Project Management and Portfolio Reflection

This assignment explores the crucial aspects of project management, delving into different project types and classification methods. It highlights the significance of project design in achieving goals and outlines various organizational structures commonly employed. The document further discusses the role of expectation control in business evaluation and incorporates a personal portfolio reflection section showcasing individual learning outcomes and experiences. Key resources cited include PMI publications, Kerzner's Project Management text, and industry standards.

Weekly Portfolio Learning Table
Topic and
reading
samples.
Personal learning
outcomes
Leanings from
your experience.
References.
Governance of
Projects
There are different types of
projects including:
1. Manufacturing
projects
2. Development projects
3. Commercial projects
4. Technical projects.
There are several ways in
which projects could be
classified. It could be
according to the source of
funds for the project,
whether the project is
foreign aided, according
to technique, function,
size or scale, speed or
frame, according to
nature and orientation.
Besner, C. and Hobbs, B. (2013).
Contextualized Project
Management Analysis of Best
Practices. [online] Pmi.org.
Available at:
https://www.pmi.org/learning/libr
ary/contextualized-project-
management-analysis-best-
practices-3798 [Accessed 11 Oct.
2017].
Kerzner
Chapter 1.14-
1.16, & 3
Project designs would be vital
in ensuring that the goals for
the project are met.
In this study, another
important factor was
project design. This
happens to be a very
early phase of project
management in which the
key features, success
criteria, structure, and
deliverables get planned
out.
Kerzner, H. (2013). Project
Management: A Systems Approach
to Planning, Scheduling, and
Controlling. [online] Available at:
https://leseprobe.buch.de/images-
adb/01/a0/01a0f1b5-054e-46ba-
a3d3-4d33b63eb326.pdf [Accessed
11 Oct. 2017].
Management of projects does
not work with transfer of
powers.
Each and every associate is
headed by three individuals
they are the immediate
leader, Project Manager and
Product Manager.
Pmi (2017). Project Management
Professional (PMP) Handbook.
[online] Available at:
https://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi
/documents/public/pdf/certificatio
ns/project-management-
professional-handbook.pdf
[Accessed 11 Oct. 2017].
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Topic and
reading
samples.
Personal learning
outcomes
Leanings from
your experience.
References.
Journals &
Standards
 PM The structures of an organization
differ. However, the common types
are functional, divisional and team
structures. .
 PMJ
 SAI
Global
Portfolio Reflection
Expectation control helps business organizations evaluate their positions against whatever they
need.
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