Pragmatic approach to project management : Case Study: Product development at Wolt & Partners

Abstract

The main objective of this thesis is to determine the practicalities involve in project man-agement and to spotlight on the processes. The different methodologies and concepts in-volve in the process of software application product development.

The thesis was carried out using case study research using qualitative method approach. The thesis is divided into two parts the theoretical part and the observational part. The theo-retical part was based on the literature of Information technology project management, management information technology, agile project management and Scrum actions. While the empirical part was based on an unstructured questions which were ask through inter-views.

The search indicates that the project management process is very effective and efficient. As it has produced the Wolt application which is one of the best food delivery in Finland and has highly satisfy its end users.

In conclusion, Information technology project management concept adds huge value to the process of software application product development. Companies can choose which meth-odology to follow, as outcome of the process depend on how best the company under-stands and implement it. Small and medium companies have the advantage of being more flexible than large scale companies and can take upon more risks in the process of soft-ware application product development.