PPMP20012: Comparing Manual & Electronic PPPM Systems - Week 7

This portfolio assignment contrasts manual and electronic Project, Program, and Portfolio Management (PPPM) application systems across different knowledge areas throughout a project's lifecycle. It highlights the speed, cost, and backup capabilities of each system, noting the faster information access and calculation speeds of electronic systems, and the cost-effectiveness of manual systems. The portfolio also underscores the ease of data backup in electronic systems, crucial for data loss prevention. Both systems serve small and large organizations, providing essential business function information. This analysis supports the unit's learning outcomes, drawing from weekly studies, prior readings, and assignments, referencing mandatory readings such as SEBoK, Kerzner (2013), and AS/NZS 15288:2015.

(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20012 Unit Portfolio for Week 7
Week 7 Topic: 1. Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of different manual and electronic
project, program and portfolio (PPPM) application systems within each PPPM knowledge area over the life
cycle of a project, program or portfolio
Reading samples Learning
outcomes
of the unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Mandatory Readings
 SEBoK
 Part 3: Systems Engineering
and Management:
Knowledge Area: Systems
Realization;
 Part 3: Systems Engineering
and Management:
Knowledge Area: Systems
Deployment and Use;
 Part 3: Systems Engineering
and Management:
Knowledge Area: Systems
Engineering Management;
 Part 3: Systems Engineering
and Management:
Knowledge Area: Product
and Service Life
Management;
 Part 3: Systems Engineering
and Management:
Knowledge Area: Systems
Engineering Standards;
 Kerzner (2013) Chapters 23;
 AS/NZS 15288:2015 Annex E
7. Compare
and contrast
the advantages
and
disadvantages
of different
manual and
electronic
project,
program and
portfolio
(PPPM)
application
systems within
each PPPM
knowledge
area over the
life cycle of a
project,
program or
portfolio
The business organization can implement manual as well as electronic
application system for PPPM for storing and managing the information whether
it is small or medium sized organization. The small-scale business organization
can implement electronic system to access the information. Into the current
stage, the small-scale organization can use the electronic system to reduce the
operational cost of the organization with enhancement of the technological
aspects. Both the proposed systems perform operations while mechanics of the
system applications are differing as:
Speediness: It is taken as a differentiation factors for the system as information
into electronic system is accessed at faster rate while in manual system, the
information is not accessed at so faster. Calculations are also done at faster rate
into the electronic system.
Cost: It is other differentiation factor while there is reduction of cost in case of
electronic system as there is increase into the technological standards. Into the
manual system, it is cheaper as compared to electronic system.
Backup: The electronic system has greater ease of back up as compared to
manual system. Back up will, help the business organization when there is data
losses and taking back up is possible only in case of the electronic system as
compared to manual system.
Both the manual as well as electronic system is used so that the small and larger
business organization can help to get required information related to the
business functions.
PPMP20012 Unit Profile
PPMP20012 Moodle
Web site
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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20012 Unit Portfolio for Week 7
Reading samples Learning
outcomes
of the unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Optional Readings
 AS ISO 21504:2016
Web Sites
YouTube: What is Portfolio
Management vs. Project
Management?
References
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2017). Project management: The managerial process. McGraw-Hill Education.
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