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.
As a Project Manager, having identified the challenges encountered in the projects which are volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, it is important to have an understanding of the project goal, solutions, expected outputs and outcomes right from the start.
The consequences of employing the iterative approach include insufficient timeframe which could lead to delays in project completion, unpredictable environment, inability to respond to change, and lack of communication and transparency, which could lead to the failure of the project. The implications of adopting an agile approach are that the teams are able to respond to uncertainty through continuous and dynamic planning, ability to balance the VUCA challenges will be applied to ensure the successful completion of the project.
In conclusion, I would recommend that MTD adopts the Hybrid approach, ensure there is effective communication and collaboration among teams, understand the needs of users and stakeholders, ensure that timings and costs are estimated accurately, respond swiftly to change for successful project completion.
You really nailed. I totally agree with you
Firstly, I will to study the project and identity the problem in order to know the best approach to use. Then I will implement the use of VUCA framework and hybrid approach to develop suitable responses for the challenges of the project.
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As a PM the first thing to do is ‘why” and “what” of the event. So also looking at the complex or simplicity of the project event. Making provision also for uncertainty or volatility that might arise during the project lifecycle.
Putting all this into consideration the best approach to use is both the linear and iterative/agile approach
First, communication is key.
It’s is also important to note that the approach applied will depend on the type of project involved while having VUCA I’m mind. The implications of taking an iterative approach is because, it is experimental. It ensures products are fit for it’s purpose, meets functionality, usability and reliability.
As a PM working for MTD, I must first of all study the environment before embarking on any project.
I must also learn to be adaptive and flexible in the approaches and not being rigid.
Also master the different approaches and know what works for me.
I will also ensure I build my toolkit of project lifecycles and related practices and technique.
I will also apply the VUCA framework
As a PM handle an event, I will get all the necessary information required to start and finish such a project using the linear and itinerary approach to deliver a successful project. To mitigate against unforeseen circumstances VUCA method will be deployed to avert risk to the project delivery.
Before carrying out a project, it’s advised a PM considers the environment and what approach might be used to carry out the project successfully.
The linear approach may be straightforward but the chang in the environment may not affect the result. Meanwhile, the iterative approach enables a pm to change the approaches of the project based on the environment and its changes.
Its also important to note that both project development approaches can be used on one project at the same time
Not all projects are similar, it depends on the nature of the project, the environment. Some may adopt the linear approach, some iterative approach and others both.
As a project manager, you are to study the project to know the best approach to use, after then implement the use of VUCA framework and hybrid approach to develop good responses to the project challenges.
As a project manager for MTD, I would first identify the issue, then decide how to resolve it, and finally put VUCA tools to use to help me come up with an acceptable response to the project’s issues.
I will be flexible in the choice of approach base on the or emailing circumstance.
As a project manager knowing that in our complex world there is no preferable method over the other due to the environment you operate on. challenges varies you will need to have a corresponding varied set of tools and techniques at your disposals,so any of the two can be employ.
For me, being the MTD projectmanager, I’ve noted that one of the challenges they
faced is time constraints which is volatile, and unexpected
delays (uncertainty). This problem can be resolved via different approaches. Firstly, an iterative approach could help address this issue. That is, the project has to be broken down
into smaller and more manageable
tasks-sprints. This will allow for more flexibility and adaptability in the event that there are unexpected delays. Additionally,
an agile approach, when embarked upon, could also be beneficial, as it allows for teams to work in sprints, be more productive and help to finish the processes they’ve already initiated rather than working on too many things at a time for a longer period of time. This inturn prevents possible death and stampedes from resultinjacob isaac