PPMP20011 Unit Portfolio: Week 11 - Argument, Logic, Ethics Analysis

This project portfolio assignment for PPMP20011, Week 11, delves into the critical aspects of argument, logic, and ethics within project management. The student analyzes common arguments, considering logic, persuasion, and influence factors in stakeholder conflicts. The assignment differentiates methods of project negotiation, conflict management, and stakeholder engagement, highlighting the importance of professional interaction, openness, and acceptance. It examines the consequences of project delays and the application of various project management tools like Lean, Agile, and Scrum for conflict resolution. The portfolio references key readings and case studies, including the Chunnel Project, and emphasizes the significance of building relationships, managing rapport, and effective data processing among stakeholders. The assignment also addresses the application of project management standards and frameworks, and the role of project managers in commercial negotiation, drawing from various resources to support the analysis.

(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20011Unit Portfolio for Week 11
Weekly Portfolio Learning Table
Description of
topics including
reading samples
Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your experience, this and prior unit
reading, assignments
Supporting
documentation
including your
prior learning
Week 11 Topic:
Argument; Logic;
Ethics.
The Internet
Encyclopedia of
Philosophy;
Emotional
Intelligence;
QLD Government
negotiation advice;
YouTube: Popular
Videos – Negotiation;
2. Analyse common
arguments using
logic, persuasion and
influence factors as
commonly applied to
conflicting and/or
competing
stakeholder agendas.
The major arguments that are being used for the processing of the conflict are
as follows: -
 Degradation of the product quality
 Ethical issues with the development of the process
 Delay in the production of the services also acts as the major reason of
conflict regarding the processing of the project
(Fleming and Koppelman,
2016)
Are any of the
activities above
relevant to your
reflections for the
learning outcomes
on the right?
3. Differentiate
methods of project
negotiation, conflict
management, and
stakeholder
The different methods of the project negotiation are as follows: -
 Building professional interaction: the interaction between the client
and the employees of the organization acts to be the major credential
 Openness: the openness to the employee with the clients ensure the
fact that the processing of the deal gets bettered
 Acceptance: the acceptance of the ideology has been acting as the best
(PMI., 2013)
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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20011Unit Portfolio for Week 11
Description of
topics including
reading samples
Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your experience, this and prior unit
reading, assignments
Supporting
documentation
including your
prior learning
engagement across
projects consisting of
differing technology
standards and asset
lifecycles.
proceeding regarding the functioning of the project
Are any of the
activities above
relevant to your
reflections for the
learning outcomes
on the right?
4. Explain and apply
methods of
identifying and
reconciling
inconsistent and
conflicting objectives
and drivers that
develop, maintain,
mange relationships
and communication
with key
stakeholders.
The major relationship building status has been acting as the procession of the
managing of the rapport during the procession of the business. The business
gets functioned efficiently. The major processing of the business transaction
with stakeholders also includes the fact that the data processing will be done
among the stakeholders and the employees of the organization
(Peña-Mora and Tamaki,
2001)
Are any of the
activities above
relevant to your
reflections for the
learning outcomes
on the right?
5. Explain the
consequences of
project delays,
disruptions, and
changes to planned
activities and the
methods for claims
variations, liquidated
damages, contract
entitlements, and
arbitration.
The consequences of the project delay deals with the fact that the processing of
the delay of the project updation includes the fact that are as follows: -
 The audience base that has been created due to the production of the
product at a delay timing would have been the most negative issue.
 The data of the transcription of the services includes the fact that the
goodwill of the organization stays
(Kerzner, 2013)
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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20011Unit Portfolio for Week 11
Description of
topics including
reading samples
Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your experience, this and prior unit
reading, assignments
Supporting
documentation
including your
prior learning
Are any of the
activities above
relevant to your
reflections for the
learning outcomes
on the right?
6. Evaluate project
management tools
that help avoid or
provide conflict
resolution via
negotiated solutions.
The project management tools are as follows: -
 Lean
 Muda
 PMI/PMBOK
 Agile
 Six Sigma
 Waterfall
 Kanban
 Scrum
(Anbari et al., 2017)
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References
Anbari F.T., Giammalvo P., Jaffe P., Letavec C., and Merchant R. (2017) “The Chunnel Project”. PMI Case Studies in Project Management.
http://www.pmi.org/~/media/PDF/Academic/case%20studies/Chunnel%20Project.ashx Visited …../…/…
Kerzner H. 2013.Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Control, 11th Edition. Hoboken, USA: John Wiley & Sons.
Peña-Mora F., and Tamaki T. 2001. "Effect of Delivery Systems on Collaborative Negotiations for Large -Scale Infrastructure Projects”. Journal of
Management in Engineering. Vol:April 2001 pp.105-121
PMI. 2013a.A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) 5th Edition. USA: Project Management Institute.
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