Effective Resource Management for Project Success

This portfolio reflects on the resource management which is effective development of the organizational resources which are required. Proper management of the resources help to gain of project success, and deal with issues such as benefits and employee motivation.

(Insert your name)/(ID) – PPMP20009 Unit Portfolio for Week 10
Weekly Portfolio 10
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning
outcomes from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting
documentation
including your prior
learnings.
a) Kerzner chapter
– 21.5-21.8
b) Kerzner chapter
– 22
This chapter discusses the project
management methodologies which are
used to achieve of project goals.
This chapter discusses the future of
project management.
By going through chapter 21 and 22, I learnt that project
management is focused on people and processes to execute
of project. The future of project management is project
management software which helps to promote of
collaboration along with increase of organization efficiency.
Kerzner, H. (2017). Project
management.
12th ed. New Jersey: John Wiley
& Sons.
Ensure of right
number of
resources for the
project
To understand the triple constraints help
to ensure of selecting right number of
resources for the project
By reading this course, I have been experienced that right
number of people with best skills are ensured by triple
constraints such as:
 Scope: The project requirements are seek to achieve
of projects scope. The proper resources are available
have best knowledge. The team can ramp up quickly.
 Cost: If the project budget is allowed for 1 developer,
1 project manager and 1 project sponsor. It ensures
to manage project manager’s expectations.
 Schedule: How fast the project resources can
complete the project on time.
Armstrong, M. and Taylor, S.,
2014. Armstrong's handbook of
human resource management
practice. Kogan Page Publishers.
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(Insert your name)/(ID) – PPMP20009 Unit Portfolio for Week 10
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning
outcomes from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting
documentation
including your prior
learnings.
Ensure of project
team have proper
skills and
knowledge to job
The project management teams are
comprised of different specialists such as
developer, manager, sponsor, analyst and
technical writer, and based on their skills
and knowledge, the project success is
based.
By reading this course, I have been experienced that basic
project management skills are required, collaboration skills,
problem solving skills, conflict management skills and
leadership skills.
Bratton, J. and Gold, J.,
2017. Human resource
management: theory and
practice. Palgrave.
Manage of scope
change and ensure
of no scope creep
Even when there is proper project scope,
the project manager should be aware of
scope creep. The causes of scope creep
are poor requirements, underestimation
of project complexity, and lack of change
control and exceed of scope changes.
By reading this course, I learnt that scope creep into the
project management is referred to the continuous changes
and there is uncontrolled growth into project scope. It is
occurred when scope of project is not defined and
documented.
Kerzner, H. and Kerzner, H.R.,
2017. Project management: a
systems approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling. John
Wiley & Sons.
Change
management in
project and real
life experienced
Handle of project
changes
Change management is provided of
organizational changes to improve project
success and make of more return on
investment.
By going through this course, I experienced that I have lack of
project management knowledge; therefore I have taken extra
classes from my supervisor so that I can able to gain more
knowledge and related my course to it.
In order to manage changes, I have taken of training and
learning classes to learn more in my course.
Kerzner, H. (2017). Project
management.
12th ed. New Jersey: John Wiley
& Sons.
Portfolio Reflection:
This portfolio reflects on the resource management which is effective development of the organizational resources which are required. Proper management
of the resources help to gain of project success, and deal with issues such as benefits and employee motivation.
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References
Armstrong, M. and Taylor, S., 2014. Armstrong's handbook of human resource management practice. Kogan Page Publishers.
Bratton, J. and Gold, J., 2017. Human resource management: theory and practice. Palgrave.
Kerzner, H. 2017. Project management. 12th ed. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.
Kerzner, H. and Kerzner, H.R., 2017. Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
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