Systems Engineering Methodologies for Project Organisation - PPMP20012

This assignment delves into the application of systems engineering concepts and methodologies to enhance project management effectiveness. It examines how systems thinking, including tools like casual loops and stock flow maps, can aid project managers in solving problems and organizing projects. The assignment also explores the relevance of systems engineering in breaking down project cases, defining objectives, and forming effective operations analysis. Furthermore, it discusses the importance of selecting appropriate project management application systems for meeting project objectives, improving knowledge management, and decision-making. The analysis includes a comparison of different project, program, and portfolio (PPPM) application systems, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages across the project lifecycle. The assignment draws on various readings, including SEBoK, Kerzner's work, and AS/NZS standards, to provide a comprehensive understanding of the topic.

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Week 4: Describe how systems engineering concepts and methodologies can help a project manager
organise a project.
Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Mandatory Readings
 SEBoK Part 2:
Foundations of
Systems
Engineering -
'Knowledge Area:
Systems Approach
Applied to
Engineered
Systems';
 Part 5: Enabling
Systems
Engineering;
 Kerzner (2013)
Chapters 1.21;
2.16-2.18; 17.18;
 AS/NZS
15288:2015
Chapter 6.1-6.2;
 Al-Mamary Y.H.,
Shamsuddin A, &
Aziati N., (2013)
"The Impact of
Management
Information
Systems Adoption
in Managerial
Decision Making:
1. Explain the
relevance of
systems thinking to
the project,
program and
portfolio manager.
I came to understand that the use of system thinking would help the project,
program and portfolio manager in effective plan/program development for IT
projects.
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A Review"
Optional Readings
 AS ISO
21504:2016
 Portfolio
Management;
 Movie: Enterprise
Project Portfolio
Management
(EPPM).
Mandatory Readings
 SEBoK Part 2:
Foundations of
Systems
Engineering -
'Knowledge Area:
Systems Approach
Applied to
Engineered
Systems';
 Part 5: Enabling
Systems
Engineering;
 Kerzner (2013)
Chapters 1.21;
2.16-2.18; 17.18;
 AS/NZS
15288:2015
Chapter 6.1-6.2;
 Al-Mamary Y.H.,
Shamsuddin A, &
Aziati N., (2013)
"The Impact of
2. Identify different
systems thinking
tools and
techniques to aid
project managers
solve project
problems.
The study helped me in understanding that the casual loops, behaviour over
time graphs, stock flow maps, ladder of inference, and connection circle can be
used for aiding project managers solve project problems.
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prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Management
Information
Systems Adoption
in Managerial
Decision Making:
A Review"
Optional Readings
 AS ISO
21504:2016
 Portfolio
Management;
 Movie: Enterprise
Project Portfolio
Management
(EPPM).
Mandatory Readings
 SEBoK Part 2:
Foundations of
Systems
Engineering -
'Knowledge Area:
Systems Approach
Applied to
Engineered
Systems';
 Part 5: Enabling
Systems
Engineering;
 Kerzner (2013)
Chapters 1.21;
2.16-2.18; 17.18;
 AS/NZS
15288:2015
3. Assess the
relevance of
systems
engineering to
project cases.
The use of system engineering would help us for breaking down project cases
into individual small elements for defining the goals and objectives of the
project.
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Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Chapter 6.1-6.2;
 Al-Mamary Y.H.,
Shamsuddin A, &
Aziati N., (2013)
"The Impact of
Management
Information
Systems Adoption
in Managerial
Decision Making:
A Review"
Optional Readings
 AS ISO
21504:2016
 Portfolio
Management;
 Movie: Enterprise
Project Portfolio
Management
(EPPM).
Mandatory Readings
 SEBoK Part 2:
Foundations of
Systems
Engineering -
'Knowledge Area:
Systems Approach
Applied to
Engineered
Systems';
 Part 5: Enabling
Systems
Engineering;
4. Describe how
systems
engineering
concepts and
methodologies can
help a project,
program and
portfolio managers
organise a project.
It helps in forming the analysis of effective operations and listing the
deployment of the successive operation development so that the project can
be planned and organized easily.
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Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
 Kerzner (2013)
Chapters 1.21;
2.16-2.18; 17.18;
 AS/NZS
15288:2015
Chapter 6.1-6.2;
 Al-Mamary Y.H.,
Shamsuddin A, &
Aziati N., (2013)
"The Impact of
Management
Information
Systems Adoption
in Managerial
Decision Making:
A Review"
Optional Readings
 AS ISO
21504:2016
 Portfolio
Management;
 Movie: Enterprise
Project Portfolio
Management
(EPPM).
Mandatory Readings
 SEBoK Part 2:
Foundations of
Systems
Engineering -
'Knowledge Area:
Systems Approach
Applied to
5. Explain the
importance of
appropriate
selection of project
management (PM)
application systems
in regards to
meeting the
The use of project management (PM) application systems would help us to
consider the projects individual aspects and operations so that the implication
of the project can be done successfully.
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outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Engineered
Systems';
 Part 5: Enabling
Systems
Engineering;
 Kerzner (2013)
Chapters 1.21;
2.16-2.18; 17.18;
 AS/NZS
15288:2015
Chapter 6.1-6.2;
 Al-Mamary Y.H.,
Shamsuddin A, &
Aziati N., (2013)
"The Impact of
Management
Information
Systems Adoption
in Managerial
Decision Making:
A Review"
Optional Readings
 AS ISO
21504:2016
 Portfolio
Management;
 Movie: Enterprise
Project Portfolio
Management
(EPPM).
internal and
external objectives
of a project.
Mandatory Readings
 SEBoK Part 2:
Foundations of
6. Describe how the
use of project
management (PM)
The implication of the project management (PM) application systems would
help us in analysing all the aspects of project and information associated with
it so that improved PM knowledge management and decision making can be
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Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Systems
Engineering -
'Knowledge Area:
Systems Approach
Applied to
Engineered
Systems';
 Part 5: Enabling
Systems
Engineering;
 Kerzner (2013)
Chapters 1.21;
2.16-2.18; 17.18;
 AS/NZS
15288:2015
Chapter 6.1-6.2;
 Al-Mamary Y.H.,
Shamsuddin A, &
Aziati N., (2013)
"The Impact of
Management
Information
Systems Adoption
in Managerial
Decision Making:
A Review"
Optional Readings
 AS ISO
21504:2016
 Portfolio
Management;
 Movie: Enterprise
Project Portfolio
application systems
can lead to
effective PM
knowledge
management and
decision making.
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Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Management
(EPPM).
Mandatory Readings
 SEBoK Part 2:
Foundations of
Systems
Engineering -
'Knowledge Area:
Systems Approach
Applied to
Engineered
Systems';
 Part 5: Enabling
Systems
Engineering;
 Kerzner (2013)
Chapters 1.21;
2.16-2.18; 17.18;
 AS/NZS
15288:2015
Chapter 6.1-6.2;
 Al-Mamary Y.H.,
Shamsuddin A, &
Aziati N., (2013)
"The Impact of
Management
Information
Systems Adoption
in Managerial
Decision Making:
A Review"
Optional Readings
 AS ISO
7. Compare and
contrast the
advantages and
disadvantages of
different manual
and electronic
project, program
and portfolio
(PPPM) application
systems within
each PPPM
knowledge area
over the life cycle
of a project,
program or
portfolio.
Project Application System: Ms-Project
Advantages: Reliable, reduction of delivery costs
Disadvantages: Time consuming and manual
Program Application System: Accelo
Advantages: Simple, Real time access
Disadvantages: Client focused
Portfolio Application System: Harmony PSA
Advantages: Entire Lifecycle assessment, Single Platform
Disadvantages: Security issues
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unit
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prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
21504:2016
 Portfolio
Management;
 Movie: Enterprise
Project Portfolio
Management
(EPPM).
Mandatory Readings
 SEBoK Part 2:
Foundations of
Systems
Engineering -
'Knowledge Area:
Systems Approach
Applied to
Engineered
Systems';
 Part 5: Enabling
Systems
Engineering;
 Kerzner (2013)
Chapters 1.21;
2.16-2.18; 17.18;
 AS/NZS
15288:2015
Chapter 6.1-6.2;
 Al-Mamary Y.H.,
Shamsuddin A, &
Aziati N., (2013)
"The Impact of
Management
Information
Systems Adoption
8. Identify how
project, program
and portfolio
(PPPM) application
systems can assist
project managers
to monitor
performance and
manage changes
within a project.
The application system would help us in forming the analysis of the operations
for plan development using appropriate software so that the activities would
be completed successfully.
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unit
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prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
in Managerial
Decision Making:
A Review"
Optional Readings
 AS ISO
21504:2016
 Portfolio
Management;
 Movie: Enterprise
Project Portfolio
Management
(EPPM).
Mandatory Readings
 SEBoK Part 2:
Foundations of
Systems
Engineering -
'Knowledge Area:
Systems Approach
Applied to
Engineered
Systems';
 Part 5: Enabling
Systems
Engineering;
 Kerzner (2013)
Chapters 1.21;
2.16-2.18; 17.18;
 AS/NZS
15288:2015
Chapter 6.1-6.2;
 Al-Mamary Y.H.,
Shamsuddin A, &
9. Propose
appropriate
project, program
and portfolio
(PPPM) application
systems to support
successful project,
program and
portfolio execution
in different industry
domains.
Online Retail: Accelo application system
Clothing Industry: Wirke application system
Health Industry: Talaia Open PPM application system
Education Industry: Samepage application system
Service Industry: Harmony PSA application system
Automotive Industry: Microsoft PPM application system
Oil and gas Industry: Oracle Primavera application system
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Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Aziati N., (2013)
"The Impact of
Management
Information
Systems Adoption
in Managerial
Decision Making:
A Review"
Optional Readings
 AS ISO
21504:2016
 Portfolio
Management;
 Movie: Enterprise
Project Portfolio
Management
(EPPM).
Mandatory Readings
 SEBoK Part 2:
Foundations of
Systems
Engineering -
'Knowledge Area:
Systems Approach
Applied to
Engineered
Systems';
 Part 5: Enabling
Systems
Engineering;
 Kerzner (2013)
Chapters 1.21;
2.16-2.18; 17.18;
10. Discuss
contemporary
developments in
the use of project,
program and
portfolio (PPPM)
application
systems.
The contemporary program and portfolio (PPPM) application systems have
become fast, agile, Cloud based, and with faster data access.
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Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
 AS/NZS
15288:2015
Chapter 6.1-6.2;
 Al-Mamary Y.H.,
Shamsuddin A, &
Aziati N., (2013)
"The Impact of
Management
Information
Systems Adoption
in Managerial
Decision Making:
A Review"
Optional Readings
 AS ISO
21504:2016
 Portfolio
Management;
 Movie: Enterprise
Project Portfolio
Management
(EPPM).
References
Kaiser, M. G., El Arbi, F., & Ahlemann, F. (2015). Successful project portfolio management beyond project selection techniques: Understanding the role of
structural alignment. International Journal of Project Management, 33(1), 126-139.
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
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