Project Management Methodologies: Learning Outcomes and Elements for Successful Implementation

This report discusses the importance of project management methodologies and their impact on stakeholders. It covers the major elements of project management that organizations need for successful implementation, such as project scheduling, scope evaluation, and governance. The report also highlights the importance of critical thinking and critical writing in project management. Course code: PPMP20009

PROJECT MANAGEMNET METHODOLOGIES
PPMP20009
Consolidated Portfolio
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Table of contents
1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................3
2 Course Learning Outcomes...........................................................................................................3
2.1 Learning Outcome 1: Explain reasons why organisations adopt Project Management
Methodologies...................................................................................................................................3
2.2 Learning Outcome 2: Critically analyse the impact of Project Management Methodologies
upon stakeholders..............................................................................................................................4
2.3 Learning outcome 3: Explain and justify the major elements of a Project Management
Methodology that might meet the needs of an organisation...............................................................5
3 Discussion and Conclusion............................................................................................................6
4 References.....................................................................................................................................8
5 Appendix.....................................................................................................................................10
5.1 Portfolio 1............................................................................................................................10
5.2 Portfolio 2............................................................................................................................13
5.3 Portfolio 3............................................................................................................................19
5.4 Portfolio 4............................................................................................................................26
5.5 Portfolio 5............................................................................................................................33
5.6 Portfolio 6............................................................................................................................40
5.7 Portfolio 7............................................................................................................................44
5.8 Portfolio 8............................................................................................................................46
5.9 Portfolio 9............................................................................................................................49
5.10 Portfolio 10..........................................................................................................................53
5.11 Supporting documents.........................................................................................................55

1 INTRODUCTION
Project management plays an integral role in successful completion of a project. This is the
reason why majority of the organization adopt a project management approach in
implementation of a project. The use of different project management tools help in proper
management of a project. Therefore, it can be said that a project’s success largely depends on
the chosen project management approach. However, there can be certain issues in project
management as well such as leadership, insufficient pre pans and inability to track the
progress of a project (Trivellas & Drimoussis, 2013). The project manger is responsible for
tracking the project progress and ensuring that the professional and ethics codes of conduct
are followed during the implementation of the project. The 10 weeks learning has been very
helpful in understanding the concept and basics of project management. Proper project
management approach helps in identification of critical success factors of a project,
evaluation of which helps in proper management and implementation of a project (Mir &
Pinnington, 2014). Project governance is an important aspect of project management and
therefore should be tailored according to the specific needs of an organization. Planning and
scheduling of the project is another important project need. Proper scheduling of a project is
essential to ensure that the project is completed within a given schedule (Heagney, 2016).
The project manager of a project is responsible for handling every critical situation of a
project including the initial planning and project budgeting. The detailed learning experience
of 12 weeks is elaborated in the following paragraphs.
2 COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
2.1 Learning Outcome 1:Explain reasons why organisations adopt Project Management
Methodologies
Summary
The Project management methods and concepts have been widely adopted by a number of
organizations over the years as it helps in improving the methods applied in project
management (Turner, 2016). I have a considerable knowledge about the project management
methodologies used in different projects from my own personal experience. The increasing
use of different project management methodologies have revolutionized the way of project
implementation as it has become even more practical and calculative over the years (Kerzner,
2017). Use of proper project management methodology increases the rate of profits of an
organization. Whatever be the size of the project, it is needed to be managed.
A proper project management methodology helps in overcoming different challenges faced in
project implementation by properly planning the project from its initiation phase to its
completion. It provides clarity on the processes used in managing a project. I have
understood that different organizations adapt to the project management methodologies as it
helps in clearly defining the roles of the project team members. The lesson learnt in
following a particular approach helps in implementing the same in some other similar

projects. A proper project management approach furthermore helps in identifying managing
the tasks that are needed to be done in order to successfully implement a project.
I have experienced the use of a formal project management methodology in my professional
carrier. For successful implementation of any project a proper communication plan is
necessary in order to communicate the project progress among all the stakeholders associated
with a project. Therefore, it can be said that project management helps in effective decision
making and saves a lot of time and money in implementing a project. This is the major reason
why organizations adopt different project management methodologies in successful
implementation of a project.
Evidence
I have worked in a software manufacturing company working in development of the different
important software. There I have gained a considerable experience about the different project
management methodologies that are implemented in the organization. Furthermore, the 12
weeks course learning of project management has helped in gaining a detailed knowledge
about the most basic concepts of project management (Schwalbe, 2015). The lecture slides
have been a great help in understanding the different project management approaches that can
be implemented for successful completion of a project. The role of the project manager and
the project supervisor is integral for successful completion of any project. The experience that
I have gathered while working on different project has considerably helped me in
understanding the importance of project management methodology in successful execution of
a project (Kerzner & Kerzner, 2017).
2.2 Learning Outcome 2: Critically analyse the impact of Project Management
Methodologies upon stakeholders
Summary
While working on a project, I have understood that stakeholders hold an important position in
any project success. Therefore, it is utmost essential to keep the project stakeholders
informed about the project progress. Since it is essential for the project team members to
inform about the project progress to the stakeholders, choosing a proper project management
approach has a large impact on the project stakeholders. Project management methodologies
play a large role in systematically planning and executing a project. In almost every project
management methodology, stakeholder management is a significant part. While working on
different projects, I understood that management of the stakeholders requires interpersonal
skills. A proper project management methodology helps in planning a proper way of
communicating with the project stakeholders.
Project management is a complex process and a difficult challenge mainly in large and
complex projects. Proper management of the stakeholders significantly improves and
increases the chances of achieving project success. Every project management methodology
involves proper evaluation of the project risk, which is one of the major principles of
stakeholder management as well. Therefore, a selected project management methodology has
a huge impact on the stakeholders associated with the project. Continuous communication
with the stakeholder of a project is essential for keeping the stakeholders engaged with the

project, as stakeholders communication is a key factor in ensuring the success or failure of a
project.
The project management methodologies further help in effective management and
engagement of the stakeholders associated with a project. While working in one complex
projects, I have witnessed the importance of the managing the stakeholders as many
important decisions associated with a project is dependent on the project stakeholders.
Therefore, it can be said that project management methodologies have a high impact on the
project stakeholders.
Evidence
The 12 weeks course learning has given me a brief overview of the different processes of
stakeholder management and importance of stakeholders’ management in project. The project
manager is responsible for ensuring proper communication among the stakeholders. This is
essential for keeping the stakeholders informed about the project progress. The course of
project management has helped me in understanding the impact of the stakeholders on the
different project management methodologies chosen for a project. The project management
processes associated with the each project methodology is different and therefore a proper
project methodology is to be chosen based on the requirements of the project. I have gained
this knowledge by working on a real time project with a software company. Furthermore, I
have gained knowledge about the need of keeping the stakeholders engaged for a project.
Therefore, it is quite evident that project management methodologies have a huge impact on
the stakeholders associated with a project.
2.3 Learning outcome 3: Explain and justify the major elements of a Project
Management Methodology that might meet the needs of an organisation
Summary
The major elements of the project management methodology that an organization needs are
proper scheduling and management of the project within the set budget. Apart from this, one
of the major elements of any project management methodology is evaluation of scope of a
project. It is important to evaluate the scope of the project as it helps in identifying and listing
the project objectives. An improper scope selection will eventually lead to failure of the
project. Management of project scope indicates a set of processes that ensures that a project is
accurately defined and mapped. Throughout this course study, I have gained considerable
knowledge about the different scope management techniques that project managers undertake
for successful completion of a project. Another major element of a project management
methodology is dividing a project into number of phases. A project management
methodology is generally chosen for proper implementation of the project.
Planning phase is another major element of project management methodology. It is one of the
initial project stages upon which the entire project will be based on. I have understood the
importance of the different project management elements that an organization needs to
undertake for ensuring the success of the project (Caniëls & Bakens, 2012). The main aim of
an organization implementing a project is its successful completion within the allocated time.
The planning phase of the project plans the different stages and processes associated with a

project. The knowledge about the importance of scope, planning and scheduling is an
important need of an organization as these elements of project management contributes to the
success of the project.
Requirements gathering and planning are major elements of project management
methodology that meets the needs of an organization. Use of different project management
tools such as Gantt chart and different scheduling tools helps an organization in
implementing a project in a specified time frame.
Evidence
While working on a software project I have experienced and understood the importance of
the project scheduling. One of the major needs of an organization working on software
projects is to deliver the product within a scheduled time (Niazi et al., 2016). Furthermore,
the 12 week course on project management has given me a clear idea of the different project
management tools and elements that are an integral part of any project. Therefore, it is quite
evident that an organization needs to have a detailed knowledge about the different project
management tools and elements in order to implement a project successfully (Dybå, Dingsøyr
& Moe, 2014). Working in the 10 weeks’ portfolios has further help me in gaining a detailed
knowledge about the different processes and methods of project management, that will be a
great help for organizations working on different projects.
3 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
Throughout 12 weeks of learning about project management methodologies, I have
understood the fundamental knowledge about the different project management
methodologies and the detailed process of project management. Throughout this course of
project management, I have understood the importance of critical thinking and critical
writing. Critical thinking helps in understanding and evaluating the logical connection
between different new ideas and helps in analysing the different perspective of different
individuals. Critical writing on the other hand helps in engaging to more critical concepts and
writing it down. There are certain constraints associated with a project. The different
constraints such as time cost and quality ensures successful completion of the project.
However, the project success largely depends on the knowledge, understanding and
implementation techniques that constitute the basic elements of project management. The
project management course and learning of 12 weeks has made be understand the importance
of a project manager in ensuring project success (Doloi, 2012). The project manager is
responsible for carrying out the different important stages associated with a project, such as,
communication planning, risk management, developing the project control strategies and so
on. Evaluating the project scope is an important element of project management, as improper
scope evaluation results in failure of the projects (Marcelino-Sádaba et al., 2014).
Implementation of a project without a proper project management methodology might not be
successful as it is one of the significant factors of a project. Apart from this, developing a
proper communication plan is important to communicate the project progress among the

different stakeholders associated with a project (Beringer, Jonas & Kock, 2013). Choosing a
particular project management approach has a high impact on the stakeholders associated
with a project. One of the major elements of project management is proper governance of the
project (Fleming & Koppelman, 2016,). Project governance however, should follow the legal
rules and regulations. Project governance is an essential part of project management as it
helps in ensuring proper progress of a project.
One of the major elements project methodologies is project scheduling and use of work
breakdown structures to gather an idea about the works that are needed to be completed
within the project (Devi & Reddy, 2012). Work breakdown structures are used to break a
task into a number of simpler tasks, successful implementation of which will lead to project
success. The different elements of project management methodologies correspond to the need
of an organization working on a project. The 12 weeks learning experience has provided a
detailed knowledge about the different project management methodologies that are used in
implementation of a project (Serrador & Pinto, 2015).

4 REFERENCES
Beringer, C., Jonas, D., & Kock, A. (2013). Behavior of internal stakeholders in project
portfolio management and its impact on success. International Journal of Project
Management, 31(6), 830-846.
Caniëls, M. C., & Bakens, R. J. (2012). The effects of Project Management Information
Systems on decision making in a multi project environment. International Journal of
Project Management, 30(2), 162-175.
Devi, T. R., & Reddy, V. S. (2012). Work breakdown structure of the project. Int J Eng Res
Appl, 2(2), 683-686.
Doloi, H. (2012). Cost overruns and failure in project management: Understanding the roles
of key stakeholders in construction projects. Journal of construction engineering and
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Fleming, Q. W., & Koppelman, J. M. (2016, December). Earned value project management.
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Heagney, J. (2016). Fundamentals of project management. AMACOM Div American Mgmt
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Kerzner, H. (2017). Project management metrics, KPIs, and dashboards: a guide to
measuring and monitoring project performance. John Wiley & Sons.
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning,
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Turner, R. (2016). Gower handbook of project management. Routledge.

5 APPENDIX
5.1 Portfolio 1
Weekly Portfolio Learning Table
Topic and
reading
samples.
Your personal
learning outcomes
from this course.
Learnings from
your experience.
Supporting
documentation
including your prior
learnings.
Why Project
Management?
Learning includes
understanding the
process and
importance of project
management.
Project management is
essential for ensuring
that the proper
experience and
knowledge can be
utilized in setting up a
proper expectation for
the project to be
delivered.
I believe that project
management is an art
of managing a project
and the project
deliverables in a
proper way. It is a
structured and
scientific approach
for managing and
implementing a
project. It is an
application of
processes, methods,
knowledge and skills
for achieving a set
project objectives. It
mainly deals with the
timely delivery of the
project by proper
planning and
implementation
approaches. The
entire project life
cycle is divided into a
number of phases,
successful
implementation of
which helps in
completion of a
project in a scheduled
time. Therefore, it
can be said that the
project management
Kerzner, H.
(2013). Project
management: a systems
approach to planning,
scheduling, and
controlling. John Wiley
& Sons.

Topic and
reading
samples.
Your personal
learning outcomes
from this course.
Learnings from
your experience.
Supporting
documentation
including your prior
learnings.
strategically helps in
timely completion of
the project and
therefore it is
important to be
considered while
implementing a
project.
Kerzner
Chapter 1
Egelstaff
(2013)
Academic
assignments:
Critical
thinking and
writing
critically
Learning Includes:
 Critical
thinking and
critical writing
plays an
important role
in Evaluating
the thoughts
and belief of an
individual
 It is a skill that
helps in
understanding
the logical
connection
between new
ideas.
 It helps in
analysing the
different
perspective of
different
individual and
reflects upon
their thought.
 It helps in
analysing the
Critical thinking has
considerably helped
me in analysing the
different perspectives
of a single idea and
taking a correct
decision. It is
generally a self
directed, self-
disciplined and self-
monitored process of
thinking. It helps me
in understanding the
links between the
ideas and
determining the
importance and
relevance of the
different
arguments with those
ideas. It further helps
in recognising,
building and
appraising the
different arguments
in relation to a
particular idea or a
Kerzner, H.
(2013). Project
management: a systems
approach to planning,
scheduling, and
controlling. John Wiley
& Sons.

Topic and
reading
samples.
Your personal
learning outcomes
from this course.
Learnings from
your experience.
Supporting
documentation
including your prior
learnings.
different ideas
before
accepting any
individual’s
personal
reasoning.
process.
Critical writing on
the other hand
considers evidences
in making reasoned
conclusions. It helps
in evaluating the
logical connections
between the different
ideas and options
available.
Critical thinking and
critical writing have
considerably helped
me in enhancing my
thinking process and
the capability of
analysing the
different situations
and ideas.
Journals &
Standards
 IJPM
 PMJ Learning includes:
Understanding the
objectives of PMJ or
project management
journal
Understanding how
the process of project
management works
The project
management journal
is famous for
publishing qualitative
papers along with the
quantitative works,
which are purely
conceptual and
includes diverse
research methods and
approaches. This
concepts and
knowledge are very
useful for integrating
Snyder, C. S. (2014). A
Guide to the Project
Management Body of
Knowledge: PMBOK
(®) Guide. Project
Management Institute.

Topic and
reading
samples.
Your personal
learning outcomes
from this course.
Learnings from
your experience.
Supporting
documentation
including your prior
learnings.
the various types of
projects and program
management. This
journal is a great help
for understanding the
process and concept
of project
management.
 SAI
Global
Portfolio Reflection
Project management is a process of identifying the project requirements, planning of the
project for properly implementing it. The project management is a concept that helps in
controlling and managing the project thorough the entire project life. The learning of this
week has helped me in understanding the importance of project management. The project-
planning phase is very important for properly estimating the schedule and resource
requirement of a project. Use of a proper project management methodology is important for
estimating the success of the project. This learning has helped me to understand the need and
value of following a proper project management plan in implementation of the particular
project. The idea of critical learning and critical thinking has helped me to visualize and
analyse an idea through different perspectives. Critical thinking and critical writing is
important to understand logical and practical connection between the different ideas. It is
however, a self-motivated process that evaluates the importance of the thinking differently.
This is important for understanding the different aspects of a project or a process. The
journals have further helped me in understanding the different fields of project management,
which includes the project procurement management and importance of risk management.
Risk management is very important to consider in project management as it helps in
evaluating the risks associated with a project that should be mitigated in order to eliminate
the risk of project failure or delay in the schedule of the project. This week’s learning has
therefore been a great experience for me.

5.2 Portfolio 2
Weekly Portfolio Learning Table.
Topic and
reading
samples.
Your personal
learning
outcomes from
this course.
Learnings from
your experience.
Supporting
documentation
including your
prior learnings.
Why
Project
Manageme
nt?
PPMP2000
9
Week 2
Lecture
Project Management
(Kerzner, 2009)
Activities that are
regarded as Project
Project Success
Project success is
determined as meeting
the constrains like
time, cost, and quality
(Ika, 2009).
Successful projects and
difference between
project success and
project management
Project management
issues
Project management
refers to a structured
process that helps in
managing various projects
with standard policies,
guidelines and
methodology to manage
the project.
Project management
helps in effective
management of resources
and ensures horizontal
and vertical work flow.
1. Scheduling my
time, to balance
between studies
and
entertainment.
2. To complete my
research work.
3. To organize an
event.
Project success depends
on the knowledge,
understanding,
implementation,
controlling, benchmarking
and improvement level of
the organization’s
prominent teams such as
project management,
team members, who
meet customer’s
demands and satisfy
them.
I understand that the
project success depends
on project management's
(Kerzner, 2013)
(Ika, 2009).
(Ika, 2009)
("A Review on Project
Management and Issues
Surrounding Dynamic
Development
Environment of ICT
project: Formation of
Research Area", 2010)

Topic and
reading
samples.
Your personal
learning
outcomes from
this course.
Learnings from
your experience.
Supporting
documentation
including your
prior learnings.
Is possible to be good
project manager?
Project priority
success. But, the failure of
the project cannot be
blamed on the project
management, because
even if the management
has successfully
performed its duties, due
to certain circumstances
the project can be failed.
As per my knowledge, I
strongly feel that the
following are some of the
major issues in project
management:
 Leadership
 Current risks
 Unrealistic design
of the project.
 Inefficient pre-
plans
 Customer
management
 Inability to track
project's progress
 Team conflicts
Yes, it is possible but it
requires experience,
capability, inspiring
leadership qualities and
communication skills to
deal with the team.
I have worked on MS
project, which is a best
tool that helps in
prioritizing the tasks in a
project. It helps to
schedule the high priority
task and ease in its
completion.
Kerzner
Chapter 21
Modern developments
in project management
(Kerzner, 2009)
I am working on modern
developments in project
management. This
chapter helps in
understanding the
(Kerzner, 2013)

Topic and
reading
samples.
Your personal
learning
outcomes from
this course.
Learnings from
your experience.
Supporting
documentation
including your
prior learnings.
PPMP2000
9
Week 2
Lecture
Honicker Corporation
Project Management
Maturity Model
(PMMM) and Five
Maturity level
Developing Effective
procedural
documentation
modern ideas and
methodologies in project
management.
I have come across
Honicker corporation’s
case study. It is a
manufacturing firm in
United States that
produces high quality
dashboards for the trucks
and automobiles. This
corporation faced growth
issues in the international
marketplace, due to
ultraconservative senior
management.
As the company was
strong enough for
gathering financial help,
Honicker planned to fast
route the products to the
companies named Alpha,
Beta, Gamma, and Delta.
Their knowledge about
project management was
up to date. The major
challenge was in have all
the divisions at a same
level of project
management maturity,
with Enterprise project
management (EPM)
system.
The organization can
benefit with project
management and its
excellence can be
described in PMMM’s
Five Maturity level.
Five maturity levels help
to understand the
acquisitions of performing
a project. I understand
(Kerzner, 2013)
(Kerzner, 2013)

Topic and
reading
samples.
Your personal
learning
outcomes from
this course.
Learnings from
your experience.
Supporting
documentation
including your
prior learnings.
Continuous
improvement
Capacity planning
Competency models
managing multiple
projects
End-of phase review
meetings
the five maturity levels as
follows:
 Common
language to
understand.
 Common
understanding of
the process.
 Singular
methodology,
which identifies
the common
process and a
structure to work
on that process.
 Benchmarking,
identifies the
required
improvements by
comparing the
process with the
other
organizations.
 Continuous
improvement
helps to procced
the
improvements.
I have experienced the
need of step-by-step
procedure during my lab
work in school. I realize
the need of procedural
documentation. It works
as the following:
 Guide
 confidence of
being on track
 ensures clarity
 Avoid confusions
 Helps to have a
track.
If continuous
improvement is not
identified by the
(Wright, 2002)

Topic and
reading
samples.
Your personal
learning
outcomes from
this course.
Learnings from
your experience.
Supporting
documentation
including your
prior learnings.
organization, it can lead
to failure. Because,
improvements leads to
have a sustained
competitive advantage.
Thus, if the organization is
not on track, it can be
defeated by its
competitors.
Kerzner explains how in
today's world the
organizations are
excelling in project
management and they
are efficiently working
with less resources. This
ensures that the
organizations require a
capacity planning model,
which plans with the
existing resources and
constraints.
I have learnt that,
competencies are faced
by the project managers
in terms of the following:
 Leadership
qualities
 Technical skills
 Process skills
Managing multiple
projects show the
tendency of the
organization and its
project management
maturity.
These meetings are
considered as an
opportunity approve for
continuing the project.
Egelstaff
(2013)
In the five maturity levels,
overlapping can occur.

Topic and
reading
samples.
Your personal
learning
outcomes from
this course.
Learnings from
your experience.
Supporting
documentation
including your
prior learnings.
Academic
assignment
s: Critical
thinking
and writing
critically
Thus, it is important to
see to it that the lower
level is completed first
before going to the higher
level.
Overlapping in level 1 and
level 2 occurs due to
refinement of common
language.
Overlapping in level 3 and
level 4 occurs due to
plans for improving the
process methodology.
Overlapping in level 4 and
level 5 occurs due to
more commitments to
benchmark for
continuous improvement.
But, level 2 and 3 don’t
overlap.
The organization requires
the following to succeed
in managing multiple
project:
 Prioritizing
 scope change
 capacity planning
 project
methodology
 project initiation
 organizational
structure
(Aubry& Lavoie-
Tremblay, 2017)
Journals &
Standards
 IJPM
 PMJ
 SAI
Globa
l

Chapter 21: Modern developments in Project Management
Case Study: Honicker Corporation
5.3 Portfolio 3
WEEKLY PORTFOLIO LEARNING TABLE
Topic and
reading
samples.
Your
personal
learning
outcomes
from this
course.
Learning
s from
your
experienc
e.
Supporting documentation including your prior
learnings.
Why
Project
Managem
ent?
There are
various
resources
that are
required to
carry out
effective
project
manageme
nt. Some
of these
resources
include
Project
Manager,
Assistant
Project
Manager
and
Project
Team.
Project
Managem
ent has
evolved
over the
years and
has
become a
mandator
y
discipline
in the
present
day
business
organizati
ons. The
Project
Managem
ent
methodol
ogies
ensure
that
project
goals are
achieved
with
minimal
risks.
Chin, C., &Spowage, A. (2012). Project
Management Methodologies: A Comparative
Analysis. Cibw117.com. Retrieved 1 December
2017, from
http://cibw117.com/journal/index.php/performance-
info-and-value/article/viewFile/75/73
Kerzner
Chapter 2
& 21
Project
Manager
may have
to resolve
staffing
Project
Managem
ent
provides a
lot many
Kerzner, H. (2013). Project Management: A
Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and
Controlling. Books.mec.biz. Retrieved 1 December
2017, from
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problems
during the
project as
personnel
performan
ce and
policy
issues. It
is,
therefore
necessary
for the
Project
Manager
to have a
combinati
on of
technical,
manageria
l and soft
skills.
benefits
as
realizatio
n of
project
goals and
objectives
,
enhanced
customer
and
employee
satisfactio
n,
adherence
to ethics
and
improved
productivi
ty of the
resources.
It is
applicable
in the
daily life
as well
for
managem
ent of
personal
and
profession
al tasks
C7HL2OBCGHS.pdf
Walker
D., Dart
C. J.
(2011)
Frontinus
- A
Project
Manager
From the
Roman
The
Project
Manager
is required
to carry
out project
planning,
resource
planning
and
Change
managem
ent is a
key area
of project
managem
ent as
there may
be
numerous
Walker, D., & Dart, C. (2011). Frontinus- Project
Manager -Roman Empire Era - Ancient Practices.
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practices-infrastructure-project-management-2229

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Era
manageme
nt, conflict
resolution,
communic
ation
planning
and
project
control.
The
Project
Managers
may be
assigned
part time
or full
time to a
project.
changes
during the
lifecycle
of the
project.
Change is
observed
in daily
routine as
well, for
instance,
change of
work
environm
ent,
change of
place,
change of
mood and
likewise.
Journals
&
Standard
s
Functional
Managers
may also
act as
Project
Managers
for a
specific
period.
Technolo
gy is
advancing
itself at a
rapid
scale and
the
transition
from the
use of
Symbian
based
mobile
device to
an
Android
Smartpho
ne is an
example
of the
adaptation
to change.
YouTube. (2009). Value Driven Project
Management. YouTube. Retrieved 1 December
2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=lc7kZ07g6vY
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ent
Journal
Vol. 42,
No. 5, 4-
16
The
Project
Manager
must
ensure that
Profession
al and
ethical
codes of
conduct
are
followed
during the
project.
A project
is defined
as a
singular
effort to
achieve
specific
goal and
the
collaborat
ion of
multiple
projects is
a
program.
A
collection
of
different
programs
is termed
as a
system.
Project
failure
was
experienc
ed once in
the
previous
organizati
on due to
scope
inflation
and
ineffectiv
e project

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managem
ent.
Project
life cycle
is step by
step
approach
that is
followed
during the
project
timeline.
Software
Developm
ent Life
Cycle
(SDLC) is
an
example
of a
project
lifecycle.
Project
Managem
ent
methodol
ogies are
needed to
successful
ly
complete
the phases
in a
project
life cycle
with
minimal
risks and
conflicts.
Project
Managem
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have a
close
relation
with
continuou
s
improvem
ent as the
phases of
project
maintenan
ce and
support
go on
even after
the
release of
the
project.
There are
regular
updates
that are
installed
to make
sure that
the
element
of
improvem
ent is
always
maintaine
d.
Continuo
us
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ent is also
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instance,
directing
the efforts
to
improve
academic
grades or
profession
al ratings.
There
have been
instances
of failure
in a test
which
was
improved
with
better
guidance,
references
and
learning.
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Why Project
Management?
I think
using
proper
One of the
projects I
was a part
Fleming, Q. W., & Koppelman, J. M. (2016,
December). Earned value project
management. Project Management Institute.

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Project
Manageme
nt is a key
point of
success for
any
organizatio
n. As far as
I have
learnt that,
all projects
are bound
to fail
without
proper
Project
Manageme
nt.
of failed
due poor
Project
Manageme
nt. I used
the
knowledge
from these
failures and
applied
them to
make the
next project
to make it
successful.
The
coordinatio
n of my
team was
also vital
for the
completion
of the
project on
time.
Kerzner I learnt that I faced Kerzner, H. (2013). Project management: a

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Chapter 1 standardize
d process in
Project
Manageme
nt is
necessary
for any
matured
organizatio
n. I also
learnt that
internal
resistance
to change
and during
adopting
new
methods is
harmful for
an
organizatio
n
similar
problems
while
implementi
ng
innovative
techniques
to Project
Manageme
nt. Internal
resistance
in my team
caused time
overrun and
thus my
project
turned out
to be failed
one
systems approach to planning, scheduling,
and controlling. John Wiley & Sons
Egelstaff
(2013)
Academic
assignments:
I have also
learnt that
critical
thinking is
I have seen
many
projects fail
due to
Colombo, G., Cullen, R., & Lisle, B. (2016).
Rereading America: Cultural contexts for
critical thinking and writing. Macmillan
Higher Education.

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Critical
thinking and
writing
critically
very
important
for
evaluating
the critical
success
factors to
any project.
project
managers
not giving
enough
emphasis
on the
critical
success
factors of
the project.
Thinking
critically
and
innovativel
y would
have saves
the project
from
failing.
Journals &
Standards
 IJPM I have
learnt that
Project
Manageme
nt is a
I have seen
many
academics
still
researching
Management, I. (2017). International Journal
of Project Management.
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December 2017, from
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greatly
discussed
topic in not
only the
business
world but
also the
academics.
the best
ways to
manage
projects
both
effectively
and
efficiently.
Many
project
managers
are still
trying to
develop
new ways
to handle
different
projects
with the
utmost
efficacy.
nal-journal-of-project-management
 PMJ There are
various
insights in
the journal
about
project
I have seen
that
different
projects
need
different
Project Management Journal | PMI. (2017).
Pmi.org. Retrieved 15 December 2017, from
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managemen
t and has
taught me
some new
ways to
manage
projects.
forms of
approach
for
planning
and
execution.
Every
project is
not the
same and
thus their
methods of
planning
and
execution
should
never be
similar.
 SAI
Global
I learnt that
successful
risk
managemen
t in
important
to a project
and the
project
I saw that
some risks
can be
predicted
during the
planning
phase and
some risks
only occur
Ethics & compliance - SAI Global. (2017).
SAIGlobal. Retrieved 15 December 2017,
from
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managers
can either
use
traditional
or
innovative
methods to
handle risks
in their
projects.
during the
execution
phase.
Thus, for
risks that
can be
predicted, I
used
traditional
risk
managemen
t. I used
innovative
risk
managemen
t methods
for those
risks that
occurred
during the
project
execution
phase.

PORTFOLIO REFLECTION
As I have seen and learnt, organizations employ the best staff required for a particular project
by taking employees with adequate knowledge in the particular project they are employed
for. Project managers are selected on the other hand based on their management skills and
their with vast areas of knowledge in different areas of project management.
According to me, project managers should have good communication skills, leadership
qualities, team management skills, negotiating skills, personnel organising skills and
knowledge of risk management. A good project manager should have all of these skills to
make a project successful. I think project managers should have good communication skills
as most of being a project manager most of my time is spent on communicating with my
team. Thus, leadership skills and management skills are needed to keep my motivated and
ready to overcome any form of challenge that may come in their way. Negotiation is a skill
that is also important for a good manager for purposes ranging from deadline extension of a
project to leave approval of my team members. Risk Management is also an important skill as
I had faced various risks in my past projects and without proper risk management, those
projects might have failed.
Selecting the wrong project managers, as far as I have seen, always lead to project failures.
Every project is unique in their own aspects. The selected project manager should be versatile
enough to cope with the rising challenges. Thus, I think selecting the wrong project manager
who is not capable of coping with the different aspects of the project will not be able to
deliver the required result.
Ten years ago, I had seen project managers follow only traditional methods to deliver
projects and were too reluctant to use any form of innovation. I had also seen poor leadership
qualities in many managers. In present times, I see that project managers are more open to
innovative ideas and thus better management results are achieved. Various leadership
examples have helped managers like us to reform our methods and pay more attention to the
team rather than writing reports all day.
Ten years ago, I had to focus more on reports and statistical data for project execution.
Traditional methods were the only way, as anything otherwise would generate internal
resistance in my team and reluctance to work. Now, I can freely use innovative methods as
the new age has brought about a change in the thinking style of the team members. I achieved
more productivity and quality by applying innovative ideas in my management. Thus, I can

safely state that yes I am different now and my management skills have improved since the
last tem years.
Yes, I try to improve my efficiency every day without compromising my quality of work.
I keep myself updated and inspired by the various leaders such as Nelson Mandela who
showed me the way to being a great leader and an excellent manager. My team members has
always been coordinating as I am always aware of their needs and tend to them but at the
same time I also keep the needs of the project in mind. I also keep the clients of my projects
updated with the latest project details so that I can successfully complete the project and
achieve client satisfaction.
5.5 Portfolio 5
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WEEKLY PORTFOLIO LEARNING TABLE.
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Why
Project
Managem
ent?
Project
Management is a
discipline that
includes the set
of methods and
guidelines for
achieving the
project goals and
objectives. The
best practices in
project
management
ensure that a
competitive
advantage is
gained.
There are several
steps and initiatives
that can be taken to
ensure that the
project management
delivers successful
projects. A
feasibility analysis
shall be carried out
as the first step to
determine whether
the project goals can
be achieved or not.
There shall be a clear
definition of the
business cases along
with the team roles
that must be done.
The leadership at the
executive level shall
be carried out in such
a manner that the
project conflicts are
minimized and there
are reviews carried
out to validate and
Besner, C., & Hobbs, B. (2012).
Contextualized Project
Management Practice: A Cluster
Analysis of Practices and Best
Practices. Project Management
Journal, 44(1), 17-34.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pmj.212
91

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verify the project
progress. There shall
also be an
implementation plan
prepared in advance
so that the project
team is made
available with the set
of guidelines that
they must follow
during different
project scenarios.
Kerzner
Chapter 1
Readiness for
the
implementation
of project
management in
an organization
shall include the
determination of
the critical
success factors
and feasibility
followed by
definition of
business cased
for operational
project
management.
The effectiveness of
project management
refers to the degree
and ability to achieve
the project goals
with adequate
planning and
analysis without the
violation of ethical,
professional and
quality standards.
The primary goal of
project management
is to ensure that
project goals are met
and project benefits
are realized. The
mechanisms that are
involved as
intermediary steps
determine the
effectiveness of the
project management.
Such as higher
project benefits,
minimal project risks
and conflicts,
enhanced strategic
alignment and
customer satisfaction
would lead to
increased
effectiveness of
Kerzner, H. (2013). Project
Management: A Systems
Approach to Planning,
Scheduling, and Controlling.
Honestyets.pbworks.com.
Retrieved 21 December 2017,
from
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roject+Management+-
+A+Systems+Approach+-
+10thEd.pdf

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project management.
PMI
Implemen
ting
Organizat
ional PM
Chapter 2
There are
numerous
critical success
factors that are
associated with
the projects and
their
management in
an organization.
The ability to
manage changes
during the
project lifecycle
along with the
execute
leadership are
some of these
factors.
Continuous
improvement
and feasibility
analysis on the
basis of strategic
alignment and
cost benefit
analysis are
some other
factors. The
sharing of
management
information
along with the
evaluation of
current needs of
the organization
shall also be
considered.
It is necessary to
control the
expectations of the
project sponsor,
project client and
other project
stakeholders for
project success. This
is because there are
specific deliverables
that are associated
with every project
that must be handed
over as per the
respective deadlines.
Unrealistic promises
and expectations lead
to the inability to
meet the project
deadlines and also
increased confusion,
conflicts and risks
within the project
team and lifecycle. It
is better to maintain
transparency with the
project stakeholders
and set the
expectations only to
a level which can be
reached. It shall be
done with regular
status reporting
along with enhanced
communication with
the project client.
Pmi. (2014). Implementing
Organizational Project
Management: A Practice Guide.
Marketplace.pmi.org. Retrieved
21 December 2017, from
http://marketplace.pmi.org/Pages/
ProductDetail.aspx?
GMProduct=00101500501
Project
Managem
ent
Journal
Volume
44 No 1,
The
organizations
shall have the
clarity on their
future goals and
the measures
The use of and
application of
virtues, such as
honestly and respect
for all is a best
practice that is
Rozenes, S. (2011). The Impact of
Project Management
Methodologies on Project
Performance. International
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34
that they must
follow to
achieve the
same. The
business cases
must be
designed in such
a manner that the
logic behind the
project
management
methodologies is
captured along
with the set of
success criteria
and tools.
The organization
must also carry
out feasibility
analysis from
different aspects
before the design
and
implementation
of the business
cases.
carried out in all the
phases of life. These
virtues and
adherence to these
virtues make sure
that the harmony is
always maintained
and there is no harm
caused to self and the
society.
2(2), 64-73.
http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jitpm.20
11040105
Journals
&
Standards
The project
sponsor must
provide adequate
and clear
business
specifications
and an
implementation
plan shall be
designed
accordingly.
Asset
management and
change
management
shall also be
carried out so
that all of the
resources are
There are a lot of
planning activities
that are carried out in
the projects. Some of
these activities
include definition of
work, project
schedule, listing of
project milestones,
determination of the
resource
requirements and the
skills required for
completion of
different project
activities, changing
and rescheduling of
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optimally
utilized and
project goals are
met.
and scheduling of the
WBS elements.
 IJP
M
 P
MJ
There are
various
estimations and
analysis
activities that are
carried out in the
projects to
ensure that
project
objectives can be
achieved.
Feasibility study
on the aspects,
such as
technical,
operational,
economic, and
environmental
and likewise is
done to validate
the do-ability of
the project. Cost-
benefit analysis
is done to
understand and
track the project
finances and to
list out the
financial and
non-financial
benefits that can
be achieved. For
successful
projects, the
benefits shall be
higher than the
project costs.
There are also
certain forecasts that
are done in the
projects, such as
estimation of the
total time for the
accomplishment of
the tasks listed in the
WBS and changes in
the project scope for
obtaining new
estimates.
 SA
I
Gl
The selection of
the projects is
based upon a

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number of
factors, such as
project sponsor,
project team,
project
complexity,
project benefits,
project funds,
project goals and
likewise.
There are several
resources in an
organization that
are placed at
different levels
and the set of
responsibilities
to these
resources is
accordingly
assigned. The
roles are
distributed on
the basis of the
projects being
carried out and
the skill set of
the resources.
There are
various
knowledge areas
and toolsets that
are involved in
organizational
project
management,
such as initial
planning, risk
management,
team
management,
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planning,
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project analysis,
financial
analysis, project
closure and
many more.
The performance
and maturity of
the projects
usually go hand
in hand and is
enhanced with
the use of better
and adequate
tools along with
the accurate
definition of the
projects. There
are small and
large projects
that are carried
out in the
organizations
that may have a
varying degree
of complexity.
Some of these
projects may be
internal in nature
while the others
may be external.
The
performance-
maturity of the
projects is
calculated after
the
determination of
all of these
factors.
PORTFOLIO REFLECTION
Project Management is a discipline that has become essential for all the organizations. This is
due to the reason that the organizations are required to carry out multiple projects at the same
time. There are specific goals that are required to be met by each project and there is a lot of
responsibility on the project resources to accomplish simultaneous project tasks and

activities. In order to make sure that the project team members successfully carry out their
responsibilities and there are minimal project risks and conflicts, it is necessary that the
project management methodologies are used and applied. The Project Managers and leaders
must adhere to the best practices and guidelines to achieve these objectives. There are also
critical success factors that must be determined and analysed along with the definition of
business cases and preparation of an implementation plan. There are several planning and
analysis activities that also must be included in the projects to determine whether project
goals can be achieved or not. The feasibility analysis must be carried out in the initiation
phase and shall be executed on different aspects, such as technical, operational, economic,
environmental and likewise. The results of the feasibility analysis must be included in the
project charter and the decision to go ahead with the project shall accordingly be taken. Cost-
benefit analysis must also be carried out to make sure that the project finances are managed
accurately and there are project benefits that are achieved. There are several project
management tools that have also been developed which must be used.
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Why Project
Management?
Responsibilities
and governance
The project
governance
entails of the
key elements of
the project to
make it
successful. It is
tailored to the
specific needs of
the organization.
“Snyder, C. S. (2014). A
Guide to the Project
Management Body of
Knowledge: PMBOK
(®) Guide. Project
Management Institute.”
Kerzner Chapter 1 Understand the
principles for
effective
governance of the
Governance is
set of guidelines,
functions,
actions and
“Kerzner, H.
(2013). Project
management: a systems
approach to planning,

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project responsibilities
which classify of
management and
manage of the
projects.
scheduling, and
controlling. John Wiley
& Sons.”
Clarke (2015):
Changing paradigms
in corporate
governance: new
cycles and new
responsibilities.
Aware of
responsibilities
involved into
project
governance such
as manager,
sponsor
A
comprehensive
induction
process helps to
understand the
responsibilities
of project
governance,
“Clarke, T. (2015).
Changing paradigms in
corporate governance:
new cycles and new
responsibilities. Society
and Business
Review, 10(3), 306-326.”
Journals & Standards
 Journal of
Management &
Governance
The project
governance
should follow of
legal rules and
regulations to
secure the
information.
There is
requirement of
improved
knowledge of
legislation to
better critic of
the information
security and
improve the
strategic control
into corporate
governance.
“Georg, L. (2017).
Information security
governance: pending
legal responsibilities of
non-executive
boards. Journal of
Management &
Governance, 21(4), 793-
814.”
 Journal of Provides a The framework “Too, E. G., & Weaver,

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Management &
Governance
conceptual
framework of the
project
governance
consists of key
elements of
management
structure based
on effective
support from the
project
governance.
P. (2014). The
management of project
management: A
conceptual framework
for project
governance. Internationa
l Journal of Project
Management, 32(8),
1382-1394.”
 International
Journal of
Managing
Projects in
Business
The impacts of
the norms of IT
and success of
project are
observed
throughout the
project
governance.
Discussing of
the impacts of
IT success
throughout the
project
governance
“Muller, R., &
Martinsuo, M. (2015).
The impact of relational
norms on information
technology project
success and its
moderation through
project
governance. Internationa
l Journal of Managing
Projects in
Business, 8(1), 154-
176.”
PORTFOLIO REFLECTION
There are various ways to classify the project like by size (duration, value of business,
cost and team), by type (operational, strategic and maintenance), by application and by
complexity. The project manager is the head of the project who leads the entire project team
members. It is the responsibility of the project manager for developing and delivering of the

project management programs to the team members. The project manager identifies both
internal as well as external resources whether is it is financial and human resources to
complete the plan successfully. The project manager is so senior such that he/she can
evaluate the project progress on daily basis. The functional manager can make of good
project managers to organize work of people and coordinate the work of various people to
deliver product towards the organization. The functional manager reviews strategies of the
project manager and how well the manager can perform that particular strategy. Effective
project team leadership is most key significant factor to determine the success of project. The
project manager should establish of leadership role at project start to develop of high
performance team. The project manager gets an opportunity to select of skilled and expertise
human resources for the project to perform the activities. The project manager has no such
authority and power, while in an organization, power lies on hand of line manager. The
project manager does not have power to own the resources and authority over the resources.
In this case, a smart project manager tries to earn of informal authority over resources.
It is hard for the project manager to function into non-project driven organization. The
reason is objectives of the organization. The difference between project driven and non-
project driven companies are that there is functional organizational structure in non-project
driven. Therefore, non-project driven organization is more flexible for the line managers in
order to grow into career path as they are involved into functional work. The project manager
and engineer face challenges to go to higher position. Into project driven organization, the
project manager and engineer have probability to become experienced as the profit of
company is reliant on the project. Into project driven organizations, the project manager and
engineer have flexible career path which assist to rise to higher position and the line manager
gets of less importance and face challenges into career path. There are three main
organizational structures such as functional, project and matrix. Pro of functional structure is
that it is easier to access as it is working into same functional area. Cons are that there is no
access to people outside the functional division and people should be very loyal to work into
the project. Pros of project structure are that team members have stronger sense of
identification and the entire team is focused on project goals. Cons are that it is work for big
projects and the project manager spends of time and effort into human resources tasks. Pros
of matrix structure are that resources are used efficiently which move around the project and
team members are responsive towards their tasks. Cons are that there is conflict among the

team members and they have conflict related to development path which is taken for future
career path.
Yes, the project organizational structure requires some kind of therapy sessions and
seminars as the new team member are not familiar with their new responsibilities, resources,
project constraints. Long term underperforming of the personnel affects the entire project
negatively since it causes delay into project timeline and late delivery of the project output.
The project manager believes that they can account to senior executive, organization and also
the customer even they are connected to one line group. The project manager also reports to
the line manager as they can only control the resources. Functional team member reports to
the line manager formally and project manager informally. The functional manager reports to
only functional executive.
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Why
Project
Manageme
nt?
From this course, I have
learned to select and
manage a project
management methodology
for an individual or
organizational project.
Team building skills for a
project as per the
requirement of a project
and successfully complete
the undertaken project
Schwalbe, K.
(2015). Information
technology project
management. Cengage
Learning.
Turner, R. (2016). Gower
handbook of project
management. Routledge.
Kerzner
Chapter 1
I understood the
difference between the
project driven and non-
project driven
organizations, defining the
project success depending
on certain parameters. In
addition to that, the
classification of the project,
and location of the project
manager in an organization
or project.
Learning and
understanding different
concepts of project
management throughout
the project or
professional life. Sharing
and helping the project
team members to
improve the team
efficiency and success
rate of the project.
With the use of the
Nicholas, J. M., & Steyn, H.
(2017). Project management
for engineering, business
and technology. Taylor &
Francis.

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Prince2, I will be able
tomanage the goals and
objectives for a project.
Egelstaff
(2013)
Academic
assignment
s: Critical
thinking
and writing
critically
Use of the mentioned
books for project
management and different
assignments helped me to
define the projects scope,
communication plans,
stakeholder and risk
management for the
projects.
In addition to that, detailed
risk management with the
different steps like,
identification, assessment,
mitigation and control of
the risks that may occur in
the project life.
Thinking and writing
critically helped me to
systematically improve
the way I express ideas
for a certain given topic
or scenario. The skill of
critical thinking helped
me to less rely on the
teachers and guides for
guidance and instruction
for any topic. with critical
thinking skills, I became
more self-directed
learner and independent
in academics.
Turner, R. (2016). Gower
handbook of project
management. Routledge.
Kerzner, H. (2013). Project
management: a systems
approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling.
John Wiley & Sons.
Journals &
Standards
 IJPM As this journal covers
comprehensive number of
facets of project
management and different
others trending topics, and
techniques related to the
Prince2 and other project
management
methodologies thus it
helps me in gaining and
improving my knowledge
on the project
management
methodologies. In addition
to that, the agility required
for the change
management due to the
implementation of a
project.
From the experience, I
learnt the different
techniques that can help
in project as well as
change management due
to the implementation of
a project in an
organization.
Alvarez-Dionisi, L. E., Turner,
R., &Mittra, M. (2016).
Global project management
trends. International Journal
of Information Technology
Project Management
(IJITPM), 7(3), 54-73.
 PMJ This journal discusses the
complexity, benefits risks,
and resources used for
somereal-life projects, thus
it helped me to get some
idea about the complexity
levels of the projects which
we will undertake in
future.
While handling the small-
scale projects we tried to
incorporate some of the
ideas gathered from the
journals and adopted
them after modifying
them as per our need.
Kerzner, H. (2013). Project
management: a systems
approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling.
John Wiley & Sons.

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 SAI
Globa
l
From SAI, global we can
learn the way to effectively
prioritize andmanage
different tasks as well as
resources that may
comprise in a project. This
helps the project teamto
achieve operational
improvementin a given
project.
It helped me review the
projects that are
completed and get the
details about the issues
that went wrong and
caused in extended
schedule or budget for
the project
Riol, H., &Thuillier, D.
(2015). Project management
for academic research
projects: balancing structure
and flexibility. International
Journal of Project
Organisation and
Management, 7(3), 251-
269.
PORTFOLIO REFLECTION
In this course, I learned about the different processes and techniques that I can use in the future
projects. In addition to that, I also learned the importance of the change management in the project
management for an organizational project. In addition to that, the different stages and
characteristics of the Prince2 Project management method.
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Why
Project
Manageme
nt?
Project management will
help me in breaking down
a total work or project into
multiple smaller task that
are mainly deliverable
oriented.
The knowledge acquired
from this project
management course will
help me in planning for the
optimal use of the available
resources that are required
to complete a given
project.
Moreover, it will help in
following the critical path
in a project when there is a
strict dead line that needs
to be followed. Without
proper planning and
scheduling of the tasks the
Use of the WBS helps in
determining the detailed
deliverable for each level
of the WBS. With this tool
the scheduling of the
different tasks which
needs to be streamlined
in order to complete any
project in the given
deadline. For the smaller
projects it is important to
maintain the WBS till
third level otherwise the
project plan and schedule
becomes unnecessarily
complex.
Riol, H., & Thuillier, D.
(2015). Project management
for academic research
projects: balancing structure
and flexibility. International
Journal of Project
Organisation and
Management, 7(3), 251-
269.

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outcome of the project will
deviate from the desired
output set by the project
manager.
Kerzner
Chapter 1
The planning and
scheduling plays an
important role in scope
management for a certain
project. We found that, the
human resource
management and schedule
management is important
in order to achieve better
success rate in the
projects.
The work description and
the developed WBS must
be easily understandable
so that every team
member in a project team
can have clear idea about
their responsibilities that
needs to be completed by
them in order to complete
the project.
In any project the
functional manager has a
vital role in scheduling
the tasks required to
complete a project in
optimum use of the
resources and pre-
determined time. From
the different previous
projects, I found that
every project has its own
requirements that can be
addressed only with the
tailored project
management
methodology.
Kerzner, H. (2013). Project
management: a systems
approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling.
John Wiley & Sons.
Egelstaff
(2013)
Academic
assignment
s: Critical
thinking
and writing
critically
The critical thinking and
writing skills acquired by
going through the
assignments and
throughout the course is
helpful in adapting with
different circumstances in
order to maximise the use
of the available resources
in order to deliver better
ROI (return on
investment)against the
organisation's investment.
From the previous
projects I have learned to
apply different strategies
in order to gain
commitment from the
different team members.
In addition to that the
transforming my ideas
into practical
organizational solutions
for the identified
problems. With this
learnings from my
experience I will be able
to leverage a range of
tools that will help in
managing the available
resources as well as
implementing my ideas.
Turner, R. (2016). Gower
handbook of project
management. Routledge.
Alvarez-Dionisi, L. E., Turner,
R., & Mittra, M. (2016).
Global project management
trends. International Journal
of Information Technology
Project Management
(IJITPM), 7(3), 54-73.
Journals &
Standards
 IJPM This a journal that covers
and publishes the trends
The journal will be
helpful in acquiring and

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that are used in the
different projects
completed or going on
throughout the world thus
helped me to gain
knowledge about the
different techniques and
tools.
implementing different
techniques and tools in
order to manage the
project with the optimum
use of resources so that
the deviation between
the desired output and
outcome of a project.
 PMJ From this journal, the
complexities of the
different projects, their
risks and resource
management plans can
help me in respective fields
of a project.
With the better
knowledge of the
complexity of the
projects, I will be able to
improve the planning and
scheduling for different
projects.
 SAI
Globa
l
From this journal I learned
about prioritizing the
different tasks in the
planning phase of the
project.
It will help me in the
prioritization of the tasks
as well following the
critical path for the
project so that project
can be completed if it is
running behind the
schedule.
PORTFOLIO REFLECTION
Planning and scheduling of the different tasks inside any project environment can be described as
the activities that are required for launching a fixed course of action within a predicted environment
so the pre-determined objectives of the organization or the project team. I also learned that the
requirements of the organizations play a vital role in setting major milestones for a certain project.
These pre-determined project milestones need to be meet by the project managers and the
functional managers. Having the project work statement or the SOW the project manager as well as
the team have to set the objectives for different time periods. In order to achieve these objectives,
we have to outline the necessary tasks using the WBS (work break down structure)in order to
achieve those objectives.
As most of the project planning includes the responsibility of distinguishing the required resources
that should be required at any point of the project. In most of the cases it is frequently observed
that minor requirements are ignored from the project requirements list. For instance, if a target
incorporating another sub project administrator/manager, at that point it is important to allocate
proper resources to avoid un necessary delay in the middle of execution of a project plan. A point by
point and detailed list of required resources helps project plans and budget more accurate.
With the use of the WBS, the Cost for the different tasks in the project, budgets can be established in
an accurate manner. Performance of the team members can be easily tracked depending upon their
achievement of deliverables at the end of every stage. The project objectives can be aligned to
different available resources to complete the project in the predetermined time.

The project management plan that comprehend and incorporates too much deliverables in too little
period can lead to the failure of the projects. The reason behind this can be stated as poor financial
estimates for the task schedules and plans that are based on insufficient data.
Usually small and medium scale projects mainly depend on the three-level work break down
structure or WBS. In this work break down structure Level 1 of it is used to define authorization and
responsibilities of the tasks or work in the project. Level 2 for formulating the budget for the project
and the last level or level 3 to prepare schedules for the tasks defined in the level 1.
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How do
you
develop
specificat
ions in a
project?
 Estimating the cost
and time required
for a project.
In my experience, the
time and cost estimation
is essential for providing
a budget and timeline to
the client. Making the
project energy efficient
can also help to prevent
excess cost.
Khodakarami, V., & Abdi, A.
(2014). Project cost risk
analysis: A Bayesian networks
approach for modeling
dependencies between cost
items. International Journal of
Project Management, 32(7),
1233-1245.
Describe
the steps
in
developi
ng a
Work
Breakdo
wn
Structure
 All the processes
and steps in a
project are broken
down into simpler
tasks.
Complex tasks can be
broken down into simple
tasks based on
functional requirements,
which are then
described to the team
for effective
accomplishment.
Ashtiani, B. N., Jiang, Q., Tayah,
M., Welcker, B. L., Patton, T. G.,
Panvalkar, S. S., & Chan, W. K. T.
(2017). U.S. Patent No.
9,720,737. Washington, DC: U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office.
List some
of the
problems
in
decompo
sition of
a WBS
 Not
comprehending
that further
decomposition will
not be productive.
 Difficultiesdue to
different group
dynamics.
 Conducting
excessive
meetings.
 The deliverables
do not provide
enough
elaboration.
 Lack of team
building activities.
These problems arise
mostly due to
inexperienced project
managers who do not
understand the process,
especially by ignoring
varying group dynamics.
Sharon, A., & Dori, D. (2015). A
Project–product model–based
approach to planning work
breakdown structures of
complex system projects. IEEE
Systems Journal, 9(2), 366-376.
Describe
what is
 Providing
management to
Providing proper project
management as well as
Martinelli, R. J., & Milosevic, D.
Z. (2016). Project management

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the role
of a
senior
manager
or top-
level
manager
or
executive
the project.
 Providing
management to
the team
 Understanding the
client’s
requirements and
making certain
that the project
successfully
delivers.
team management is
essential. The project
manager is not just
meant for filing papers.
He or she is also
responsible for the team
and its productivity. The
project management
must also supervise the
team to meet the
project objectives.
toolbox: tools and techniques
for the practicing project
manager. John Wiley & Sons.
Are
senior
manage
ment
importan
t for a
project?
 Yes, senior
managementis
important for a
project.
Senior management has
the responsibility of
overseeing that the
project is successfully
completed along with
accomplishing all the
project objectives and
fulfilling the
requirements of the
client.
Kerzner, H. (2013). Project
management: a systems
approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling.
John Wiley & Sons.
What is
the role
of the
executive
during
planning?
 The executive
determines the
objectives and the
scope of the
project.
The executive initiates
the project by stating
the goals and objectives
of the project that must
be fulfilled.
In your
personal
experien
ce
describe
a
situation
where
someone
else
“owned”
the
event.
Describe
how you
managed
the
owner
who was
paying
for the
event.
Describe
 The client must
never be exposed
to the intricacies
of project
management.
They must only be
privy of the
results.
 I have focussed
on making a
good
presentation.
 The client
requested
many changes
after the initial
planning and
budgeting. All
of the changes
were
documented
and approved
so that the
client can be
billed on the
changes made.
 I made certain
that all of the
client’s
requirements
were being
addressed to.

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any
politics
or
tensions.
How did
you
manage
the
situation
?
Describe
the
different
types of
plans
that a
Project
Manager
needs to
develop
 Strategic Planning
 TacticalPlanning
 OperationalPlanni
ng
 ContingencyPlanni
ng
A project manager
implements strategic
planning, tactical
planning and
operational planning to
meet the outcome of a
project. However, a
good project manager
also prepares
contingency plans that
would prevent the
project from failing in
case of anyunforeseen
disasters.
What is a
Project
Charter?
And how
do you
develop
one?
 It determines the
roles and
responsibilities,
project objectives
and the project
manager’s level of
authority.
 Developing a
project charter
requires
identifying project
vision, project
organization
description,
implementation,
risk management.
The project charter
defines the outlines of
the project that the
project team members
and the project manager
adhere to.
If you
have a
plan, how
do you
personall
y keep to
it? How
do you
make
sure the
work
 By utilising WBS. Using WBS, I am able to
break my project plan
down into steps that
easy to complete. These
steps are then
completed successively
to accomplish the
project objectives in a
well-defined timeline.

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assigned
is being
done?
What is a
SOW?
A statement of work is a
plan that is documented to
provide the client with a
timeline of the project from
the vendor.
The targets of project
completion are defined
in the SOW so that the
client is well informed
about the deliverables
and timeline of the
project.
What is
Configura
tion
Managem
ent?
Consistent outcomes and
quality assurance in
projects is guaranteed by
Configuration
Management.
The client expects
assurance of the quality
of project outcome.
Such assurance can only
be provided by
employing Configuration
Management.
How can
a Project
Managem
ent
methodol
ogy
enhance
project
planning?
PMM can be utilized for
developing accurate project
plans and executing them
to accomplish the
necessary goals and
objectives.
I have successfully
applied PMM to make
my projects methodical
and structured.
Journals
&
Standard
s
 IJP
M
Continuous improvement
plans are analysed and
elaborated in these
journals.
I learnt a more
methodical approach to
the project management
process.
Management, I. (2018).
International Journal of Project
Management.
Journals.elsevier.com. Retrieved
25 January 2018, from
https://www.journals.elsevier.c
om/international-journal-of-
project-management
 PMJ Details of continuous
Improvement is provided.
A clear justification of
project improvement
would definitely help me
in future projects.
Project Management Journal |
PMI. (2018). Pmi.org. Retrieved
25January 2018, from
https://www.pmi.org/learning/
publications/project-
management-journal
 SAI
Glo
bal
An illustration of the
continuous improvement
plans is presented.
Thediscussed added
great value to my
project management
methodologies.
Ethics & compliance - SAI
Global. (2018). SAIGlobal.
Retrieved 25 January 2018,
from
https://www.saiglobal.com/en-

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PORTFOLIO REFLECTION
In my study, I have learnt that project management methodologies can be used to design a
systematic project management. Developing a proper project management has been a challenge to
many project managers.
The specifications of a project should be established before starting the planning phase, as
the stakeholders must be informed of the deliverables of the project.
Each functional role in a project must be identified before commencing the execution phase.
The Work Breakdown Structure is a method where each functional division is further decomposed
into smaller fragments of work. The entire project timeline is divided into several bits of time
intervals. Each task is assigned a time interval within which it must be completed. WBS increases the
project planning efficiency. However, we must be aware of the certain limitations to using this
process. The person using WBS to plan a project must not decompose or the break the tasks down
into too many pieces. This would make the entire process inefficient, as too much effort would be
wasted on completing multiple similar bits of work and documenting them separately.I have also
learnt that the project manager must consider the interdepartmental teamwork skills before
assigning them work that would require them to perform as a team. A healthy team dynamic is
needed to properly execute a project and without teamwork, the project is bound to fail.
The top management in a project holds the most important responsibilities, as that person is
responsible for the success or failure of a project. I have seen that these responsibilities include
managing the project, managing the team responsible for the project and most importantly
supervising that the outcome of the project meets the entire requirement of the client. Most of the
time the client is unable to convey their exact requirement to the project team. Information is often
altered and manipulated in the transition process. Therefore, according to my understanding, it is
the duty of the project manager to deliver what the client needs and not what the client wants.
A statement of work is needed to provide a documented information to the client about the
details of the plans and the timeline of the project. SOW is utilized to give the clients a timeframe
and the outcome that they should expect from the project in that period. It is also essential that
similar projects must maintain similar outcomes. A uniformity in quality and productivity must be
maintained to provide value assurance to the client.
A project manager thus needs to develop certain plans that determines the execution and
the outcome of the project. These plans aids in developing strategic and tactical ideas for the project
that would assist in making the operational plan successful. A contingency plan is developed as well
that would tend to unanticipated events. These plans are a part of the risk management process that
is desired to prevent failures in projects. From the literature, I can conclude that a good project
manager always has a perfect contingency plan.

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Why
Project
Manageme
nt?
Project management is
defined as the application
of processes, knowledge,
method, skills as well as
experience for achieving
the project.
I have experienced that
project management is
one of the discipline of
utilizing established
principles, practices as
well as procedures in
order to manage the
project.
Schwalbe, K.
(2015). Information
technology project
management. Cengage
Learning.
Kerzner
Chapter 1
Managing change in
project is considered as a
procedure, technique or
tool that is mainly used for
managing the changes for
achieving required
outcome within the
project.
I have analyzed that
change management
generally refers to
oversee the team for
successfully incorporating
changes into the work.
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R.
(2017). Project
management: a systems
approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling.
John Wiley & Sons.
Egelstaff
(2013)
Academic
assignment
s: Critical
thinking
and writing
critically
According to Alkhuraiji
(2018), change
management within the
project is considered as
one of the systematic
approach that helps in
dealing with various types
of transformation of the
organizations goals,
processes as well as
technologies.
I have identified that the
change management is
mainly utilized for
implementing strategies
for effective change and
for controlling changes
with the project.
Alkhuraiji, A. I. (2018). The
development of a
knowledge network
framework to support
knowledge mobilisation in IT
project oriented change
management (Doctoral
dissertation, University of
Plymouth).
Journals &
Standards
 IJPM The international journal
of project management
generally helps in offering
wide ranging as well as
comprehensive coverage
for all the different facets
that are related with
project management.
I have analyzed that the
internal journal of project
management discusses
the practices as well as
techniques associated
with project
management.
Pollack, J., & Adler, D.
(2015). Emergent trends
and passing fads in project
management research: A
scientometric analysis of
changes in the
field. International Journal
of Project
Management, 33(1), 236-
248.
 PMJ The project management
institute generally helps in
playing an significant role
in providing proper
information about project
I have analyzed that
several articles as well as
journals OF PMJ are
researched for getting an
idea on change
Wang, S. (2015). Co-
constructing Empire in Early
Choson Korea: Knowledge
Production and the Culture
of Diplomacy, 1392-1592.

Topic and
reading
samples.
Your personal
learning
outcomes from
this course.
Learnings from
your
experience.
Supporting
documentation
including your
prior learnings.
management. management. Columbia University.
 SAI
Globa
l
SAI Global project
management helps in
effectively managing as
well as prioritizing the
project.
I have analyzed that the
journals of SAI Global
helps in effectively
illustrating the
procedures of managing
change in project.
Sunder M, V. (2016).
Lean six sigma project
management–a
stakeholder management
perspective. The TQM
Journal, 28(1), 132-150.
PORTFOLIO REFLECTION
Continuous improvement method is one of the processes that help in determining different
number of opportunities in order to streamline various works for reducing the waste. It is identified
that the practice was generally formalized with the popularity of lean as well as agile manufacturing
and business. This method is generally utilized by thousands of companies all over the entire world
for identifying number of saving opportunities.
I have continuously improved my skills as well as knowledge in project management by
researching various articles as well as journals so that I can easily handle any project related
problems when I will got the opportunity of handling real projects.
Project quality management is mainly defined as the discipline with which the quality is
planned, assured as well as properly controlled. It is identified that in the project, the project
manager is the person that takes the responsibility of quality management.
It is analyzed that continuous improvement in project helps in enhancing the quality of the
project that is mainly undertaken. It is identified that in order to increase the quality, organizations
generally focuses on the continuous improvement processes of the organization that generally
resulted in enhanced quality of services as well as products.
The quality movement is helpful in tracing the roots of medieval Europe, where various
craftsmen generally organize into number of unions called guilds. The birth of quality in U.s came as
a response to the quality revolution that is mainly followed by World War II. It is found that by the
last decade of 20th century, the procedure of total quality management is considered as one of the
fad by many of the business leaders. The new total quality management generally evolved from the
foundations of Deming, juran for the early Japanese practitioners.
In order to provide quality in what I do in life is by managing it effectively so whatever I does
will be completed within time and in detail so that if anyone get involved with my task can easily
understand my views.
The procedure that helps in delivering proper quality is as follows:
Satisfaction of the customers: If the customers are satisfied with the products and services
then it can be ensured that the delivery is of proper quality.
Increased sales of products and services: If the sales of products and services enhances then
it can be analyzed that the delivery is of proper quality.

5.11Supporting documents
Lecture Slides