Task 1 (300 words)

How can organisations effectively apply Agile methodologies such as Scrum, given the challenges that may arise during the transition process?

Task 2 (300 words)

What evaluation would you suggest for an organisation that remains in its infancy of project management?

Task 3 (300 words)

Given the variety of project management methodologies available, including Scrum, Agile, and others, how do you think we can determine which approach is best suited for our organization and projects?

Task 4 (Discussion based on the post below) (300 words)

Description

A project management methodology is a set of methods, techniques, procedures, rules, principles, and practices for guiding you in organizing or managing a project (Spundak, 2014). Project management methodology is basically a tool or framework for helping a manager to manage his/her project in the most efficient way.

There are many different methodologies in use and so, choosing one will depend on, for example, the size of your business, the team size, type of business and goals of the business and so forth. ‘Monday’ is one such methodology and is frequently used for the management of projects and processes, tasks, resources and portfolios (Monday, 2024; Alexander, 2021). It also manages business operations and track goals and strategies.

The effectiveness of Monday

My company has been using ‘Monday’ for at least four years to handle all our project management needs and has found it to be an excellent investment. We chose Monday because of its flexibility, for instance, because our team of engineers are always “on the go,” we found the ability to use the iPhones feature (Manko, 2022), to easily track and manage projects, respond to emails, reply to and update customer information, to be very convenient. Plus, it is cost effective. Our company has 15 employees, and so, it costs $17/month per employee for the standard customer relationship management (CRM) package. It has many features and can satisfy the needs of different businesses. For example, it can be used by law firms, software services, manufacturing, medical practices, schools, large organisations, small businesses etc.

During the height of the corona virus, when most businesses were shut-down and laying off workers, we not only remained open throughout the period, but did not fire or layoff any staff. Part of the reason was the growth in business we enjoyed through Monday.

To wrap up, we find that Monday’s ability to help us track: customers, sales, customer service, marketing, answer email service calls through our iPhones, plus grow the business yearly is well worth the investment.

Task 5 (400 words)

Journal Entry

Write a short (400 words) Journal Entry to explain:

The key things you learned

How can they relate to the workplace?

How they can aid your personal and professional development?

Remember to be specific and give examples.

Unit 1:

In this unit we shall:

Determine what a project is and why we have ‘projects’

Define and explain the concept of project management and introduce you to the role and skills of a project managers.

Consider different project environments and explore a range of contextual factors including technological developments.

Define the concept of data-driven project management and introduce you to the role of data analytics in project management.

Introduce you to the concept of project life cycles and the role of project methodologies.

Unit 2:

In this unit we shall:

Develop your understanding of Project Management lifecycles and methodologies.

Investigate the PMBOK methodology for project planning.

Consider the role of a project charter.

Investigate how to identify project stakeholders and undertake a stakeholder analysis.

Review how to develop the Project Management Plan.

Review some of the tools and techniques which can be used to support the planning process.

Consider how to produce the project scope statement.

Requirements: 1600 words