PPMP20009 Unit Portfolio Week 2

This portfolio discusses the role of change management in projects and its impact on business organizations. It includes learnings from Kerzner's chapters 20.0-20.8, 21.0-21.4, 21.5-21.8, and 22. The portfolio covers topics such as ensuring the right number of resources for the project, managing scope change, and why changes happen in a project. The author also reflects on personal experiences with change.

(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20009Unit Portfolio for Week (Insert week number)
Weekly Portfolio 2
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your
experience.
Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
a) Kerzner Chapter
20.0-20.8, & 21.0-
21.4;
What is change
management?
Organizational change management program
is referred to as a process or process flow that
is widely used in different business
organization to gain effective market change
and competitive advantages. The change
management plan for the business
organizations should always be prepared
based on the requirements of the consumers.
I have learned that, based on the changed
structure of the business organization the
business process suitable change
management approach is needed to be
incorporated in the business organizations.
Kerzner, H. and Kerzner, H.R., 2017. Project
management: a systems approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley &
Sons.
Q1. Kerzner
Chapter 21.5-21.8,
& 22;
How do you ensure
you have the right
number of
resources for the
project?
There are different types of projects exists in
the business organizations. Based on the
type, size and complexity of the projects the
projects should be categorized. It is the
responsibility of the project manager and the
project team members to make sure that the
number of resources are accurate as per the
requested changes.
After examining the skills and knowledge
of the resources they should be assigned
for different job roles. After assigning the
roles of the resources to the activities
proper time to time updates are also
needed to be taken by the project
executives.
Kerzner, H. and Kerzner, H.R., 2017. Project
management: a systems approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley &
Sons.
Q2 How do you
ensure your
project team have
Proper performance measurement matrixes
are needed to be undertaken by the project
manager and the resource managers to
With the skill and performance
measurement matrix, the project managers
can ensure that the project will become a
Kerzner, H. and Kerzner, H.R., 2017. Project
management: a systems approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley &
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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20009Unit Portfolio for Week (Insert week number)
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your
experience.
Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
the correct skills
and knowledge to
do their job?
Q3. How do you
manage scope
change and ensure
there is no scope
creep?
Q 4.Why do
changes happen in
a project?
Q5. Have you ever
in your personal
life experienced
the need for
change? How do
you handle this?
What did you do?
ensure that the selected project team
members are absolutely suitable for their job
roles.
There are different steps through which
through which the scope creep of the project
can be managed.
A project needs changes only if the project
consumers ask for any additional changes.
In my personal life I have to face this kind of
situation when I was requested by some of
friends to become a volunteer for the college
cultural committee.
successful one due to the support of the
experienced project resources.
The steps for managing scope creep are as
follows:
 The project manager should have
to vigilant
 Consumers vision should be
analysed
 Project requirements
understandings
Based on the feedback given by the
consumers change management
approaches should have to be undertaken
by the project managers and resource
managers.
I was very introvert in nature however my
friends and teachers help me a lot to
change my nature and to be an interactive
person.
Sons.
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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20009Unit Portfolio for Week (Insert week number)
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your
experience.
Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
Portfolio Reflection:
From this portfolio I have learned the role of change management and its impact in the business organizations.
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