Comparing Values and PMI Talent Triangle Self Audit in Project Management

This article discusses the importance of comparing values and PMI talent triangle self audit in project management. It also covers the significance of technical project management, strategic and business management, and leadership skills. The challenges faced in projects and reflective practice for job applications are also discussed.

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1. Comparing to the baseline
1.1. Five Values
Value group 1 Value group 2 Value group 3 Value Group 4 Value group 5
Acceptance
Ambition
Achievement
Being the best
Accountability
Advancement
Ethics
Commitment
Intelligence
Curiosity
Brilliance
Humanity
Loyalty
Motivation
Learning
Leadership
Mindfulness
Making a
difference
Risk taking
Responsiveness
Quality
Safety
Recognition
Well-being
Perfection
Punctuality
Teamwork
Preparedness
Understanding
Professionalism
Level of importance Value
1st (Most important) Perfection
2nd Professionalism
3rd Brilliance
4th Quality
5th Safety
Have your values changed since completing the unit? Provide a statement as to how and why these
have changed or not.
Perfection value provides perfect value to the customers throughout perfect value creation
process. Professionalism value changes the profession, sociologies of work along with
occupations. Brilliance changes skills and intelligence while quality value for customer’s
satisfaction. Safety leads to secure of customer’s health.
1.2PMI Talent Triangle Self Audit
1.2.1 Technical Project Management
Not
competent
Somewhat
competent
Uncertain Competent Highly
Competent
Agile practices X
Data gathering and modelling X
Earned Value Management X
Governance X
Lifecycle management X
Performance management X
Requirements management
and traceability
X
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Risk management X
Schedule management X
Scope management X
Time, budget, and cost
estimation
X
Has your Technical Project Managementcompetence changed since completing the unit? Provide a
statement as to how and why these have changed or not.
The technical project management competence has changed my managing as well as leading skills
into the project. The competence helps to build trust for taking responsibility as part of the
project. Earned value management, Requirements management and traceability, performance
management and Risk management are at higher competent level.
1.2.2 Strategic and Business Management
Not
competent
Somewhat
competent
Uncertain Competent Highly
Competent
Benefits management and
realisation
X
Business acumen X
Business models and structures X
Competitive analysis X
Customer relationship and
satisfaction
X
Industry Knowledge and
standards
X
Legal and regulatory
compliance
X
Market awareness and
conditions
X
Operational functions (e.g.
finance, marketing)
X
Strategic planning, analysis,
alignment
X
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Have your Strategic and Business Managementcompetence changed since completing the unit?
Provide a statement as to what these are and why you think these have changed or not.
Into strategic and business management, there are higher competent in customer relationship
and satisfaction, industry Knowledge and standards, therefore in order to satisfy the customers
there must be better customer relationships by building trust and delivery of quality product and
services meet with customer satisfaction. All the employees should maintain a good knowledge
and standards for the project.
1.2.3 Leadership
Not
competent
Somewhat
competent
Uncertain Competent Highly
Competent
Brainstorming X
Coaching and mentoring X
Conflict management X
Emotional intelligence X
Influencing X
Interpersonal skills X
Listening X
Negotiation X
Problem solving X
Team building X
Error recognition X
Have there been any changes to your Leadership Skill Set since completing the unit? Provide a
statement as to what these are and why you think these have changed or not.
Leadership skills are based on listening to the employees, problem solving and team building. A
good leader should solve the problems of employees and build a team of higher skilled and
knowledgeable members.
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2 Reflecting on Performance
2.1 Defining success and failure
a)What does success mean to you personally?
In my personal point of view, success is having achieved accomplishment of aim and objective of the
project. Being successful means achievement is desired visions as well as planned goals. We have to
set goals and objectives based on our desire. Success is a try to pursue own path and achieve own
goals.
b) How did your project perform in relation to Cost, Time, Scope and Quality?
The project manager can trade among four constraints into the project such as cost, time, scope and
quality. The quality of a project is constrained by budget, time and scope. The project is completed
faster by raising the budget and cutting of project scope. In running a successful project, it is
required to improve budget, scope and time without affecting quality.
c) What can you learn from failures and can they ever be a positive thing?
Success is good but in my point of view, failure is better. From the failures, I learned that it is
redirection and it shows why I cannot able to do the work. It is an opportunity and chance to
revaluate with better reasoning. Failure is not fatal, but it provides another chance to try again.
d) How successful was your project in terms of how you define success for you?
My project was successful as I referred a time to the team to deliver the project on schedule, along
with ensure that the company should maintain higher quality despite the accelerated schedule.
2.2What I achieved in PPMP20018
a) What did you hope to achieve (skills/knowledge/personal insights/ contacts etc.) during your time
in this unit?
I hoped to achieve of project management skills and knowledge throughout working into the course
unit.
b) What did you achieveby participating in this unit?
I achieved to manage time for the project so that it finished on scheduled time. I managed the team
building so that there are no chances of conflicts among the team members.
c) Reflecting on your answers above fill in the following table
Compare and discuss your
answers to (a) and (b). Is there
a difference between the two?
What are the potential causes
of any difference or similarity?
How does this made you feel? What lessons I have learnt
about myself from this
experience?
Comparing answers a and b, I
have noticed that there is no a
big difference between the
answers as in a, I achieved of
project management skills and
knowledge while working and
I feel that before working into
any project whether it is
technical or not, we have
some basic knowledge on
project management.
I learned of time management
which helps in my future
project to manage the time so
that I can deliver the work on
estimated time.
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in b, I definitely achieved
manage time, which is one of
the project management skills
i.e. time management.
2.3 Your skills and abilities
a) What do you believe are your major strengths?
I have diverse range of capabilities to manage the project work. I am flexible to execute the
project and met with project deadline.
b) Discuss whether you able to utilise your strengths in the project. Include an explanation of how
you were OR why you were not able to demonstrate them during your project.
As this is the first time into such project, I have lack of knowledge into meeting the project
deadlines.
3 Experiencing challenges in projects
Challenge Situation
Describe your
experience of the
following conceptsin
the context of the unit,
including whether you
found this challenging
or not.
Your Reaction
How did you react
(note both feelings and
actions) to the
challenges?
Industry readiness
How does having this
experience better
prepare you for
working in industry?
a) Dealing with the
pressures of
extremely tight
timeframes and
limited resources.
When working into the
project, I am under
tight deadlines to
complete the work on
time.
I become stressed due
to limited resources, as
I have to complete
more of the work on
scheduled time.
I gained experience of
managing time.
b) Dealing with
team dynamics
when team
members may be
diverse, have
differing
expectations and
commitment.
When the team
members have
different expectations,
there is conflict among
the teams.
Conflict lessens the
success rate of the
project.
I achieved to manage of
conflicts among the
groups.
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Challenge Situation
Describe your
experience of the
following conceptsin
the context of the unit,
including whether you
found this challenging
or not.
Your Reaction
How did you react
(note both feelings and
actions) to the
challenges?
Industry readiness
How does having this
experience better
prepare you for
working in industry?
c) Defining an
innovative
solutionfor a social
issue that is not
your primary area
of expertise.
While starting to work
into the project, I faced
issued of lack of project
management skills.
Lack of skills and
knowledge into
technical field, I faced
challenge to manage
the schedule and
budget.
After gaining
knowledge into
technical field, it helps
me to work in this field
in the future.
d) Achieving
project delivery for
a social issue that
is not your primary
area of expertise.
Delivery of project on
time is a bug deal for
me.
Lack of knowledge on
managing the delivery
time
I gained experience to
schedule the project
activities and allocate
the tasks to all team
members based on
their expertise.
e) Engaging with
and eliciting
feedback
fromstakeholders
I do not have
knowledge on how to
take survey of the
stakeholders.
I have taken help from
my senior members to
take survey from them.
I analysed the feedback
and then come to the
require results.
4 Reflective practice for job applications
4.1 Hard Skill
Demonstrated
Hard Skill
Technical project management skills, the hard skills are ability to perform of
technical aspects of the project. The technical skills are included of
knowledge, skills into the information technology and scientific tasks.
Situation I prepared work schedule to complete the project on time using Ms project
software. I have knowledge to operate work schedule software to keep the
project progress.
Task Technical skills involve preparing of work breakdown structure to provide
details of the project.
Action I have managed various technical reports which include of cost information,
project schedule information and risk management reports.
Result Estimate the completion time of project
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4.2 Soft skill
Demonstrated
Soft Skill
Interpersonal and leadership skills, these skills are required when
communicating with the project team members. Leadership skills are required
for building strong relationship and motivating people to work more.
Situation I used of interpersonal skills when communicating and interacting with other
people both individually as well as into the groups.
Task At the time of allocating the project activities among team members,
leadership skills are used.
Action Successful leaders are tending to show higher communicational skills when
communicating with the members.
Result Successful completion of project work
5 Action and Next Steps
5.1 Action
I have chosen option 3: Improve your industry exposure and networks
The table below provides further information:
Option Action Submit
Option 3.
Improve your industry
exposure and networks
b)Apply for certification
I planned to get PMP certified to
achieve my career objective. The
eligibility criteria for this PMP
certification is:
 4-year of bachelor’s
degree
 35 hours of project
management educations
 4500 hours of experience
to lead and direct project
At first, I should apply for
exam, then application review
and payment. Second step is
prepared for PMP
certification exam and then
third step is sit for the exam.
I would advise the students those
would sit for the exam is to get
knowledge on PMP before sit for
the exam.
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5.2. Next Steps
Use the table to identify two actions you will complete in the next six months.
a)Building your CV
Work / career related action to add to
yourCurriculum Vitae (CV).
Research and teaching experiences
Award and honours related information
(Please insert your CV)
b)Finding Balance
Fun / exciting activity that you have never done
before (does not need to be work related)
Take a spontaneous road trip with my friends
OPTIONAL – email contact
Provide an email address that will be active in
six months if you wish to receive a follow-up
email(note if this is your last unit the CQU email
may not still be active).
(please enter)
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