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 working for MTD, I will first understand the nature of the project, the environment and the kind of team to work with for effective communication and operation for the project. I will also study the nature of the project to come up with the best plan for the project.
As a PM working for MTD, I will first understand the nature of the project, the environment and the kind of team to work with for effective communication and operation for the project.
As a project manager for MTD I will study the environment first in order to determine which approach will be suitable for the project, I will also study the nature of the project to come up with the best plan for the project.
I have learned to be adaptive, Although a project may start up as a linear approach, it is ok to adopt an iterative approach in the course of project implementation.
For an event, it is good for the project to adopt a linear approach with an integration of iterative along the way to address complex issues.
what I would do is as a Project manager collaborating with MTD from what I have learnt, is to first of all understand the various stages of events, analyse the possible risks, and be ready to combine the linear and iterative approaches to my work. and i will bring up set of tools and techniques that i have learnt into play.
As a project manager, I will first of all analyze the project very well to know what it entails.
But I will likely use iterative approach because it gives me feedback at every stage in order to achieve outcomes that are satisfiable to the sponsors
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Considering that MTD Waters provides temporary water solutions for events, it might be tricky to start off with an iterative approach… projects might not be able to be divided into 2 weeks short sprints if water solutions projects are supposed to last for 10 days.
For MTD I would recommend the linear approach then include a mix of the agile approach to enable the team get feedback as soon as possible if there is a challenge. It would be also important for the company to have a team of skilled professionals who also understand the environment in which we are working to deal with uncertainties and complexities. Most importantly flexibility is key
With MTD, there is a need to, first of all, understand the full realities of the company and conduct an analysis. It is important to understand in-depth the problems using the VUCA approach among others. This will permit us to define what works best for the framework of MTD
It is nevertheless generally advised to use the hybrid system in project planning, given that some parts will require a linear approach while others will require an iterative approach
Everyone is saying they will apply iterative approach or linear approach
Well obviously for me
First it to determine what the project will take…
Second what the sponsors want… Some sponsors just want the project done…
So working with MTD … I will allow flexibility
As a PM combing of the linear and iterative project is the best. While working on your project you should embrace change at anytime, get feedback from people it helps you know where you’re lacking behind and be transparent so as carry everyone involve in that project along.
As a PM for MTD – First will be to carry out a detailed study of the system to recognize the approaches use so far, the risks encountered, know the team and see the best communication to apply to get the best results.
Since MTD expectations from start to finish is already defined, the linear approach would seem appropriate for them.
But my advice would be a combination of methods. Leveraging on both the linear and iterative approach will enhance flexibility should unexpected events be encountered along the way.