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?
Contribute your thoughts and ideas to the discussion.
Looking at the MTD as a case study, I would say an hybrid method that comprises the iterative approach and the agile approach should be adopted. The project could start with both methods with teams divided into different segments based on their expertise and according to the project phases to speed up the process and ensure that personnel are available at every phase of the project from water source to the delivery. Then, feedbacks could be used to improve work processes with prompt evaluation of each group and project phase to ensure that all teams are updated and provided with expert analysis in case of any uncertainty at any point. With this method, teams will be efficient to deal with uncertain, complex situations and also discover better ways to carry out tasks efficiently.
the project manager helps his or her team team to handle challenges, the type of approach the project manager will use depends on the type of project he or she is handling
The Iterative processes gives MTD a lead in learning, improving and delivering to satisfy their clients. And with this method they will become more effective and flexible and allowing them to react to any volatility (changes ) and also get new data.
Therefore as their teams gather feedback throughout the development process and agile, on the other hand, allows them to be flexible and for them to make adjustments . This leads to better development process giving priority to satisfy client needs and concerns.
FEEDBACK IS MORE IMPORTANT .
The insight I have gained that could offer assistance to MTD projects considering challenges would be to use an Hybrid approach.
Considering the stages and processes in MTD water project. I would start with a linear approach where there’s certainty and not too much risk in cost of supplies and getting professionals to do the job and then when the portable water infrastructure is complete I will switch to an iterative approach where the VUCA comes into play, in terms of checking for the water quality.
The positive consequences of an iterative approach would be flexibility, an early feedback, reduced risk, incremental progress.
The negative consequences could be a risk of scope creep if changes are continuously introduced without proper control mechanism in place.
The implication of adopting an agile approach is flexibility, increased stakeholder engagement and improved quality.
I would advice an hybrid approach.
The Iterative processes gives MTD a lead in learning,improving and delievering to satisfy their clients. And with this method they will become more effective and flexible and allowing them to react to any volatility (changes ) and also get new data.
Therefore as their teams gather feedback throughout the development process and agile, on the other hand, allows them to be flexibile and for them to make adjustments . This leads to better development process giving priority to satisfy client needs and concerns.
Using the iterative approach in event planning could be a better choice in deriving the objectives of the event.
*Breaking the team into smaller group for efficiency and quick job delivery.
*Job completion at the delivery date is more essential to the client/customer.
*Reviews and feedbacks from customers/clients helps to improve on innovative ideas and to get better on the job.
My view as a project manager with MTD, I will prefer to use the hybrid approach for managing the project considering all other factors like time, scope of job and budget. Also applying the agile methodology,
If an iterative approach was employed the advantage supercedes all because the there will be timely delivery of project, each stage and phase of project has a result to show and possible outcome can be reviewed for better results, and there will be continuous flow. There will be no need to wait for the whole process before result can be projected. Agile approach is simply the best method to Carry out this project because of reliability and timely result.
Part of what I’ve learnt so far is the usefulness and impart of a project manager on his or team and how to handle some unseen circumstances,a project manager mist be ready for whatsoever that comes at anytime and must have solution on ground even before unseen issues comes up
Iterative processes, in my opinion, give MTD an edge in learning and improving. With time, this method will become more effective and flexible, by allowing MTD to react to changes in the market and get new information.
So, as teams gather feedback and insights throughout the development process, agile, on the other hand, allows for flexibility and collaboration, allowing teams to make adjustments as needed. the process becomes rigid, structured, flexible, and adaptable as a result. This leads to the development process giving priority to customer input and involvement.
Breaking down event planning into smaller, manageable parts and refining each one until the event is completed is an iterative approach. The project manager needs to be flexible and work closely with everyone involved, allowing continuous improvements and adjustments along the way
And also , since the iterative approach can involve a lot of trial and error. However, the benefits of the iterative approach can outweigh the challenges, since it often results in a better final product