Portfolio: Project Management Methodologies - PPMP20009

This portfolio reflects on project management methodologies, drawing from readings, lectures, and personal experiences. Key topics include project manager roles, change management, ethical conduct, and the project lifecycle. The portfolio also discusses the relationship between project management and continuous improvement, referencing real-world examples and past project failures. It highlights the importance of project management methodologies in achieving project goals and objectives, enhancing customer and employee satisfaction, and improving productivity. The document showcases personal learning outcomes from the course and learnings from practical experience. Desklib provides access to similar solved assignments and resources for students.

Project Management Methodologies
Portfolio
12/1/2017

Project Management Methodologies
Topic and
reading samples
Personal learning
outcomes from the course
Learnings from
experience
Supporting
documentation
Project
Management
Methodologies
There are various resources that
are required to carry out effective
project management. Some of
these resources include Project
Manager, Assistant Project
Manager and Project Team.
Project Management has
evolved over the years and has
become a mandatory discipline
in the present day business
organizations. The Project
Management methodologies
ensure that project goals are
achieved with minimal risks.
Chin, C., & Spowage, A.
(2012). Project
Management
Methodologies: A
Comparative Analysis.
Cibw117.com. Retrieved
1 December 2017, from
http://cibw117.com/jour
nal/index.php/performan
ce-info-and-value/article
/viewFile/75/73
Kerzner Chapter 2
& 21
Project Manager may have to
resolve staffing problems during the
project as personnel performance
and policy issues. It is, therefore
necessary for the Project Manager
to have a combination of technical,
managerial and soft skills.
Project Management provides a
lot many benefits as realization
of project goals and objectives,
enhanced customer and
employee satisfaction,
adherence to ethics and
improved productivity of the
resources. It is applicable in the
daily life as well for management
of personal and professional
tasks.
Kerzner, H. (2013).
Project Management: A
Systems Approach to
Planning, Scheduling, and
Controlling.
Books.mec.biz. Retrieved
1 December 2017, from
http://www.books.mec.b
iz/tmp/books/55F1OL4W
QC7HL2OBCGHS.pdf
Walker D., Dart C. J.
(2011) Frontinus-
A Project Manager
From the Roman
Empire Era
The Project Manager is required to
carry out project planning, resource
planning and management, conflict
resolution, communication planning
and project control. The Project
Managers may be assigned part
time or full time to a project.
Change management is a key
area of project management as
there may be numerous changes
during the lifecycle of the
project. Change is observed in
daily routine as well, for
instance, change of work
environment, change of place,
change of mood and likewise.
Walker, D., & Dart, C.
(2011). Frontinus- Project
Manager -Roman Empire
Era - Ancient Practices.
Pmi.org. Retrieved 1
December 2017, from
https://www.pmi.org/lea
rning/library/ancient-
practices-infrastructure-
project-management-
2229
Journals &
Standards
Functional Managers may also act
as Project Managers for a specific
period of time.
Technology is advancing itself at
a rapid scale and the transition
from the use of Symbian based
mobile device to an Android
Smartphone is an example of the
adaptation to change.
YouTube. (2009). Value
Driven Project
Management. YouTube.
Retrieved 1 December
2017, from
https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=lc7kZ07g6vY
 Project
Managemen
t Journal
Vol. 42, No.
5, 4-16
The Project Manager must ensure
that Professional and ethical codes
A project is defined as a singular
effort to achieve specific goal
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Project Management Methodologies
Topic and
reading samples
Personal learning
outcomes from the course
Learnings from
experience
Supporting
documentation
of conduct are followed during the
project.
and the collaboration of multiple
projects is a program. A
collection of different programs
is termed as a system.
Project failure was experienced
once in the previous organization
due to scope inflation and
ineffective project management.
Project life cycle is step by step
approach that is followed during
the project timeline. Software
Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is
an example of a project lifecycle.
Project Management
methodologies are needed to
successfully complete the phases
in a project life cycle with
minimal risks and conflicts.
Project Management
methodologies have a close
relation with continuous
improvement as the phases of
project maintenance and
support go on even after the
release of the project. There are
regular updates that are installed
to make sure that the element of
improvement is always
maintained.
Continuous improvement is also
a part of daily life, for instance,
directing the efforts to improve
academic grades or professional
ratings. There have been
instances of failure in a test
which was improved with better
guidance, references and
learning.
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