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.
The VUCA framework approach is necessary. also i will adopt the linear and iterative process.
As a PM at MTD I would apply the VUCA framework, implying both the linear and iterative approaches.
As a PM at MTD, will use both linear and iterative approaches for the success of the project. And open communication with the project team and stakeholders is vital, this will bring about rapid decision making when there are changes.
As a MTD PM, I’ll deploy the hybrid approach, that way a lot of goals can be worked on having in mind the vuca qualities. I’ll use both the linear and iterative approach.
I can make use of the waterfall method to plan on the time for the deliver of necessary materials, the main construction, testing and adjustments/improvements if need be.
As a PM in MTD, to solve the challenges in the company, I will take the following steps:
Get user requirements and the scope of the project
Upskill my team to accelerate delivery of project outputs
Improve stakeholder engagement
Increase visibility and transparency
Provide assurance to sponsors and stakeholders
Increase accountability and honesty
considering VUCA involved in different projects in this complex project world, as a PM I will be open to using any of the two distinct approaches or go hybrid(agile) depending on the situation or kind of project to be executed. I will be very open to understand every project very well so as not to use a wrong project approach.
Challenges MTD might likely face are:
VUCA challenges
Clomatic condition
Delay in discovery risk
Implications in exploring iterative
Delay in getting feedback from the user or customers
Disagreement might arise due some changes made by the PM without the consent of the stakeholders or client and again if PM is unable to manage project the project crash
Well as far as Agile approch is concern if company fails to employ
Expertise that will take VUCA then deformation of project is inevitable
My suggestion is this company should observe every project so as to know the best approach to use in other yield success.
Taking the hybrid approach will be best as a PM for MTD, that way, a lot of goals can be worked on and achieved using the combination of both the waterfall and the agile approach.
For example, I after planning, I can schedule the construction of the water supply point and the waste water disposal point as 2 different sprints on the same time line. In these sprints, I can make use of the waterfall method to plan on the time for the deliver of necessary materials, the main construction, testing and adjustments/improvements if need be.
As a PM for MTD, been flexible will be my mindset going in, flexible with the team, projects, problems, and blockers.
Taking an iterative approach in setting an event:-
The implication is that
– changes would be easily implemented across board.
-Adaptability, collaboration and efficiency in work and communication would be enhanced.
As a PM for MTD. My approach will be Firstly, identify the problem and challenges, apply the VUCA framework tools in order to develope a suitable response to the problems already identified. Secondly, apply the iterative and agile approache to tackle problems and challenges encountered along the line of implementation. While putting budget in check and balance