PPMP20009 Project Management Methodologies Consolidated Portfolio

This consolidated portfolio, prepared for the PPMP20009 course, delves into project management methodologies and their practical applications. The assignment addresses key learning outcomes, including the reasons organizations adopt project management methodologies, the impact of these methodologies on stakeholders, and the essential elements of a project management methodology. The portfolio encompasses various aspects of project management, such as planning, stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and project execution. It includes discussions on organizational strategies, stakeholder selection, communication plans, and the importance of defining project scope. The student reflects on their learning experiences, drawing from course materials, scholarly articles, and personal insights to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of project management principles and their application in real-world scenarios, with supporting documents in the appendix. The portfolio also explores the role of a project manager, highlighting the significance of systematic planning and efficient resource allocation in ensuring project success within the constraints of time, budget, and quality.

PROJECT MANAGEMNET METHODOLOGIES
PPMP20009
Consolidated Portfolio
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TERM: 1, 2018
Table of contents
1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................3
2 Course Learning Outcomes...........................................................................................................3
2.1 Learning Outcome 1: Explain reasons why organisations adopt Project Management Methodologies 3
2.2 Learning Outcome 2: Critically analyse the impact of Project Management Methodologies upon stakeholders 4
2.3 Learning outcome 3: Explain and justify the major elements of a Project Management Methodology that might meet the needs of an organisation 4
3 Discussion and Conclusion............................................................................................................4
4 References.....................................................................................................................................4
5 Appendix.......................................................................................................................................4
5.1 Portfolio 1..............................................................................................................................5

5.2 Portfolio 2..............................................................................................................................5
5.3 Portfolio 3..............................................................................................................................5
5.4 Portfolio 4..............................................................................................................................5
5.5 Portfolio 5..............................................................................................................................5
5.6 Portfolio 6..............................................................................................................................5
5.7 Portfolio 7..............................................................................................................................5
5.8 Portfolio 8..............................................................................................................................5
5.9 Portfolio 9..............................................................................................................................5
5.10 Portfolio 10............................................................................................................................5
5.11 Supporting documents...........................................................................................................5

1 INTRODUCTION
Project management is a process which is associated with making of plans in order to complete various tasks and this helps a lot in easy implementation
and management of the project. Project management helps a lot in delivering a project in a successful way. Besides this it is also easy to understand the
impact that the methodology is having which has been chosen for the purpose of selecting the project stakeholders and also the major elements
which is followed by the usage of the project management methodology in order to achieve success in any organization. The project’s success is
totally dependent on the appropriate governance of the project and in this the project manager are associated with playing a very vital role in for
the purpose of ensuring success of the project. The consolidated portfolio has been prepared in order to reflect the learning outcomes of the
course that has been conducted in consecutive weeks. The learning experiences from the course has been discussed in the following parts of the
consolidated portfolio.
2 COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
2.1 Learning Outcome 1:Explain reasons why organisations adopt Project Management Methodologies
Summary (example only)
The main initiative of the organizational changes is generally focused upon the various operational strategies. From the course it is clearly understandable that
the project management practices are subsequently associated with enhancing the successful execution of the various kind of initiatives. The implementation
of the project management by an organization would remain elusive. Project management methodology can be considered as a fancy way of describing a
system which is generally used to do something. Before beginning of any project, we need the project management tools which is appropriate along with a
good team, and we also must know how you’re going to run the project. Some projects lend themselves to certain methodologies. Sometimes it’s at the
preference of the project manager. By passing of time I understood the different kind of benefits that an organization would be getting by making use of the
different project management methodologies and this would be initiallu be responsible for helping in the aking of plans which are effective and would also be
helping in the controlling of the different kind of projects in an organization.
Evidence
Evidences have been gather from eh various study materials and along with this we have also taken help form the other scholarly articles as well.

2.2 Learning Outcome 2: Critically analyse the impact of Project Management Methodologies upon stakeholders
Through the course I have gained a wide knowledge about the project management and a very vital role is played by the stakeholders. The
selection of the proper project management methodology would be having a huge impact over the stakeholders. A proper communication plan is
created by the project management which would be helping a lot in the propagation of the information in an easy way and would also be helping
in the preparation of progress report which is to be provided to the stakeholders involved in the project. Stakeholders play a vital role in any kind
of project who are having an impact upon the project. The choice of stakeholders is a very challenging task. In the whole course we have been
learning about the way of selecting the stakeholders.
Evidence
Evidences have been gather from eh various study materials and along with this we have also taken help form the other scholarly articles as well.
2.3 Learning outcome 3: Explain and justify the major elements of a Project Management Methodology that might meet the needs of
an organisation
After the course have been completed we gained a huge knowledge about the major elements involved in a project. The other significant role
which is played by the project management is the completion of the task within time and also within a budget which has assumed for the project.
In order to do this it is very much important that the scope of the project should be identified. For this reason it is very much essential to consider
the scope of project which is a major part of the project management methodology which are adopted any organization. The prohject might be
executed in an unexpected way or might also get delayed if the identification of the scope is not done in a proper way. After the completion of
the course I have also understood that planning of the project should be done in a proper way which would be acting as one of the significant

element to achieve success. Another important elements of project planning involves the identification of the requirements along with the
gathering of the requirements.
Evidence
Evidences have been gather from eh various study materials and along with this we have also taken help form the other scholarly articles as well.
3 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
Throughout 12 weeks of learning about project management methodologies, I have understood the fundamental knowledge about the
various needs of the project. Besides the basic aspects of the project has also been taught to us in a proper way besides this the project
management methodologies has also been taught to us in a proper way. Considering all the key element also needs to be done during the process
of selecting the right methodology for the purpose of achieving success during the project besides this the success of the project is also largely
dependent on the approach which is adopted in order to complete a project.
4 REFERENCES
Harold Kerzner, P., 2013. Project Management, A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling. Eleventh ed, John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey
Insitute, P. M 2013, A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide)-Fifth edition. Fifth ed, Project Management Institute,
Pennsylvania
Project Management Journal Vol. 42, No. 5, 4-16 and read the following article Walker D., Dart C. J. (2011) Frontinus--A Project Manager From the Roman
Empire Era

Alexander, M. (2018). 6 traits of highly effective project managers. [online] CIO. Available at: https://www.cio.com/article/2433916/project-
management/project-management-six-attributes-of-successful-project-managers.html [Accessed 3 Apr. 2018].
Business.linkedin.com. (2018). A Clever 5-Step Process for Managing Hiring Manager Expectations. [online] Available at:
https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/recruiting-strategy/2016/a-clever-5-step-process-for-managing-hiring-manager-expectations
[Accessed 3 Apr. 2018].
5 APPENDIX

5.1 Portfolio 1
Topic and
reading
samples.
Your personal learning
outcomes from this unit.
Learnings from your
experience.
Supporting documentation
Project
manager Role
within the
project
Creating anything or for the purpose of
achieving any specific task there is a need of
thinking in a systematic way and making
systematic arrangements of various works
would be helping in putting them all together
to acquire successful end results and this is
known as project management. The term
management is associated with indicating the
entire scenario where there is an existence of
an organized level of approaching milestones
for the purpose of making sure that the work
that are being done is done in a precise way
by having all the available resources that are
allocated for the project. Project managers
are associated with looing into the matter that
all the works of the project are conducted In a
sequential way and in efficient way. This kind
of approach towards any kind of project
would be accomplished without surpassing
the various aspects of the project which
includes the time, budget, and many more
without making any kind of compromising
regarding the quality of the output.
I have been working as an engineer in an
organization there exists several duties
which were to be fulfilled by me and deliver
a quality project by making use of modern
elevations, exotic designs and many more
usable phase that exists within the budget
that has been proposed by the
stakeholders. So it can be stated that
accepting the project which is having
specific requirements are at risk and for the
purpose of meeting the specified
expectations of the client there is a need of
crucial as well as critical thinking. The time,
budget and the quality are generally
considered to be major aspect that are
needed for the purpose of completing the
construction in a successful way. So the
satisfaction of the customers acts as one of
the major concern. By taking into various
considerations of all the risks factors which
are generally faced during the construction
phase includes various conditions like the
weather condition, delays in the extensive
planning also needs to be done by the
engineers who are generally responsible for
the whole project. Project planning is
needed in order to overcome all the
challenges and the project managers are
associated with helping in this total process.

Topic and
reading
samples.
Your personal learning
outcomes from this unit.
Learnings from your
experience.
Supporting documentation
Kerzner
Chapter
1 .11(Project
manager as the
planning Agent)
This chapter is associated with providing an
overview of the various parameters by
mentioning the PLC or the project life cycle,
role of the stakeholders, compulsions and also
the prerequisites of the project as well. This
chapter is also associated with providing an
overview of the various transformations of
making a project achieve success. This is
generally associated with showing a significant
development in the era of project
management. Project managers are
associated with assigning specific roles along
with understanding their specific role.
While working in an organization I have an
idea of the whole process and the
functioning of the organization which is
associated allocating a set of works to the
respective groups which generally makes
them to follow a successive pattern. Critical
thinking is necessary in a situation when an
individual has to take the decisions to
overcome the problem rather than leaving
it as a failure. It totally depends on the
personnel thinking and the type of situation
the individual is dealing with.

5.2 Portfolio 2
Topic and
reading
samples.
Your personal learning
outcomes from this unit.
Learnings from your
experience.
Supporting documentation
Project
management
methadalogies
Kerzner Chapter
2.11(The many
faces of failure)
Project management is generally viewed as
an applied system management.
Additionally project management has also
become a necessity rather than desire.
Project management is almost used by
almost each and every organization by
making use of certain project management
methodologies. Project management has
been accepted in almost every field and this
is also helping a lot in creating a change in
the domain of multinational project
management. From this chapter I have
learnt that a system is nothing but a
collection of interacting sub-systems which
are generally organized in order to provide a
synergistic outcome. The systems are
characterized with boundaries or interfaces
conditions and for this reason project
management is also known as the
mechanism which is required for the
purpose of acquiring the target of the
project by making uses of the traditional
organization structure. Project management
methodology is associated with mitigating
the risk and is also responsible for
enhancing the chances of success. This is
also associated with enabling the team to
share ideas and thoughts on what is
happening and what can be the final
From this course I have learned that there
exists several type of projects which
includes the individual projects, special
projects, staff projects and aggregate
projects. For each project there is a
requirement of certain project methodology
which is needed in order to complete a
project in an efficient and effective way. I
have learned that project methodology
helps to focus on right things at right way.

Topic and
reading
samples.
Your personal learning
outcomes from this unit.
Learnings from your
experience.
Supporting documentation
outcome
Kerzner Chapter
21.7(Managing
multiple project)
This chapter mainly defines the
procurement which is nothing but a process
of service or goods. The best procurement
practices are associated with improving the
corporate profitability which is also
consisting of benefits like the quality
discounts and is also associated with
seeking out for quality suppliers.
In this chapter I learnt about the basic
procurement strategies which includes
project procurement strategy and corporate
procurement strategy
.
5.3 Portfolio 3
Topic and
reading
samples.
Your personal learning
outcomes from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting
documentation
What are the
requirements
for an
individual to
become
successful
project
manager
Kerzner
Chapter
4.2(Selecting a
project
manager)
The mistakes that have been done by the
individual in their past projects will be an
additional benefit by gaining experience
and also for the purpose of preparation of
plans in order to survive if any further
issue is going to be faced.
By this way it will become very much easy
to provide guidance and motivation to the
project team so as to avoid the the
occurrence of any kind of errors. This is to
be done by Appreciating the employees
Mistakes in the investments is generally happening
due to lack of gaining experience and they are
responsible of giving arise to problems whenever
there is no proper planning, executing, monitoring
and controlling.
The level of the mistake shows the level of
consequences which the responsible individual
have to face.
In one of our construction sites, I have found that
due to the occurrence of a very small error has

Topic and
reading
samples.
Your personal learning
outcomes from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting
documentation
by providing them with increments,
bonus, and various other benefits.
resulted in the large expenditure for the
organisation and individual.
The main reason lying being the occurrence of this
incident is due to the shortage of proper
intermediate resources during the time of
construction. Besides this there also existed lack of
commitment towards the project along with poor
management skills which has resulted in a
devastating loss to the organisation.
Kerzner
Chapter
8.4(Effective
project
management in
the small
business
organanization)
This journal has been associated with
discussing about the Project Management
which generally acts as a tool for dealing
with various type of problems that are
faced while meeting the objectives of an
organization. It is to be made sure by each
and every organization that they adhere
the policies as well as the procedures, in
order to make sure that proper
implementation of project management is
taking place by making use of suitable
frameworks and techniques.
In last few decades the Project Management has
been turned out to be an emerging methodology
that is adopted by almost every organization in
order to meet its goals and objectives.
From my experience I have learnt that with Increase in
the level of complexity the level of achieving success
decreases in a specified task. The variation of level of
complexity can take place from extreme to
intermediate level which is totally dependent upon the
submission of the deliverables.
While working as an employee of an organisation I saw
that the chief executives have been associated with
accepting a project which was complex, there was no
such scope for the purpose of completing the project by
making use of the old strategy.
There existed no other way rather than going for a