Methodology

How it is used

Common in job adverts, interviews and PMO documents. Organisations adopt, follow, tailor or combine methodologies. In everyday use it overlaps with framework and approach; Scrum describes itself as a framework.

Example sentences

1. Which project management methodology does your company use?

2. The PMO tailored the methodology so that small projects need fewer documents.

Common collocations

• project management methodology
• agile methodology
• follow a methodology
• tailor the methodology

Related terms

• waterfallA traditional way of running projects in which work moves through fixed phases in order, such as requirements, design, build, test and handover, and each phase is finished before the next starts.
• agileDescribes a way of managing work in short cycles, delivering small usable parts often and changing the plan based on regular feedback.
• PRINCE2A structured, process-based project management method that started in the UK government and is now used in many countries. The name stands for PRojects IN Controlled Environments.
• hybrid approachA way of running a project that mixes traditional, plan-driven methods with agile practices, for example a fixed overall plan with sprints for the software work.
• PMOShort for project management office: a team or department that sets project standards, methods and templates, supports project managers and collects reports across many projects.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• methodology · Academic English & Research

More terms: Waterfall & Other Methods

• phase gate