Project Portfolio: WBS, Learning Outcomes and Project Management

This assignment delves into the application of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in project management, emphasizing its role in defining project activities and tasks. It analyzes the WBS's hierarchical structure and its impact on resource allocation and project scheduling. The assignment examines the project's scope, planning phase, and integration of personal experiences into the project management framework. It highlights the importance of communication, stakeholder management, and the use of tools like Gantt charts. The assignment also covers the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and its phases. The reflection also includes the importance of project factors, time-phased structures, and conflict resolution within the project's scope. The provided solution is a reflection on project tools such as Work Breakdown Structure and its significance in determining the project activities and the tasks that are required to be carried out, and displayed in the form of work packages.

Weekly Portfolio Learning Table
Topic and
reading
samples.
Personal Learning
Outcomes
Learnings from
your experience.
Supporting
documentatio
n
Outputs v/s
Outcomes
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is
the hierarchical tool that represents
the project activities in the different
levels.
Schedule planning in the
projects shall be preceded
with the steps such as
creation of a work breakdown
structure, scope and resource
planning along with the
planning of the project
approach
Kerzner, H. (2013).
Project Management:
A Systems Approach to
Planning, Scheduling,
and Controlling.
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2017].
Kerzner
Chapter 11.0 –
11.8
WBS includes the work packages on
the basis of the project scope and also
aid in the determination of project
budget.
In case of personal life, the
planning phase usually
involves analysis of the
requirements and needs
followed by discussions with
the fellow housemates to
come down to a decision and
a strategy to follow.
Pmi (2017).
Implementing
Organizational Project
Management: A
Practice Guide. [online]
Marketplace.pmi.org.
Available at:
http://marketplace.pmi
.org/Pages/ProductDet
ail.aspx?
GMProduct=00101500
501 [Accessed 29 Aug.
2017].
Journals &
Standards
There are many phases that are
involved in the Software Development
Life Cycle (SDLC). The primary phases
include Requirements Analysis, Design,
Project Manager analyses the
project requirements and
makes use of tools such as
WBS and Gantt chart to
Pmi (2017). Managing
Change in
Organizations: A
Practice Guide. [online]
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Topic and
reading
samples.
Personal Learning
Outcomes
Learnings from
your experience.
Supporting
documentatio
n
Implementation, Testing and
Deployment.
develop a project schedule. Marketplace.pmi.org.
Available at:
http://marketplace.pmi
.org/Pages/ProductDet
ail.aspx?
GMProduct=00101469
401 [Accessed 29 Aug.
2017].
 IJPM
 PMJ WBS makes the resource
allocation easier and the
functional manager aids in the
placement of the activities and
sub-activities in the packages.
The same role of the
functional manager is
reflected in personal life as
well by friends and family.
 SAI
Global
Conflicts such as decision on
project scope, approach or
allocation may occur in the
planning phase which shall be
resolved by effective
communication mechanisms.
Customers and stakeholders
shall be made aware about
the program plan and project
progress by providing them
with the status reports and
gaining their feedback. Weekly
meetings with the
stakeholders shall also be
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