Project Management Portfolio: Week 9 - PM Application Systems Proposal

This assignment is a Week 9 portfolio focusing on proposing appropriate Project Management (PM) application systems to support successful project execution in infrastructure and resource industries. The student explores various aspects of project management, including managing participation, teamwork, and conflict, referencing key texts such as Nicholas & Steyn (2012) and Kerzner (2013), alongside the AS/NZS 15288:2015 standard and the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK). The assignment requires the student to understand the differences between key terms like 'propose' and 'identify,' and to consider the context of international, virtual, or distributed projects, as well as the implications of adopting systems engineering, portfolio management, and program management standards. The objective is to apply PM application systems effectively, considering real-world examples like the Deepwater Horizon or BP Texas City scenarios, and assess the impact of SEBoK on the overall project lifecycle. The portfolio emphasizes the importance of understanding the full life-cycle of successful systems, from problem formulation to operational sustainment.

Weekly Portfolio 1
WEEKLY PORTFOLIO
Student’s Name:
Course:
Instructor’s Name:
Institution:
Date:

Weekly Portfolio 2
Weekly Portfolio
Description of topics
including reading
samples
Learning
outcomes of
the course
Learning from your experience,
this and prior unit reading,
assignments
Supporting
documentation
including your prior
learning
Week 9: Propose
appropriate PM
application systems to
support successful
project execution in
the infrastructure and
resource industries
Program & Portfolio
Information Systems
Organization
Behavior: Project
Roles, Responsibilities,
and Authority
People in Project
Management
Project Management
in the Corporate
Context
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Performance
Management
Nicholas & Steyn
(2012) Chapters 16, 17
& 18
Kerzner (2013)
AS/NZS 15288:2015
Propose
suitable PM
application
systems to
support
successful
project
execution in
the
infrastructure
and resource
industries
The objective of Week 9’s topic is
to identify suitable PM application
systems for supporting successful
project implementation in the
infrastructure as well as resource
industries.
There are various ways of
managing participation, teamwork,
and conflict as Nicholas and Steyn
(2012) discuss in Chapter 15 of
their book.
Students should be able to explain
the difference between the words
‘propose’ and ‘identify’.
Students should also understand the
meaning of the word ‘appropriate’,
and describe what appropriate
would be for Deepwater Horizon or
BP Texas City, for a CQU group
assignment, or for infrastructure
and resources project, program and
portfolio management (PPPM)
Additionally, the student should
know what is needed for executing
a project
The learners also need to
understand the meaning of a project
being international, virtual, or
distributed
Moreover, the student should
understand what the adoption of
systems engineering, portfolio
management standard, and program
management standard imply and
whether it would make a difference
to what is proposed.
The Systems Engineering Body of
SEBoK
http://www.sebokwiki.o
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Nicholas & Steyn
(2012) Chapters 16, 17
& 18
Kerzner (2013)
AS/NZS 15288:2015
Various Academic
Journal Articles

Weekly Portfolio 3
Description of topics
including reading
samples
Learning
outcomes of
the course
Learning from your experience,
this and prior unit reading,
assignments
Supporting
documentation
including your prior
learning
Knowledge (SEBoK) describes
systems engineering as an
interdisciplinary means and
approach that enables the full life-
cycle of successful systems, which
include formulation of problem,
development of the solution, and
operational sustainment and use.
SEBoK offers a compendium of the
main knowledge references and
sources of systems engineering
explained and organized to help
numerous users (SEBoK).

Weekly Portfolio 4
References List
Nicholas, JM & Steyn, H 2012, Project Management for Engineering, Business and
Technology. New York City, NY: Taylor & Francis.
SEBoK 2017, Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK). Viewed 29
September 2017, <http://www.sebokwiki.org>