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.
I learnt that linear and iterative methods of delivering project can use together depending.MDT could use iterative method in the project cycle where the environment becomes unstable to deliver the project.
The consequences of using iterative method in organizing an event may not deliver the project as expected.Linear method with it’s , conception, definition, deployment and transition stages of the project cycle would have delivered the event project.
As a project manager with MTD a will recommend using both approach starting with linear then as the project is going on if there are complexity then we move on to the iterative approach. We do a review to see whether we are on course in order to achieve our goal
Applying an iterative approach to organizing an event would imply focusing on a specific highly prioritized aspect of the event, getting the team to sprint on it, releasing the result to the stakeholders and users, obtaining feedback, and having another sprint session until an acceptable solution is obtained.
This process may not necessarily mean dwelling on a particular aspect of the project. It may mean working on task “A”, after getting the solution from the first iteration, we go over to task “B” given that task “B” has a higher priority than going for the second iteration of task “A”. In some cases, the second iteration of task “B” may have a higher priority than the second iteration of task “A”, in this case, the team works on the second iteration of task “B”.
I think using a hybrid approach ,that is, combining practices from both Linear and Iterative would do MTD more good. Through that process they can get feed backs from clients and stakeholders thereby improving their engagement which will at the long run lead to the growth of the Company. Through this practice they are able to tackle/manage risks which could lead to wastage of resources early and at each stage of the project rather than waiting till the end of the event.
As a project manager working with MTD, I must communicate effectively with my team. Communication breakdown is a major cause of project failure. Lessons learned as a project manager is to establish leadership which ensure synergy among the team capable of creating a healthy working environment, and knowledge sharing leading to effective communication.
It is important to know that each projects presents with it is challenges and problem. It is the duty of a project manager to foresee and identity these problems for possible resolute mitigation measures. Therefore, the choice of tools or approaches to be applied is critical to the over all success of a project.
The consequences of an iterative approach in organizing an event as a project are numerous which include; scope definition challenges, difficulty defining clear objectives, time-consuming and resources intensive.
Implication of agile approach on project leads to success in 95% of times giving its flexibility, time effectiveness and cost management. Therefore, agile approach as been discovered to be the best approach. However, agile approach performs better in hybrid with iterative approach to achieve 100% success as no project is problem free. In other words, combination of iterative and agile approaches is highly recommended for total project success.
I have learnt this week that as project manager, it is wrong to use only one approach to execute a project. Both linear and iterative approach can be used interchangeable.
* Using iterative approach to deliver an event has a consequence of assurance. This is because of the unstable environment it operates in. It might be successful it might not be successful.
*The implications of using agile approach is that it enables organisations to understand and respond to complexity and ambiguity , particularly to improve their understanding of what users need and value, through experiment carried out I in short .
I would recommend MTD to use iterative approach to execute their project.
If I am a project manager collaborating with MTD, an event company if the company approach for my recommendation. Considering both approaches, I would recommend that they combine both approaches. The project might begin with an iteration approach and lifecycle may be adopted from the iterative processes according to requirement of the organisation and the challenges and changes in its environment. This kind of mix life cycle is encountered more frequently. Combining techniques from linear and iterative has so many positive advantages which include:
Testing ideas and learning about users requirements
Improving stakeholders visibility and transparency
Providing assistance to sponsors and stakeholders
Increasing accountability
Supposed I am working with MTD, I’ll advice that using an iterative approach for events will help a lot. And by breaking the project into smaller phases will create room for adjustments at each stage. This means issues like venue or vendor problems can be fixed early without impacting the entire event.
An agile approach would give MTD more flexibility to handle changes. For example, they could easily tweak the agenda or logistics based on client feedback. This keeps the event on track and aligned with customer needs.
My advice for MTD would be to combine both methods. Use clear milestones to stay organized but stay flexible to adjust quickly when needed. Continuous communication with clients would also help ensure everything runs smoothly.
This approach can lead to better event planning, fewer surprises, and happier clients.
Ogoke Nwachukwu Felicia O Cohort 18 Team 7
As a project manager, I would advice the organization to use both Linear and iterative approaches in order to have a good result. Both approaches will plan, manage time, and mitigate risk early enough to reduce waste and have a quality deliverable timely.
Combining the Linear and iterative approaches helps to deliver a good project.