PPMP20009 Course Portfolio for Week X Continuous Improvement

This portfolio, prepared by a student for the PPMP20009 course, focuses on continuous improvement in project management. It explores various aspects, including project planning, work breakdown structures (WBS), project charters, and the role of senior management. The portfolio incorporates learning tables summarizing key concepts, personal reflections on experiences, and supporting documentation. The student discusses topics such as cost and time estimation, WBS development, problems in decomposition, the importance of senior management, types of plans, the development of a project charter, and configuration management. The portfolio also includes insights from journals and standards like the International Journal of Project Management and the Project Management Journal, emphasizing their role in continuous improvement. The student reflects on the application of these concepts and methodologies in real-world scenarios, highlighting the importance of methodical planning and the impact of continuous improvement plans for project success.

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Continuous Improvement
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note
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Table of Contents
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Portfolio Reflection........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
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Weekly Portfolio Learning Table
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this course.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
How do you
develop
specifications in a
project?
 By estimating time and cost. I have experienced that successful projects
are developed on estimating cost incurred
and time required along with making the
project energy efficient.
Khodakarami, V., & Abdi, A. (2014). Project cost
risk analysis: A Bayesian networks approach for
modeling dependencies between cost
items. International Journal of Project
Management, 32(7), 1233-1245.
Describe the steps
in developing a
Work Breakdown
Structure
 Each step must be described in
detail.
I identified high priority tasks and then
divided them into further subtasks. Each
task is then described further.
Ashtiani, B. N., Jiang, Q., Tayah, M., Welcker, B.
L., Patton, T. G., Panvalkar, S. S., & Chan, W. K.
T. (2017). U.S. Patent No. 9,720,737.
Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office.
List some of the
problems in
decomposition of a
WBS
 Not understanding when to stop
decomposing.
 Problems with group dynamics.
 Over discussion of the sequence.
 Deliverables are not detailed.
 Not enough grouping activities.
I have observed that the most frequent
problems arise due to group complications.
Sharon, A., & Dori, D. (2015). A Project–product
model–based approach to planning work
breakdown structures of complex system
projects. IEEE Systems Journal, 9(2), 366-376.
Describe what is
the role of a senior
manager or top-
level manager or
executive
 Project management
 Team management
 The outcome meets the
requirements of the client.
Project management and team
management are essential for the project
development. However, it is also the
responsibility of the senior management to
oversee that the objectives of the project
are met.
Martinelli, R. J., & Milosevic, D. Z.
(2016). Project management toolbox: tools and
techniques for the practicing project manager.
John Wiley & Sons.
Are senior
management
important for a
project?
 Yes, they are important. Senior management has the important tasks
of managing the project so that the
objectives and the client requirements are
fulfilled.
What is the role of
the executive
during planning?
 To determine the goals and scope of
the project.
The executive initiates the project by
providing a definite set of objectives to
achieve.
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Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this course.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
In your personal
experience
describe a
situation where
someone else
“owned” the event.
Describe how you
managed the
owner who was
paying for the
event. Describe
any politics or
tensions. How did
you manage the
situation?
 Only present the client with the
result and not with the intricacies as
it might confuse the client and make
the situation complex to handle.
 Focussed on presentation.
 Documented and approved the
changes that were requested by
the client.
 Made sure that the owner knew
that all his requirements are being
met.
Describe the
different types of
plans that a Project
Manager needs to
develop
 Strategic
 Tactical
 Operational
 Contingency
The strategic, tactical and operational
planning are the most common form of
planning. However, a good contingency
separates a good project manager from a
bad one.
What is a Project
Charter? And how
do you develop
one?
 It determines the roles and
responsibilities, project objectives
and the project manager’s level of
authority.
 Developing a project charter requires
identifying project vision, project
organization description,
implementation, risk management.
The project charter defines the outlines of
the project that the project team members
and the project manager adhere to.
If you have a plan,
how do you
personally keep to
it? How do you
 Following a WBS. I break down my plan into simple steps and
I focus on those steps one at a time. I
review the entire task after certain pre-
determined intervals to make sure that I
have fulfilled the objectives.
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Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this course.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
make sure the
work assigned is
being done?
What is a SOW? A statement of work is a documented
schedule that determines the activities of
project management
SOW is essential to provide the client with a
list timeline that specifies the benchmarks
of project completion.
What is
Configuration
Management?
It establishes consistency in the outcome of
the project.
Managing the constituency of a project
outcome is essential for fulfilling the client’s
requirements.
How can a Project
Management
methodology
enhance project
planning?
PMM aids in project planning by calculating
each step and defining them properly.
Employing PMM has made the planning
process methodical.
Journals &
Standards
 IJPM The journal assists in developing continuous
improvement plans.
Implementing the acquired knowledge
helped in making the project process,
methodical.
Management, I. (2018). International Journal of
Project Management. Journals.elsevier.com.
Retrieved 25 January 2018, from
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/internationa
l-journal-of-project-management
 PMJ Continuous Improvement is elaborated. Using guidance from completed projects
helps in proper execution of my project.
Project Management Journal | PMI. (2018).
Pmi.org. Retrieved 25 January 2018, from
https://www.pmi.org/learning/publications/pro
ject-management-journal
 SAI Global Continuous improvement plans are illustrated
in detail.
The plans were of great significance. Ethics & compliance - SAI Global. (2018).
SAIGlobal. Retrieved 25 January 2018, from
https://www.saiglobal.com/en-au/ethics_and_c
ompliance/
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Portfolio Reflection
I have studied and analysed several articles, books and journals on project management methodologies and came to the conclusion that every
successful project needs an elaborate continuous improvement plan.
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