Put yourself in the role of a project manager collaborating with MTD, an events company.
Considering the difficulties and problems that MTD encounters in their projects, what insights have you gained this week that could offer assistance?
If an iterative approach were employed in organizing an event as a project, what would be the consequences? Similarly, what are the implications of adopting an agile approach? If the company sought your advice, what would you recommend?
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One aspect where MTD will need to employ an iterative approach is the uncertain weather conditions during sporting events. Weather can impact water demand and infrastructure needs significantly. Agile style of project management can enable adjustments to equipment and staff deployment using real-time weather updates.
An iterative approach gives room for regular feedback and monitoring of the progress of the project but might lead to consuming a lot of time holding a series of meetings. So as a PM, I will study the complexity of the project and try to fuse the use of iterative and linear approaches to get the project concluded
I believe I can shape the projects of MTD using an iterative approach,but the implications can be an inability to handle bulky projects due to their complexity and dependability, to which I recommend flexibility and adaptability to meet the needs of the project.
I would anticipate that there will be challenges, and having leant about the UVCA concept, I will apply the linear or iteration when needed to enable me accomplish my project
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As a project manager for MTD linear project styles are the default method for project management as the expected outcome can easily be predicted and the processes involved is well laid out. However, to further save time, cost of building the project and better detect potential issues early on, applying a hybrid approach to project management is a better option.
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As a project manager working with MTD Events, I will advise the firm to adopt the hybrid method.
If the agile/iterative method is adopted, the project will be broken down into mini-projects. This will aid in risk mitigation and flexibility. However, I will advise the team to test the viability of the hypothesis before implementation begins, which is the first step in a linear project.
A hybrid method will ensure effective management of time and other resources to be used for the project.
As a project manager at the MTD event, I will not use just one but combine the linear and iterative approach which will yield a successful project, using just one may limit the project when things becomes volatile or uncertain.
Agile approach is also a good and productive method as the team will be able to respond quickly to task and face the challenges
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As a Project Manager collaborating with MTD events company. Looking at the complexity of jobs MTD undertakes, the combination of Linear and Agile approaches in project managements would be my choice for the following reason the use of Linear method may not be feasible due to uncertainty and volatility situations that may arise and cannot be addressed adequately by it. However, Agile due to its flexibility can address issues of uncertainty and volatility associated with most projects. Choosing Agile method would promote flexibility but this may affect time, costs and leading to scope creep ultimately impacting on projects outcomes.