Identify Different Systems Thinking Tools and Techniques for Project Managers

This week 2 learning material discusses the roles of system engineering and its evolution approach using necessary tools and technologies. It emphasizes the importance of project management practices in resolving complex project problems. The material also explores the relationship between project management and system engineering, and the different knowledge areas that help in resolving project problems. Various tools and techniques such as comparative advantage analysis, SWOT analysis, assumption analysis, and feasibility analysis are discussed.

VARUN THATIKONDA / 12068175 - PPMP20012 Unit Portfolio for Week 2
Week 2 Topic: Identify different systems thinking tools and techniques to aid project managers solve project
problems
Reading samples Learning
outcomes of
the unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Mandatory Readings
SEBoKhttp://
www.sebokwiki.org
•Part 1:
SEBoKIntroduction
-'Introduction to SE
Transformation';
•Part 1:
SEBoKIntroduction
-'SEBoKUsers and Uses';
•Part 6: Related
Disciplines -'Knowledge
Area: Systems
Engineering and Project
Management';
–Kerzner(2013) Chapters
2.1; 2.6 -2.8; 2.21;
–AS/NZS 15288:2015
Introduction;
Optional Readings
 AS ISO 21504:2016
Project, programme
and portfolio
management—
Guidance on portfolio
1. Identify
different
systems thinking
tools and
techniques to
aid project
managers solve
project
problems
The week 2 learning material or study material defines the roles of system
engineering and its evolution approach using necessary tools and technologies.
The process of system engineering has been developed from a combination of
various project level practices. If proper project management prcatices has
been used and applied by the project manager then the industries would be
able to resolve complex project prcatices. In most cases with changing time
period project complexity gets increased however, with timely response
stakeholders need would be understood and specific system properties can be
successfully modelled. I think that with the help of system thinking concept the
system architectures can be integrated.
System thinking can successfully explain the relationship between the project
management and system engineering. PMBoK and SeBoK collectively helps to
define the scope of project and plan the way through which critical activities can
formulate. I have learned that, planning, timely monitoring, confront of risks and
proper delivery of technical aspects for project will make sure the success of
project. In other words, I can say that project management, portfolio
management, business process improvement, organizational management are
the different knowledge areas that help to resolve different complex level
project problems. In order to develop strategic business planning respective
tools and techniques that are used by the project executives are comparative
advantage analysis, SWOT analysis, assumption analysis and feasibility analysis
etc.
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VARUN THATIKONDA / 12068175 - PPMP20012 Unit Portfolio for Week 2
Reading samples Learning
outcomes of
the unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
management
References
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Mailloux, L. O., Garrison, C., Dove, R., & Biondo, R. C. (2015, October). Guidance for working group maintenance of the Systems Engineering Body of
Knowledge (SEBoK) with systems security engineering example. In INCOSE International Symposium (Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 1004-1019).
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