Central Queensland University PPMP20009 Portfolio Weeks 1-4

This portfolio documents learnings from weeks 1-4 of a project management unit (PPMP20009), reflecting on key concepts, methodologies, and personal experiences. It addresses the reasons for project management, personal learning outcomes, and learnings from experience, drawing on readings from Kerzner and other sources. The portfolio covers topics such as project lifecycle, knowledge areas, classical management functions, the talent triangle, process groups, and resource control. It also explores critical thinking, project success factors, methodologies, project management phases, stakeholder engagement, and the project lifecycle stages from conceptualization to termination, emphasizing the importance of planning, execution, and control in achieving project objectives. The document also highlights the significance of understanding project advantages, goals, and objectives before committing resources, and the need for effective execution to minimize risks and issues associated with product variations. Desklib provides access to similar solved assignments.

Mohammed Ather Mohiuddin - PPMP20009 Unit Portfolio for Week 1 - 4
Weekly Portfolio Learning Table – Week 1
Topic and reading
samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learnings.
Reason for project
management?
 Project management supports in
analyzing lifecycle of a project, area
of knowledge and related actions.
 It makes utilization of case studies for
increasing principles with the support
of vital results of a project like plans,
schedules, scope, and cases of
business and plans of the project.
 It will assist in exploring success
alignment of a project towards
quality, time, resources, cost and
risk according to the domain of
project.
 5 types of process groups are there
for the management of the project
as,
o Planning of project
o Origination of project
o Accomplishment of
project
o Monitoring and
governance of project
o Termination of project
Chapter 1 of
Kerzner
 The main focus of a project is on
creating the value of business, aims,
human and nonhuman resources,
limits of funds, initiating and ending
date.
 There are five functions of classical
management such as,
o Guiding
o Starting
o Leading
o Staffing
o Estimating
 Talent triangle makes the
 Any organization must control
resources, within cost, performance
and time. Companies mostly have 6
resources.
o Currency
o Apparatus
o Materials
o Staffs
o Amenities
o Technology/ Information
 Marketing of a project requires to
gather and pursue one sort of
business prospects and it is been
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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.
involvement of,
o Administration of Technical
projects
o Leadership
o Strategic and business
administration
differentiated as,
o Design of settlement
o A methodical effort
o The life cycle of the
project
o Hazards
o Stages of marketing
o Technical ability to
undertake
Egelstaff (2013)
Academic
assignments:
Critical thinking and
writing critically
It supports in providing a concise and short
document which supports in making academic
projects.
o Guideline’s background can be
provided by the first part.
o Procedure for developing critical
influence as well as critical thinking
of enterprise will be discussed in
second part.
o Major forms like portfolios, exams,
artifacts of projects, reports, quizzes
and easy will be discussed in third
part.
o Standard positioning schema will be
deliberated in the fourth part.
o More aspects of essay will be
researched in fourth part.
Framework level of Australian qualification
is documented in regards to criteria and type
descriptor and these are categorized as,
o Learning ability
o Purpose
o Knowledge
o Proficient knowledge and
application
o Capability
In order to attain distinction, required
criteria’s are,
o Make incorporation of practice and
theory which may involve
appropriate integration and related
sources which are primary in nature
for demonstrating ability.
o Appropriate and good
understanding regarding relevant
topics and material.
o Work which is done should be good
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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.
in all aspects.
Journals &
Standards
 IJPM Answer of the mentioned three questions will
be given by this journal,
o Crucial elements regarding the
success of project administration.
o Acute elements in regards to
individual project’s success.
o Important elements which will result
in the success of a project.
Commercial background in regards to project’s
success involves,
o Practices of project and commercial
programs.
o Program practices and separate
project.
o Individual project’s presentation.
o Alteration in corporate ability and
performance.
There is both direct and indirect link in the
success of project and corporate. It is
presented in,
o Business operations
o A business strategy which is
common
o Successful development of IS/IT
project.
o Research and development
o Provision and administration of
facilities.
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Portfolio Reflection
Meaning of a successful project is in making delivery according to to the objectives of projects which are approved. For the success of a project, the
involvement of layers is considered as the execution of project as per schedule and budget, satisfying anticipations of quality, providing what was asked,
meeting up necessities of quality, bringing up requirements of organization and market and making achievement regarding the preferred results. There are
three areas of a successful project, which are, project proficiencies of the organisation, the realisation of benefits and project delivery. Administration of a
project is generally considered as the rehearsal of organizing, starting, controlling, implementing and shutting down of team efforts. It is being performed on
10 segments which are like, communication, management of risk, quality, integration, possibility, time, cost, procurement and organization of stakeholder and
human resource.
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References
https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/pluginfile.php/1189282/mod_resource/content/6/1.pdf
Kerzner, H. and Kerzner, H.R., 2017. Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Alias, Z., Zawawi, E.M.A., Yusof, K. and Aris, N.M., 2014. Determining critical success factors of project management practice: A conceptual framework. Procedia-Social
and Behavioral Sciences, 153, pp.61-69.
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Weekly Portfolio Learning Table – Week 2
Topic and reading
samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learning’s from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learning’s.
Methodologies of
Project Management
Analysis which is being done here depicts that
there is a failure of various projects due to
increase in cost and time. Less realization
regarding benefits as it gets involved with
large barriers like people and underestimating
complexities.
Several failure aspects are there which are like,
 Preparation which is not successful
 Ineffective planning
 Improper evaluation
 Improper governance of cost.
 Purpose of project being ‘moving
targets’
 Issues in-line manager’s primacy,
executive, and project manager.
 Improper association with
productivity and human.
A proper method for administrating
multitude of the project is basically termed
as,
 Guidelines regarding administration
of the project
 Rules in relation to project
administration.
 Prototypes of an industry
 Project management
methodologies.
There are some mistakes done by Dr.
Kerzner which delayed administration of the
project,
 Purchasing regarding software for
project administration.
 Establishment of guidelines,
checklists, forms, and templates.
 Tracking and broadcasting of small
innovation project.
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Topic and reading
samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learning’s from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learning’s.
Kerzner Chapter 2 Phases of project management lifecycle are,
 Development stage
 Approval of executive management
stage.
 Approval stage of line management.
 Stage of growth
 Phase of maturity
Duties of project manager for completing
tasks are,
 Development of objective and
purpose.
 Plans of institute
 Capital arrangements
 Delivery of staff members
 Establishing controls
 Formulate instructions
 To give motivation to employees
 Make application regarding various
actions
 To be flexible
Kerzner Chapter 21 Eight important interest area which is being
included here are,
 Development of effective document
which is practical
 Model of maturity regarding the
organization of project.
 Project administration methodology
 Arrangement of capacity
 Time to time invention
 Proficiency models
 Administration regarding project
 Scope changing profession
 Wind up of different assessment
gatherings.
Capabilities of project manager in different
fields,
 Skills of leadership
 Skills regarding procedure
 Scientific and technical skills
For effective completion and administration
for different areas of project where there is a
requirement of corporation are,
 Scope alteration
 Ranking
 Estimation regarding capacity
 Beginning of project
 Methodology of project
 Structures of organization
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Topic and reading
samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learning’s from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learning’s.
Journal of Project
Management
The main focus of project administration is on
procedure of management regarding planning,
controlling and structure of the organisation.
Project stakeholder’s engagement regarding
resourcing of project and political procedures
are also given importance in management of
project.
Deliveries of project regarding the significance
of public are very crucial for individual
communal status.
 Basis of reserves
 Reasons for a project for making an
instance of business rationale.
 Accountability and decision making
 Labor and subcontracting
 Lawful arrangements
 Knowledge transfer
Merchandise life cycle phases are,
 Market’s introduction
 Improvement and investigation
 Progress
 Maturity
 Weakening
 Expiry
The culture of project administration
involves,
 Managerial management
 Belief
 Establishment
 Statement
 Association
 Equipment
 Environment
 Socialization
 Team collaboration
 Permit
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Portfolio Reflection
Advantage in Administration of the project involves understanding regarding advantage, purpose, and goals before obligating specific resources. It makes
sure that the undertaking which is only required for giving advantages increasing the investment of money and time. It also ensures that the development of
project is effective with all the desired phases which start from planning to ending. It also supports in providing with the methodology which is difficult in
order to define accurate and stimulating timeframe as well as the budget for the accomplishment of project. An appropriate execution procedure regarding
scope and objectives of project changes so as to reduce any type of risk or issue which is associated with the variations of product.
The life cycle of project contains effective and essential stages for achieving project’s success. It starts with conceptualization phase and then there is a
requirement of planning phase in regards with execution of project. At the end, there is an effective need for termination stage. In the starting stage, there is
the establishment of business case, analysis of feasible study, recognition of project charter, project group selection, setting up of project office and review in
regards with achievement phase. In the stage of planning, plans regarding quality, resource, project, acceptance, and threat are done plus strategy of
procurement and communication is framed. In the stage of execution, there should be a proper control on acceptance, risk, cost, issue, time, communication,
excellence, procurement, and threat. In the stage of closure, the project must be wind up and proper review should be done.
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References
https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/pluginfile.php/1189289/mod_resource/content/3/PPMP20009%20Lecture%20Week%202_v3.pdf
Kerzner, H. and Kerzner, H.R., 2017. Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Larson, E.W. and Gray, C., 2013. Project management: The managerial process with MS project. McGraw-Hill.
Besner, C. and Hobbs, B., 2013. Contextualized project management practice: A cluster analysis of practices and best practices. Project Management Journal, 44(1), pp.17-
34.
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Weekly Portfolio Learning Table – Week 3
Topic and reading
samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learning’s from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learning’s.
Project Management
Methodologies
Attributes in the manager of project are,
 Uprightness and reliability
 Must be tough, versatile and full of
energy
 Able to evaluate risk and uncertainty
 Should have a proper understanding
regarding personnel problems.
 Ability to make decisions.
Inappropriate manager of project is like,
 Inflexible strategies
 Proficiency in technicality
 New to working
 Alignment with customers
 Organisation experience
Project manager abilities are,
 To build a team
 Able to solve conflicts and issues
 Project preparation
 Skills of innovation and creativity
 Provide support to the
administration
 Expert in technology
 Proper management
 Associational
 Able to distribute resources
appropriately
Kerzner Chapter 4 Implied ability of manager of the project is,
 Administration of resources
 Administration regarding preparation
and controlling
 Supervision of interface
Attributes which are required for conducting
team work are,
 Attitude of commitment to a team
 Effective interpersonal skills and high
spirit regarding team.
 Support from high authority
Individual characteristics which are needed
for the skills of project administration are,
 Personality which is expressive and
attractive
 Thinking which includes
creativeness and innovation.
 Eagerness and ability to create
invention
 Proper experience regarding
management of project
 Ability of self-control
 Flexible and able to adapt change
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Topic and reading
samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learning’s from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learning’s.
 Necessary resources and expertise
 Continuous and open meeting with
the members of team.
 Essential expertise and resources
Three sections are being addressed in this
chapter as,
 Staffing of project
 Administration of human resource
 Preparation
Kerzner Chapter 8 The themes which require proper focus are,
 Administration of small project
 Performance measurement
 Concern regarding professionalism
 Supervision of megaproject
 Preparation and education
 Advance assignments
 Reimbursements and bonus
 Internal as well as external
collaboration
Ethics code and professional behavior are
segregated in four areas, which are like,
 Justice
 Duty
 Respect
 Ethics
Measures of presentation used by managers
of project are,
 Principal methods
o The efficiency of project
supervisor
o Achievement of project
manager
 Subordinate methods
o Inclusion in the
administration of business
o Preparation of project and
implementation of the plan
o Establishment of a team
which is effective in
making projects
o Customer and client’s
demand fulfillment
o Use of resource which
may benefit association
 Other extra deliberations are
o Alterations in the
environment work
o Issues which are included
in tasks
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