PPMP20012 Unit Portfolio: Systems Thinking in Project Management

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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20012 Unit Portfolio for Week 1
Week 1 Topic: Explain the relevance of systems thinking to PM.
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:
'Introduction to
SEBoK'
 SEBoK:
'Introduction to
Systems
Engineering';
 SEBoK: Part 7:
Systems
Engineering
Implementation
Examples
 Kerzner (2013)
Chapters 2.1; 2.6 -
2.8; 2.21;
 AS/NZS
15288:2015
Introduction;
Optional Readings
 AS ISO
21504:2016
Project,
programme and
portfolio
management—
Guidance on
portfolio
1. Explain the
relevance of
systems thinking to
the project,
program and
portfolio manager.
System thinking is essential as all projects are now become complex. To manage
such complexities, it is essential to use system thinking so that all leads direct in
suitable frame (Jackson, 2016). A project manager needs to use system thinking
while draft a project so that they can ascertain goals and targets of a project
clearly with implementation of system engineering. Along with this frame,
portfolio manager is one which manage different risk attribute of a project in
context of portfolios. This will be going to enhance the optimum level of project
with mitigation of risk (Kerzner and Kerzner, 2017). I have to determine that
project needs project manager, program manager and portfolio manager to
make system relevant. Program manager uses its skill so that they can launch
new software. Deep water horizon case study is essential to draw so that system
thinking control the harms and risk associate with deep water. I have to
undertake them all and need to facilitate such aspect so that system thinking
lead to done in right direction and fulfil all required criteria of system thinking. It
proclaims a systematic framework to me for growth and development.
Introduction to system
engineering
Kerzner
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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20012 Unit Portfolio for Week 1
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;
References
Jackson, S. (2016). Systems engineering for commercial aircraft. Routledge.
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
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