PPMP20009 Unit Portfolio: Project Management Weekly Reflection

This PPMP20009 unit portfolio provides a comprehensive reflection on project management concepts and methodologies learned throughout the week. It includes personal learning outcomes, experiences, and reflections on applying project management principles in both personal and professional life. The portfolio covers topics such as the history of project management, risk management, change management, and the project life cycle. It also discusses the importance of project management methodologies and continuous improvement, drawing connections between theoretical concepts and practical applications. The reflection highlights the student's understanding of project management's impact and its potential for future success, with references to various sources supporting the learning process. This portfolio exemplifies the student's growth and professional development in the field of project management.

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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.
Why Project Management? Project management is helpful in
accomplishing the constraints of the project
en systematic way
I had implemented many daily routine
activities through proper management
Kerzner Chapter 1 Project management can ensure the delivery
of the project in successful manner
Week 4 Application of proper and effective
methodologies can related the simple living
with the systematic approaches of
accomplishing the tasks
A secured method can secure positive
outcomes
Week 3
Project management History It has continuously evolved with the passage
of the time and at present accurate and precise
objectives can be accomplished
Technology helped in advancement of
the life
After reading about the history
about project management,
describe what you think about
project management? What has
been the contribution to the
world?
After a thorough study of project management
history, what I have understood is that project
managers of any era had always applied
technologies to the relevant problems of the
times. (Barnard, 2017)
Mankind has always struggled for a life
that is more unravelled and simple.
Morris, P. W. G., Patel, M.
B., & Wearne, S. H. (2000)
What are the benefits of using There are various benefits of project Project management and its tools are
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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.
project management? management, but risk management is a very
important factor and is good if it
comprehended before time. (BrightWork,
2017)
fashioned only for the benefit of a given
project.
Do you think in your life you
have approached things in a way
that methodical?
Definitely, to do things methodically is the
only way to success.
I have composed my timetable to make
my life more systematical and orderly.
Could you say that the method
you approach things with has
similarities to project
management?
Definitely, the way I execute the things in my
personal, as well as the professional life, will
be identical to the project management.
The resource management of the
organization will be improved with the
project management methodology.
How would you describe project
management and change?
Change is a process that is essential to achieve
the respected business objectives. (Wrike,
2017)
The team members have to go through
changes time to time for an expected
outcome.
Montes-Guerra, M. I.,
Gimena, F. N., Pérez-
Ezcurdia, M. A., &Díez-
Silva, H. M. (2014). The
Have you ever wanted to change
something?
Recently, I have made a huge change in my
daily schedule to include other activities that
are essential and are being neglected due to
lack of time.
A minor change in my schedule has
brought great mental peace and
satisfaction to my life.
Describe an example where you I had always been a workaholic person. I love I have made some tiny changes in my
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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.
introduce change and how you
achieved it.
and enjoy working, but doing that my health
was getting neglected.
timings and have encompassed Yoga
into it and have seen great changes.
How would you describe a
“System”, “Program and
“Project”?
A program is comprised of multiple projects.
Whereas a project is temporary and is created
to obtain a product or a service. (Inlook,
2017)
Project management is a system that
integrates program and projects.
Have you ever experienced a
failed project?
Yes, in deed I have failed due to lack of
understanding of project management.
I believe after studying project
management, I would not experience
any failures in the future.
Describe it and why it failed?
What could have been done
differently to not fail?
Project management goes into details of how
a project manager has to be calculative in
every aspect when it comes to the success of a
project.
If we fail to have proper knowledge of a
procedure we might fail. Never failing
is never possible, but rising after failure
is possible.
Lechler, T. G., & Cohen, M.
(2009)
Describe a project life cycle?
Can you name any?
There are five important phases of project life
cycle, initiation, planning, implementation,
monitoring, control, and closure.
(Villanovau.com, 2017)
The correct use of these five phases
does result in the success of any
respected project.
How would you describe Project The methodology is the method drafted in I have experienced success for myself
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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.
Management Methodology?
How do “People”, “Work”,
“Tools” and “Organization”
affect Project Management
Methodology? Give examples
from your life?
project management to achieve the objective
of a project.
after applying project management
methodologies in my day to day life.
Why do you think we need
project management
methodologies?
I am confident of the fact that a project can
never define or achieve its objective without
project management methodologies.
I have experienced the magic of project
management methodologies in my
various projects.
How does having project
management methodologies
relate to continuous
improvement?
Project management methodologies are
created to simplify and improve a plan.
There will be an improvement in every
aspect such as time management,
quality, and customer satisfaction.
Kurtz, C. F., & Snowden, D.
J. (2003)
Have you ever experienced
continuous improvement in your
life?
Yes, time and again I struggle to achieve
continued improvement in my life.
From the time I have decided on
improvement, I have realized that new
doors would not open from old ways.
Describe an example where you
strived for ‘continuous
I strive to maintain personal and professional
life within their boundaries.
There is no meaning to the word
improvement without a continuous
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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.
improvement” growth and progress.
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?
Preparation, hard work and learning from
failure are the secret to success.
The determination of success in my life
is always stronger than the hurt of
failure.
Portfolio Reflection
Reflecting the practices learnt in the courses can be an effective way for understanding the facts related to those learning. I am now more than clear on the
topics discussed in the above table through comparing it with the personal life and thus, understanding the opportunities associated with the deployement of
project management in the real life. I reflected my practices in association with the project management approach that could be helpful in gaining the
confidence and experience in later life.
References:
Barnard, L. (2017). Did you know that Project Management can change the world? . Available: https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-post/27660/Did-
you-know-that-Project-Management-can-change-the-world-. Last accessed 24th Nov 2017.
BrightWork. (2017). 6 Benefits of Using a Project Management Solution - BrightWork BrightWork. Available: https://www.brightwork.com/blog/6-benefits-
of-using-a-project-management-solution#.WhZbb_mGPIU . Last accessed 24th Nov 2017
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Wrike. (2017). What is Change Management in Project Management? - Project Management Guide . Available: https://www.wrike.com/project-
management-guide/faq/what-is-change-management-in-project-management/. Last accessed 24th Nov 2017.
Inlook. (2017). What is a Project Management System? | Understanding PM | InLoox . Available: https://www.inloox.com/company/resources/what-is-a-
project-management-system/. Last accessed 24th Nov 2017.
Villanovau.com. (2017). five faces of the project management life cycle . Available: https://www.villanovau.com/resources/project-management/5-phases-
project-management-lifecycle/. Last accessed 24th Nov 2017
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