Mark van TatenhoveDirector and Founder| SAS Site AuditsHampton, Vic, Australia
Hi all, I am new to the PMI, having joined the Australian Institute of project management.
I have worked in the construction industry for around 30 years starting in design and then moving across to project management, which I have been doing for the last 15.
Last year as part of retraining myself, I became really interested in Agile, and did a Certified scrum master course.
The company I work for, is in the consulting space, doing wayfinding design, strategy and project management. I work in the PM side, delivering construction projects. Using waterfall.
We are looking at some of the Agile methodologies, to see what we can do to differently, to make us more flexible.
Any tips on how we could achieve this, and how we can change our culture to provide a better value proposition? Saving Changes...
MOHAMED ANSARI M AIndependent Consultant| FreelanceKozhikode, Kerala, India
In Agile, there is surely frequent reassessment and adaptation of plans and it really contradict with the scope in construction projects. So I feel like there is no scope for Agile in the present context, BUT there is a brutal probability of it in "Construction 3D printing". Saving Changes...
Yousaf KhanPM Consultant| City of TorontoToronto, Ontario, Canada
Mark, there is an increasing emphasis on choosing the right tools for the job, which results in more hybrid frameworks. Agile can be considered a mindset where project teams emphasize delivery and reducing non-valuable work. In the construction industry, the design stages can rely more on Agile practices to iterate quickly and obtain necessary buy-in, while actual delivery could be more predictive.
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Oct 08, 2019 1:58 AM
Mark van Tatenhove
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Hi Yousaf, thanks for the note - yes, I agree with the design side, but when you are working with a builder, it falls into a waterfall practices, because drawings need to be approved, before going into the next step - manufacture and supply. I am exploring what opportunities are there to step through this process quicker - ie if I provided some concept sketches for the design, and got them approved, then all I would need to do is provide as built drawings at the end. This would save me quite a bit of work in drawing, redrawing etc.
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Mark van TatenhoveDirector and Founder| SAS Site AuditsHampton, Vic, Australia
Oct 07, 2019 3:01 PM
Replying to Yousaf Khan
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Mark, there is an increasing emphasis on choosing the right tools for the job, which results in more hybrid frameworks. Agile can be considered a mindset where project teams emphasize delivery and reducing non-valuable work. In the construction industry, the design stages can rely more on Agile practices to iterate quickly and obtain necessary buy-in, while actual delivery could be more predictive.
Hi Yousaf, thanks for the note - yes, I agree with the design side, but when you are working with a builder, it falls into a waterfall practices, because drawings need to be approved, before going into the next step - manufacture and supply. I am exploring what opportunities are there to step through this process quicker - ie if I provided some concept sketches for the design, and got them approved, then all I would need to do is provide as built drawings at the end. This would save me quite a bit of work in drawing, redrawing etc. Saving Changes...
Josh NicholsonCustomer Success Manager | Project Management Tools| nTaskCa, United States
The construction industry is one of the global giant industries contributing to about 14.7% of global GDP. Just in 2017, it was worth $1.18 trillion. The construction industry has employed multiple frameworks throughout the years such as Waterfall, LEAN or Critical Chain.
However, the mention of the term ‘Agile’ commonly brings forth the concept of project management related to IT or software development. To many, ‘Agile’ may seem an unlikely match with the field of construction. It’s seen agile for non-software projects can be as effective as for the IT-based projects.
The idea of designing and developing an architecture with Agile, a framework initially designed for software development, can render second thoughts.
Nonetheless, it is gaining potential as of recent years with Agile proving its effectiveness and efficiency in yet another industry i.e. construction project management.
Numerous case studies floating the internet have only proved Agile as beneficial in the construction industry in terms of team collaboration and efficiency in project delivery.
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