Project Management Methodologies: Consolidated Portfolio

This consolidated portfolio covers the course learning outcomes of PPMP20009, including the reasons why organizations adopt project management methodologies, the impact of project management methodologies on stakeholders, and the major elements of a project management methodology that might meet the needs of an organization. The portfolio includes personal learning outcomes, experiences, and supporting documentation.

PROJECT MANAGEMNET METHODOLOGIES
PPMP20009
Consolidated Portfolio
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TERM: 1, 2018

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...............................................................4
3 Discussion and Conclusion............................................................................................................4
4 References.....................................................................................................................................4
5 Appendix.......................................................................................................................................4
5.1 Portfolio 1..............................................................................................................................5
5.2 Portfolio 2..............................................................................................................................5
5.3 Portfolio 3..............................................................................................................................5
5.4 Portfolio 4..............................................................................................................................5
5.5 Portfolio 5..............................................................................................................................5
5.6 Portfolio 6..............................................................................................................................5
5.7 Portfolio 7..............................................................................................................................5
5.8 Portfolio 8..............................................................................................................................5
5.9 Portfolio 9..............................................................................................................................5
5.10 Portfolio 10............................................................................................................................5
5.11 Supporting documents...........................................................................................................5

Without going overboard, when formatted item 1 to 3 below will be most likely 4 to 5 pages. It
might be more, but it should not be less. Each learning outcome (LO) would contain two to three
paragraphs. The important thing is to say in the LO section how the student achieved the LO.
This is done through the summary and the evidence that points to each week in the appendix
(weekly submission).
1 INTRODUCTION
Project management can be considered as the process of applications which consists of
different processes along with knowledges and skills which are needed for the purpose of
achieving the objectives that the project is having. So it can be considered that this is the
concept which is associated with helping in the easy implementation and management of the
product. Project management is also associated with ensuring the fact that a project is
successfully delivered to the clients and so choices of proper project management
methodology is to be done which is generally different for every individual organization.so it
can be stated that the project management methodology is associated with easier
implementation of the project which can also be considered as a significant reason for why
the various organizations use and adopt the project management methodologies. The study
conducted in last ten weeks along with the tutorials and the lecture notes have been
associated with providing a wide view of the various project management methodologies.
Besides this it is also easy to understand the impact of the chosen methodology over the
project stakeholders along the major elements which are generally associated with the use of
the project management methodology in any organization. The project’s success is totally
dependent on the appropriate governance of the project and in this the project manager plays
a very vital role in order to ensure the success of the project. The consolidated portfolio has
been associated with reflecting the learning outcomes of the course have been fulfilled. The
learning experiences have also been discussed in the following section of the consolidated
portfolio.
2 COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
2.1 Learning Outcome 1: Explain reasons why organisations adopt Project Management
Methodologies
Summary
In the course conducted in the first week we were provided with a general idea about the project
management and the major reasons which lies behind the adaptation of the various kind of project
management methodologies by the organizations. The understanding of the importance of the project
management was quite interesting along with the reasons which lie behind the adaptation of the
project management by organizations of various sizes in order to implement any type of project in a
successful way. Along with the passing of time during the course I also learnt about the various kind
of benefits that an organization can get by making use of the Project management methodologies

which would be associated with helping in the making of plans in an effective way along with
controlling the various kind of projects in an organization.
In this course I have also understood the importance that project planning is having. The main reason
which si responsible for the adaptation of the project management methodologies is that the by
having a proper project management methodology the planning would become much easier. I also
understood the fact that project management is also associated with helping a lot in overcoming the
various type of challenges that are faced by the project. After this course I was also capable of having
a clear idea about the various reasons lying behind the adaptation of the project management by
organizations of various sizes.
Evidence
I was associated with working with a software manufacturing company where I was associated with
the usage of the agile project management methodology for various kind of projects that the
organization is having. In the agile project amangemet methodology there exists testing in each and
every pahse of the project which is very important. While attending the course I also gained a
theoretical knowledge about the need of having a project management methodology in various type of
organizations.
2.2 Learning Outcome 2: Critically analyse the impact of Project Management
Methodologies upon stakeholders
Summary
After gaining a knowledge about the basic concept of project management I have understood the fact
that a significant role is played by the stakeholders. So it can be stated that making choices regarding
the selection of proper project management methodology would be having a huge impact over the
stakeholders involved in the project. The project management is also associated with ensuring the
creation of a proper communication plan which is to be made for the project in order help in the easy
propagation of the information along with the progress report of the project to the stakeholders of the
project. During this course I also understood the fact that the project management methodology is
associated with playing an integral role I the proper project planning along with the execution of the
project. One of the important part is the management of the stakeholders which would be associated
with having a huge impact upon the stakeholders involved in the project.
The management of the project is a challenging task so the choice of involving the stakeholders can
be considered to be very obvious. During the course we have also been associated with analysing the
role that is played by the stakeholders and this can be considered to be an integral part of the
project.so the choice of the project management methodologies are expected to have a huge impact
over the stakeholders who are involved in the project.
Evidence

The course has been associated with providing help in the process of gathering practical
knowledge about the importance of the stakeholders in a project. There is a need of managing
the stakeholders who are involved in the project and they are associated with playing an
integral role while ensuring the stakeholders that they are informed about every processes
involved in a project in a proper time. This course has also been associated with helping me
understand the importance of the stakeholders in the projects along with the impact on the
choice of selecting the right project management methodology.
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
Once the course have been completed I have understood the fact that the major element of the
project that is to be adopted by the organization for the purpose of managing the project is the
proper scheduling and the management of the project. Another significant role is played by
the project management is the timely completion of the project within a budget which has
been allocated. And for doing this it is very much important to identify the scope of the
project. So the scope of project is considered to be another important part of the project
management methodology that is to be adopted any organization. In case if the scope is not
identified in a proper way then the project might get delayed or might get executed in an
improper way. After this course I have also understood the fact the planning acts a very vital
role in the success of the project. This is important because it plays a very important role in
the implementation of the project. One of the important elements of project planning is
proper requirements identification and gathering.
Evidence
From the lectures a wide knowledge has been gained regarding the different aspects and the
elements of the project management methodology, besides this the study materials of this
course has also be considered as a very important resource for gaining the knowledge. While
working as an intern in the software project has been greatly helpful in the process of gaining
a knowledge about the various kind of process and the necessity of gathering the information
in the project. These 12 weeks learning has been associated with providing a complete
understanding of the project management methodologies and the most important elements of
the project management methodologies. The choice of the project management methodology
depends on the type of the project and therefore the important elements of the project
methodology vary in different projects. The weekly portfolio have considerably helped me in
brushing up the theoretical knowledge of the project methodologies.

3 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
Throughout 12 weeks of learning about project management methodologies, I have
understood the fundamental knowledge regarding the needs of project management
methodologies in various kind of organizations. The major reason which lies behind the
adaptation of the various kind of methodologies has also been evaluated in this report. The
project methodology is chosen according to the type of project along with the size of the
organization. Consideration of all the key element needs to be done during the choosing of
the right methodology in order to achieve success during the project which is also largely
dependent upon the approach that is taken for competing the project. By this course I have
understood the importance of the project stakeholders as well and I have also understood the
need of keeping the stakeholders engaged with the project, proper evaluation of the
communication between the team members is also to be done, the main reason for
considering the project management methodology which has increased considerably over the
years is also to be done for executing the project successfully and complete it without any
kind of problems, the project managers have the responsibility of making proper selection of
the project management methodologies which would be associated with ensuring the success
of the project.
4 REFERENCES
1. Alexander, M. (2018). 6 traits of highly effective project managers. [online] CIO.
Available at: https://www.cio.com/article/2433916/project-management/project-
management-six-attributes-of-successful-project-managers.html [Accessed 3 Apr.
2018].
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manager-expectations [Accessed 3 Apr. 2018].
3. Entrepreneur. (2018). What Really Happens When You Hire the Wrong Candidate.
[online] Available at: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/244730 [Accessed 3 Apr.
2018].
4. Mosaicprojects.com.au. (2018). Modern Project Management - Past Present &
Future. [online] Available at:
https://mosaicprojects.com.au/Resources_Papers_061.html [Accessed 3 Apr. 2018].

5. Besner, C. and Hobbs, B., 2013. Contextualized project management practice: A cluster
analysis of practices and best practices. Project Management Journal, 44(1), pp.17-34.
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5 APPENDIX
(Attach all your 10 portfolios)

5.1 Portfolio 1
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning
outcomes from this unit.
Learnings from
your experience.
Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
Why Project
Management?
Management
Study Guide
After reading about the
project management, I came
to know about the
importance of managing a
project so that it could be
delivered with required
quality and within the
estimated budget and time.
The study was very
helpful for me when
I was working in a
project during my
college semesters. I
was able to manage
the activities of the
project with
complete
understanding of the
schedule
management that
would result in
completion of my
project on time. The
project was
successfully
delivered by me on
time.
Managementstudyguide.com. (2018).
Importance of Project Management
for Organizations. [online] Available
at:
https://www.managementstudyguide.
com/project-management-
importance.htm [Accessed 2 Apr.
2018].
Kerzner
Chapter 1
The chapter has helped me to
learn the concept of project
management in detail that
Principles of project
management have
helped me a lot in
KERZNER, H. (2009). PROJECT
MANAGEMENT-A SYSTEMS
APPROACH TO PLANNING,

Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning
outcomes from this unit.
Learnings from
your experience.
Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
covers every aspect related to
the development of project
including management of
time, scope and resources. I
have also learnt that a
successful project must
always get delivered within
the estimated cost and
schedule with the client’s
requirements.
understanding the
activities of project
development that
have assisted me
carrying out the
project when I was
involved as a
software tester. I
have applied these
principles during my
project and worked
with project
manager while
understanding his
roles and
responsibilities.
SCHEDULING, AND
CONTROLLING. 10th ed. John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New
Jersey.
Egelstaff (2013)
Academic
assignments:
Critical thinking
and writing
critically
This study defines the skills
required for the critical
thinking and writing that
have helped me to
understand how to present
my learning with clear
reasoning of the project
This academic
assignment has
helped me gaining
the knowledge about
the importance of
critical thinking and
writing that would
Egelstaff (2013). Critical Thinking
and Writing. [online] Available at:
https://www.kent.ac.uk/learning/docu
ments/student-support/value-map/
valuemap1516/
criticalthinkingandwriting171015alg.
pdf [Accessed 3 Apr. 2018].

Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning
outcomes from this unit.
Learnings from
your experience.
Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
management in a structured
manner.
be applied while
working on a project
so that I would be
able to present my
reasoning in a clear
and concise manner.
Journal
(IJPM)
Through this journal, I came
to know about different
techniques that would be
used for the management of
the project. I have learnt
about the importance of
planning and the control of
time and quality in the
project’s success. Different
factors that can cause
obstacles in the project
management’s success
include selection of wrong
person as a project manager,
lack of strategic planning and
techniques, inappropriate
schedule, etc.
Since, I was
confused for so long
about the concepts
of project and
project management.
This journal has
totally cleared my
confusion and gave
me an opportunity to
learn more about the
project management
that would help me
in future projects.
My learning from
this journal includes
the factors that can
cause a project to
Munns, A. and Bjeirmi, B. (1996).
The role of project management in
achieving project success.
International Journal of Project
Management, [online] 14(2).
Available at:
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1dc0
/869c0fb6f52b23da12aa7922be43296
e0b06.pdf [Accessed 2 Apr. 2018].

Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning
outcomes from this unit.
Learnings from
your experience.
Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
fail or success.
5.2 Portfolio 2
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal
learning outcomes
from this course.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting
documentation including
your prior learnings.
Kerzner Chapter
2
The acceptance and
growth of project
managements is
changing significantly
in the domain of
multinational project
management. After
studying this chapter, I
came to know that
system is accumulation
of interacting sub-
systems which when
organised accurately
provides synergistic
outcomes. System is
characterised with
interface or boundaries
conditions. Project
management is known
as a mechanism of
acquiring project
targets via traditional
organisational
structure.
I have realised the types of projects
i.e. individual projects, special
projects, staff projects and
aggregate projects. The project type
will define which of the functions
project manager will need to
perform
KERZNER, H. (2003).
Project management.
[online] Available at:
http://www.books.mec.biz/
tmp/books/55F1OL4WQC
7HL2OBCGHS.pdf
[Accessed 3 April 2018].
Kerzner Chapter
21
This chapter defines
that procurement is
process of services or
goods. Best
procurement practices
improves corporate
profitability with
benefit of quantity
discounts and seek out
quality suppliers
I have learned that basic
procurement strategies like project
procurement strategy and corporate
procurement strategy
KERZNER, H. (2003).
Project management.
[online] Available at:
http://www.books.mec.biz/
tmp/books/55F1OL4WQC
7HL2OBCGHS.pdf
[Accessed 3 April 2018].

Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal
learning outcomes
from this course.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting
documentation including
your prior learnings.
Benefits of using
project
management
Project management
gives roadmap which
is simply followed and
leads to completion of
project. Project
management offers
tools that encourage
client/manager relation
to be continued
I have learned that project
management strategies helps to
successfully complete the project
Picariello, G. (2014). The
Top Ten Benefits of
Project Management.
Retrieved 3 April 2018,
from
https://www.brighthubpm.
com/project-planning/2350
-the-top-ten-benefits-of-
project-management/
Project
management and
change
Change management
activities are managed
with the help of project
management concepts.
The experts of change
management comes
from diverse
backgrounds and
understanding of
higher level
organisational
decisions is done
which attempts to
impact vendors,
customers and
employees
I came to know about role of
experts in managing changes in the
project. Change management
involves ongoing activities having
no clearly specified deliverables due
to changing marketing conditions
Bunner, A. (2017). Project
Management vs. Change
Management: What’s the
Difference?. Retrieved 3
April 2018, from
https://www.clarizen.com/
project-management-vs-
change-management-
whats-the-difference/
Project life
cycle
Different phases of
project management
help to simplify and
structure the project in
manageable phases.
Common phases of
project life cycle are
project initiation,
project plan, project
execution, project
monitoring and
control, project closure
I get to know that project plan
prepare team for problems that
occurs during course of project.
This helps to understand scope, cost
and time interval of project
Bisk. (2014). Five Phases
of the Project
Management Lifecycle.
Retrieved 3 April 2018,
from
https://www.villanovau.co
m/resources/project-
management/5-phases-
project-management-
lifecycle/#.WsIbD4hubIU
Importance of
project
management
methodologies
Project management
methodology assists to
mitigate risk and
enhance the chances of
success. This enable
team to share ideas and
thoughts on what is
I have learned that project
methodology helps to focus on right
things at right way
Guo, P. (2012). 4 Big
Benefits of Using a
Project Management
Methodology. Retrieved 3
April 2018, from
http://www.mnp.ca/en/post
s/4-big-benefits-of-using-

Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal
learning outcomes
from this course.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting
documentation including
your prior learnings.
happening and what
can be the final
outcome
a-project-management-
methodology
5.3 Portfolio 3
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
What are the
qualities of a
good project
manager and
why?
Kerzner
Chapter 4, & 8;
The project managers
are the project
functional entities. The
project successful
accomplishment relies
on the project manager
skills and abilities. The
good project manager
must possess adequate
leadership, managerial
and team work skills. He
must be good at
communicating with his
peers and subordinates
and should know how to
bind his team members.
These skills are
necessary to develop a
complete project in a
given time proposal that
is up to the client’s
requirements.
From the provided
content, I have learnt that
a good project manager
should be a good
communicator and the
motivator. He should
know how to create
positive work culture
environment even in
difficult situations. The
project manager should
always be open to learn
new concepts.
Alexander, M. (2018). 6 traits of highly
effective project managers. [online] CIO.
Available at:
https://www.cio.com/article/2433916/p
roject-management/project-
management-six-attributes-of-
successful-project-managers.html
[Accessed 3 Apr. 2018].
How do
organisations
employ the
best staff? In
particular, how
does an
organisation
find the best
project
manager?
Kerzner
Chapter 4, & 8;
Selecting and hiring the
project manager is the
continuous ongoing
process. The adequate
care must be taken while
performing the
procedure. The first step
is to analyse the job
requirements and them
to socialise that
information on every
platform. From the
gathered applications,
Hiring project manager is
the stepwise process. The
individual who is able to
successful handle the
pressure and the stress in
each phase pf recruitment
process, will be
designated the position of
project manager. The
process must possess a
complete set of effective
team work, leadership and
managerial skills.
Mascia, A. (2014). Project manager:
leader, influencer e conflict manager.
PROJECT

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
the selected candidate
are shortlisted for the
final interview, and the
entity who has
successful clear the
interview round will be
designated as the project
manager.
What happens
when an
organisation
selects the
wrong project
manager?
The inability to choose
the right project
manager who have a
negative impact on the
project success. The
inadequate project
manager would not be
able to adjust himself in
the given circumstances
and would be unable to
represent and guidance
his team members.
Project managers
inability to prepare a
feasible project would
cause heavy penalties for
the company in terms of
wastage of time and
resources.
I have understood the
worth of an ideal project
manager for the company.
Inefficient project
manager will consume
additional company time
and resources and would
be incompetent overcome
the hurdles and delays
that were faced by the
development team in
between the project
development.
Entrepreneur. (2018). What Really
Happens When You Hire the Wrong
Candidate. [online] Available at:
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/
244730 [Accessed 3 Apr. 2018].
Do you think
project
managers of
today are
different from
project
manager ten
years ago?
How are they
different?
Kerzner
Chapter 4, & 8;
There is no denying that
the present project
managers are far more
superior as compared to
the previous ones. This is
because earlier only the
engineer that possess
technical skills were
hired by the company
but now the project
manager that is the
complete package of all
the required skills is
required by the
company.
From the provided
content, I have realised
that the present project
managers are efficient
because they inherit all
the skills that were
required by the company.
But earlier, the primary
focus on the technical
skills. So for this reasons
only engineers were
designated as the project
managers.
Mosaicprojects.com.au. (2018). Modern
Project Management - Past Present &
Future. [online] Available at:
https://mosaicprojects.com.au/Resourc
es_Papers_061.html [Accessed 3 Apr.
2018].

5.4 Portfolio 4
Topic and reading
samples
Personal learning
outcomes from this
course
Learning from the
experience
Supporting documents
including your prior
learning.
What is project
Management: - notes
Project management is
considered as application
of skills, knowledge,
techniques and tools for
performing project
activities in order to meet
project requirements.
From my experience, I
learnt that project
management is complete
set of tools and
knowledge without
which a project can’t be
completed.
Lock, D. (2004). Applied
Project Management: Best
Practices on
Implementation. International
Journal of Project
Management, 22(4), pp.347-
348.
Three activities similar to
project: -Powerpoint slides
It involves breaking down
the project into smaller
tasks and then completes
one task after the other.
As per my experience, I
divided my subject into
chapters and then assign
time for completing
each chapter. It helped
me to complete my
notes one day before my
examination day.
Bredillet, C., Tywoniak, S.
and Dwivedula, R. (2015).
What is a good project
manager? An Aristotelian
perspective. International
Journal of Project
Management, 33(2), pp.254-
266.
What is project success: -
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=-oIoLn2YCxc
A project which
completes within all the
constraints like changed
requirements, defined
scope, limited technology
and time is known as
successful project.
From my experience, I
learnt that constraints
associated with project
should be known and
completing project
against them is crucial
for a project success.
Roseke, B. (2018). Defining
Project Success. [online]
ProjectEngineer. Available at:
http://www.projectengineer.ne
t/defining-project-success/
[Accessed 2 Apr. 2018].
Describing one successful
project:
-https://www.theatlantic.c
om/technology/archive/20
11/07/the-20-most-
successful-projects-in-
kickstarter-history/
241789/#slide3
“I am I” is a movie which
was completed within
estimated budget of
$111,965 from human
resource of 902 people. Its
goal was to earn
$100,000.
I learnt from my
experience that if a
project produces better
results than expected
then it is a successful
project.
Shontell, A. (2018). The 20
Most Successful Projects in
Kickstarter History. [online]
The Atlantic. Available at:
https://www.theatlantic.com/t
echnology/archive/2011/07/th
e-20-most-successful-
projects-in-kickstarter-
history/241789/#slide3
[Accessed 2 Apr. 2018].
Reason for considering
project success and project
management same: -
classroom discussion
If project management
practices applied
efficiently only then
project will become a
success like proper
resource, personnel and
time management is
essential.
I learnt that a project can
be successful if
everything related to it
is managed with
complete focus towards
the project success.
Müller, R. and Turner, R.
(2007). The Influence of
Project Managers on Project
Success Criteria and Project
Success by Type of
Project. European
Management Journal, 25(4),
pp.298-309.
Three problems with
project management: -
https://www.keyedin.com/
uk/keyedinprojects/article/
10-typical-project-
management-challenges-
faced-by-businesses/
1. Ever changing
requirements: -It
involves changing
requirements all
the time.
2. Slow
communication
I learnt that different
ways should be used for
managing different
projects like complex
project should use agile
methodology and simple
one should waterfall
KeyedIn Projects.
(2018). 10 Typical Project
Management Challenges
Faced By Businesses.
[online] Available at:
https://www.keyedin.com/u
k/keyedinprojects/article/1

with clients: -there
is lack of or slow
communication
between client and
project manager
3. Managing each
project with same
way: - Same way
is being used for
managing different
projects.
methodology. 0-typical-project-
management-challenges-
faced-by-businesses/
[Accessed 2 Apr. 2018].
Do functional manager
makes good project
managers:
-https://careertrend.com/in
fo-8730932-functional-
manager-vs-project-
manager.html
As functional managers
arrange the resources for
the project manager thus,
they can make a good
project manager through
providing complete
support to him.
I learnt that functional
manager has more
authority than project
manager thus, functional
manager can help
project manager by
helping him in decision
making regarding the
project.
Careertrend.com. (2018).
[online] Available at:
https://careertrend.com/info-
8730932-functional-manager-
vs-project-manager.html
[Accessed 2 Apr. 2018].
Who to look after project
manager: -Kerzner chapter
1
Functional manager can
look after the project
managers’ activities so
that company’s benefits
can be considered before
taking any decision
regarding the project.
I have learnt that
functional manager has
higher chain of
command due to which
project manager and
project team should
report to him and take
orders from him before
making any change in
the project.
Müller, R. and Turner, R.
(2007). The Influence of
Project Managers on
Project Success Criteria
and Project Success by
Type of Project. European
Management Journal,
25(4), pp.298-309.
5.5 Portfolio 5
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inc
Why Project
Management?
Week 5 lecture slide is followed and learned
for understanding the project management
domain, its advantages after implementing it
in any business organization.
From the detail analysis of the lectures
notes I have learned that, strategic
alignment, governance, organizational
project management, methodologies and
competency management is the boundary
line of project management.
Kerzner Chapter 1 During the evaluation of different project, it is
necessary for the project heads or project
executives to main al the steps properly. The
concept of project effectiveness and efficiency
are widely used while evaluating project
processes. If the project domain and all the
processes are maintained and monitored
accurately then only the project management
will be able to deliver successful project for
I have learned that in order to deliver a
successful project to the consumers a
proper balance should be established
between the objectives and the project
outcomes.

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the consumers.
Egelstaff (2013)
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assignments:
Critical thinking
and writing
critically
Yes, control over the expectation of any
project is very important to gain success
throughout.
The following are the steps to deliver
successful project:
 Defining the project problem
 Identifying resources and gathering
resources from those
 Utilization of proper project
management tools and techniques
 Developing proper project strategies
The best practices that I use to follow are
to learn new things ever time from
different actions, whether in a business
environment or even outside. The lectures
and notes also inspired me a lot to meet
the project objectives.
Proj
Journals &
Standards (Harold
Kerzner Video: An
Introduction to the
Best Practices in
Project
Management)
Different project instructions are there those
are to be followed to implement a successful
project. Some of the practices are best for
project planning and some are helpful to
describe to the project forecast (Kerzner and
Kerzner 2017).
From the project details I have learned that,
for describing the project planning the
followings are to be maintained:
Definition of the project work
Proposing a project schedule
Establishing proper project milestones
Identification of project resources (human
and material)
Proj
 IJPM Work is referred to as a duty that any person
does maintain sometimes to gain commercial
profits and sometimes to increase knowledge
and skills.
Project schedule is a tools followed for a
successful completion of any project within
estimated budget (Besner and Hobbs 2013).
For dividing the workload from the project
team members schedule should be prepared.
Through milestone the completion of any
phase of any project can be easily
highlighted (Besner and Hobbs 2013).
If during the project development phase it is
found that certain additional resources are
needed then change management plan and
actions are to be undertaken.
 PMJ In order to carry out a project successfully
resources are required. Resources may be
human or it may be materials.
For successful implementation of any task the
WBS skills are needed.
In order to complete the task successfully,
proper cost and time should be redesigned
with the help of a scope change planning.
Based on the client’s requirements the
budget and time should be estimated for
the successful completion of any project.
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 SAI Global  Resource changing
 Allocating human and material
resource for each activity
 Project priority changing
 Rescheduling
These are to be followed for forecasting any
project.
If based on the requirements the budget
and time are found to be overloaded the
reschedule is needed (Kerzner and Kerzner
2017).

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What is project
classification
There are different ways through which
projects can be classified. Depending upon the
project details the planning should be
prepared.
The phases on which the projects the
classified include the following:
Size of the project based on cost, business
values, project team members and duration
for successful completion
Proj
Kerzner
Chapter 1
It is not necessary that each time the project
managers will be senior most. Based on the
experience, skill and knowledge the project
managers are allocated.
Yes, I think that a functional manager of any
organization can easily become a project
manager for any business organization. The
project manager should follow all necessary
criteria to meet the objectives (Kerzner
2017).
Again the project managers should motivate
and co-ordinate all the project team
members together so that they can
successfully deliver the project
requirements.
Based upon the priority of any project the
roles of the project manager and functional
manager are categorized and allocated.
Egelstaff
(2013)
Academic
assignments:
Critical
thinking and
writing
critically
Not every time project management plans are
designed for transferring power from the line
manager to the project manager (Kerzner
2017).
Generally each time the project managers
are found to be dedicated and committed
to their job roles.
Leadership is a very important factor that
must be considered to deliver a successful
project.
Proj
Journals &
Standards
The career path differ a lost for the project
driven organization and non project driven
organization. Project driven organization
always helps to increase the knowledge and
the skills of any personnel.
Among the project manager, line manager
and project engineer the growth or career
path differs a lot. For any person the career
should be started from a basic role where,
they will get chance to learn many different
organizational project aspects (Kerzner
2017). Then, the gathered skills and
knowledge help the person to become a
project manager or line manager
respectively.
Initia
 IJPM There are different organizational structures
such as functional, matrix etc. Based on the
professionalism and discipline all these
structures, their effectiveness and efficiency
can be defined.
In order to deploy the project properly all
activities should be organized professionally.
Based on the situation and current position
of the organizations therapy sessions are
needed either regular basis or frequently.
 PMJ For project management the therapy session
can take place for smaller time san or a larger
The frequency of the therapy session
depends on the chosen organizational plan
Plan

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time span. and all time it is not necessary that these
should be treated equally rather based on
the e=complexity these should be treated
accordingly.
 SAI
Global
The executive board of any organization is
placed at the top most designation and the
rest of the members are always having
professional bosses.
Project manager: Project executive is he
boss for the project manager
Functional team members: Functional team
members have many bosses such as
functional manager, project manager,
operational manager and obviously the
executive manager.
Functional manager: The Functional
manager has to report t the project
executives’ bout the current status of the
project and its operational details.
5.7 Portfolio 7
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reading
samples.
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outcomes from thisunit.
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experience.
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Lifecycle and
project
methodologies
From the details learning of project
management methodologies and life cycle the
steps those are to be maintained include
project initiation, planning, evaluation,
monitoring and closure.
It is expected that if all of these project
development and project methodologies
are maintained accurately then the project
will be able to deliver the expected
outcome.
For developing a solid project plan not only
project phases but also those phases are to
be maintained accurately.
Kerzner
Chapter 1
It is the responsibility of the project managers
to identify necessary sources. For both the
internal and external resources the view point
of the project executives differs accordingly
(Kerzner and Kerzner 2017).
 Initially a project budget should be
prepared.
 Based on the budget a feasibility
study must be done to ensure
about whether the project
outcomes are profitable or not.
Proj
Egelstaff
(2013)
Academic
assignments:
Critical
thinking and
writing
critically
In order to make any project acceptable it
must follow all necessary criteria those are
related to the project assumptions and detail
objectives.
There is no time boundary while
implementing any project. Not even there
is any time specification that should be
followed for the successful completion of a
project. It can be said that, the project
objectives and complexity basically
estimated the total time needed to
accomplish any project (Kerzner and
Kerzner 2017).
Proj

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Journals &
Standards
If the project manager identifies that there is
any inefficiency in the functional lines then, he
must not reach very badly with the project
team members (Kerzner and Kerzner 2017).
As the project manager of any project is
responsible to control and monitor the project
progress.
Though it is the responsibility of the project
managers to monitor, control and, motivate
the team members to keep engaged with
the project objectives but still if serious
functional issues occur then the executive
management should involve with the issue
directly.
Proj
 IJPM Regarding the standard procedure of the
company the project managers should always
have the permission on establishing new
perquisites for the top management.
Project sponsors associate to any project
are always the external resources who are
responsible to invest required capital for
the successful project accomplishment.
 PMJ Thus, the external project stakeholders that
are the project sponsors do not have the right
to have an in-house representative removed
from the company.
If at the project initiation phase, the project
manager and finance manager fails to
estimate the project budget accurately then
during the project implementation the cost
and time both will exceed the estimation
which is a referred to as over management
of project management.
Proj
 SAI
Global
The program manager is responsible to bear
the final responsibility of a project to meet the
project criteria and preliminarily developed
objectives.
The program manager can be defined as a
super project manager, who is responsible
to maintain functional operations of the
project for governing the project (Kerzner
and Kerzner 2017).
5.8 Portfolio 8
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samples.
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Project
outcome Vs
project output
From the project point of view it has been
found that, there is a big difference between
the project output and project outcome. As in
case of project management there are four
phases should be followed accordingly such as
initiation, planning, evaluation, monitoring
and closure (Kerzner 2017).
From the lectures slides It has been learned
that, out of one phase is the input for the
very next phase. In other words, the output
defines the steps to be followed during the
project development phases. Gain the
project outcome is the performance level
that has to be considered to meet the
project objectives.
Proj
Kerzner
Chapter 1
Before the finalization of program scheduling
the employees associated to a project should
involve with the project development phases
so that it can accomplish the project
successfully. The steps for the program
schedule include the followings:
 Total program schedule for the work
In the personal life project processes the
steps are necessary to be maintained
include the following:
 Personal development action plan
 Sense of motivation and goal
achievement planning
 Implementing better level of
Proj

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statement
 Work breakdown structure
 Task and job specification
 Milestone schedule
learning techniques
 Reflective thinking skills
Egelstaff
(2013)
Academic
assignments:
Critical
thinking and
writing
critically
Certain factors are to be considered for the
successful implementation of any
organizational project. The levels of
complexity are categorized based on size, cost
and resources and requirements for any
project.
In order to reduce the workload from the
project team members the total schedule
should be divided and for each activity
based on skills and knowledge resources
should be allocated (Kerzner 2017). For such
project a single schedule should be
prepared.
Journals &
Standards
Proj
 IJPM Yes, it is possible the WBS is such a way so
that the resource allocation approach
becomes easier to the project managers and
program managers as well (Kerzner 2017). The
functional manager is responsible to check
and monitor the output generated from the
first three level of WBS and also checks and
compares the expected output with the
project outcome.
In my personal life there was no such phase
where the functional manager over looked
the plan that is preliminarily designed.
There are two different types of conflicts
that may rise in the personal life project
include interpersonal conflict, intrapersonal
conflict.
In order to resolve these conflicts the only
mitigation approach is the discussion.
 PMJ With the delivery of a quality product to the
consumers the customer and the contractors
will come to know that the project details are
successfully understood by each other.
Using a performance measurement matrix I
can make sure that the project details are
clear to the stakeholders. I will use social
media approach, open communication and
also meeting accordingly.
Proj
 SAI
Global
Based on the project requirements and
objectives the work Breakdown Structure will
be developed and resources will be allotted
for each of the wok package.
In order to accomplish the project
successfully the prepared WBS will be a
combination of time phased and division
phased (Kerzner 2017).
Proj
5.9 Portfolio 9
Topic and reading
samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supp
your
a) Kerzner Chapter
20.0-20.8, & 21.0-
21.4;
What is continuous
improvement?
Continuous improvement is a process rather
activity set that is widely used in different
business organizations regardless of their size
and the complexity of their projects.
Continuous improvement is defined as an
effort that is used to improve products,
services and process of the organizations.
I have realized that, in case of continuous
improvement the improvement approaches
are always incremental nature it means that
changes occur with the changing time
period. The continuous improvement
process is comprises of four phases:
 Identify
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sched
Sons.

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your
b) PMI
Implementing
Organizational PM
PM Appendices X2
& X3;
Continuous improvement plan can be
successfully implemented if the identified
steps are again implemented accordingly. The
completion of the continuous improvement
cycle is abbreviated as PDCA cycle.
 Planning
 Execution
 Review
The four different consecutive phases
followed by the project managers during the
successful incorporation of continuous
improvement plan are as follows:
 Plan
 Do
 Check
 Act
Q1. Personal life
continuous
improvement plan
For personal continuous improvement I use to
attend all my lecture classes and extra classes.
I also believe in online learning app those help
me to gain more knowledge about current
affairs.
I have realized that with the successful
continuous improvement plan the skills and
knowledge can also be improved
accordingly. In this case a graph can be
represented where the X axis shows time
and the Y axis shows the values. I have
learned that, continuous improvement plan
and entropy can be measured from these
factors in personal assessment. Examination
is the best way to make the measurements.
Q2. What is quality?
Q3. How quality
affect continuous
improvement plan
The quality is a measuring factor for any
business organization that helps to measure
the productivity, ability, reliability,
production, and trust and ser requirements
paralelly. Quality helps the business
organizations to gain commercial success and
competitive advantages simultaneously.
Quality control and continuous improvement
are two different aspects those are related to
each other. If one of these factors interrupted
then the other will not be archived by the
business organization. Quality provides the
following to the businesses:
 Competitive advantages
 Increasing consumers
The quality of products and services of any
business organization helps to implement
innovative ideas and creativity in their
organizations. The product quality deals
with the following components:
 External requirements
 Internal requirements
 Activities
 Processes to be carried out
 Resource required
In order to achieve more success and
continuous improvement besides quality
management and quality improvement the
company should analyse total quality
management plan.
Kerzn
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sched
Sons.
Q4History of quality
improvement
In traditional days there were no
specifications that are used for maintaining the
quality of the project and products. Those
However, the current quality improvement
planning incorporates some specifications
in terms of :
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Q5. How do you
ensure quality?
Q6. What processes
have introduced to
ensure deliver
quality?
include the following:
 Quality definition
 Quality assurance
 Quality control
 Quality improvement
In order to measure the quality of any product
or service, different quality measurement
actions or methods are available. Among those
the most suitable one is needed to be followed
accordingly, for the business requirement. The
following are the measurement methods:
 Structural measurement
 Process measurement
 Outcome measurement
In order to foster service delivery success the
projects and business organizations should
make in depth analysis on company
recognition for service orientation,
engagement of the internal employees, quality
of the services, the experience of the
consumers.
 Plan
 Do
 Check
 Action
I have learned that, for quality measurement
some other factors are also required to be
analysed by the project executives such as
reliability, assurance, tangibility, empathy
and responsiveness.
The more the consumers will get attracted to
the service and product the more profit can
be gained by the business organizations.
Sons.
5.10 Portfolio 10
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samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supp
your
a) Kerzner Chapter
20.0-20.8, & 21.0-
21.4;
What is change
management
The week 10 is all about the change
management approach that are needed to be
incorporated in any business organization with
the changing requirements f the consumers.
After analysing the total size and
complexity of the project the project
manager should identify and allocated
resources for different activities.
Kerzn
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sched
Sons.
Q1. Kerzner
Chapter 21.5-21.8,
& 22;
How do you ensure
you have the right
number of resources
With resource management techniques and
tools the project manager can identity that
whether the number of resources are
appropriate for the project activities or not.
I have learned that for reducing the work
pressure for the project team members a
large project is divided in small segments.
For each of those segmented activities the
identified resources should be allocated.
If proper resources (human, physical) are
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for the project? not identified then the entire project may be
a failure. In order to allocate project
resources the steps those are to be followed
include:
 Resource identification
 Resource analysis
 Resource allocation
Q2 How do you
ensure your project
team have the
correct skills and
knowledge to
do their job?
Q3. How do you
manage scope
change and ensure
there is no scope
creep?
Q 4.Why do changes
happen in a project?
Q5. Have you ever
in your personal life
experienced the
need for change?
How do
you handle this?
What did you do?
The key success of any project is not partly
but fully dependent on the experience, skills
and knowledge of the project team members
associated to the project or services. It is
necessary for the project team members to
have possessed necessary skills so that they
can deal with the project requirements and
objectives simultaneously.
Project scope is defined as the project
requirements in other ways. It is found that
with the changing tie period the requirements
may be change according to the changing
demand of the consumers. In order to process
the project change the company should change
request for the stakeholders, project team,
clients and project sponsors.
Change does not take place directly in any
projects but it may request due to the changing
demand of the consumers.
Yes, there were many phases in my life when I
required changing myself.
Initially I was not that much interactive and
cooperative in nature. However, once when I
became a class monitor I need to change
myself from the introvert personality to a
extrovert one as I had to interact with all my
classmates.
In order to measure the skills and
knowledge of the project team members at
the very initiation of the project
development the project manager should
take examination to check whether the
applied candidates are suitable to being the
project team members or not.
In order to manage the scope creep the
following steps are required to be followed:
 Be vigilant from the first day
 Clients vision understanding
 Project requirements
understandings
 Usage of online project
management software
Basically, in order to gain competitive
advantages and commercial revenue from
the marketplace change management system
is required by the project managers and
business owners.
I gained proper guidance from the family
and friends during that phase. The
supporting nature of the parents and
teachers help me to become communicative
student.
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5.11 Supporting documents
 Lecture Notes.
 Weekly presentations