PPMP20013 Course Portfolio Report: Week 5, Safety and Management

This report, submitted by M Mudabbir Ahsan (12047786), presents a portfolio for the PPMP20013 course, focusing on the learning outcomes for week 5. It discusses the relevance of tools and techniques for investigating and describing project processes, particularly concerning safety management and the implications of safety measures. The report analyzes processes based on sound policy, information, and research, enabling project justification and selection. It critically examines management strategies and operational activities to ensure safety, quality, and effective change management, including handling disputes and arbitration. The portfolio also highlights the importance of teamwork and communication. The analysis is supported by references to key texts and resources, including Levy (2012), Cameron and Green (2015), and others, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of project management principles. The report covers topics like safety program policies, roles and responsibilities, and strategies for embracing change and fostering effective communication within project teams. It provides insights into managing project variations, claims, and decisions to discontinue or close projects, emphasizing the importance of proactive management and collaborative support.

(M Mudabbir Ahsan) / (12047786) - PPMP20013 Course Portfolio for Week (5)
Learning
outcomes of the
course
Description oftopics
including reading
samples
Learnings from your experience Supporting
documentation
including your
prior learning
2. Discuss the
relevance of tools
and techniques for
investigating and
describing project
process related to
developing new
workings, facilities,
equipment, plant
and processes or
maintaining
existing facilities
and equipment.
Week 10: Critically analyse the
implications and impacts of
safety.
Levy (2012) Chapters 14.
AS 1470-1986 Health and safety
at work - Principles and practices
Safe Work Australia web site.
I have learnt the relevance of various tools and techniques for investigating as
well as describing are quite helpful in the implications and impacts of safety. The
tools and techniques include:
 Safety program policy
 Arranging proper safety program for the staffs
 Making arrangement for the project workers.
Papadakis, G., Linou, N.,
Mengolini, A., Fatta, D.
and Papadopoulos, A.,
2015. Guidance on safety
management
requirements for smaller
sized dangerous chemical
enterprises: the
SMMARTEN project.
3. Present and
interpret major
processes that are
based on sound
policy,
information, and
research that
enable project
justification,
tenders, contracts,
and selection
criteria to occur in
an asset rich
Week 10: Critically analyse the
implications and impacts of
safety.
Levy (2012) Chapters 14.
AS 1470-1986 Health and safety
at work - Principles and practices
Safe Work Australia web site.
I have analysed that proper processes that are dependent on sound policy,
information as well as research in content to safety must be developed. The
processes include:
 Safety program policy statement
 Roles and responsibilities of all individual as well as entities
 Safety pre-planning during the different stages of planning
 Negotiation processes of contractor
Turner, R., 2016. Gower
handbook of project
management. Routledge.
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(M Mudabbir Ahsan) / (12047786) - PPMP20013 Course Portfolio for Week (5)
Learning
outcomes of the
course
Description oftopics
including reading
samples
Learnings from your experience Supporting
documentation
including your
prior learning
organisation.
4. Critically analyse
management
strategies and
operational
activities from a
broad perspective
to ensure safety
and quality, to
avoid overruns or
rework, to manage
variations and
claims, and to
make decisions to
discontinue or
close projects.
Week 9: Manage change,
disputes, arbitration and
mediation.
Levy (2012) Chapters 13.
I have analysed that there are number of management strategies as well as
operational activities from broad perspective that helps in ensuring quality as
well as safety in context to manage change, disputes, arbitration as well as
mediation.
 Leveraging technology for advancing training
 Starting conversation about the changes as well as disputes from early
period of the project
 Creating as well as maintaining a culture of embracing change
Cameron, E. and Green,
M., 2015. Making sense
of change management:
A complete guide to the
models, tools and
techniques of
organizational change.
Kogan Page Publishers.
5. Demonstrate an
effective,
professional level
of teamwork and
communication
and support
collaborative peer
group learning.
Week 9: Manage change,
disputes, arbitration and
mediation.
Levy (2012) Chapters 13.
I have learnt that proper level of teamwork as well as communication is
generally needed for managing change, disputes, attribution as well as
mediation. I have found that following strategies must be followed for achieving
effective teamwork as well as communication.
 Proper means of communication so that all levels of organizational
members can communicate as well as provide their views
 Proper collaborative support from team members is needed
Appropriate level of teamwork is quite necessary for achieving success
Webb, S.P.,
2017. Knowledge
management: Linchpin of
change. Routledge.
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(M Mudabbir Ahsan) / (12047786) - PPMP20013 Course Portfolio for Week (5)
References
Cameron, E. and Green, M., 2015. Making sense of change management: A complete guide to the models, tools and techniques of organizational change. Kogan
PagePublishers.
Kerzner H. ,2013. Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Control, 11th Edition. Hoboken, USA: John Wiley & Sons.
Levy S. M. , 2012. Project Management in Construction, 6th Edition. USA: McGraw-Hill.
Papadakis, G., Linou, N., Mengolini, A., Fatta, D. and Papadopoulos, A., 2015. Guidance on safety management requirements for smaller sized dangerous chemical
enterprises: the SMMARTEN project
Turner, R., 2016. Gower handbook of project management. Routledge
Webb, S.P., 2017. Knowledge management: Linchpin of change. Routledge.
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