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 we should help the management achieve their goals instead of setting our own goal, always be ready to get a feed back from customers, and also get to see the impact of their work from the customers.
As a project manager of MTD, I learned that one of the challenges they
face is tight time frames which can be referred to as volatile and unexpected
delays known as uncertainty. Thus, to solve the problem, there should be a mix of the different approaches. Using an iterative approach could help address this issue by breaking the project down
into smaller and more manageable
tasks-sprints. This will allow more flexibility and adaptability in the face of
unexpected delays. Also, taking on
an agile approach could also be beneficial, as it allows for teams to work in sprints, be more productive and help to finish what ever they’ve started rather than working on too many things at a time for a longer period.
Chiamaka ILo
Cohort 8 . Team 5
I would blend both linear and iterative methods. Combining the linear project method with a properly align work breakdown structure (WBS).
The iterative project method would eliminate time wastage and allow working in sprints.
This I believe would be effective in the MTD.
Cohort 8, group 7
One of the challenges they face is tight time frames (volatile) and unexpected delays (uncertainty). At such, using an iterative approach could help address this issue by breaking the project down into smaller, more manageable tasks-sprints. This would allow for more flexibility and adaptability in the face of unexpected delays. Taking on an agile approach could also be beneficial, as it allows for teams to work in sprints, be productive and help to finish what’s started rather than working on too many things for a longer time.
~Merry Okara (Cohort 8, Team 2)
As the project manager for MTD, I have learned that one of the biggest challenges they face is tight timeframes and unexpected delays. With such a short time to set up an event, it can be difficult to ensure that everything is in place on time. Taking an iterative approach to setting up an event as a project could help address this issue by breaking the project down into smaller, more manageable tasks. This would allow for more flexibility and adaptability in the face of unexpected delays.
An agile approach to setting up an event could also be beneficial, as it allows for rapid adaptation to changing circumstances.
Victoria Osareme Ayisi
Cohort 8
Team 10
Sequel to the lessons learned during the week, if requested to apply my knowledge as a project manager to MTD projects, I will integrate both linear and iterative approaches to enable a functional system that is flexible and adaptable to their project lifecycles. Hence, I will be able to promptly respond to varied project situation to achieve the goals faster in a difficult situation while involving all the stakeholders in the complex environment.
In employing an iterative approach to MTD, I would be able achieve speed, respond rapidly to the unpredictable changes in project circumstances. Introducing iterative approach will help to balance the VUCA situation being faced by the project while agile team work will be applied to achieve the organizational scope within a reasonable time within the project effective cost.
This week, I learned about the benefits of an iterative approach and an agile approach in project management.
Taking an iterative approach to setting up an event as a project allows for continuous improvement and feedback.
By breaking down the project into smaller phases, it becomes easier to identify and address any challenges or issues that may arise.
This approach also allows for flexibility and adaptability as issues can be resolved and changes can be made as the project progresses.
However, it is important to ensure clear communication and collaboration among team members to ensure smooth execution.
On the other hand, an agile approach focuses on delivering value to the customer through incremental and iterative steps.
It prioritizes collaboration, adaptability, and responsiveness to change
as a Project Manager for MTD I will employ both the iterative approach and an agile approach in their project management and also the VUCA approach for efficient and speedy project delivery
My advice will be for MTD to adopt a combination of Linear and Iterative project management since uncertainty can arise at each stage in the project. Adopting this approach will help the project team to be more pragmatic leading to regular and frequent output delivery.
Setting up an event with iterative approach has the following advantages:
1. the project team is able to deliver the outputs regularly and frequently, rather than all at once at the end of the stage or project.
2.it allows organisations to benefit from user and stakeholder feedback, and to get early return on investment, while retaining the ability to adapt and change course as the business environment changes.
3. it helps the project team to focus only on the highest-priority requirements.
Agile approach has the benefit of risk mitigation. Risks are discovered as the project goes and actions are taken
Do not rely on one approach adopting a combined approaches leads to effective project delivery .
The best way is the combination of both iterative and linear approach; having defined goals and constantly asking for users’ opinions for great improvements because an event is a user9customer)-based project
Some of my learnings which I would apply to MTD projects as a project manager is to integrate a linear and iterative approaches to create a flexible and adaptable project lifecycles suited to any given context. This would help to test ideas and learnings, accelerate delivery on project outputs, improve stakeholders’ involvement, increase visibility and transparency, provide assurance of project progress to sponsors and stakeholders, and increase accountability of project teams.
In employing an iterative approach to setting up an event, MTD would be able respond rapidly to unpredictable and rapid changes in project circumstances given the nature of the complex environment of project. By introducing iterative timeboxes into their project framework, agile teams will be able to work quickly in short mini-projects thereby limiting the amount of task being done at any given time, focusing on the highest-priority requirements to produce desired outputs within available time.