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.
MTD do face challenges such as:
* logistics & timing
* Maintaining water quality and safety under variable conditions.
* Cost, Resource and infrastructural constraints.
* Regulatory compliance, Safety standards and liability.
* Scalability and demand variability.
* Environmental and External risk factors.
I believe MTD can do better when they use a Combination of Linear and Agile project lifecycle.
Linear lifecycle project which involves making inquiries/research about event venues, evaluating accessibility and ease of transport of equipment, tanks, filtration units,…
To solve this problem, MTD should always source for information about the location/venue of event(s) and Regulatory laws in the area, especially those that have to do with waste management/disposal.
In cases when deployed to provide water in places with contaminated/unhealthy water sources, samples of such water should be collected and immediately taken to specialists(lab scientists) for analysis. This will enable them know the exact nature of contaminants in the water source and the modification that should be done to their purification system in order to produce high quality, clean and healthy water.
For this to be achieved in the shortest time, there are vital things that needs to be put in place. As a global brand, they are meant to work hand in hand with Lab scientists so as to be able to deliver and efficiently maintain their standard in terms quality.
Agile Project lifecycle happens mostly within the engineering operations, and the interaction between the team of engineers and the stakeholders/sponsors.
This will really help in solving issues involving scalability, cost and resource.
~ Miracle Ugochukwu
Iterative project approaches, inspired by Agile software and digital product development, aim to deliver better outcomes by focusing on adaptability and user needs. Since the Agile Manifesto in 2001, Scrum has become the most popular framework, using structured artifacts, team events, and development techniques. These methods are now applied beyond software to manage projects in a V-U-C-A world—one defined by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity,helping teams respond quickly to changing conditions.
Agile and iterative approaches would help MTD handle last-minute changes, understand client needs better, and improve the quality of their event projects. My advice is for them to break projects into smaller steps, review progress often, and stay flexible so they can respond quickly to new challenges.