One of the aspects of adaptive planning is communicating project changes and issues to the stakeholders in terms of budget, planned value (PV), and earned value (EV).
Identify a project you have worked on or one you may have read about in the readings or your research.
Using the project you identified, respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
• Was the project you identified run in a traditional or agile methodology?
• If traditional, would it have benefited from applying agile techniques? How?
• If it was managed using agile, were PV and EV used in monitoring and communicating the status?
• Based on your newfound knowledge of agile management techniques, what would you have done differently to improve project performance for the identified project?
If this project was unsuccessful, how would the use of adaptive planning strategies have improved the project performance and value?
Answer:
You are in charge of a project for a personal electronic device, such as a smartphone. Your design team is based in the United States, and your manufacturing team is based in China. Your project is going through multiple design updates, and it is essential to keep everyone on the team updated about the same information.
Review the potential issues for distributed teams in Ch. 7, “Effective Team Performance on Agile Projects,” on pp. 287–296 of PMI-ACP® Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner Exam Study Guide.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
• Describe how you would identify and address 2 of the Code of Ethics “offenders.”
• Describe how you would use 2 of the suggested communication and coaching techniques to improve team collaboration.