Comparing to the Baseline

This document discusses the process of comparing values, dream job, and skills audit to the baseline. It also reflects on the analysis of self-assessment results. The document explores the changes in values and skills and their impact on project management. It provides insights into success, failure, and lessons learned from the experience.

Student name and id:
Campus and tutor
1. Comparing to the baseline (4 marks)
Complete the five values, dream job and skills audit again (you will use this to compare changes to
your baseline submitted earlier).
1.1. Five Values
Value group 1 Value group 2 Value group 3 Value Group 4 Value group 5
Ethics: This is the
value group that I
would like to
develop to
maintain my gain
of the values for
me to offer my
most effective
learning skills in
the zones that I
would develop
my learnings. I
would prepare
myself to be the
most ethical in
attaining the job
that I would like
to develop. I
want to make
sure that
whatever I do, I
maintain a
possible right
morale in the
most feasible
ways possible.
Teamwork: This
is the value that I
would like to
develop with the
implication of the
entire developed
plan for my
dream job. This is
the skill that
would help me
gather the idea
of working in a
team and having
a detailed
understanding all
the implications
of the ideations
that I have gone
through that a
person loses if
team
development
skills are not
gathered. This is
the reason why
the most
important skill
that a person can
gather with the
utility of the
teamwork skills. I
have gone
through the
understandings
that I would like
to like to work
with several
different people
as a team and at
the same time
gather all the
people to make
them work as a
team as well.
Success: The
primary skill that
I can gather is
with the
utilization of the
sequences of
work put
together is with
the utility of the
team
performances all
together and
attaining a
wholesome idea
about the
success of the
project. A task
can only be
considered to be
reaching a
success when the
team associated
with it is found to
be implementing
the teamwork
and maintaining
proper ethical
considerations
while providing
the management
of a particular
project.
Creativity:
Creativity is an
aspect that
people within an
organization do
not acknowledge
much in
delivering the
utility of a project
manager. This is
the reason that
the creativity
aspect is
neglected for an
organization to
acknowledge. I
would like to
focus on the
matter that the
creativity of a
person is
absolutely
necessary to
understand by a
project manager
and even the
team members
that even if the
project does not
understand the
utility of the
creativity of a
person, this
would be very
useful while
acquiring the
problems of the
project faced
abruptly and how
can they be
cleared out with
various changes
brought about by
the creative
Proactivity:
Proactivity is
something that I
need to develop
to have a prompt
response to
every response I
provide towards
my job. I need to
be extremely
focused on the
matter on which
the proactive
members of the
team reach a
successful point
in which the
people within the
organization
have to be
attentive and
should promptly
respond to
everything that
the people have
to say or the
clients has to
escalate.
1

Student name and id:
Campus and tutor
minds and the
changes that
these can bring
about in the
project.
Level of importance Value
1st (Most important) Proactiveness
2nd Teamwork
3rd Ethics
4th Creativity
5th Success
Have your values changed since completing the unit? Provide a statement as to how and why these
have changed or not.
My values have somewhat had an alteration because of the problems that have been faced to be
implemented in this case since there have been extreme cases of the study. Previously I believed
that the most important case in this issue would be the leadership, risk taking and innovation, but
I have also found that the innovation can be easily replaced by the involvement of creativity, the
leadership is mostly dependent on the success of the matter and the risk taking is not necessary to
be implemented at every instances or every project based on the studies.
1.2 PMI Talent Triangle Self Audit
Complete the three tables of the talent triangle self-audit. Compare your responses to those in your
baseline. Reflect on your analysis of the two self-assessment results and provide a response in the
text box below each table.
1.2a Technical Project Management
Not
competent
Somewhat
competent
Uncertain Competent Highly
Competent
Agile practices
Data gathering and modelling
Earned Value Management
Governance
2

Student name and id:
Campus and tutor
Not
competent
Somewhat
competent
Uncertain Competent Highly
Competent
Lifecycle management
Performance management
Requirements management
and traceability
Risk management
Schedule management
Scope management
Time, budget, and cost
estimation
Other
(if adding another skill type
what it is here)
_______________________
Has your Technical Project Management competence changed since completing the unit?
Provide a statement as to how and why these have changed or not.
There has been a huge competency based on the different basis of learnings that I have gathered
based on the previous technical project management and at the Technical Project management
that I have been through and the problems that I have faced during the entire learning phase. I
have found out that I have gained immense competency along with the understanding of the
Time, budget, and cost estimation and at the same time I have gained extreme knowledge of the
data gathering and modelling, earned value management, project governance, lifecycle
management, performance management, requirements management and traceability, risk
management, schedule management, and scope management. I have also found that I have
become extremely ethical in handling any project given the basic ideas about the leading my
learning skills and also the acceptance of the development of a team and making it work
accordingly. This is another reason for which the skills that I have developed need to identified as
the most competent ones that will have the opportunity of making the most out of the skills
developed and presenting them to the career that I would pursue.
1.2b Strategic and Business Management
Not
competent
Somewhat
competent
Uncertain Competent Highly
Competent
Benefits management and
realisation
3

Student name and id:
Campus and tutor
Business acumen
Business models and structures
Competitive analysis
Customer relationship and
satisfaction
Industry Knowledge and
standards
Legal and regulatory
compliance
Market awareness and
conditions
Operational functions (e.g.
finance, marketing)
Strategic planning, analysis,
alignment
Other
(if adding another skill type
what it is here)
_______________________
Have your Strategic and Business Management competence changed since completing the unit?
Provide a statement as to what these are and why you think these have changed or not.
With this developed information that I have gone through, I have found that there have been
several changes in my understanding of the strategic business management. I have understood
that the ways by which the people in the industry would be feasibly handling the utility of the
skilful project manager is the reason behind the success of the project. More than the technical
skills, I believe that there are several ways by which the personal ethical considerations that
makes sure that a project is successful. I have also understood that the consequences that legal
and ethical issues bring about in a project are much more devastating than the consequences that
are led by the effect of the technical faults. This is why I have developed my skills to understand
the ethical and legal consequences as per the utility and requirement of the acquired idea about
the entire plan behind the development of my skills for my dream job. This is why I have
developed my skills for Industry Knowledge and standards, Legal and regulatory compliance and
Market awareness and conditions.
4

Student name and id:
Campus and tutor
1.2c Leadership
Not
competent
Somewhat
competent
Uncertain Competent Highly
Competent
Brainstorming
Coaching and mentoring
Conflict management
Emotional intelligence
Influencing
Interpersonal skills
Listening
Negotiation
Problem solving
Team building
Other
(if adding another skill type
what it is here)
_______________________
Have there been any changes to your Leadership Skill Set since completing the unit? Provide a
statement as to what these are and why you think these have changed or not.
The leadership skills are extremely necessary for a project manager and therefore, it is required
that the project should be led by a person who possesses all the skills that are required to fulfil
the needs and benefits of the project. I have realized that the most important role that a project
has to offer is not just the team members involved in the project but also the ways by which the
project leader handles that project. I understand that the reasons by which these have been
developed is the same process by which the different prospects of the project gain the advantages
to become extremely successful. I have also gone through the base skills that makes a successful
leader. I have found that to be Brainstorming, Coaching and mentoring, Conflict management,
Negotiation, Problem solving, and Team building. These are the phases that makes a person gain
entire idea about how to handle the team or how to manage the team even. This is the way by
which the problems regarding the project can be feasibly handled including the ways by which the
diversity in culture and religion can also be considered to be made into a feasible solution
developed for the unified project team.
5

Student name and id:
Campus and tutor
2 Reflecting on Performance (6 marks)
2.1 Defining success and failure
a) What does success mean to you personally? [Note this is not project success – when answering
consider what would have to occur for you to say you were personally successful.]
For me, the word success means the actual interventions in the everyday life that a person faces, the
negativity and failures that the person experiences and through the gathered knowledge developed
form all the above, makes sure that the accomplishment that the particular person is looking
forward to is established by the person, including the purpose that the person wants to achieve.
b) How did your project perform in relation to Cost, Time, Scope and Quality?
Since all the project constraints have gathered the information about the requirements of the
project and then handled all the generation of the information, I have found that the gathered
knowledge about the cost, time, scope and quality has been maintained as per the project
requirements.
c) What can you learn from failures and can they ever be a positive thing?
Failures are not to be treated as the non-accomplishments. I rather take or gather knowledge about
my failures to understand what I lack and then utilize the same for the accomplishments of the same
thing that I could not achieve due to some constraints.
d) How successful was your project in terms of how you define success for you?
My project was extremely successful since I did not only work for the achievements gathered
through the technical skills but I also utilized the influences of the personal skills regarding the
ethical law and governance in the project. The success of the project according to me would be the
ways by which I complete the entire working of the project during the given time and with the
utilization of the appropriate resources available to me maintaining the budget that was initially
planned. This is the only way by which I can consider my project to be successful when I see that the
project has been completed in the most feasible way possible utilizing the estimated budget and
time.
2.2 What I achieved in PPMP20018
a) What did you hope to achieve (skills/knowledge/personal insights/ contacts etc.) during your time
in this unit?
6

Student name and id:
Campus and tutor
I hope that I can achieve the possible skills and knowledge regarding the utilization of my skills as a
project manager and the ways by which I would ensure that the people within the project would be
following all the ethical considerations of the project so that it can be completed in the required
time, utilizing the required resources and within the planned budget. I have kept all of it in mind, and
based on this I have tried to maintain my achievements on the way to upgrade my skills and
learnings.
b) What did you achieve by participating in this unit?
I understood that it is just not the technical advancements that a project manager needs to consider
but also the ways by which the ethical and governance issues that needs to be considered for these
aspects. I have understood that the understanding of the technical aspect is necessary, but it is also
necessary to maintain the ethical aspects of the project as well since the outcomes of the projects
needs to be presented to the customers.
c) Reflecting on your answers above fill in the following table
Compare and discuss your
answers to (a) and (b). Is
there a difference between
the two? What are the
potential causes of any
difference or similarity?
How does this made you feel? What lessons I have learnt
about myself from this
experience?
The answers that I have
provided in questions (a) and
(b) are related to the similar
issues that I am focusing on.
This is due to the
understanding that I have
gathered and I believe that
having a gain in the technical
and ethical skills are
synonymous.
I have found that there are
various reasons and incidences
that I have faced, where in
spite of the project being
technically correct, I have
experienced the project to be
failing because of the ethical
constraints. This is why I have
understood that the technical
aspects are also necessary
along with the ethical
considerations behind a
project.
I have learnt that previously I
would focus on the technical
aspects of the task, but later
on I also understood that I,
being an ethical person myself,
should maintain this in my task
as well.
2.3 Your skills and abilities
a) What do you believe are your major strengths?
My major strengths belong in my own ethical being and the way that I can handle diversity within
my own team members. I can feasibly work with all the people in the organization irrespective of
their background. This is what I would like to bring about in my projects.
b) Discuss whether you able to utilise your strengths in the project. Include an explanation of how
you were OR why you were not able to demonstrate them during your project.
I have been able to describe all the skills that I possess in the projects that I have been associated
7

Student name and id:
Campus and tutor
to. I have feasibly described the ethical values I have to my team members and they have also
related to my techniques and codes of conduct.
3 Experiencing challenges in projects (10 marks)
This unit was designed so you will experience several challenges that project managers face. These
include tight timeframes, diverse teams and requirements that are not necessarily well defined.
Being challenged places us under stress, to a certain point this increases performance. However, as
stress increases it will start to diminish our performance. The challenging nature of the unit may
have raised differing emotions, you may have felt overwhelmed, excited, frustrated, or a sense of
achievement. You may have felt different emotions at different stages of the unit, this is perfectly
normal when managing projects.
Reflecting on how we each react to stress is important. It enables us to recognise when we are under
stress and how we can manage our reactions effectively.
Experiencing challenges of project management in the university context, although uncomfortable
enables us to be better prepared for the realities of industry. For example, this unit allows you to
make mistakes that are better experienced for first time at university than in industry. Can you think
of something you wish you handled better this term?
However, we only gain value if we reflect on our experiences and understand how we can utilise
these learnings in future work environments.
Complete the following table:
Challenge Situation
Describe your
experience of the
following concepts in
the context of the unit,
including whether you
found this challenging
or not.
Your Reaction
How did you react
(note both feelings and
actions) to the
challenges?
Industry readiness
How does having this
experience better
prepare you for
working in industry?
3.1 Dealing with
the pressures of
extremely tight
timeframes and
limited resources.
This has been
challenging for me but I
have been feasibly
handling the situation
with my skills.
I managed the
timeframes and made
sure that the people
understood that they
need to play different
roles for maintaining
the resources allocated
to complete the task.
I understand that
having a greater skill for
understanding the
timeframes would
make me reach project
success since time and
budget are considered
as the industry
specification of the
success of a project.
3.2 Dealing with
team dynamics
when team
members may be
diverse, have
differing
I have found that there
have been incidences
where the diverse
religious and cultural
background in the team
has led to several
I made the team be
aware about the
positive ideas that can
be gathered with the
help of the ideas that
can be taken from the
The project team that
would be required to
have the diverse
culture developed
would surely gain the
industrial advantages of
8

Student name and id:
Campus and tutor
Challenge Situation
Describe your
experience of the
following concepts in
the context of the unit,
including whether you
found this challenging
or not.
Your Reaction
How did you react
(note both feelings and
actions) to the
challenges?
Industry readiness
How does having this
experience better
prepare you for
working in industry?
expectations and
commitment.
disruptions. people belonging to
different cultural and
religious scenarios.
various creative minds
working together at a
single goal.
3.3 Defining an
innovative
solution for a
social issue that is
not your primary
area of expertise.
I have faced a situation
where I tried to
innovate the
interpersonal skills
developed that was
pout of my expertise.
I could see that the
people in the project
team were having
different ideals behind
the innovative
structures and this
could be solved with
the amalgamation of
the skills that each of
them had
The developed shared
interpersonal skills
made the industrial
standardization of the
team.
3.4 Achieving
project delivery for
a social issue that
is not your primary
area of expertise.
The cultural problems
that were occurring due
to the changes in the
religious views of
people caused the most
amount of problems.
Since, I could not have
the possible idea about
all the religions and the
problems that team
members faced
because of that, I had
an open chat session
with every person to
understand and solve
their problems.
The industry standard
compels me to
understand the
problems that my team
members are facing
and have an open face
to face meeting with
them for trying to solve
the problems.
3.5 Engaging with
and eliciting
feedback from
stakeholders
This was to be done to
make sure that we are
following the proper
requirements the
clients needed.
I took initiative in taking
a feedback from the
clients, providing them
with the idea that they
can provide even the
negative feedback that
they find and we would
improve focusing on
those factors.
Industry standards are
absolutely maintained
when we take feedback
from the clients to
meet the needs to the
clients at the utmost
way possible.
9

Student name and id:
Campus and tutor
4 Reflective practice for job applications (10 marks)
Use the table below and the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) form of addressing Selection
Criteria to describe your application of one hard skill (technical project management) and one soft
(leadership/interpersonal) skill during the project.
4.1 Hard Skill
Demonstrated
Hard Skill
Leadership skill
Situation I have led a team for a project developed and led in culturally diverse
situations.
Task I found people belonging from the different cultural aspects and made the
team understand the advantages of having a culturally diverse setup.
Action I made them converse with each other and then a training explaining how to
develop a cultural relationship and taking advantages from the shared ideals.
Result The team understood how to utilize the power of diverse culture in the team
to use at their own advantages.
4.2 Soft skill
Demonstrated
Soft Skill
Work ethics
Situation I found that there were several cases where work ethics were not considered
to be a part of the project.
Task I handed out the task of making the team aware of the possibilities that the
work ethics can lead to and how the problems can cause failure to the
project.
Action I handed out documented features that made the team understood the utility
of the maintenance of ethics in the work culture.
Result The team performed every phase of the work as per the ethical consideration
to be taken care of for attaining project success.
10

Student name and id:
Campus and tutor
5 Action and Next Steps (10 Marks)
5.1 Action
During the unit you were asked to embrace an action mindset. We are challenging you to do the
same. You must complete the actions and submissions for one of the options. Some options will
provide a choice of actions to complete. Submission act both as evidence of completion of a task and
need sufficient details to enable them to be checked, e.g. if you speak to someone provide their
details including name, organisation and contact details.
It is better to act in a small way that takes you one step further long your career path than have big
plans that are never actioned. Do not submit an extravagant plan or fictionalised exaggeration, as it
will waste your time and marks. Choose the option that you can gain value from and is achievable.
Choose one of the following options:
Option 1. Apply for a job
Option 2. Build your profile
Option 3. Improve your industry exposure and networks
Read the action and tasks related to each option and nominate which option you have chosen to
work on in this box:
Option decided: Improve your industry exposure and networks
Space to complete the tasks are provided after the table of Option Descriptions.
Note:
These options relate to the industry of your choice whether project management or domain specific.
Table: Option Descriptions (provides further information about each option):
Option 1
Apply for a job
Option 2.
Build your profile
Option 3.
Improve your industry
exposure and networks
Action
Apply for a job in your chosen
discipline or one that will
enable you to develop
transferable skills.
Action
LinkedIn Profile
Create or update your LinkedIn
Profile. Research how to
optimise your LinkedIn profile
and market yourself
professionally.
Action
Learn from those in industry
Talk with a person within your
industry of choice. This does
not have to be a face-to-face
meeting, but could be a phone
call, zoom meeting etc.
Use the opportunity to seek
advice. If you do not have
specific questions, ask what
advice they would give a
graduate who wants to get
work in the industry.
The following page lists three tasks for each option.
11

Student name and id:
Campus and tutor
Option 1
Apply for a job
Option 2.
Build your profile
Option 3.
Improve your industry
exposure and networks
You will need to complete all three tasks to be eligible for complete marks.
Complete the following tasks
Option 1 Task 1
Describe the job that you are
applying for. Include a copy of
the job advertisement and a
short statement explaining
why you decided on this
position.
Complete the following tasks:
Option 2 Task 1
Your profile link and a
statement of the changes
A copy of your LinkedIn Profile
link. Include a screen shot of
your page with your profile
photo.
Complete the following tasks:
Option 3 Task 1
Give a brief description of the
meeting including, how you
identified the person,
contacted them, etc. Include
specifics (date, time place of
the meeting). Include the
person’s name, role,
organisation and contact
details. This will be used to
verify the meeting occurred.
Option 1 Task 2
Provide a copy of the
completed application
including your updated
Curriculum Vitae.
Provide a statement on what
sections of your CV were
updated for this process.
Option 2 Task 2
Process of setting up or
changing the profile.
Provide a brief outline of what
you did to setup or update
your profile. Provide a
reference you used that
informed you of the best
practices when doing this. Give
a brief summary of what the
article/blog stated and how
you used the advice when
setting up or updating your
profile.
Option 3 Task 2
ii) Describe what you discussed
in the meeting, what questions
you asked and what advice
was given. Was there
something that you would
have liked to have asked? Have
you planned to meet again?
Option 1 Task 3
Discuss the dos and don’ts of
completing job applications.
Include at least one relevant
reference supporting your
statement.
Option 2 Task 2
Online Presence
Describe how what you post
online can help or hinder your
future job prospects. Include
at least one relevant reference
supporting your statement.
Option 3 Task 2
Describe the benefits of
improving your industry
exposure and networks, by
seeking mentoring or coaching
opportunities such as what
you have just experienced.
What have you gained from
the action you took? What
advice would you give a
student who will attempt this
next term? Ensure you include
at least one relevant reference
as a source to support your
statement.
12

Student name and id:
Campus and tutor
Option [Insert number] Task 1
Describe the job that you are applying for. Include a copy of the job advertisement and a short
statement explaining why you decided on this position.
Option [insert number] Task 2:
Provide a copy of the completed application including your updated Curriculum Vitae.
Provide a statement on what sections of your CV were updated for this process.
Option [insert number] Task 3:
Discuss the dos and don’ts of completing job applications. Include at least one relevant reference
supporting your statement.
5.2. Next Steps
Use the table to identify two actions you will complete in the next six months.
Only include actions that you have not yet done. For example, is there another skill that you want to
put on your CV that you have not had the opportunity to demonstrate – then note the skill and
describe how you plan to get an opportunity to demonstrate it in the next six months.
These should be specific - do not say ‘travel Australia’ – tell us where you want to go, what you want
to see etc.
a) Building your CV
Work / career related action to add to your
Curriculum Vitae (CV).
b) Finding Balance
Fun / exciting activity that you have never done
before (does not need to be work related)
I would like to find the balance between all the
aspects of the developed skills that I have
attained so far.
OPTIONAL – email contact
Provide an email address that will be active in
six months if you wish to receive a follow-up
email (note if this is your last unit the CQU
email may not still be active).
References
Bourne, L. (2016). Stakeholder relationship management: a maturity model for organisational
implementation. Routledge.
13

Student name and id:
Campus and tutor
Brown, R. A., Wolski, M., & Richardson, J. (2015). Developing new skills for research support
librarians. The Australian library journal, 64(3), 224-234.
Camilleri, E. (2016). Project success: critical factors and behaviours. Routledge.
Carvalho, M. M. D., & Rabechini Junior, R. (2015). Impact of risk management on project
performance: the importance of soft skills. International Journal of Production
Research, 53(2), 321-340.
Fewings, P., & Henjewele, C. (2019). Construction project management: an integrated approach.
Routledge.
Ha, C., & Press, M. (2019). Developing Faculty Research Skills: Lessons Learned. Community College
Journal of Research and Practice, 43(6), 431-440.
Heagney, J. (2016). Fundamentals of project management. Amacom.
Heldman, K. (2018). PMP: project management professional exam study guide. John Wiley & Sons.
Heldman, K. (2018). Project management jumpstart. John Wiley & Sons.
Jones, K., Trifilova, A., Alexander, A. T., & Bessant, J. (2017). Creating novel approaches to developing
tacit knowledge and skills in innovation management.
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Kokotsaki, D., Menzies, V., & Wiggins, A. (2016). Project-based learning: A review of the
literature. Improving Schools, 19(3), 267-277.
Noe, R. A., Hollenbeck, J. R., Gerhart, B., & Wright, P. M. (2017). Human resource management:
Gaining a competitive advantage. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
Panther, S. G., Allen, R. A., Brantner, K., Jefferson, C. G., Murphy, N. L., & Robinson, J. D. (2017).
Developing Student Pharmacist Leadership Skills Through Core Curricular Modules
Addressing the Triple Aim Goals. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, ajpe6764.
Ramazani, J., & Jergeas, G. (2015). Project managers and the journey from good to great: The
benefits of investment in project management training and education. International Journal
of Project Management, 33(1), 41-52.
Schwalbe, K. (2015). Information technology project management. Cengage Learning.
14