PPMP20012 Term 1, 2018 Online Test – Second Attempt

This online test consists of 10 questions related to systems engineering, system implementation, project/system management, and more. Students need to answer only 5 questions and submit their answers within the time limit. The questions are worth 7% each, with a total maximum score of 35%. Students must save their document continuously and provide references in APA style. The test answers will undergo similarity checks using Turnitin. The file format must be a Word format *.doc or *.docx file.

PPMP20012 Term 1, 2018 Online Test – Second Attempt
Student Name: SYED IMRAN
Student ID: 12061365
Notes:
 Please ensure you also fill in your name and student ID above.
 Upon completion, and within the time 2-hour limit (+15 minutes for reading), you are to submit
this question sheet with answers to 5 of the 10 questions using the assessment submission
link located in the “Review/Exam” Week section in Moodle of this unit.
 You need to answer only 5 questions in this document.
 Each questions that you answer is worth 7% (total max 35% for 5 questions).
 Add more lines to your answer as you need.
 Make sure you save the document continuously while you are working on it.
 Your test answers will undergo similarity checks using Turnitin.
 Your file format must be a Word format *.doc or *.docx file.
 Please make sure you provide references in APA Style.
 You must make sure you upload your assignment even if that means you upload it
early. You must not use a failure of technology as an excuse for missing the deadline.
Only answer 5 of the 10 questions below:
1. INCOS describes systems engineering as integrating all the disciplines and specialty groups
into a team effort forming a structured development process that proceeds from concept to
production to operation. Further that systems engineering considers both the business and the
technical needs of all customers with the goal of providing a quality product that meets the
user needs. (INCOSE 2012)? Please explain what the INCOS definition means by using an
example of a project in a large organisation you have studied.
Answer to Question 1:
As per INCOS, the system engineering is a set of rules that would be formed for ensuring that the
deployment of the effective alignment model. Considering the example of Woolworths Online Retail
Store, the system engineering for the online payment processing development would be helpful for
forming the utilization of the successive payment system development. The set of privacy rules are
helpful for integrating the team effort and forming the utilization of the information system
development of the structured team effort that constitute the concept of payment platform
development to the operations of the customer payment processing. The payment platform system
engineering extends to the consideration of the both technological and business needs for the
customers with the goal of enabling performance improvement and meeting the easy payment needs
of the customers of Woolworths. The complete process of developing the smart development
methods can be easily developed for listing the utilization of the effective and improved
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communication methods with the help of system engineering principles so that the customers of
Woolworths would get the benefit of increased customer satisfaction.
2. Please explain with an example the term “Systems of Systems“?
Answer to Question 2:
Systems of systems is referred to the concept of the forming a collection of some specific system that
are either dedicated or task oriented in nature. The system is practically developed for any specific
types of the work or operation and it combines the system capabilities with the resources for
developing more effective and improved system. The systems of systems are complex in nature and
it comprise of the capability of providing more functions than the sum of functions provided by the unit
systems forming the systems of systems. The development is possible because the individual system
have independent work capabilities. However, when two or more system combines, their interaction
typically helps in forming the improvement of the activities supporting the deployment of the newer
abilities. For example- the space exploration systems are collectible of simple systems that have
individual capabilities. However, the simple systems are combined for achieving the space system
analysis and much greater functions. The radio communication system would be developed to form
the communication from the space to the station in Earth.
3. Please explain the following diagram?
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Answer to Question 3:
The above diagram represents the individual concepts of the three subjects namely systems
engineering, system implementation, and project/system management. The Venn diagram has been
used for understanding the relation between the three study subjects. The system engineering,
system implementation and project/system management are different studies. However, some of their
principles and tools are related to each other. The diagram would provide us the following
explanations,
Explanation 1: The system engineering, system implementation, and project/system management
have Lifecycle Planning and estimation, change analysis and management, and QA, V&V, continuous
process improvement as the common discipline for all of them.
Explanation 2: The system engineering and system implementation have production planning and
analysis, system integration, Lifecycle Planning and estimation, change analysis and management,
and QA, V&V, continuous process improvement as the common discipline between them.
Explanation 3: The system engineering and project/system management have business case
analysis, system engineering management, Lifecycle Planning and estimation, change analysis and
management, and QA, V&V, continuous process improvement as the common discipline between the
two.
Explanation 4: The system engineering and project/system management have supply chain
management, system implementation management, Lifecycle Planning and estimation, change
analysis and management, and QA, V&V, continuous process improvement as the common discipline
between the two.
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Explanation 5: Rest of the functions of systems engineering, system implementation, and
project/system management respectively are exclusive (not similar or related) among them.
4. Please explain how applications systems like SAP influence knowledge management and
particularly decision making in a project, program and portfolio environment?
Answer to Question 4:
SAP provides an extensive platform for the ERP processes for all scales of business organization. It
helps in data management, business intelligence, and customer relationship management. The
project, program and portfolio environment is dependent on the deployment of the effective and
improved functional development for the organization. The use of the practically developed SAP
would help in the following functions,
SAP would help in developing exclusive information system that would be capable for the deployment
of the effective data management for project, program and portfolio environment. It would help in
supporting the major activities of project, program and portfolio environment by providing some
information on it from the previous documentation and reports.
It would provide opportunities for integrating the business intelligence in the project, program and
portfolio environment so that the system thinking capabilities can be improved and the development
of the activities supporting the development of the smart decision making.
SAP helps in building of client information processing so that the project, program and portfolio
environment can be effectively developed by considering the requirements of the clients in the first
place.
5. Please provide examples of how applications systems might hinder performance monitoring or
managing change?
Answer to Question 5:
6. SEBoK talks about Generic Life Cycle Models. Please explain with examples Generic Life
Cycle Models?
Answer to Question 6:
According to SEBoK, the Generic Life Cycle Models is the representation of the most common life
cyles model for the system development as most of the system development projects would have
difference in execution of the project/system development. It is clear from the study that one-fits-all
project lifecycle does not exist in real life. Hence, it is possible that the system development lifecycle
can be normalised in form of the Generic Life Cycle Models so that the complete system development
can be executed by the help of it. The model comprises of concept definition, system definition,
realization, production, support, utilization, and retirement stages. Each of the stage is followed by a
decision process, in which the key stakeholders would be required to choose whether to proceed to
next stage, re-evaluate the current phase, or work in the current state.
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7. Is it possible for scenario analysis to be performed so that it would be useful to an organisation
like BP? What would be required to ensure that any models are an accurate reflection of the
real world?
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8. What is Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) and what does Oracle say are the
advantages of EPPM?
Answer to Question 8:
9. What systems thinking is and what it is trying to achieve?
Answer to Question 9:
10. Please explain the following diagram?
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Answer to Question 10:
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