Project Management: Responsibilities, Governance, and Methodologies

This project management assignment explores the core aspects of effective project management. It delves into the essential responsibilities of a project manager, emphasizing the need for a blend of soft skills and technical expertise. The assignment highlights the importance of project governance, including methodologies like PRINCE2 and PMBOK, and the classification of projects into business, technical, and developmental categories. It discusses the significance of functional managers and project teams, along with the project manager's role as a central resource, ensuring project objectives are met. Additionally, the assignment touches on career paths within project management, the need for continuous learning, and the organizational structure involving project managers and functional managers, stressing the importance of integrating resources for optimal project outcomes.

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Project Management
Responsibilities and Governance
8/13/2017

Project Management
Weekly Portfolio Learning Table
Topic Personal Outcomes Learnings from your
Experience
References
Responsibili
ties and
Governance
Gap analysis is necessary to
understand the issues and
problems that are present in the
current state in order to meet the
needs of the future
The projects can be classified in
categories as business projects,
technical projects and
developmental projects as applicable
to the industry type and the nature
of the project.
Anantatmula, V. (2010). Project
Manager Leadership Role in
Improving Project Performance.
[online] Available at:
http://web.nchu.edu.tw/pweb/users/
arborfish/lesson/8761.pdf [Accessed
13 Aug. 2017].
Kerzner
Chapter
1.14-1.16, &
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There are various methodologies
that are used to manage the project
and implement project
management as a discipline in the
organization. Some of these
methodologies include PRINCE2
and PMBOK
Project Manager is a resource that is
present at the middle level
management position in an
organization. Functional managers
have a close connect with the
project team and also have the
technical background that is
required in most of the projects.
Functional managers with a right
combination of soft skills can prove
to be good project managers.
Kerzner, H. (2009). Project
Management: A Systems Approach to
Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling.
[online] Available at:
http://honestyets.pbworks.com/f/Pro
ject+Management+-
+A+Systems+Approach+-+10thEd.pdf
[Accessed 13 Aug. 2017].
Journals &
Standards
Project Manager is the most
significant resource that is
associated with a project. The
Manager is assigned with the
responsibilities to carry out the
overall project management along
with the requirement to ensure
that the project progress is as per
the methodologies and techniques
that are applied
Project leader and heads of the
departments must assist the project
manager in the project activities. The
roles may vary as per the project
factors.
Petty, A. (2009). Leadership & The
Project Manager Developing the Skills
that Fuel High Performance. [online]
Available at: https://artpetty.com/wp-
content/uploads/2009/05/ldrshipand
projmgrfinal.pdf [Accessed 13 Aug.
2017].
 IJPM
 PMJ The basic idea of project
management is not the transfer of
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Project Management
Topic Personal Outcomes Learnings from your
Experience
References
duties from line managers to the
project manager. However, it is to
bring all of the project resources on
a single platform.
 SAI
Global
Project-driven organizations have
specific projects along with the
defined departments for the
management of projects which is not
present in the non-project driven
organizations. The career path is
usually fastest in case of project
engineering and project
management. Career path from the
personal point of view would include
acquiring of the technical expertise
followed by moving in to the
management profile.
It is required for every resource in
the organization to remain up-to-
date with the organizational policies
and latest practices to follow.
Therapy and training sessions can be
used for the purpose which shall be
executed frequently on a monthly or
bi-monthly basis.
Project Manager usually has two
bosses as the senior manager and
the CEO of the organization.
Functional team members have the
bosses as functional manager and
project manager. Functional
manager has its boss as the project
manager and senior manager.
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