PPMP20009 Unit Portfolio: Documenting Growth in Project Management

This portfolio documents a student's learning journey in a project management unit (PPMP20009). It includes reflections on project management history, benefits, and methodologies. The student analyzes their approach to projects, emphasizing the importance of flexibility and continuous improvement. They reflect on past project experiences, including a failed project and strategies for improvement. The portfolio also covers project lifecycles, the role of project management methodologies, and insights gained from journals and standards. The student concludes that project management is essential for successful outcomes in industries and society.

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Weekly Portfolio Learning Table
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
After reading about
the history about
project
management,
describe what you
think about project
management?
What has been the
contribution to the
world?
An effective project management can
contribute to successful projects, whose
outcome can has affected to create
development in the society.
After studying the history of project
management, I have learnt that project
management has successfully aided in
providing the necessary milestones that
were used to bring development in the
society.
Kerzner, H. and Kerzner, H.R., 2017. Project
management: a systems approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons
What are the
benefits of using
project
management?
Achieving success in a project can be tough.
Therefore, project management is required to
achieve success in projects.
I have learnt that projects and their
respective teams must be guided by using
the principles of project management to
achieve success.
Could you say that
the method you
approach things
with has
similarities to
project
management?
I have a very structured approach to my
daily life and the activities that I do. I plan
my actions thoroughly and even keep
additional time for attending to unforeseen
events.
How would you
describe project
management and
The project management must be responsible
for changing their approach to the project
depending on the situation, which signifies
I have learnt that flexibility is an important
aspect of project management and
therefore the approach to a project is
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Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
change? versatility and flexibility. susceptible to changes depending on the
situation.
Have you ever
wanted to change
something?
I have always wanted to change my
schedule for every day and incorporate
more time with my family.
Describe an
example where you
introduce change
and how you
achieved it.
I changed my schedule and planned every
task with precision so that I am t spend
more time with my family.
How would you
describe a
“System”, “Program
and “Project”?
 A project in one where it follows a
system to achieve completion.
 Management of different projects is
termed as a program.
 A project is a planned approach to a
problem, which is then executed to
reach the expected goal.
I have learnt that a project is an approach to
a problem that has been planned In
advance. The program is a collection of such
projects and those projects each follow a
particular system to success.
Have you ever
experienced a
failed project?
In my past years, I have experienced one
failed project.
Describe it and
why it failed? What
could have been
done differently to
not
fail?
I had started to build a bird watching nest.
However, half-way through to completion I
observed that the tree branch will not be
able to support the weight of the nest.
Therefore, I had not redesign the entire nest
and used light weight wood to complete the
nest.
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Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
Describe a project
life cycle? Can you
name any?
Initiation, Planning, Execution and Closure are
the four sequential steps of a project life
cycle.
I have experienced that each step the
project life cycle mode is important and
must be followed in sequence to achieve
effectiveness and success.
Why do you think
we need project
management
methodologies?
The methodologies for project management
ensure that every step of the project life cycle
is completed.
In my experience, I have observed that the
project management methodologies is
essential to achieve project success.
How does having
project
management
methodologies
relate to
continuous
improvement?
The methodologies carefully planning every
step of a project and therefore achieve
continuous improvement in the process.
I have learnt that continuous improvement
is a process that can only be achieved
through in depth planning.
Have you ever
experienced
continuous
improvement in
your life?
Yes, there has been several events in my life
where I have reached continuous
improvement.
Describe an
example where you
strived for
‘continuous
improvement”
I go to the gym every morning. I keep
increasing the amount of exercises on a
weekly basis to achieve continuous
improvement.
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Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
Have you ever
failed in an exam, a
test, or done badly
in an activity and
then
wanted to
improve? What did
you do to improve?
I was a weak-bodied person when I joined
the gym. I could not do the exercises
regularly. Therefore, I started to change my
schedule to implement other forms of
exercises that do not much excessive stress
on the body.
Journals &
Standards
 IJPM The journals assist understanding project
management.
I have gained knowledge about project
management.
Management, I. 2018. International Journal of
Project Management. [online]
Journals.elsevier.com. Available at:
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/internationa
l-journal-of-project-management [Accessed 4
Apr. 2018].
 PMJ Methods of improvement are described in
these journals.
I have observed that these journals
emphasize on improvement to achieve
success.
Pmi.org. 2018. Project Management Journal |
PMI. [online] Available at:
https://www.pmi.org/learning/publications/pro
ject-management-journal [Accessed 4 Apr.
2018].
 SAI Global The benefits of using project management is
elaborated in these journals.
I have learnt that these journals support the
necessity for project management.
SAIGlobal. 2018. Ethics & Learning - SAI Global.
[online] Available at:
https://www.saiglobal.com/en-au/ethics_and_c
ompliance/ [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
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Portfolio Reflection
I can conclude that project management is an essential part of the industries and the society alike and must be used to get
successful outcomes.
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