PPMP20013 Unit Portfolio: Week 5 - Project Management Processes

This student assignment, a Unit Portfolio for PPMP20013 Week 5, delves into the crucial aspects of managing project requirements and change processes within asset-rich organizations. The assignment reviews key areas and processes of project, program, and portfolio management, emphasizing the importance of continuous planning, stakeholder coordination, and effective change management. The student leverages readings from Smith, the QLD Dept. Transport and Main Roads manual, and case studies of BMD Constructions and the Brisbane Airport Corporation's New Parallel Runway to illustrate the application of tools and techniques for identifying, controlling, and understanding project changes. The assignment highlights the need for proactive communication, strategic planning, and the implementation of appropriate processes to mitigate risks and ensure project success. The student also discusses the relevance of tools and techniques for investigating and describing project processes, the importance of effective change planning, and the role of project control in monitoring progress and taking corrective actions. The portfolio emphasizes the application of management strategies to ensure safety, quality, and the avoidance of overruns.

(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20013Unit Portfolio for Week 5
Week 5: Manage the project requirements and change processes.
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
 Smith Chapters 8,
9, 10;
 QLD Dept.
Transport and
Main Roads. 2017.
Project cost
estimating
manual;
Case Study
 BMD
Constructions has
a unique capability
and portfolio of
projects
 Brisbane Airport
Corporation’s New
Parallel Runway
1. Review using clear
terminology the
key areas and
processes of
project, program
and portfolio
management
practices as applies
to asset rich
organisations.
The continuous planning is helpful in successful realisation of the project. It is
important to organize the activities of the contractors, suppliers, designers, and
manufacturers. The planning supports the people to perform the activities of
the project without any delay and also helps in the decision- making. The
identification of the project requirements should be done before the planning.
During the project activities, the changes are introduced in order to
improve the processes. The project control helps in reporting the status
of the project continuously in order to take the appropriate actions. For
the purpose to control the change, it is important to put the process in
right place. The reading material helped me in establishing the
understanding related to processes utilized for managing the project
requirements and the processes of change (Smith, 2002).
PPMP20013 Unit Profile
PPMP20013 Moodle
Web site
Have you any insights
you can add from other
units you have studies or
readings you’ve made?
Mandatory Readings
 Smith Chapters 8,
9, 10;
 QLD Dept.
Transport and
Main Roads. 2017.
Project cost
estimating
manual;
2. Discuss the
relevance of tools
and techniques for
investigating and
describing project
process related to
developing new
workings, facilities,
equipment, plant
The change processes can be managed through using the appropriate or
suitable tools and the techniques. The project requirements can be managed
through using the tools and techniques for the identification, controlling and
understanding the change and the project requirements. It is important to plan
for the change in an effective manner to eliminate the chances of variations
(Department of Finance , 2018). The reading material provided me with the
insights related to the tools and the techniques that are used for the effective
change process and managing the requirements.
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you can add from other
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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20013Unit Portfolio for Week 5
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
Case Study
 BMD
Constructions has
a unique capability
and portfolio of
projects
 Brisbane Airport
Corporation’s New
Parallel Runway
and processes for
justifying,
designing,
developing, or
maintaining
existing facilities
and equipment
within the context
of their
technological and
asset lifecycle
status.
Mandatory Readings
 Smith Chapters 8,
9, 10;
 QLD Dept.
Transport and
Main Roads. 2017.
Project cost
estimating
manual;
Case Study
 BMD
Constructions has
a unique capability
and portfolio of
projects
 Brisbane Airport
Corporation’s New
Parallel Runway
3. Present and
interpret major
processes that are
based on sound
policy, information,
and research that
enable project
justification,
tenders, contracts,
and selection
criteria to occur in
an asset rich
organisation.
In order to manage the project requirements, it is essential to identify the
requirements effectively and plan for the project activities accordingly. In order
to bring the changes in the project, it is important to plan for the change and
communicate with the team, related to the need for the change in the activities
of the project. The effective processes should be followed in order to introduce
change (Baker, 2010). The reading material provided me with the information
related to the processes for managing the project requirements and change
process.
PPMP20013 Unit Profile
PPMP20013 Moodle
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you can add from other
units you have studies or
readings you’ve made?
Mandatory Readings 4. Critically analyse PPMP20013 Unit Profile
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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20013Unit Portfolio for Week 5
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
 Smith Chapters 8,
9, 10;
 QLD Dept.
Transport and
Main Roads. 2017.
Project cost
estimating
manual;
Case Study
 BMD
Constructions has
a unique capability
and portfolio of
projects
 Brisbane Airport
Corporation’s New
Parallel Runway
management
strategies and
operational
activities from a
broad perspective
to ensure safety
and quality, to
avoid overruns or
rework, to manage
variations and
claims, and to make
decisions to
discontinue or
close projects.
There are different strategies for the management of the project requirement
and the change processes that are discussed in the reading material. I learned
that in order to meet the expectations of the clients and for maintaining the
quality of project, it is important to adopt the strategies so that the activities can
be managed in an effective manner (Kelly, Male, & Graham, 2014).
PPMP20013 Moodle
Web site
Have you any insights
you can add from other
units you have studies or
readings you’ve made?
Mandatory Readings
 Smith Chapters 8,
9, 10;
 QLD Dept.
Transport and
Main Roads. 2017.
Project cost
estimating
manual;
Case Study
 BMD
Constructions has
5. Demonstrate an
effective,
professional level
of teamwork and
communication and
support
collaborative peer
group learning.
In order to maintain the team work within the project team, the effective and
continuous communication with the team is important related to the change in
the processes of the project. It has been found through the reading material
that the effective communication plan can help in obtaining the support from
the senior management. Along with this, the changes in the project
requirements can be communicated with the team in a professional manner
continuously.
PPMP20013Unit Profile
PPMP20013 Moodle
Web site
Have you any insights
you can add from other
units you have studies or
readings you’ve made?
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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20013Unit Portfolio for Week 5
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
a unique capability
and portfolio of
projects
 Brisbane Airport
Corporation’s New
Parallel Runway
References
Baker, E. (2010). Project management tools and techniques that work! A baker's dozen. PMI® Global Congress 2010. Project Management Institute.
Department of Finance . (2018). Programme and project management tools and techniques. Retrieved from Finance-ni.gov.uk: https://www.finance-
ni.gov.uk/articles/programme-and-project-management-tools-and-techniques
Kelly, J., Male, S., & Graham, D. (2014). Value Management of Construction Projects. John Wiley & Sons.
Smith, N. J. (2002). Engineering Project Management. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Company.
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