Project Management Methodologies Assignment 20009
Project Management Methodologies Assignment 20009
Sydney
Australia
Subject
PPMP-20009
Lecturer:
Saeed Ahmad
Assessment Task
Methodology Assignment
Submitted by:
Mohamedzakwan Mansuri, (12045185)
Samsali Pasheriya, (12045891)
Harshvardhan Mehta, (12062961)
Project Management Methodologies
Table of Contents
1.
Introduction................................................................................................................................................3
2. Recommendations for Organization A....................................................................................................3
2.1 Implementation of Project Management Activity..............................................................................3
2.2 Implementation Plan..........................................................................................................................3
2.3 Set of Issues.......................................................................................................................................4
2.4 Addressing of the Issues....................................................................................................................5
2.5 Benefits of Project Management Methodology to the Organization..................................................5
3. Recommendations for Organization B.....................................................................................................5
3.1 Implementation of Project Management Activity..............................................................................6
3.2 Implementation Plan..........................................................................................................................6
3.3 Set of Issues.......................................................................................................................................7
3.4 Addressing of the Issues....................................................................................................................7
3.5 Benefits of Project Management Methodology to the Organization..................................................7
4. Recommendations for Organization C.....................................................................................................8
4.1 Implementation of Project Management Activity..............................................................................8
4.2 Implementation Plan..........................................................................................................................9
4.3 Set of Issues.......................................................................................................................................9
4.4 Addressing of the Issues..................................................................................................................10
4.5 Benefits of Project Management Methodology to the Organization................................................10
5. Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................10
6. Appendix...............................................................................................................................................12
7. References.............................................................................................................................................14
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1. Introduction
Project Management is a discipline that provides the Project Managers and the senior
management involved in the projects with the set of principles and guidelines to effectively
manage the projects. There are various organizations that carry out a number of different
projects. The project management methodologies have been defined to make sure that the
projects are managed efficiently and the success rate associated with the projects is high
(Kerzner, 2009).
The report analyzes and covers the requirements of the project management methodologies for
three different organizations. The implementation plan, challenges and countermeasures to
overcome the issues have been covered for every organization.
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The implementation plan of PRINCE2 in organization A shall follow the following steps:
Absence of adequate project management skills may lead to errors and deviations
(Muller and Turner, 2007).
Big Bang implementation will cause failure.
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The external stakeholders that should be involved in the implementation shall include the
business analysts along with the business partners. The internal team that shall be
involved in the implementation must include the senior management and leadership.
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o The execution shall be carried out by carefully covering the project tasks
and addressing the issues associated with every task and activity.
o The control stage shall cover the reviews, inspections along with the
performance measurement.
o The last stage would be the closure stage in which the project management
activities associated with the project shall be documented and the final
deliveries shall be made.
The feedback analysis on the implementation success shall then be carried out.
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PMBOK will manage the projects from nine different areas such as time,
knowledge, budget, resources etc. It will make sure that the overall project
management is carried out with ease.
A standard methodology and the set of best practices will be provided to the
Project Managers which will make it easier to handle and resolve the risks,
conflicts and disputes that will be related to the projects.
The organization may look to expand in the near future which would require
collaboration from a number of external partners and entities. The use and
implementation of PMBOK in the organization will bring all of these different
units on a single platform. This will make the process of expansion and
collaboration with others easier and smoother.
The project activities that will be associated with each of the projects carried out
by the organization will also be mapped easily with the PMBOK guidelines and
procedures. This will make sure that the project objectives are received.
There are many changes and transformations that are happening in the field of technology and
therefore, it is necessary to have a project management methodology in place that is flexible,
adaptable and scalable in nature (Taymor, 2012).
The project methodology that has been recommended keeping the factors of the organization into
perspective is the agile methodology for project management.
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It will provide the organization with the required set of guidelines and the managerial abilities to
make sure that all of the project activities are successfully achieved.
The implementation plan that is designed for the organization must also keep the
customer perspective in consideration during each of the steps. The following processes
shall be included in the implementation plan.
There shall be a definition of the strategy and the vision obtained from each of the
projects being carried out in the organization. Also, the vision, mission and
strategy statement of the organization must be obtained and analyzed. A bridge
shall be formed between the organization and all of its associated projects in
terms of the strategic alignment.
The identification process must be carried out on the existing agile activities being
carried out in the organization and the projects that are being executed.
The level of effort to be applied for every individual project and in the
organization as a whole shall be identified.
Inter-operability shall be classified and identified so that the implementation
process is based on the values associated with the projects.
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Sustainable development and design of the projects shall be amalgamated with the
agile management processes by identifying the set of best practices and standards
on the basis of the project factors (Peslak, 2012).
The project resources along with the customers and other stakeholders shall be
communicated and contacted for their suggestions and involvement.
The ad-hoc process shall then be implemented and a final report shall be
published.
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5. Conclusion
Project management is one of the most important activities and areas that need to be applied and
accomplished in the projects. There are a lot many project management methodologies that have
been defined and it is necessary to make sure that the methodology that is selected goes well
with the nature of the projects. There are three different organizations that have been covered in
the report with different lines of business, number of employees, number of locations and
customers. The project management methodology along with their implementation that has been
recommended for the organizations is based upon all of these factors. These methodologies may
also differ on the basis of specific project factors and the attributes. It is necessary to make sure
that the Project Managers and the leadership that is deployed in the organizations has a correct
combination of skills and knowledge to execute these management methodologies successfully.
In this manner, the organizations will be able to achieve their objectives and the specific project
goals with higher success rates.
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6. Appendix
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7. References
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6. Mirza, M., Pourzolfaghar, Z. and Shahnazari, M. (2013). Significance of Scope in Project
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7. Muller, R. and Turner, R. (2007). The Influence of Project Managers on Project Success
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10. Pmi (2013). PMBOK Guide | Project Management Institute. [online] Pmi.org. Available
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pp.e2-e2.
12. Taymor, E. (2012). Agile Handbook. [online] Available at:
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