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Understanding Complex Project Management

   

Added on  2020-05-16

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COMPLEX PROJECT MANAGEMENT1COMPLEX PROJECT MANAGEMENTName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
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COMPLEX PROJECT MANAGEMENT2Table of ContentsIntroduction................................................................................................................................3Concept of complex project management..................................................................................3Complex project.........................................................................................................................4Causes....................................................................................................................................4Environment...........................................................................................................................4Properties................................................................................................................................5Project manager role..................................................................................................................5Tools.......................................................................................................................................5Techniques.............................................................................................................................7Project Cases..............................................................................................................................8Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9References................................................................................................................................10
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COMPLEX PROJECT MANAGEMENT3IntroductionProject management can be considered as an application of the methods, processes,skills, knowledge and experience to achieve the objectives of the project. In general, it can bestated that a project can be considered unique and undertaken to achieve certain objectives,which are planned. This could be easily be defined within the terms of outcomes, outputs orbenefits. A project is termed as successful if it archives the objectives about the criteria ofacceptance within an agreed budget and timescale. The concept, which distinguishes normalmanagement with project management, is that the project management have a finite timespanand a final delivery. Project management needs technical skills and certain type of peoplewith management skills and good awareness of the business framework. Nearly all smallprojects and large projects exhibit the characteristics of complicity. It can be stated that thecomplexity in a project management process can be due to the factor of the risk factors,which are associated with it (Kerzner and Kerzner 2017). The main aim of the report is to take into consideration the concept of the complexproject management. The reason, which is applicable behind a project, is termed as acomplex project are majorly discussed in the report. In a complex project scenario, the role ofthe project manager is very much important. Few of the case studies are also taken intoconsideration in the report, which puts forward the aspect, which is related to complexproject. Concept of complex project managementThe concept of complex project have many parameters, variables involved into it.Complexity of a project cannot be defined as the size of the project; it can be seen in most ofthe large project scenarios the complexity factor does not exist. If the different parts of theproject can work independently without interacting, it cannot be termed as a complex project.
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COMPLEX PROJECT MANAGEMENT4In this concept, the best practice that should be followed is making the different teams worktogether parallel without taking much concern on what other team are working upon. Thetask is executed independent. Secondly, it can be stated that complexity cannot be same asproject risk and uncertainty. Preparing for the factor of uncertainty can be considered to bevery much crucial in the aspect for example if the project in proper condition takes 4 days toexecute and on the other hand 9 days to execute in worst conditions, having a bugger plan isvery much important. The factor of the complexity is directly related with the concept ofinteractions. It is well known that the issue which with the complexity can be caused bysome technical system of interacting physical components. However, the sources ofcomplexity may come from various sectors, which are stated below:Technical complexity: The concept of the interaction related to the components of thesystem may cause inter dependencies among the various tasks in the project.External complexity: The project in many cases may touch multiple market segmentsand can be influenced by the factor of regulation in multiple domain and regions. Actor complexity: Many of the stakeholders who are interested in the project may havedifferent dimensions and different wanting relating to the project, which may becontradictory. In this case, one stakeholder can influence another stakeholder. The sources, which are related to the complexity, can be various, uncertain and verymuch dynamic. The difficulty, which is faced in defining the concept of complexity, canbe minimized through the identification of the key drivers, which are related to it. Keydriver’s definition can be considered not so easy taking into consideration field, which arerelated to the project management or in any other domain. The main problem, which isfaced in this scenario, is the lack of agreement on the drivers of complexity andunderstanding, which is very little between the drivers. The environment and the contextof the project factors, which change the drivers of the project. Considering any project the
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