INITIATING AND PLANNING

PROJECTS
PPMP20008

Introduction to
Week#1
project management TUTORIAL
Unit overview

Structure Objectives
Developing your PM skills in initiating and planning Explore the practical use of associated project
6 Credit points equivalent to stages of projects. documentation.
12.5 hours study a week
Understand what is required when initiating and
planning a project.
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Unit Profile
Weekly material
eReading lists
Additional learning material

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Week 7 (Monday) Take your learning and
Online quiz (20%) assessment work seriously
Multiple choice test (individual)

Week 9 (Friday) Check the unit profile

and assessment pages
Case study (30%)
Report (individual )

It is your responsibility to
Week 12 (Friday) maintain academic integrity.
Project management plan (50%)
Oral presentation and written submission
(Group)

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PLAGIARISM
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using the thoughts, writings,
inventions etc. of another
person and using them as
your own without
acknowledging their source.

To avoid plagiarism, you must

acknowledge the source of the
ideas through proper
referencing.
Use a plagiarism checker
Plagiarism is a form of Carefully paraphrase
intellectual dishonesty and
in academic work is Cite your source
considered as cheating.

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Extension applications will
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Documentary evidence is required
considered, OR responded to.
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Project definition
PMBOK
A temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product, service or result (PMI, 2017, p.715).

PRINCE2
A temporary organisation that is created for the purpose of delivering one or more business products according
to an agreed business case (TSO, 2017, p.380).

Project management definition

PMBOK
The application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to perform activities which combined will deliver the
project requirements (PMI, 2017, p.716).

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PROGRAMS AND
PORTFOLIOS
Strategy Strategic planning

PROGRAM
A group of related projects, subsidiary programs, and
Value
program activities managed in a coordinated way to Portfolio Selection, reviews,
performance
obtain benefits not available from managing them adjustments
analysis
individually (PMI, 2017, p.11)

PORTFOLIO Projects Programs Results, delivery

Projects, programs, subsidiary portfolios, and
operations managed as a group to achieve
strategic goals (PMI, 2017, p.11)
Business value
Operations
realisation

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PROGRAMS AND PORTFOLIOS What are the benefits of
Imagine a hypothetical construction company
integrated management of
project, programs and portfolios?

Construction portfolio

High-rise buildings
program
Factory
building
Residential building
program
program

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PROJECT LIFE CYCLE

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PROJECT LIFE CYCLE

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 Construction life cycle management
Design Engineering Tendering Construction Commission Operation Retirement

LIFE CYCLE CAN BE TAILORED

Life cycles can be domain specific. An industry or organisation can take the basic project life
cycle and insert more industry (or domain) specific information to fit a specific purpose.

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 PROJECT PHASES

DESIGN CONSTRUCTION COMMISSIONING

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 Traditional
Team Customer iron-triangle
satisfaction satisfaction

Product
Time
in use
Allocated time period
Budgeted cost
Specification met
Cost Scope Customer/user acceptance
Minimal scope changes
....

PROJECT SUCCESS
Different stakeholders have different perceptions
about project success

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HOW IT WORKS?
PMBOK has 49 project management processes that are
clustered into 5 process groups and 10 knowledge
areas.

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PRINCIPLES THEMES PROCESSES

1. Continued business justification 1. Business case 1. Starting up a project

2. Learn from previous experience 2. Organisation 2. Directing a project
3. Defined and agreed roles and 3. Quality 3. Initiating a project
responsibilities 4. Plans 4. Managing a stage boundary
4. Planned, monitored & controlled 5. Risk 5. Controlling a stage
on a stage by stage basis 6. Change 6. Managing product delivery
5. Defined tolerances 7. Progress 7. Closing a project
6. Focus on definition and delivery
of products
7. Tailored to suit

HOW IT WORKS?
PRINCE2 is organised using 7 principles, 7 themes
and 7 major processes.

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