Consolidated Portfolio: Program & Portfolio Management Info Systems

This consolidated portfolio delves into the critical aspects of program and portfolio management information systems, highlighting the relevance of systems thinking in project management. It emphasizes the importance of integrating data systems for efficient information storage, processing, and retrieval, which is essential for project success. The portfolio covers various learning outcomes, including the application of systems thinking tools, system engineering relevance, and the organization of projects using system engineering concepts. It assesses the use of project management application systems for knowledge management, compares manual and electronic PM systems, and discusses how these systems assist project managers in monitoring performance and managing changes. Case studies, like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, illustrate the practical implications of systems thinking in preventing disasters. The portfolio concludes by advocating for the proper application of project management software to enhance project planning, tracking, and reporting, ultimately leading to project success through effective communication and resource management.

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Program and Portfolio Management Information Systems
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Introduction
This is extremely critical for the project managers to serve their day by day work parts
professionally with the goal that the issues of expert undertaking life can be limited as needs be.
Data framework is alluded to as an incorporated arrangement of segments that gathers store and
process information as required. It should keep in mind the end goal to give important data to the
clients and of the workers who are related to an undertaking. The distinction between the items
and undertaking administration are likewise expounded here. The procedure data stockpiling,
handling and information recovery turn out to be substantially less demanding with the
assistance of the data System (IS). Data frameworks are for the most part used to run diverse
between authoritative production network and in addition electronic process. It has been
discovered that with the effective execution of the aggregate idea of framework can be in the
long run built up the standard procedure of data framework.
Itemize of the learning outcomes
a. Learning Outcome 1
Summary:“Explain the relevance of the system thinking to a project, program and
portfolio management”.
Computing system is comprises of various equipment segments those are again chosen
particularly to form a framework that work much successfully to run the system. The explotion
which, tore through the deepwater skyline penetrating apparatus on twentieth April, as the group
of the apparatus finished its boring the exploratory Macondo well profound under the water of

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the Gulf of Mexico. For this situation numerous individuals from the group were passed on and
harmed with this accident. The blast that took life of such huge numbers of individuals could
have been averted. The architects who have planned the Macondo well with the designers of the
BP were likewise part of the leading body of the individuals. They found the oil and gas stores
yet it was very hard to penetrate it. The designers should have concentrated more on the quality
confirmation thinking about the improvement standard.
Evidence: The source of the evidence is “Full Final Report from the National
Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling” document.
b. Learning Outcome 2
Summary: “Identify different system thinking tools and techniques to aid project
manager solve the project problems”.
With a specific end goal to comprehend frameworks considering, various ideas ought to
be featured so as to characterize the connection between the issue and alternate components in
the framework and how to watch this connection keeping in mind the end goal to achieve a
viable arrangement. These standards incorporate the accompanying. All frameworks are made
out of interconnected parts, and transforming one section influences the whole framework,
including different parts. The structure of a framework decides its conduct, which implies that
the framework relies upon the association between parts rather that the part themselves.
Framework conduct is a new marvel. Framework conduct is difficult to foresee due its constantly
evolving, non-straight relations and its opportunity delay. It can't be anticipated by basically
assessing its components or structure.

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Evidence: The evidences are collected from the “Full Final Report from the National
Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling” document.
c. Learning Outcome 3
Summary: “Assess relevance of system engineering to project cases”
There is an immense contrast between the framework building and necessity
administration together. Legitimate framework building drives the engineers to deliver, diminish
and outline every single vital change to the framework. In light of the prerequisites, request and
focal point of the customers the framework designers should manufacture the framework. The
assembling segment and the executives fundamentally coordinate the organization towards the
achievement. All through the undertaking arranging stage it is especially for the task supervisor
to think about all vital and basic portfolio measures.
Evidence: The evidences are collected from the “Full Final Report from the National
Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling” document.
d. Learning outcome 4
Summary: “Description on system engineering concept and methodologies organize the
project”.
Distinctive framework building elements idea exhibits that projects with high frameworks
designing abilities are considerably more horizontal to be high performing as far as fulfilling the
timetable, plan and specialized necessities of the project. This change in project execution does
not mean that a framework building fixes all issues, yet custom-made effectively to the

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requirements, it has demonstrated to have a positive effect on different changes. Appropriate
framework building system can lead an undertaking chief rather helps a task supervisor. So as to
recognize the framework building openings and the successful path through which the issues of
framework situated issues can be settled are picked up from the this week learning. Prior to the
last usage of the framework the engineers are required to check or test the whole framework
appropriately. In the wake of examining the case situation it has been discovered that, keeping in
mind the end goal to decide the natural administration approach it is fundamental for the project
managers to build up the new security idea.
Evidence: The source of the evidence is “Systems life cycle processes” and Kerzner, H.,
& Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and
controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Learning Outcome 5
Summary: The source of the evidence is “Systems life cycle processes” and Kerzner, H.,
& Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and
controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Schedule opening perspective gives a diagram of how long and undertakings have been
reserved for each colleague, demonstrating the unscheduled availabilities. Fast diagram of
everybody's errands and unscheduled time sets practical due dates and to abstain from
overbooking individuals At whatever point a dire undertaking should be organized, you can
propel different assignments and prepare for these high-need ones. For this specific case situation
application framework was required to secure the labourers wellbeing by letting down the
centralization of the unpredictable natural mixes, introduce in the surface zone. Legitimate

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application is required for observing and controlling the natural dangerous rules. INPO show is
connected in the framework to satisfy the motivation behind seaward penetrating. It is
fundamental for the framework specialist to apply the remote detecting, symptomatic and
instrumentation applications at the perfect place. In addition, one might say that, security
applications are required to be connected by the project supervisors for the effectively shielding
nature from outside risk.
In the event that one colleague completes their undertaking in front of the arranged
timetable, you can allot them encourage duties if vital.
Evidence: The source of the evidence is “Systems life cycle processes” and Kerzner, H.,
& Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and
controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Learning Outcome 6:
Summary: “Describe the use of PM application system PM knowledge management”.
The electronic record keeping framework encourages the task directors to record the
business exchange including the salary, costs and specialist's installment. It gives an effective
heading to the task managers to keep both the budgetary and individual qualification secured
from the facades. The project profitability will consequently increment and the commitment of
the task colleagues will naturally upgrade with legitimate use of the PM applications. For the
named case situation in the seaward oil and gas setting the use of the NEPA prerequisites are
particularly fundamental. Along these lines, one might say that with the effective determination
of appropriate Project administration application, the issues of project execution can be totally

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settled. It will naturally count the sum and gives all the essential revealing functionalities to the
undertaking proprietors. It gives abnormal state of focal points to the task chiefs and in the
meantime it has numerous burdens as needs be.
Evidence: The source of the evidence is “Systems life cycle processes” and Kerzner, H.,
& Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and
controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Learning Outcome 7
Summary: “Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of various manual
and electronic PM application systems with PM knowledge over the life cycle of the project”.
The parts of the framework masterminds are to plan the whole procedure fittingly
thinking about specific factors in a legitimate way as far as targets, want or desire for the
customers from the framework. It is the part of the activities goes to sort out the undertakings in
such a path in this way, to the point that it can pick up the project destinations. There is a
nearness of input all over the place, in the wake of considering all the criticism if the undertaking
supervisors build up a project at that point quite possibly the task meets every one of the
necessities of the buyers and the destinations those are set at the task start stage
Evidence: The source of the evidence is “Full Final Report from the National
Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling” document.

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Learning Outcome 8
Summary: “Identify how PM application systems can assist project managers to monitor
performance and manage changes within the project”.
Evidence: The source of the evidence is “Systems life cycle processes” and Kerzner, H.,
& Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and
controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Learning Outcome 9
Summary: “Discuss and propose of proper project management application system”.
It is the part of the undertaking supervisors to apply the essential project administration
programming to lead the task towards enormous achievement. At present, it is relatively difficult
to administration any extend without the assistance of legitimate application programming. The
functionalities of the application project administration programming incorporate panning,
following, estimating, detailing. At the very task arranging stage the project supervisor needs to
take every one of those activities essential for to initiate the undertaking exercises.
Evidence: The source of the evidence is “Systems life cycle processes” and Kerzner, H.,
& Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and
controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Learning Outcome 10 and 11
Summary: The Week 10 and week 11 project management lecture slides define the
“Explain the relevance of systems thinking to the project, program and portfolio manager”.

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After investigating the points of interest of the undertaking desire and goals it has been
found that with effective framework figuring the project engineers can offer portfolio, program
to the shoppers. The framework thinking can limit the rate of mistakes of any task. The
production network cost can be limited in like manner with the correct use of system thinking. It
offers better critical thinking ability and compelling answer for the shoppers and the task
proprietors. It additionally offers the project managers a capacity to limit the undertaking
unpredictability. It gives a superior picture or undertaking perspective to the project proprietors.
Appropriate project administration helps the undertaking director a viable correspondence
capacity.
Evidence for week 10 and week 11: The source of the evidence is “Systems life cycle
processes” and Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach
to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Discussion and conclusion
From the overall discussion it can be concluded that the task director apparatuses and
strategies are fittingly utilized by the undertaking supervisors then just the project chief will have
the capacity to meet the project achievement. Dealing with a task is not the obligation of the
undertaking manager. Other than the undertaking manager whatever is left of the project
colleagues re likewise required to take after all the task norms. Execution of the task design will
inevitably resolve the project level issues. Notwithstanding this whatever remains of the
administration level activities those are required to be overseen by the project colleagues
incorporate the correspondence design, asset administration design, changes administration

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design, activity design and so on. The undertaking targets accomplishment can never be achieved
id all these standard perspectives are not trailed by the project managers.

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