Uber App Redevelopment: Project Management Reflections (PROJ6000)

This report provides a reflective analysis of project management principles applied to the redevelopment of the Uber app. It explores the importance of PMBOK knowledge areas, the impact of PMI's code of ethics, and a critical comparison of various project management approaches, with a focus on the agile methodology's suitability. The report also examines the application of project management tools and techniques in risk management, emphasizing documentation review, brainstorming, and root cause analysis. Furthermore, it reflects on different leadership styles, particularly highlighting the participative style, and their influence on project success. The report concludes by underscoring the significance of these elements for effective project execution and successful app redevelopment, ultimately aiming to improve the experience for Uber drivers.

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Introduction
The paper represents a reflective essay on the project management that helps to
understand the redevelopments of an app for the Uber drivers to provide them with a simple,
fastest as well as profitable driving. This following also reflects the proper understanding of
the PMBOK knowledge areas and also the large impact that are provided by the PMI's code
of ethics. Also, this study represents the comparison in a critical way among the various
project management approaches. The application of different project management tools as
well as techniques helping to decrease the project risks in the risk management system
present in this paper. According to this paper, it also represents the success of different
project management situations by using various leadership styles. The reflection of these
areas describes for developing the new Uber app, which makes efficient for the drivers.
Discussion
Understanding the PMBOK knowledge areas and the impact of PMI's code of ethics
The improvement of the development of the Uber app is necessary for the drivers
because they have faced lots of problems in their driving experiences. The project-based on
the redevelopment of this kind of app becomes a personal coach to provide the appropriate
services to the riders (Bredillet, 2014). If the project follows the project management
practices as well as the code of ethics of PMI according to the PMBOK knowledge areas,
then the succeeding possibility is higher in this project. The practices play an essential role
when the development of the app considered as the project scope. The proper knowledge and
the adequate understanding of the project objectives are two critical factors for executing the
project in the correct way (Norton, Cherastidtham & Mackey, 2016). In this way, the ability
of the project team is possible for executing the project properly.

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An ideal idea of PMBOK knowledge areas reflects on the project which relates to the
development of the app. To understand roles as well as the responsibilities of the stakeholders
is necessary regarding the completion of this project. In the project deliverables section, it
represents the description of profit earning point of Uber drivers by providing services to the
riders. According to the PMBOK knowledge areas, the cost management also comes in the
requirement of the project because it determines the company’s market planning as well as
the earning points of the drivers. However, project planning using by any previous similar
types of project is one of the important tools required for the project managers for properly
executing the project so that they can achieve a success. Communication between all project
stakeholders also creates a huge factor for implementing the project properly. In the
redevelopment of this app also based on the feedback and reviews from the drivers (Lloyd-
Walker & Walker, 2011). Moreover, apart from this, the other factors such as organizing,
motivating as well as controlling the team members help to finish the project efficiently.
PMI's code of ethics is also necessary for developing the project. Not only the
stakeholders but also the employees help by these services for taking the proper decisions to
implement the plan successfully. According to the code ethics, the following codes of vision
and applicability, responsibility, honesty, respect as well as fairness are needed to follow for
the team members for the ethical conduct. This helps for the proper execution of this project.
Critically comparison between various project management approaches
There are different types of practical project management approaches which the
organizations use for completing their project. The first approach is the waterfall approaches
used in the broad kind of software developing projects and starts from the beginning part that
in the planning part to the execution part of the project. The next approach is like the agile
approach, which is mainly used for the purposes when the different kinds of situations change
in the project (Harrison & Lock, 2017). This approach correctly based on the feedback

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provided by the customers or the employees of the organization and used in small type
software developing project. The third approach is the critical path or critical chain approach
that consists of several elements utilizing for resolving the resource-related problems.
Another one is the PRiSM approach that was established by GPM Global and used in a large
type of projects. The project manager is rewarded along with certification by this method
(Kendrick, 2015). The latter approach is PRINCE2, which is the government recognised
approach as well as process-related method.
According to the paper, the agile approach is the best approach for the Uber Company
because it depends on the changing situations as well as feedback. The drivers’ feedback is
necessary for redeveloping the app because the new designation of the app creates a lot of
problems for the drivers to earn a larger amount of profit. (Müller & Turner, 2010). Thus, this
approach is an essential practice for this kind of situation.
Applying project management tools as well as techniques in the risk management
The establishment of risk management is necessary for the organization. The planning
will be successful in the risk management when the appropriate tools, as well as techniques,
are adopted (Meredith, Mantel Jr & Shafer, 2017). The assortment of the tools of project
management is vital because the managing part of the risk depends on it. However, the
documentation review considers as an essential factor for defining the appropriate project risk
by using the reviews from the various project-oriented documents. Apart from this, the other
part that is brainstorming is another tool to determine the project risks for developing the app
(Marcelino-Sádaba et al., 2014). The purpose of the brainstorming gives to the drivers who
can provide the appropriate benefits in the picking purpose of the riders from the particular
location.

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Another critical factor is the root cause analysis that helps to searches the faults of the
project risks inside the project. Usually, the failures depend on the identification of the
project risk. Because by using this, it can understand appropriately that the app can give the
proper benefits to drivers (Nicholls, Lewis & Eschenbach, 2015). Moreover, the IT system of
the company should be adequately maintained so that the chances of the risks in the project
will be lesser. If the project follows the above tools then, there may has possibility to control
the risk in the project management.
Reflection on leadership styles in project management
In project management, the consideration of the leadership styles is most important.
Because a good leader is always necessary to proceed a success in the project. A good leader
makes an encouragement to the team members so that they can achieve the organization's
goal. A good leader must have some specific characteristics such as personality, clear vision,
as well as courage to stand in the leading role (Redick et al., 2014). The term leadership is
one kind of process by which the leader influences all employees for achieving their goals.
There may have fives types of leadership styles, which makes a reflection in the project
management. The directive is one of the leadership styles in which the leader directs about
the needed requirements to the team. It is not about exactly the dictating process, but the
leader makes a clear view to the team about the organization goal and provides all the
situations related clarification to the employees so that the possibility of achieving the goal is
higher to the team members. The supportive type of leadership the leader must delegate in his
work and work throughout the project with the team members. In this styles, the leader must
be sympathetic to all members and understand all the problems and encourages the
employees to achieve their success. Another type of leadership style is participative in which
the leader encourages to all team members to take a part in decision making, goal setting as
well as situation related problem solving etc. (Yang, Huang & Wu, 2011). The achievement

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oriented leadership style defines that the process in which the leader has to motivate all the
members for reaching the success point. In this style, the main motive of the leader is to
achieve the goal by thinking the better improvements. The confidence of the leader
encourages the employees to complete the company’s objectives. The last one is the
transformational type leadership style. In this style, the inspiring criteria is seen in the
leader’s attitude which helps to all member to make the better improvements.
In the mentioned Uber driver related case study, the redevelopment of the app
procedure will become success when there will be reflect any leadership style in this project
management. According to the above-discussed leadership styles, the participative leadership
style is important in this matter because, in this style, the leader includes all the members
while taking any decision about the organization (Wysocki, 2011). In this case, if the higher
authority of Uber includes all the staffs, including the drivers, to give the decision about the
redevelopment of the app design, then it will be better for everyone. According to this, there
would be no issues for the drivers as well as the riders also.
Conclusion
In the conclusion part, it can seem that the project of the redevelopment of the app Uber uses
the PMBOK knowledge areas to execute successfully. The Code of ethics of PMI also
reflects the successful execution of this project. In this paper, various kinds of project
management approaches reflect on the implementation of this project. For the proper
performance of the project works, it needs to decrease the project-related risks. Decreasing
purpose of risks management, different types of tools, as well as techniques of the project
management, are used. Also, the various leadership styles reflect in the project management
for successful completion of the project related to the redevelopment procedures of the Uber
app.

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