PPMP20009: Project Management Unit Portfolio - Weekly Reflections

This assignment is a weekly portfolio reflecting on learnings from a project management unit (PPMP20009). It covers topics like project management professionalism, methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, etc.), stakeholder management, and factors influencing project success and failure. The portfolio includes personal learning outcomes, experiences, and supporting documentation, such as readings from Kerzner & Kerzner and Harrison & Lock. Reflections detail the importance of implementing appropriate project management methodologies, understanding project management history, and the role of a project manager in ensuring project success. The student also reflects on past project failures and the significance of continuous improvement in project management.

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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.
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
The professionalism of the project
management is the core responsibility for any
specific project manager. Project
management professionalism is extremely
important for this course. I got the knowledge
about the concept of project management
properly and effectively (Kerzner & Kerzner,
2017).
According to Kerzner & Kerzner, 2017, the
professionalism of project management is
important and I got the knowledge properly.
Since this was the first week of our course, I
was extra cautious about our learning
outcomes. I got relevant knowledge
regarding project management
professionalism. The book by the author,
Kerzner & Kerzner, 2017, I was able to
remove my doubts and become successful
in mitigating all the problems (Kerzner &
Kerzner, 2017).
Kerzner, H. & Kerzner, H.R., (2017). Project
management: a systems approach to
planning, scheduling, and controlling. John
Wiley & Sons.
Week 1 lectures
Recommended
Readings
Kerzner (chapter
1)
The concept of project management with
relevant information is the major part of this
learning. As per the author of Kerzner &
Kerzner, 2017, the project management
methodologies are extremely important and
vital for the organizations that are executing
the project.
There are several types of important and
significant methodologies in project
management. They are the Waterfall
methodology, Agile methodology, hybrid,
scrum, critical path method or CPM, critical
chain project management or CCPM and
many more. We were able to learn all of
them properly (Kerzner & Kerzner, 2017).
Kerzner, H. & Kerzner, H.R., (2017). Project
management: a systems approach to
planning, scheduling, and controlling. John
Wiley & Sons.
Implementation of
Project
management
methodologies
Learning outcome:
Several organizations and projects should
properly and efficiently implement the
methodologies of project management for the
purpose of reducing the complexities of
As per the learning, I got the knowledge of
the importance of implementation of
project management methodologies in
various projects and thus should be
properly calculated from implementing
these methodologies (Harrison & Lock,
Kerzner, H. & Kerzner, H.R., (2017). Project
management: a systems approach to
planning, scheduling, and controlling. John
Wiley & Sons.
Harrison, F., & Lock, D. (2017). Advanced project
management: a structured approach. Routledge
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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.
project (Kerzner & Kerzner, 2017). Not every
methodology is applicable to every project.
2017). For example, the software
manufacturing companies should use Agile
and construction companies should use
PRINCE 2 methodology.
Tutorial NA NA
Overview of Course The learning outcome of this week was the
overview of the entire course that we are
going to learn from our lectures.
I learnt that that we will be learning about
project success factors, project manager,
project management methodologies and
many more.
Portfolio Reflection
This portfolio has eventually helped me in understanding the concepts of project management, project management methodologies and the proper
implementation of project management methodologies. I have understood about the various methodologies in project management and where these
methodologies should be implemented. I got the knowledge that various projects have various requirements and as per those requirements, we should
select our methodology. With the help of these methodologies of project management, the project manager is able to complete his or her work properly
and perfectly. The entire completion of these projects is highly dependent on the project methodologies.
References
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Harrison, F., & Lock, D. (2017). Advanced project management: a structured approach. Routledge.
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Weekly Portfolio Learning Table: Week 2
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
Project
Management
History
This week’ s specific learning majorly involves
the learnings from Kerzner Chapter 1 for
understanding the definition of project
management and the history of project
management (Kerzner & Kerzner, 2017).
There are some of the major activities are
present that are rewarded as the project.
The project success is being checked by this
concept.
This unit’s learning helped me in
understanding the importance of project
management with their relevant
justifications. The various problems of
project management and the qualities of
project manager were understood from this
particular week lecture properly and
effectively.
Week 1 lecture
Kerzner Chapter 1 Kerzner Chapter 1
Learning Includes –
 What is project management?
 List of three activities that are
executed for completing a particular
project.
 Definition of project success
 When can a project becomes
successful and how does these
projects become successful.
 Similarities and dissimilarities
between project management and
project success.
Project management is the proper practice
of project starting, planning, controlling and
finally closing of a specific team work that
helps in achievement of various goals and
objectives (Mir & Pinnington, 2014).
I have also learnt that there are some of the
major activities for any project
management. They are the conception,
planning and design and finally execution of
the project.
Project success refers to the success factors
that are important for any project to
become successful (Kerzner & Kerzner,
2017).
I also got knowledge about the specific
factors that any project becomes successful
only when all the success factors are
properly executed by the project manager
(Schwalbe, 2015).
Project management and project success
Tutorial and Text books
Kerzner, H. & Kerzner, H.R., (2017). Project
management: a systems approach to
planning, scheduling, and controlling. John
Wiley & Sons.
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reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
are different concepts; since, a project
becomes successful only when the project is
properly managed.
Egelstaff (2013)
Academic
assignments:
Critical thinking
and writing
critically
Kerzner Chapter 1 and lecture slides of Week
2
Learning Includes-
 Good project manager qualities
 Functional managers could not be a
good project manager
 Project managers usually are
extremely dedicated as well as
committed towards the project. The
looking over shoulder members of a
project manager are checked by this.
I have learnt about the various project
management success factors and how these
success factors are helping a project
manager to become a good project
manager (Walker, 2015). If all the qualities
of the project manager are properly utilized
by him to make the project successful, he
would be termed as a successful project
manager.
I have also understood that all functional
managers are not the parts of a good
project manager.
Mir, F. A., & Pinnington, A. H. (2014).
Exploring the value of project management:
linking project management performance
and project success. International journal of
project management, 32(2), 202-217.
Kerzner, H. & Kerzner, H.R., (2017). Project
management: a systems approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
STRUCTURED
PROCESS
Lecture slides of Week 2 and Tutorials
 Biggest barriers of a project success
 People factors for project failure
 Structured process to manage the
factors of project.
The lecture of week has eventually helped
me to understand the various barriers of a
successful project. Several people related
factors are there that make the project a
major failure (Walker, 2015).
The structured process to manage the
multitude of various projects, which are
known as policies of project management,
guidelines of project management,
methodologies of project management.
Lecture slides
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Portfolio Reflection
This portfolio has subsequently helped me to understand the various factors of project success and failure and how project management could be utilized
by the project managers for making it successful. There were various learning outcomes in this particular project and I was able to learn and acquire
knowledge from all of them. Due to the presence of proper lectures and relevant tutorials, I was able to get access of all of these effective immediately,
without any much hassle. Moreover, the various success factors of the project were checked in this scenario. I got understood the structured process for
managing the various factors of project. This portfolio also helped me in understanding the various roles of a good project manager.
References
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Mir, F. A., & Pinnington, A. H. (2014). Exploring the value of project management: linking project management performance and project
success. International journal of project management, 32(2), 202-217.
Schwalbe, K. (2015). Information technology project management. Cengage Learning.
Walker, A. (2015). Project management in construction. John Wiley & Sons.
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Weekly Portfolio Learning Table: Week 3
Topic and reading
samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learnings.
Project Management
Professionalism and
Stakeholder
Management
The leanings of this particular portfolio mainly
include-
 Project management professionalism
 Stakeholder management
Various learning outcomes are there in this
specific unit (Fleming & Koppelman, 2016).
After learning from the portfolio of week 3, I
got the knowledge about project
professionalism. The professionalism of the
project management is the core
responsibility for any specific project
manager (Kerzner & Kerzner, 2017). Project
management professionalism is extremely
important for this course. I got the
knowledge about the concept of project
management properly and effectively.
The management of stakeholders were also
properly learnt by me from these lectures.
Kerzner and PMI guide of Code of Ethics
Kerzner Chapter 2 &
21
Learning includes Kerzner Chapter 2 and 21
and Week 3 Lecture slides
The Learning Includes-
 project management contribution to
the world
 Benefits of using project
management
 Methodologies of project
management
 Description of project management
I have learned that there are various
important and significant contribution to
the world of project management. The first
and the foremost contribution of this
project management is that it helps in
making successful projects effective
immediately (Walker & Dart, 2011).
I also got knowledge about the benefits or
advantages of project management
professionalism. Due to this type of project
Kerzner and PMI guide
Walker, D., & Dart, C. J. (2011). Frontinus—A
project manager from the Roman Empire
era. Project management journal, 42(5), 4-16.
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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.
and change
 Description of system, program and
project.
 Experience of a failed project and the
reasons for its failure
 What is continuous improvement in
project management
management professionalism, it is
extremely easy to solve and reduce the
complexities of project management within
any particular organization. The various
methodologies of project management
were also properly understood in this week
(Walker & Dart, 2011).
I once had an experience about a failed
project. I was a part of a failed project and
had to face several circumstances due to
this.
Egelstaff (2013)
Academic
assignments: Critical
thinking and writing
critically
Kerzner Chapter 2 and 21
The Learning includes-
 Project management methodologies
importance
 Project management improvement
importance.
The project management methodologies
are extremely important and vital for any
specific organization to execute their
projects effectively.
I have also learnt about the importance of
the improvement in the management of
project properly.
Kerzner, PMI guide and lecture slides
Project life cycle Kerzner Chapter 2 and 21 and Week 3
lecture slides
The project life cycle comprises of four
steps. The Project Life Cycle significantly
refers to the distinct four step process,
which is specifically followed by almost each
Kerzner and PMI guide
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samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learnings.
The Learning Includes-
 Project life cycle and the
importance of project life cycle in
a project
and every project manager while moving
through stages of project completion
(Kerzner & Kerzner, 2017). The four steps
are mainly conceptualization, planning
phase, execution phase as well as the
termination phase.
I have known that it is extremely important
to execute all the phases of project life
cycle.
Project management
stakeholders analysis
Kerzner Chapter 2 and 21 and week 3
lecture slides
The Learning Includes-
 The stakeholders play the most
important and significant roles in
project management and thus
they should be analysed properly
by the project manager (Burke,
2013).
The stakeholders of any project refer to the
various people, who are the core parts of
the project. The clients, the shareholders,
the chief executive officer and many more
are the major noted stakeholders of any
particular project.
Kerzner book and PMI guide
Walker, D., & Dart, C. J. (2011). Frontinus—A
project manager from the Roman Empire
era. Project management journal, 42(5), 4-16.
Portfolio Reflection
This week’s learning reflects the importance of project management methodologies and the analysis of project stakeholders. These project stakeholders are
extremely important and significant for the project to become successful and popular. Moreover, the various constraints are overcome while making the
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project a successful one. This portfolio has helped me in clearing my doubts properly. The identification of stakeholders was also done in this particular
portfolio.
References
Burke, R. (2013). Project management: planning and control techniques. New Jersey, USA.
Fleming, Q. W., & Koppelman, J. M. (2016, December). Earned value project management. Project Management Institute.
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Walker, D., & Dart, C. J. (2011). Frontinus—A project manager from the Roman Empire era. Project management journal, 42(5), 4-16.
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Weekly Portfolio Learning Table: Week 4
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
Project
management
Legislations,
standards,
frameworks,
guidelines and
methodologies
Kerzner Chapter 9 and 11.34 learning
outcomes majorly involve:
 Organizations employing the best
staff.
 Organizations finding the best
project manager
 Improvement of efficiency in project
management.
I have got the knowledge of project
management and various details regarding
the legislations, standards, frameworks,
guidelines and methodologies (Mir &
Pinnington, 2014).
I understood that the procedures for
organizations that are employing the best
staff and the organizations finding the best
project manager are extremely vital and
important. Moreover, there should be an
improvement of efficiency within this
project management.
Kerzner, PMI guide and lecture slides
Kerzner Chapter 9
and 11.34
Kerzner Chapter 9 and 11.34, Project
management Implementation in
Organizational Project management Chapter 4
The Learning includes-
 Apart from the important and
significant implementation of project
management, all the learning
outcomes were provided (Flyvbjerg,
2013).
 Improvement of project
management and becoming a better
project manager.
I think that project management
implementation is extremely vital and these
factors were executed with this project
management. The proper implementation
and management of the projects could be
easily achieved with this improvement.
Kerzner, PMI guide, PMBOK guide
Egelstaff (2013)
Academic
assignments:
Critical thinking
Kerzner Chapter 9 and 11.34, week 4 lectures
The learning Outcomes include-
 organizational project management
I have got significant knowledge from the
lecture slides of week 4. Moreover, the
various learning outcomes were properly
achieved by me.
Kerzner Book and lecture slides
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reading samples.
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Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
and writing
critically
 Benefits of organizational project
management
 Essentials of organizational project
management for the successful
implementation.
 Prediction of project success
 Groups of project success.
I understood that organizational project
management is extremely important and
significant for any specific project to
complete the project. There is a specific
framework that is utilized for the proper
alignment of the project, program as well as
portfolio management practices with the
various organizational objectives and
strategies. The customization and the fitting
of the practices are checked for the
organizational structure, situation and
context (Kerzner & Kerzner, 2017).
The benefits of the organizational project
management are as follows:
 Increased productivity
 Competitive advantages
 Alignment of strategy as well as
execution
 Increased customer satisfaction
 Improved communication
 Efficient decision making
 Improved cost control
Kerzner Chapter 9
and 21 and PMI
guide
The learning of this week include-
 Effectiveness of project manager for
dealing with the upper level
management
 The best practices for project
management
 Professional standards
The effectiveness of the project manager to
effectively deal with all the upper
management level and the best practices
for the project management (Leach, 2014).
There are various professional standards for
the project management.
Kerzner Chapter 9 and 21 as well as the PMI
guide
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Portfolio Reflection
This week’s portfolio has eventually helped me to understand the various factors related to the perfect implementation of project management. I
understood that the procedures for organizations that are employing the best staff and the organizations finding the best project manager are extremely
vital and important. Moreover, the effectiveness of the project manager is effectively checked and dealt with all the upper management level.
References
Flyvbjerg, B. (2013). From Nobel prize to project management: getting risks right. arXiv preprint arXiv:1302.3642.
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Leach, L. P. (2014). Critical chain project management. Artech House.
Mir, F. A., & Pinnington, A. H. (2014). Exploring the value of project management: linking project management performance and project
success. International journal of project management, 32(2), 202-217.
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Weekly Portfolio Learning Table: Week 5
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
Project
management
Kerzner Chapter from 11.0 to 11.8,
• Project management Implementing the
Organizational project management Chapter
4;
• Project management implementation
Management Changing Preface, Chapter 4
This specific learning involves-
 The steps of Preparation or planning
are extremely essential for preceding
the entire program scheduling
 The process of planning incorporates
collection of different project
requirements.
I have observed that in most of the projects,
the stage of planning is being preceded by
all the requirements that are gathered by
stage as well as the feasibility study (Rose,
2013).
This particular process of planning should
eventually cover each and every
requirement and all the deliverables
recognized for the project. The stage of
planning is thus one of the most important
stages for the proper execution of project.
Kerzner, PMI guide and lecture slides
Kerzner Chapter
11.0-11.8
Kerzner Chapter 11.0-11.8, Project
management implementation for the
organizational project management Chapter 4
The Learning includes-
 Work breakdown structure is needed
for perfect planning as well as
scheduling of any particular task by
the proper division of the complete
task in several small manageable
units.
 Each and every functional manager
plays the most significant role for the
establishment of the first three
distinct levels of WBS
I feel it is possible for designing the work
breakdown structure in such a way that this
allocation of resources is extremely easy as
the work breakdown structure is helpful in
dividing the total task in small manageable
units and thus the entire process of
resource allocation becomes much easier.
The respective functional manager is solely
responsible for establishing the very first
three distinct levels of WBS since the
functional manager carries the idea
regarding each and every project
requirement (Lock, 2017).
Kerzner, PMI guide, PMBOK guide
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reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
Egelstaff (2013)
Academic
assignments:
Critical thinking
and writing
critically
Kerzner Chapter 11.0-11.8
The learning Outcomes include-
 Functional Manager substantially
overlooks the entire planning
 There are several conflicts, which
could occur within the cycle of
planning
There had been certain times whenever the
respective functional manager is
subsequently overlooking the entire
planning stage for any project like for the
purpose of verifying if this planning for this
project is proper and accurate.
The stage of Planning of this project could
eventually result within certain conflicts
that include various conflicts within process
of decision making, or ego clash and many
others.
Kerzner Book and lecture slides
Kerzner Chapter
11.0-11.8 and
PMBOK guide
The specific learning of this particular week
include-
 SOW or Statement of work
 WBS or Work breakdown structure
 Importance of the stakeholders
within the typical project
Perfect communication within the
contractor or the client is extremely
important for understanding whether every
client is completely understanding the SOW
or statement of work, WBS or work
breakdown structure as well as the plan of
project (Kerzner & Kerzner, 2017).
All the stakeholders of project require
tohave a proper knowledge about the
progress of the project and hence it is
ensured by developing a proper project
plan. Daily meetings were significantly held
with all the project stakeholders for having
a clear idea of the progress of project.
Moreover, social media could also be
utilized for the purpose of communication
with every project stakeholder as well.
Kerzner Chapter 11.0-11.8
The learning outcome of this particular week
involves-
 The procedure of the development of
The WBS or work break down structure of
the project could be eventually made by
properly division of the complete project to
Lecture sides of week 7
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reading samples.
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from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
the WBS or work breakdown
structure
smaller units (Hornstein, 2015).
This WBS is phased on time however this
could also be phased as per department,
phased on division or the proper
combination of these two as per various
situations.
Portfolio Reflection
The learning of this particular week has eventually helped me to understand the significance or importance of WBS or work break down structure for
ensuring the concept of the implementation of a project. When this portfolio was being developed, I clearly understood that the complete development of
the plan for communication is extremely important for the communication within the progress of project amongst all team members.
References
Hornstein, H. A. (2015). The integration of project management and organizational change management is now a necessity. International Journal of Project
Management, 33(2), 291-298.
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Lock, D. (2017). The essentials of project management. Routledge.
Rose, K. H. (2013). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)—Fifth Edition. Project management journal, 44(3).
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Weekly Portfolio Learning Table: Week 6
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
Assessing
Readiness for
Implementing
Organisational PM
The learning of particular week mainly
includes the complete learning from Kerzner
Chapter 1.14-1.16, and 3 for understanding
the readiness for the implementation of
organizational project management.
 Various ways to classify the projects
 Will the functional managers make
proper project managers?
This particular unit as well as the learning of
this week had provided the clear ideology of
the various ways to classify a project. This
specific project is majorly sub divided
according to the previously determined
functionality (Heagney, 2016).
Week 6 lecture
Kerzner Chapter
1.14-1.16, & 3
Kerzner Chapter 1.14-1.16, & 3
Learning of this week Includes –
 Main Role of the project managers
 Main Role of the program managers
Within any organization, the manager of the
project could be eventually appointed as a
new recruit or could be subsequently the
experienced one.
The manager of the Project needs a proper
skill for project management for properly
managing a specific project. If all the
functional managers have the ability for
achieving these skills, I feel they could be a
better project manager (Lock, 2017).
I have thus learnt that for making sure that
this work as well as requests is in the best
interest of this organization, it is essential
that a program managers or even the owner
of the project keep an eye on the project
manager.
Project management although is not
eventually designed for transferring power
from the line managers to the respective
project manager, it might sometimes result
in the same.
Tutorial and Text books
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reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
The process of project management within
any project driven organization is extremely
mature and strategic in comparison to non
project driven organizations. I think the
career path is fastest in project
management
Egelstaff (2013)
Academic
assignments:
Critical thinking
and writing
critically
Kerzner Chapter 1.14-1.16, and 3 and lecture
slides of Week 5
Learning involves-
 Career path as well as career graph
I would work as the specific project
manager in near future and the proper
knowledge regarding various skills in project
management, which I have gained from the
learning outcome of this week would be
helpful me for my the development of
professional career (Harrison & Lock,
2017).
PMI guide
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
Lecture slides of Week 6 as well as Tutorials
 Understanding Organizational
Structure
This lecture has eventually helped me to
understand the various organizational
structures.
Lecture slides
Business Case Kerzner Chapter 1.14-1.16
 Understanding Organization
Structure
I feel that personnel working within project,
the organization must undergo certain
therapy session on daily basis since it would
be helpful for them to understand the
respective working environment. This
frequency is dependent on the project
complexity any person is subsequently
handling (Kerzner & Kerzner, 2017).
Organizational
Change
Kerzner Chapter 1.14-1.16 and lecture slides
of week 6
 Knowing Importance of Seminars
Yes, this frequency may be dependent on
the form of organization that is selected and
is more complicated project.
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Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
Critical Success
Factors
Kerzner Chapter 1.14-1.16
 Project Management
I think every person has one boss and that is
the person whom he is reporting to =, that
is his immediate superior.
Portfolio Reflection
The portfolio has substantially helped me to understand the various concepts of the project management. It even provided me with a proper clear idea of
the classification of project and the importance of all organizational changes within the project. The learning outcome of this week has been helpful for me
to understand the various duties or responsibilities of project manager as well as the line manager. The respective senior project manager of this team is
eventually responsible to monitor the progress of project for the reason that this project could be implemented as per the project plan.
References
Harrison, F., & Lock, D. (2017). Advanced project management: a structured approach. Routledge.
Heagney, J. (2016). Fundamentals of project management. AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Lock, D. (2017). The essentials of project management. Routledge.
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Topic and reading
samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from thisunit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learnings.
Implementing
Organisational PM
The leanings include-
 Role of the project managers
 Role of the functional managers
 Project Stakeholders’ role
The specific project manager should provide
the requirements of any specific project in
details for the core purpose of developing
any particular or the proper plan of project.
The learning of this particular week has
given me with the detailed overview of the
roles of project managers within the proper
project management. It is core the
responsibility of a particular project
manager for ensuring that maximum profit
within the implementation of project and
this specific profit is eventually made for all
the stakeholders (Kerzner & Kerzner,
2017). The main reason is that the
stakeholders are the major parts of the
project. The shareholders are the parts of
stakeholders and they have invested their
money in this project.
Kerzner and PMI guide
Kerzner Chapter 1.8-
1.10, & 10 & 11.25
Learning includes Kerzner Chapter 1.8-1.10,
& 10 & 11.25 and Week 7 Lecture slides
I have understood that when I am managing
any project, it is extremely important for all
the team members of a project including
Kerzner and PMI guide
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samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from thisunit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learnings.
The Learning of this week Includes-
 project managers being responsible
for monitoring each and every line
manager
 It is extremely vital for all the
executives in accepting project
management effectively.
the project executive for properly accepting
this project management.
According to me, it is core responsibility or
role of the manager of the project to
eventually rectify their mistakes of all the
line managers if in any case he gets any type
of inefficiency within project functional line
(Larson & Gray, 2013).
Egelstaff (2013)
Academic
assignments: Critical
thinking and writing
critically
Kerzner Chapter 1.8-1.10, & 10 & 11.25
The Learning outcome of this week
includes-
 Project manager is subsequently
responsible to establish all the pre
requisites about the specific standard
procedure of any organization.
The project manager who is experienced
enough could be allowed for establishing all
the prerequisites in the top management
level about the standard procedures of an
organization since they would be having an
even better idea for the various processes
as well as operations within the
organization.
Kerzner, PMI guide and lecture slides
PMI Implementing
Organizational PM
Chapter 3;
Kerzner Chapter 1.8-1.10, & 10 & 11.25
and Week 7 lecture slides
The Learning outcome of this project
Includes-
As all the project sponsors would be
successfully investing a huge sum of cash
within any particular project, all these
project sponsors have the rights for
removing the in house representatives from
their organizations, only if this removal is
Kerzner and PMI guide
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Your personal learning outcomes
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Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation including
your prior learnings.
 Project sponsor is eventually
considered as one of the most
important members in the team
of any project and hence provided
with the rights for removing the
in house representative from
their organizations (Kerzner &
Kerzner, 2017).
properly justified.
PMI Managing
Change Preface,
Chapters 1, 2 & 3
Kerzner Chapter 1.8-1.10, & 10 & 11.25
The Learning of this week Includes-
 There are certain times when this
management of project
subsequently turning into the
excess of management
 This program manager has the
important duty for successfully
delivering the entire project
When this implementation of project
majorly involves specific complicated as
well as higher priority task, it might
sometimes turn into the over management
(Harrison, & Lock, 2017).
This particular program manager is majorly
responsible to ensure that each and every
project deliverable is properly delivered
within proper and given project schedule
that would be in turn helpful for the
successful delivery of project.
Kerzner book and PMBOK guide
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Portfolio Reflection
This week’s learning gave me a proper ideology regarding the procedure of project development plan as well as the significant role of the project managers
for successfully completing any project. The specific project sponsor is responsible for playing the most vital role within a project since the sponsor of the
project comprises of the power for removing any in house member if his performance is lower. Moreover, a program manager is solely responsible to
deliver a successful and completed project.
References
Harrison, F., & Lock, D. (2017). Advanced project management: a structured approach. Routledge.
Heagney, J. (2016). Fundamentals of project management. AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn.
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. (2013). Project management: The managerial process with MS project. McGraw-Hill.
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Weekly Portfolio Learning Table: Week 8
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
Project
Specifications
Kerzner Chapter 11.9-11.14, 11.22-11.29;
The effective learning outcome of this
week involves-
 Development of various project
specifications needs proper planned
approach
 Issues in the decomposition of work
break down structure
All the specifications of a project are
majorly developed only after understanding
and knowing the schedule as well as
deliverable requirement of any project
(Nixon, Harrington & Parker, 2012).
All the project deliverables are eventually
required for properly studying prior to the
development of WBS
The problems in decomposition of the WBS
include major time to complete any
particular task.
Kerzner Book
Kerzner Chapter
11.9-11.14, 11.22-
11.29;
Learning Includes-
 Role of the senior managers in
project management
Project monitoring is the major and the
most important role of the senior manager
in any project.
PMBOK guide
Egelstaff (2013)
Academic
assignments:
Critical thinking
and writing
critically
Learning includes-
 Plan of Project
The project plan comprises of the schedule
and budget of the project that is to be
executed.
Lecture slides of week 8 and tutorials
Learning includes-
 Various types of Project Plans
 The importance of project charter
The various types of any specific project
plan involve plan for resource management,
schedule plan, as well as the
communication plan (Martinell & Milosevic,
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reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
2016).
Learning outcomes includes-
 Statement of work
 Configuration management
Statement of work or SOW provides the
idea for various work processes that are
linked with any project (Kerzner &
Kerzner, 2017).
The configuration management targets to
maintain the steadiness of any project
performance.
Portfolio Reflection
This portfolio has eventually helped me in understanding the significance of any plan of project, a project charter and also the proper configuration
management within any project. I understood the statement of work is extremely important for any project manager to make their project a successful one.
References
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Martinelli, R. J., & Milosevic, D. Z. (2016). Project management toolbox: tools and techniques for the practicing project manager. John Wiley & Sons.
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Mir, F. A., & Pinnington, A. H. (2014). Exploring the value of project management: linking project management performance and project
success. International journal of project management, 32(2), 202-217.
Nixon, P., Harrington, M., & Parker, D. (2012). Leadership performance is significant to project success or failure: a critical analysis. International Journal of
productivity and performance management, 61(2), 204-216.
Osei-Kyei, R., & Chan, A. P. (2015). Review of studies on the Critical Success Factors for Public–Private Partnership (PPP) projects from 1990 to
2013. International Journal of Project Management, 33(6), 1335-1346.
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Weekly Portfolio Learning Table: Week 11
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
Project
complexities
Kerzner Chapter 21.5-21.8, & 22;
The learning includes-
 Proper understanding of project
resources.
 Scope management
 Changes for the project.
The project resources should be properly
checked by the project manager. The
proper scope management is checked by
this project manager.
There are various changes within the
project and this should be properly
understood by the project manager.
Kerzner Book
Kerzner Chapter
21.5-21.8, & 22;
Learning Includes-
 Why do changes happen in a
project?
Changes mainly occur in a project since they
are not properly understood by the project
clients and hence these clients are
dissatisfied by the project results.
PMBOK guide
Egelstaff (2013)
Academic
assignments:
Critical thinking
and writing
critically
Learning includes-
 skills and knowledge for project
management.
There are some of the major skills as well as
knowledge required for the successful
project management. These skills and
knowledge help the project managers in
mitigating all the problems and complexities
of project.
Lecture slides of week 11 and tutorials
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Portfolio Reflection
This portfolio has helped me in understanding the importance of project resources, project team, their skills and knowledge. Moreover, the reasons for
making changes within any project are also given here. This type of portfolio is responsible to understand the perfect outcome of the project. Furthermore,
the changes are also important for the organizational project to make it successful.
References
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Martinelli, R. J., & Milosevic, D. Z. (2016). Project management toolbox: tools and techniques for the practicing project manager. John Wiley & Sons.
Mir, F. A., & Pinnington, A. H. (2014). Exploring the value of project management: linking project management performance and project
success. International journal of project management, 32(2), 202-217.
Nixon, P., Harrington, M., & Parker, D. (2012). Leadership performance is significant to project success or failure: a critical analysis. International Journal of
productivity and performance management, 61(2), 204-216.
Osei-Kyei, R., & Chan, A. P. (2015). Review of studies on the Critical Success Factors for Public–Private Partnership (PPP) projects from 1990 to
2013. International Journal of Project Management, 33(6), 1335-1346.
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Weekly Portfolio Learning Table: Week 12
Topic and
reading samples.
Your personal learning outcomes
from this unit.
Learnings from your experience. Supporting documentation
including your prior learnings.
Project
Management
Summary
Kerzner Chapter 25;
The learning includes-
 Description of the complex project
 Summary of the entire 12 weeks.
The complex project can be defined as the
particular project that comprises of various
complexities. Each and every project
consists of these complexities.
The summary of all the weeks were
eventually explained in this project.
Kerzner Book
Kerzner Chapter
25;
Learning Includes-
 Application of agile project
management
I have learnt that agile project management
is applied in the software manufacturing
companies. This is extremely effective
for the organizations as it is lack of
complexities.
PMBOK guide
Portfolio Reflection
This portfolio has helped me in understanding the various complex projects. The entire description of the complex projects was perfectly explained in these
lectures. The simple project could be simply managed with the help of project management/ I have also learnt that agile project management is applied in
the software companies.
References
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
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Leach, L. P. (2014). Critical chain project management. Artech House.
Mir, F. A., & Pinnington, A. H. (2014). Exploring the value of project management: linking project management performance and project
success. International journal of project management, 32(2), 202-217.
Schwalbe, K. (2015). Information technology project management. Cengage Learning.
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