UWA Library Project: Integrated Project Management and Change Analysis

The assignment examines the UWA Library Project's implementation of integrated project management. It details the need for change within the library's operational processes, including the shift from informal project management to a structured approach. The project highlights the adoption of Prince 2 methodologies, emphasizing the importance of project briefs, mandates, and resource allocation. It discusses the allocation of staff and financial resources, as well as the changes made to the library's operational processes. Furthermore, it showcases the improvements in project success rates and the ability to handle more complex projects after the implementation of the new project management practices. The assignment also references relevant literature, including Kiel (2007) and Turner (2016).

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Integrated Project Management
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Change Requirement and Project Life Cycle
Change was needed in the project of UWA library because they were managing the
project without project management methods and achieved success only on few of them. Change
was required in the operation projects of UWA library because the outcomes of the project
quality varied considerably. Before the implementation of project management methodology,
projects were selected by the library for operational plan, identify the groups or the individuals
who had the responsibility to complete the project and leave responsibility on those individuals
to complete project successfully (Kiel, 2007). The main need of change in the library was to
align the organizational structures as well as processes with the priorities of the library. Change
requirement was also needed to select, the staffs, develop as well as to train them whenever
necessary. Change was also included for creating an environment where staffs supports support
each other in completing the project successfully.
After implementation of change in the operation process of the library, project sponsor of
the project was responsible to approve the objective of the projects, and was responsible for
resource allocation. With the implementation of Prince 2 in the process of operation plan, project
briefs and project mandates were to include in the project and were to discuss them in discussion
and approval was to be taken by library executive (Turner, 2016). There are staffs allocated for
the project and financial resources allocated in the projects. With the change in the library, the
operation process for the project became more scalable and the library was able to handle more
complex project with increased success rates.

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References
Kiel, R. (2007). Project management and cultural change: a case study at the University of
Western Australia.
Turner, R. (2016). Gower handbook of project management. Routledge.