Mohammed Ather Mohiuddin - PPMP20009 Unit Portfolio for Week 1 - 4

This portfolio reflects on the learning outcomes achieved during the first four weeks of the PPMP20009 Project Management course at Central Queensland University. It covers topics such as the reasons for project management, project management methodologies, project manager attributes, ethics in project management, and the importance of scope management. The portfolio includes a detailed analysis of readings from Kerzner's Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, as well as relevant journal articles. It also incorporates personal reflections on the learnings and experiences gained throughout the weeks.

Mohammed Ather Mohiuddin - PPMP20009 Unit Portfolio for Week 1 - 4
Weekly Portfolio Learning Table – Week 1
Topic and reading
samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learnings.
Reason for project
management?
 Project management supports in
analyzing lifecycle of a project, area
of knowledge and related actions.
 It makes utilization of case studies for
increasing principles with the support
of vital results of a project like plans,
schedules, scope, and cases of
business and plans of the project.
 It will assist in exploring success
alignment of a project towards
quality, time, resources, cost and
risk according to the domain of
project.
 5 types of process groups are there
for the management of the project
as,
o Planning of project
o Origination of project
o Accomplishment of
project
o Monitoring and
governance of project
o Termination of project
Chapter 1 of
Kerzner
 The main focus of a project is on
creating the value of business, aims,
human and nonhuman resources,
limits of funds, initiating and ending
date.
 There are five functions of classical
management such as,
o Guiding
o Starting
o Leading
o Staffing
o Estimating
 Talent triangle makes the
 Any organization must control
resources, within cost, performance
and time. Companies mostly have 6
resources.
o Currency
o Apparatus
o Materials
o Staffs
o Amenities
o Technology/ Information
 Marketing of a project requires to
gather and pursue one sort of
business prospects and it is been
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samples.
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your prior learnings.
involvement of,
o Administration of Technical
projects
o Leadership
o Strategic and business
administration
differentiated as,
o Design of settlement
o A methodical effort
o The life cycle of the
project
o Hazards
o Stages of marketing
o Technical ability to
undertake
Egelstaff (2013)
Academic
assignments:
Critical thinking and
writing critically
It supports in providing a concise and short
document which supports in making academic
projects.
o Guideline’s background can be
provided by the first part.
o Procedure for developing critical
influence as well as critical thinking
of enterprise will be discussed in
second part.
o Major forms like portfolios, exams,
artifacts of projects, reports, quizzes
and easy will be discussed in third
part.
o Standard positioning schema will be
deliberated in the fourth part.
o More aspects of essay will be
researched in fourth part.
Framework level of Australian qualification
is documented in regards to criteria and type
descriptor and these are categorized as,
o Learning ability
o Purpose
o Knowledge
o Proficient knowledge and
application
o Capability
In order to attain distinction, required
criteria’s are,
o Make incorporation of practice and
theory which may involve
appropriate integration and related
sources which are primary in nature
for demonstrating ability.
o Appropriate and good
understanding regarding relevant
topics and material.
o Work which is done should be good
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Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learnings.
in all aspects.
Journals &
Standards
 IJPM Answer of the mentioned three questions will
be given by this journal,
o Crucial elements regarding the
success of project administration.
o Acute elements in regards to
individual project’s success.
o Important elements which will result
in the success of a project.
Commercial background in regards to project’s
success involves,
o Practices of project and commercial
programs.
o Program practices and separate
project.
o Individual project’s presentation.
o Alteration in corporate ability and
performance.
There is both direct and indirect link in the
success of project and corporate. It is
presented in,
o Business operations
o A business strategy which is
common
o Successful development of IS/IT
project.
o Research and development
o Provision and administration of
facilities.
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Portfolio Reflection
Meaning of a successful project is in making delivery according to to the objectives of projects which are approved. For the success of a project, the
involvement of layers is considered as the execution of project as per schedule and budget, satisfying anticipations of quality, providing what was asked,
meeting up necessities of quality, bringing up requirements of organization and market and making achievement regarding the preferred results. There are
three areas of a successful project, which are, project proficiencies of the organisation, the realisation of benefits and project delivery. Administration of a
project is generally considered as the rehearsal of organizing, starting, controlling, implementing and shutting down of team efforts. It is being performed on
10 segments which are like, communication, management of risk, quality, integration, possibility, time, cost, procurement and organization of stakeholder and
human resource.
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References
https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/pluginfile.php/1189282/mod_resource/content/6/1.pdf
Kerzner, H. and Kerzner, H.R., 2017. Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Alias, Z., Zawawi, E.M.A., Yusof, K. and Aris, N.M., 2014. Determining critical success factors of project management practice: A conceptual framework. Procedia-Social
and Behavioral Sciences, 153, pp.61-69.
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Weekly Portfolio Learning Table – Week 2
Topic and reading
samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learning’s from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learning’s.
Methodologies of
Project Management
Analysis which is being done here depicts that
there is a failure of various projects due to
increase in cost and time. Less realization
regarding benefits as it gets involved with
large barriers like people and underestimating
complexities.
Several failure aspects are there which are like,
 Preparation which is not successful
 Ineffective planning
 Improper evaluation
 Improper governance of cost.
 Purpose of project being ‘moving
targets’
 Issues in-line manager’s primacy,
executive, and project manager.
 Improper association with
productivity and human.
A proper method for administrating
multitude of the project is basically termed
as,
 Guidelines regarding administration
of the project
 Rules in relation to project
administration.
 Prototypes of an industry
 Project management
methodologies.
There are some mistakes done by Dr.
Kerzner which delayed administration of the
project,
 Purchasing regarding software for
project administration.
 Establishment of guidelines,
checklists, forms, and templates.
 Tracking and broadcasting of small
innovation project.
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samples.
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from this unit.
Learning’s from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learning’s.
Kerzner Chapter 2 Phases of project management lifecycle are,
 Development stage
 Approval of executive management
stage.
 Approval stage of line management.
 Stage of growth
 Phase of maturity
Duties of project manager for completing
tasks are,
 Development of objective and
purpose.
 Plans of institute
 Capital arrangements
 Delivery of staff members
 Establishing controls
 Formulate instructions
 To give motivation to employees
 Make application regarding various
actions
 To be flexible
Kerzner Chapter 21 Eight important interest area which is being
included here are,
 Development of effective document
which is practical
 Model of maturity regarding the
organization of project.
 Project administration methodology
 Arrangement of capacity
 Time to time invention
 Proficiency models
 Administration regarding project
 Scope changing profession
 Wind up of different assessment
gatherings.
Capabilities of project manager in different
fields,
 Skills of leadership
 Skills regarding procedure
 Scientific and technical skills
For effective completion and administration
for different areas of project where there is a
requirement of corporation are,
 Scope alteration
 Ranking
 Estimation regarding capacity
 Beginning of project
 Methodology of project
 Structures of organization
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your prior learning’s.
Journal of Project
Management
The main focus of project administration is on
procedure of management regarding planning,
controlling and structure of the organisation.
Project stakeholder’s engagement regarding
resourcing of project and political procedures
are also given importance in management of
project.
Deliveries of project regarding the significance
of public are very crucial for individual
communal status.
 Basis of reserves
 Reasons for a project for making an
instance of business rationale.
 Accountability and decision making
 Labor and subcontracting
 Lawful arrangements
 Knowledge transfer
Merchandise life cycle phases are,
 Market’s introduction
 Improvement and investigation
 Progress
 Maturity
 Weakening
 Expiry
The culture of project administration
involves,
 Managerial management
 Belief
 Establishment
 Statement
 Association
 Equipment
 Environment
 Socialization
 Team collaboration
 Permit
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Portfolio Reflection
Advantage in Administration of the project involves understanding regarding advantage, purpose, and goals before obligating specific resources. It makes
sure that the undertaking which is only required for giving advantages increasing the investment of money and time. It also ensures that the development of
project is effective with all the desired phases which start from planning to ending. It also supports in providing with the methodology which is difficult in
order to define accurate and stimulating timeframe as well as the budget for the accomplishment of project. An appropriate execution procedure regarding
scope and objectives of project changes so as to reduce any type of risk or issue which is associated with the variations of product.
The life cycle of project contains effective and essential stages for achieving project’s success. It starts with conceptualization phase and then there is a
requirement of planning phase in regards with execution of project. At the end, there is an effective need for termination stage. In the starting stage, there is
the establishment of business case, analysis of feasible study, recognition of project charter, project group selection, setting up of project office and review in
regards with achievement phase. In the stage of planning, plans regarding quality, resource, project, acceptance, and threat are done plus strategy of
procurement and communication is framed. In the stage of execution, there should be a proper control on acceptance, risk, cost, issue, time, communication,
excellence, procurement, and threat. In the stage of closure, the project must be wind up and proper review should be done.
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References
https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/pluginfile.php/1189289/mod_resource/content/3/PPMP20009%20Lecture%20Week%202_v3.pdf
Kerzner, H. and Kerzner, H.R., 2017. Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Larson, E.W. and Gray, C., 2013. Project management: The managerial process with MS project. McGraw-Hill.
Besner, C. and Hobbs, B., 2013. Contextualized project management practice: A cluster analysis of practices and best practices. Project Management Journal, 44(1), pp.17-
34.
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Weekly Portfolio Learning Table – Week 3
Topic and reading
samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learning’s from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learning’s.
Project Management
Methodologies
Attributes in the manager of project are,
 Uprightness and reliability
 Must be tough, versatile and full of
energy
 Able to evaluate risk and uncertainty
 Should have a proper understanding
regarding personnel problems.
 Ability to make decisions.
Inappropriate manager of project is like,
 Inflexible strategies
 Proficiency in technicality
 New to working
 Alignment with customers
 Organisation experience
Project manager abilities are,
 To build a team
 Able to solve conflicts and issues
 Project preparation
 Skills of innovation and creativity
 Provide support to the
administration
 Expert in technology
 Proper management
 Associational
 Able to distribute resources
appropriately
Kerzner Chapter 4 Implied ability of manager of the project is,
 Administration of resources
 Administration regarding preparation
and controlling
 Supervision of interface
Attributes which are required for conducting
team work are,
 Attitude of commitment to a team
 Effective interpersonal skills and high
spirit regarding team.
 Support from high authority
Individual characteristics which are needed
for the skills of project administration are,
 Personality which is expressive and
attractive
 Thinking which includes
creativeness and innovation.
 Eagerness and ability to create
invention
 Proper experience regarding
management of project
 Ability of self-control
 Flexible and able to adapt change
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 Necessary resources and expertise
 Continuous and open meeting with
the members of team.
 Essential expertise and resources
Three sections are being addressed in this
chapter as,
 Staffing of project
 Administration of human resource
 Preparation
Kerzner Chapter 8 The themes which require proper focus are,
 Administration of small project
 Performance measurement
 Concern regarding professionalism
 Supervision of megaproject
 Preparation and education
 Advance assignments
 Reimbursements and bonus
 Internal as well as external
collaboration
Ethics code and professional behavior are
segregated in four areas, which are like,
 Justice
 Duty
 Respect
 Ethics
Measures of presentation used by managers
of project are,
 Principal methods
o The efficiency of project
supervisor
o Achievement of project
manager
 Subordinate methods
o Inclusion in the
administration of business
o Preparation of project and
implementation of the plan
o Establishment of a team
which is effective in
making projects
o Customer and client’s
demand fulfillment
o Use of resource which
may benefit association
 Other extra deliberations are
o Alterations in the
environment work
o Issues which are included
in tasks
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o Possibility of project
Code of Ethics and
Professional
Conduct
It makes description regarding the capacities
which are derived from practitioners and from
own self in the global project administration
society. Main aim is to apply self-reliance
under the occupation of project administration
while giving support in developing fair
judgments.
It is being termed as the compound for
individuals to make deliberations, writing and
reading regarding ethics and values.
It makes coverage of standards which are
necessary and aspirational,
 Duty
 Applicability and aim
 Justice
 Morality
 Respect
The duty regarding standards which are
ambitious are,
 To take corrective actions and then
providing judgments
 To fulfill all the promises
 Proper completion of tasks due to
background, skills, qualification,
and experience
 To protect registered and
confidential information
 To maintain code and give answers
to them
 To take ownership and then make
quick modifications
Project Management
Journal
Management study field comprises of,
 Authority
 Research processes
 Marketing
 Theory of contingency
Project supervision results are considered as,
 To communicate with all the
stakeholders so as to get assistance.
 To make governance of project and
relationship between respondents.
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 Supervision of operations
 Strategic administration
 Administration of information
 Structural behaviour
 Supervision of employees
 Administration science
 To utilise hard and soft theories of
system for demonstrating project
 Differentiation of project for
choosing systems which are
appropriate.
 Information dispensation with the
support of life cycle of project
 Administer organisation between
individuals of project.
 To make utilisation of procedures
which are arithmetic in nature for
making optimization regrading
results of project.
Portfolio Reflection
Inappropriate manager who is associated with project may raise issues regarding failure and issues of project, micro-management, technical proficiency and
improper alignment in the direction of clients and customers. The goals which are set up, provides issues in violating large projects into small, issues in
managing individuals, no prioritization of project and task, failure in making adjustment of courses when the procedure is incorrect and unbalanced
conversation with the members of team. On the other hand, good managers of project have proper understanding of plans and issues in a proper manner for
time administration, resolution, clients when progress is monitored, budget and resources. There is a need of effective managers of project as they support in
upholding efficiency as well as productivity with right vision, skills and experience.
References
https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/pluginfile.php/1189289/mod_resource/content/3/PPMP20009%20Lecture%20Week%202_v3.pdf
Walker, A., 2015. Project management in construction. John Wiley & Sons.
Flyvbjerg, B., 2013. From Nobel prize to project management: getting risks right. arXiv preprint arXiv:1302.3642.
Harrison, F. and Lock, D., 2017. Advanced project management: a structured approach. Routledge.
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Bredillet, C. N., (2010). Blowing Hot and Cold on Project Management. Project Management Journal, 41(3), 4-18.
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Weekly Portfolio Learning Table – Week 4
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Learning’s from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learning’s.
Project Management
Methodologies
Strategies of organisation involves,
 Controlling of project in organisation
 Activities in the supervision of
project
 Business administration practices
Advantages of organisation culture and context
consideration,
 Strategy and execution alignment
 Effectiveness in satisfying customers
 Reasonable advantages
 Effective productivity
 Efficiency in working
 Better control of cost
 Spontaneous cost control
 Fast communication
 Spontaneous market competition.
 Predictable performance regarding
delivery
 Better judgement
Fundamentals in regards with
implementation of project are,
 Utilisation of core-enabling
procedure in the administration of
project.
 Recognition of strategic outcomes
and benefits from program and
project’s portfolio.
 Active assortment of association’s
program and projects.
 Administrative contribution
Kerzner Chapter 9 Different variables which are required for
measuring dealing’s effectiveness with high
authority are,
 Discernibility
 Convenience
 Precedence
 Credibility
Inclusion of suitable practices at each phase
are,
 Specific with association
 Specialized principles
 Specific with industry
 Individuals
 Specific with project
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samples.
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from this unit.
Learning’s from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learning’s.
Best exercises which are supportive in the
supervision of project are,
 Use of templates for monitoring,
arranging and operating risks.
 Phases of life cycle are used
 Alteration in possibility of control.
 Utilization of earned value ability.
 Incorporated project team
requirement
 Corrections and constancy.
Shared principles at the time of using best
practices
 Inter related best exercises.
 Best exercises addictions
 There is no transfer of best
practices
 Improved finance
 Use of best practices and common
sense in providing excellence and
satisfying customers
Kerzner Chapter
11.34
Written, clear and easily understandable goals
are very important for whole team. There is the
use of SMART rule by manager of project in
enforcing rules.
Rule which is SMART describes,
 Specific
 Measurable
 Achievable
 Real
 timely
The innovation of technology will make
occurrence according to plan, there is a
requirement of useful resources, acceptance
of product in the place of market and less
risks which can be solved quickly.
As stated by Eric Verzuh that if project
objectives and goals take long time as
planned with the inclusion of high cost then
 At first, objectives and purpose are
presented which defines scope of
product.
 Reduction in functionality of end
product
 With the use of Aircraft there will
less weight, less software product
features and low wood panelling
cost.
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Scope of the product is termed as the
functionality and performance in relation
with product and scope of project is
important for supplying scope of product
Project Management
Journal
The guide will be useful and beneficial for
the kind of plan which is having a unified
approach so that the project/portfolio or
the program of the firm will be able to
effectively supervise. The possible
audience or the prospect re as below-
 The business activities and
divisional work is accountable by
executives.
 The leadership management
system s been looked by the
managers. Executives ae also
involved in looking after the
project management services and
administrations.
For the leadership project
managers and senior
programmers are involved.
 There are also involvement of
change implementers and
The guide is very well structured
and organised hence it is helping
several people. As per the section
below are the information that it
will be providing-
Section1- It will be providing the
basic requirements such as
information of OPM, concepts and
principles.
Section2- Provides guidance in
initiating the project management
system.
Section3- Help in demonstrating
the current and future state of OPM
frameworks.
Section4- Guides about the OPM
enabling and implementation
procedures to the Leaders and
management team.
Section5- Steps and procedures will
be provided for the PPPM system.
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professionals.
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Portfolio Reflection
The scope statement plays a vital role as with the help of it project management can be able to get delivered in a best and effective manner. In good and
effective scope statement different things get includes such as the aim and standards, timescale, requirements and any limitations. This is very helpful as with
its assistance a proper analysis of the stakeholder could be done and this will ultimately lead to a situation where effective and successful communication will
get done. Then after Work Breakdown structure is followed which will guide in knowing all the stages and activities that will get involved in the particular
project. This will also provide detailed information about the steps activities also the risk that is involved in the project. The critical path method will help in
knowing the problems and the time that will get incurred and management can be done accordingly.
The planning and proper allocation of the resources could be able to get done effectively with the help of proper project management system. The set
standards and goal can be able to get obtained effectively with the project management system as this will be guiding the management to do the act in correct
way. Proper problem will get defined according to it the steps and procedures will be followed along with the monitoring could be done with the project
management tools.
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References
https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/pluginfile.php/1189306/mod_resource/content/2/4.pdf
Galliers, R.D. and Leidner, D.E. eds., 2014. Strategic information management: challenges and strategies in managing information systems. Routledge.
Turner, R., 2016. Gower handbook of project management. Routledge.
Too, E.G. and Weaver, P., 2014. The management of project management: A conceptual framework for project governance. International Journal of Project
Management, 32(8), pp.1382-1394.
Mir, F.A. and Pinnington, A.H., 2014. Exploring the value of project management: linking project management performance and project success. International journal of
project management, 32(2), pp.202-217.
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