For Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) projects, a schedule B4 -Degree Finish Dates with 1st Fix, 2nd Fix and 3rd Fix/Final Fix milestones for each of the Category A, B, C and D rooms and Key Finish milestones dates including Trackworks installation, 3rd Rail DC Power, Internal Overpressure Test, GenSet Test, Overpressure and Airflow Regime Test and Civil Defence Integrated Systems Test will be issued. Above is a sample.
Project cost management can utilize Microsoft Power BI (Business Intelligence) for data analysis of the cost data and generate Data Visualization as shown below. As Microsoft Power BI is a Cloud base application, it can be sync between the desktop and the mobile phone application which is ideal for regional manager to keep tap of updates on the go.
Through Data visualization, large amount of data can be analyze in a shorter time.
As Microsoft Power BI is an interactive software, it can capture the audience attention by pairing with Microsoft Teams Video conferencing software for better results.
Agile Project Management with SCRUM
Agile project management is an iterative approach to delivering a project throughout its life cycle. Scrum is one of the agile methodologies designed to guide teams in the iterative and incremental delivery of a product. Often referred to as “an agile project management framework,” its focus is on the use of an empirical process that allows teams to respond rapidly, efficiently, and effectively to change.
| Traditional project management | Agile Project Management -SCRUM |
| Fix requirements to control time and cost | Fixes Time and Cost to control requirements |
| Business knows the product and require the project management to execute base on requirement. | Frequent feedback collaboration with business to create the product. |
| Design is defined during project initiation or early in project to translate into project requirements -Design Freeze | Design start with a broad vision and constant development toward the end product.
Constant Development/Continuous Integration CD/CI |
Stacey Diagram- when to use Agile Project Management
| Life Cycle | Requirements | Activities | Delivery | Goal |
| Predictive | Fixed | Performed once for entire project | Single Delivery | Manage Cost |
| Iterative | Dynamic | Repeated until correct | Single Delivery | Correctness of solution |
| Incremental | Dynamic | Performed once for given increment | Frequent smaller deliveries | Speed |
| Agile | Dynamic | Repeat until correct | Frequent small deliveries | Customer value via frequent deliveries and feedback. |
Stacey Diagram- when to use Agile Project Management
Project Manager can adopt a servant leadership role in an agile project and take up the role of a Coach, promoting
Agile Roles in local Singapore terms
Cross-Functional Team Members (“Kay Poh” King)
Product Owner (“Sai Kang” Warrior) -Customer Facing
Team Facilitator (“One Leg Kick”)
Sample Agile Management Digital Cloud base Kanban board -Trello
Currently there are a number of collaboration software like Trello, Monday.com which can be used for the digital Kanban board which can sync with your application on your laptop, PC and mobile phone application and save you time in transferring information as it is Cloud based.
Team Performance
Agile Manifesto Values
Working software over comprehensive documentation.
Principles:
Working software is the primary measure of progress.
| No | Manifestos Value | Agile Practices |
| 1 | Individuals and interactions over process and tools. | Servant Leadership
Team composition Regular Stand Up |
| 2 | Working software over comprehensive documentation | Backlogs
Demo/ review |
| 3 | Customer collaboration over contract negotiation. | Measurements in agile projects
Procurement and contracts Organization standards Team composition. |
| 4 | Responding to change over following a plan. | Retrospective
Backlog refinement Demo/review. |
SCRUM- Agile Project Management Methodology
Scrum –Development Team (Squad)
SCRUM meeting
Attendees
Duration
Objective
Step-by-Step Process for Creating a Weighted Matrix:
Assuming quality is most important, and if you do the weighted analysis now, Supplier C will win.
Another Example :
