PPMP20009 - Project Planning & Management: Week [X] Unit Portfolio

This PPMP20009 unit portfolio for Week [X] provides insights into various aspects of project planning and management. It covers topics such as developing project specifications, understanding the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and the roles of senior management in project success. The portfolio also reflects on personal learning experiences, including situations where others 'owned' events and how those were managed. Key concepts like project charters, Statements of Work (SOW), and configuration management are discussed, along with different project management methodologies like Agile and Scrum. The reflection emphasizes the importance of WBS for successful project implementation. This document is available on Desklib, a platform offering a range of study tools for students, including past papers and solved assignments.

(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20009Unit Portfolio for Week (Insert week number)
Weekly Portfolio 9
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your
experience.
Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
a) Kerzner Chapter
20.0-20.8, & 21.0-
21.4;
How do you
develop
specifications in a
project?
Describe the steps
in developing a
Work Breakdown
Structure?
b) PMI
Implementing
Organizational PM
PM Appendices X2
& X3;
List some of the
problems in
decomposition of a
WBS
In order to implement a successful project it is
necessary for the project managers and the
project heads to consider all necessary
specifications to make it more perfect from both
the business and consumer’s end. In order to
develop the project specification the background
of the project including its cost and size should
be considered.
In order to develop a Work Breakdown Structure
(WBS) it is necessary for the project manager to
first identify the project requirements and its
objectives. Based on the requirements, the WBS
should be prepared. The phases those are
followed for developing the WBs include
initiation, planning, execution and closure.
If the WBS is not designed perfectly then it will
face major issues accordingly.
 All the steps are dependent on each
other
 Insertion of any requirement in
between is difficult
 Used processes cannot not be used
 Wrong task orientation will lead to
major failure
With the development of a SMART goal the
project specifications can be built
accordingly.
There are four major steps those are to be
followed by the project managers to
develop a Work Break down Structure and
the steps are as follows:
Steps 1: All important piece of scopes
should be identified
Step 2: Decision on the best of the project
organization
Step 3: Breakdown of the project
Step 4: For each of the activities
identification of necessary resources.
Kerzner, H. and Kerzner, H.R., 2017. Project
management: a systems approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley &
Sons.
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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20009Unit Portfolio for Week (Insert week number)
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your
experience.
Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
Describe what is
the role of a senior
manager or top
level manager or
executive
The senior project manager is responsible to
monitor and track the progress of the project to
ensure that the project is meeting the
requirements and the objectives.
Q1. Are senior
management
important for a
project?
What is the role of
the executive
during planning?
Yes, the role of the senior project manager is
very much important for the key success of any
project.
During the project ongoing phase the project
executive should motivate the rest of the project
team members including the project manager.
The other responsibility of the executive is to
track the project status and change management
approach of the project manager.
Kerzner, H. and Kerzner, H.R., 2017. Project
management: a systems approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley &
Sons.
Q2. In your
personal
experience
describe a
situation where
someone else
“owned”
the event.
Describe how you
managed the
owner who was
paying for the
In my personal life when I was in school I face
such situation when the teachers owned the
event during the development of a workplace
assignment.
The person who was paying for the event was
my teacher I took all his advice very seriously ad
applied them on the assignment and finally I
realized that hid guidance helped me to develop
I learned many things when I was under the
guidance of my mentor.
Based on the developed project plan the
project manager and the rest of the project
team members should develop the project
The flow of the project should follow all the
Kerzner, H. and Kerzner, H.R., 2017. Project
management: a systems approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley &
Sons.
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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20009Unit Portfolio for Week (Insert week number)
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your
experience.
Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
event.
What should be in
a Project Plan?
Why?
Q3. Describe the
different types of
plans that a Project
Manager needs to
develop.
What is a Project
Charter? And how
do you develop
one?
a successful project in my school days.
The project plan is the main thing that should
have to be developed at the very initiation of the
project development.
The project managers develop different types of
projects such as:
 Cost baseline plan
 Finance plan
 Resource plan etc
Project charter is a project outline that is
comprises of the project objectives,
assumptions, scope, budget and time will be
needed to successful accomplish the project.
steps properly to gain a successful outcome
from the plan.
Q4. If you have a
plan, how do you
personally keep to
it?
How do you make
sure the work
assigned is being
done?
If I face any personal problem then I will share it
to my guides and mentors to overcome the
situation.
In order to ensure that a project is successfully
accomplished the generated outcomes will be
analysed accordingly.
I have learned the proper guidance is very
much important for personnel success.
Kerzner, H. and Kerzner, H.R., 2017. Project
management: a systems approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley &
Sons.
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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20009Unit Portfolio for Week (Insert week number)
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your
experience.
Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
Q5. What is a SOW?
What is
Configuration
Management?
Q6. How can a
Project
Management
methodology
enhance project
planning?
SOW- Statement of work
Configuration management is referred to as
process that is used by the project developers to
make sure that a project is perfectly configured.
In order to develop any project the project
managers are required to follow certain
necessary methodologies. The different project
management methodologies those are followed
by the project managers are as follows:
 Agile project management
methodology
 Scrum methodology
 Waterfall methodology etc
Portfolio Reflection:
From this portfolio week learning I have learned the role and important of WBS for the successful implementation of a project.
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