PPMP20011 Unit Portfolio for Week 1

This portfolio covers the topic of Commercial Planning and Commercial Projects. It includes readings such as the Channel Tunnel, and the Effect of Delivery Systems on Collaborative Negotiations for Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects. The learnings include an understanding of diverse and complex government and non-government project contractual arrangements, methods of project negotiation, conflict management, and stakeholder engagement, and evaluating project management tools. The supporting documentation includes references to Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Control, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) 5th Edition, and Wikipedia's Channel Tunnel article.

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Description of
topics including
reading samples
Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your experience, this and prior unit
reading, assignments
Supporting
documentation
including your
prior learning
Week 1 Topic:
Commercial Planning
and Commercial
Projects.
Wikipedia article
Channel Tunnel;
Peña-Mora F., and
Tamaki T. 2001.
"Effect of Delivery
Systems on
Collaborative
Negotiations for
Large -Scale
Infrastructure
Projects”;
21 Apr 2016 Channel
Tunnel's unique
status confirmed;
29 June 2016 Brexit
negotiations: Four
ways to get a good
deal;
YouTube:
The Chunnel -
1. Describe the
operation of diverse
and complex
government and non-
government project
contractual
arrangements
relevant to a range of
managed services,
ICT, and build
agreements.
The objective of this week’s topic is to make sure you have a broad
understanding of commercial planning and commercial projects.
Try to ask yourself the questions that were posed in the 1st week’s lecture :-
1. What is a Commercial Planning? Commercial planning is the
strategically management of a new project for the benefit of all
the individuals
2. What is a Commercial Project? A commercial project is the
construction of a structure mainly for purposes of business. They
may include hotels, hospitals and retail shops.
3. What role does Commercial Planning and Commercial Project
Management have in the project, program, and a portfolio hierarchy?
Commercial planning is vital in a given project. This is because it
is through it that project goals are set in place in addition to
setting timelines for different project milestones. This also
ensures that there is proper allocation of resources through the
different areas of the project. And proper coordination of the
whole project.
4. Are there any essential keys for success between the participants of
large scale projects? The approach used in a large scale project
always varies. However the essential part in those kinds of
projects is for the project manager to ensure that the different
sections in the project work in synchronisation. This means that
different sections in a large project has to have team leaders
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unit
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documentation
including your
prior learning
World's Longest
Underwater Tunnel -
History Channel.
who frequently update the overall project manager on the steps
that are being carried out in their sections to ensure that the
whole project will achieve its goal.
In the Wikipedia article and the other readings for the Channel Tunnel
(Chunnel); Project try to explain:-
5. How much negotiation would have occurred during the project? The
Channel Tunnel a massive project that occurred whereby a rail
was built linking the United Kingdom with the Northern France.
The rail tunnel is 50.5 kilometres. This underlines the fact that
the project of the tunnel is considered massive. The fact that the
tunnel links two countries indicates that there were so many
negotiations to be held before the commencement of the
project.
6. Who would the negotiation have been between? The negotiations
took more than ten years and were led by the heads of state in
both nations.
7. Would successful negotiation have mitigated any of the subsequent
outcomes? The negotiations had alot of drawbacks such as in
1975 where Britain opted out of the negotiations due to financial
constraints. That issue couldn’t be resolved in the negotiating
table because it was more of an internal affair.
8. What would have been required to undertake successful negotiation
between the parties? For a successful negotiation between the
countries, there had to be a specified agenda and the benefits
that both of the nation’s stood to benefit from the completion of
the project.
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topics including
reading samples
Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your experience, this and prior unit
reading, assignments
Supporting
documentation
including your
prior learning
Then in the Peña-Mora F., and Tamaki T. paper about the Effect of Delivery
Systems on Collaborative Negotiations for Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects,
try to explain:
9. Do cultural dimensions of the participants impact on the Collaborative
Negotiation Methodology? Cultural dimensions is a key concept in
the Art of negotiation and any participant in a negotiation should
be able to identify the cultural differences and learn how to
compromise them.
10. Does the type of Contract impact on the subsequent Negotiation? The
type of contract greatly impacts the negotiation. This is because
most participants assess what they stand to benefit first.
11. What is your overall conclusion of the paper?In conclusion, For the
planning of any commercial projects there are key features that
need to be addressed. These include the relationships of the
people negotiating for the project. In addition to that there has
to be a well-placed framework for negotiations in case there is a
conflict of interest.
Are any of the
activities above
relevant to your
reflections for the
learning outcomes
on the right?
3. Differentiate
methods of project
negotiation, conflict
management, and
stakeholder
engagement across
projects consisting of
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units you have studies or
readings you’ve made?
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differing technology
standards and asset
lifecycles.
Are any of the
activities above
relevant to your
reflections for the
learning outcomes
on the right
4. Explain and apply
methods of
identifying and
reconciling
inconsistent and
conflicting objectives
and drivers that
develop, maintain,
mange relationships
and communication
with key
stakeholders.
Are any of the questions above relevant to the learning outcome on the left? Have you any insights
you can add from other
units you have studies or
readings you’ve made?
Are any of the
activities above
relevant to your
reflections for the
learning outcomes
on the right
5. Explain the
consequences of
project delays,
disruptions, and
changes to planned
activities and the
methods for claims
variations, liquidated
damages, contract
entitlements, and
arbitration.
Are any of the questions above relevant to the learning outcome on the left? Have you any insights
you can add from other
units you have studies or
readings you’ve made?
Are any of the
activities above
relevant to your
6. Evaluate project
management tools
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reflections for the
learning outcomes
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that help avoid or
provide conflict
resolution via
negotiated solutions.
readings you’ve made?
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References
Kerzner H. 2013. Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Control, 11th Edition. Hoboken, USA: John Wiley & Sons.
Peña-Mora F., and Tamaki T. 2001. "Effect of Delivery Systems on Collaborative Negotiations for Large -Scale Infrastructure Projects”. Journal of
Management in Engineering. Vol:April 2001 pp.105-121
PMI. 2013a. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) 5th Edition. USA: Project Management Institute.
Wikipedia 2017 Channel Tunnel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Tunnel visited __/__/____.
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