out of fashion for a while now, but many of these other systems were developed as a response to it, so we’ll cover it first.

It was adapted to software development from the manufacturing world, and it’s sequential — not cyclical or iterative.