Portfolio Manager: Systems Thinking, Engineering, and Application Systems

Running Head: PORTFOLIO MANAGER
Portfolio Manager
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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PORTFLIO MANAGER
Table of Contents
Explain the relevance of systems thinking to the project, program and portfolio manager............3
Learning Outcome.......................................................................................................................3
Evidence......................................................................................................................................3
Identify different systems thinking tools and techniques to aid project managers solve project
problems..........................................................................................................................................3
Learning Outcome.......................................................................................................................3
Evidence......................................................................................................................................4
Assess the relevance of systems engineering to project cases.........................................................4
Learning outcome........................................................................................................................4
Evidence......................................................................................................................................4
Describe how systems engineering concepts and methodologies can help a project, program and
portfolio managers organize a project.............................................................................................4
Learning Outcome.......................................................................................................................4
Evidence......................................................................................................................................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...........................................5
Learning Outcome.......................................................................................................................5
Evidence......................................................................................................................................5
Describe how the use of project management (PM) application systems can lead to effective PM
knowledge management and decision making................................................................................5
Learning Outcomes......................................................................................................................5
Evidence......................................................................................................................................5
Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of different manual and electronic
project, program and portfolio (PPPM) application systems within each PPPM knowledge area
over the life cycle of a project, program or portfolio......................................................................6
Learning Outcome.......................................................................................................................6
Evidence......................................................................................................................................6
Propose appropriate project, program and portfolio (PPPM) application systems to support
successful project, program and portfolio execution in different industry domains.......................6
Learning Outcome.......................................................................................................................6
Evidence......................................................................................................................................6

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Discuss contemporary developments in the use of project, program and portfolio (PPPM)
application systems..........................................................................................................................6
Learning Outcome.......................................................................................................................6
Evidence......................................................................................................................................7
Reference.........................................................................................................................................8