PPMP20011- Project Management Standards and Framework

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Week 9 Topic:
Applying Project
Management
Standards and
Frameworks.
Collaborative
Project
Procurement
Arrangements
(2015) by Derek
H. T. Walker and
Beverly M. Lloyd
Walker;
3. Differentiate
methods of
project
negotiation,
conflict
management,
and stakeholder
engagement
across projects
consisting of
differing
technology
standards and
asset lifecycles.
The objective of this week’s topic is to make sure you have an
appreciation of the Role of the Project Manager in Commercial
Negotiation.
Try to ask yourself the questions that were in the slides in the 8th
week’s lecture: -
1. The standards and frameworks of the Project manager is
the PMI competency framework focuses on the project
manager’s assumption which is a process of activity.
2. PMI influences commercial negotiation as negotiation as
it influences the project manager to negotiate with the
vendors and the other contractors., it helps the project
manager about the flow of ideas which makes sense,
helps the PM to carry out their negotiation to cop up with
uncertainties and ambiguities.
3. Project Management Maturity would influence the
commercial negotiation which would help the Project
managers on the basis of the capabilities of the
resources, scope and needs of the manager while dealing
with the commercial negotiation.
Walker & Walker (2015) discuss the general thrust of this
investigations in Chapter 7 (p 137) what are your thoughts
regarding:
Yes, the conclusion in pg no. 137 of chapter 7 appears to be
quite reasonable.
Walker & Walker (2015) then in Chapter 7 talk about a
“PraXitioner” what are your thoughts regarding:
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4. Yes, in the chapter 7 of page 137, the concept of
PraXitioner is mentioned.
5. Yes, the author is clear about the fact that PraXitioner is a
way forward as it is regarded as the foundation of an
effective practise
6. The course is quite relevant for making a person a
Pracxitioner as already mentioned before, praXitioner is
the ground for providing effective practices and while
giving design to the choices of the procurement, in the
book it is mentioned, the pracXitioner would definitely
make sense. With the changing trends, the book specifies
on the need of the PracXitioner.
7. Continuing the theme of the PraXitioner Walker and
Walker look at Implications for PM Education and Skills;
what are your thoughts regarding:
8. There might be the shortage of practitioners if the
current gap between KSAE and the practitioners is not
dissolved properly
9. The practitioners must be provided while designing a
procurement and to provide the particular benefits so
that the practitioners would understand properly.
10. Yes, the outcomes would be impacted by a need for
probity and governance in Government Commercial
Negotiation situations.
In the last part of Chapter 7 is a Summary of the Walker and
Walker book; what are your thoughts regarding:
11. Yes, the authors have provided facts about the project
managers and they are proved to be quite relevant with
their
12. Yes RBP is a good framework for Commercial Project
Negotiation. It is a perfect model where the owners of the
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