PM Application Systems for Performance Monitoring and Change Management

(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20012 Unit Portfolio for Week 8
Week 8: Identify how PM application systems can assist project managers to monitor performance and
manage changes within the project.
Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Mandatory Readings
 PMI (2013) The
Standard for
Program
Management --
Third Edition
Chapter 8;
 PMI (2013) The
Standard for
Portfolio
Management --
Third Edition
Chapter 7;
Optional Readings
 -
Web Sites
 -
1. Explain the
relevance of
systems thinking to
the project,
program and
portfolio manager.
I learnt about systems thinking procedures that help project managers to
develop appropriate project plans.
PPMP20012 Unit Profile
PPMP20012 Moodle
Web site
Kerzner, H. and
Kerzner, H.R.,
2017. Project
management: a
systems approach to
planning, scheduling,
and controlling. John
Wiley & Sons.
Mandatory Readings
 PMI (2013) The
Standard for
Program
Management --
Third Edition
Chapter 8;
 PMI (2013) The
Standard for
Portfolio
2. Identify different
systems thinking
tools and
techniques to aid
project managers
solve project
problems.
Many software based system thinking tools are available in the market. Each has
its own feature that helps the project managers to use different types of
thinking like dynamic thinking, structural thinking and others.
PPMP20012 Unit Profile
PPMP20012 Moodle
Web site
Kerzner, H. and
Kerzner, H.R.,
2017. Project
management: a
systems approach to
planning, scheduling,
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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20012 Unit Portfolio for Week 8
Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Management --
Third Edition
Chapter 7;
Optional Readings
 -
Web Sites
 -
and controlling. John
Wiley & Sons.
Mandatory Readings
 PMI (2013) The
Standard for
Program
Management --
Third Edition
Chapter 8;
 PMI (2013) The
Standard for
Portfolio
Management --
Third Edition
Chapter 7;
Optional Readings
 -
Web Sites
 -
3. Assess the
relevance of
systems
engineering to
project cases.
I learnt that project cases are built in systematic methods and phases. These are
developed using systems engineering techniques.
PPMP20012 Unit Profile
PPMP20012 Moodle
Web site
Kerzner, H. and
Kerzner, H.R.,
2017. Project
management: a
systems approach to
planning, scheduling,
and controlling. John
Wiley & Sons.
Mandatory Readings
 PMI (2013) The
Standard for
Program
Management --
Third Edition
Chapter 8;
 PMI (2013) The
Standard for
4. Describe how
systems
engineering
concepts and
methodologies can
help a project,
program and
portfolio managers
I learnt about various engineering concepts and methodologies that are being
used by project managers. These concepts are utilized to develop the project
portfolio that is used for the actual project.
PPMP20012 Unit Profile
PPMP20012 Moodle
Web site
Kerzner, H. and
Kerzner, H.R.,
2017. Project
management: a
systems approach to
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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20012 Unit Portfolio for Week 8
Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Portfolio
Management --
Third Edition
Chapter 7;
Optional Readings
 -
Web Sites
 -
organise a project. planning, scheduling,
and controlling. John
Wiley & Sons.
Mandatory Readings
 PMI (2013) The
Standard for
Program
Management --
Third Edition
Chapter 8;
 PMI (2013) The
Standard for
Portfolio
Management --
Third Edition
Chapter 7;
Optional Readings
 -
Web Sites
 -
5. Explain the
importance of
appropriate
selection of project
management (PM)
application systems
in regards to
meeting the
internal and
external objectives
of a project.
I learnt that unless appropriate project management application systems are
utilized, the project may fail or face different errors and problems. PPMP20012 Unit Profile
PPMP20012 Moodle
Web site
Kerzner, H. and
Kerzner, H.R.,
2017. Project
management: a
systems approach to
planning, scheduling,
and controlling. John
Wiley & Sons.
Mandatory Readings
 PMI (2013) The
Standard for
Program
Management --
Third Edition
Chapter 8;
 PMI (2013) The
6. Describe how the
use of project
management (PM)
application systems
can lead to
effective PM
knowledge
management and
PM application systems largely help in finding the outcomes of some particular
decision making processes.
PPMP20012 Unit Profile
PPMP20012 Moodle
Web site
Kerzner, H. and
Kerzner, H.R.,
2017. Project
management: a
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