Principles of Project Management
Learning Outcomes:- Successful completion of this assignment will result in achievement of the following subject learning outcomes:
- Understand PMBOK knowledge areas and process groups and their role, relevance and impact on project management best practice andPMI's Code of Ethics.
- Critically compare and contrast project management approaches and their appropriateness for managing a variety of project types.
- Apply appropriate project management tools and techniques, paying particular attention to risk management.
- Critically reflect on the leadership styles necessary to succeed in a range of project management situations, and their personal capacity to succeed in those situations.
Write in 500 - 600 words.
Context:
At the beginning of your learning journey, you were encouraged to maintain a Reflection Journal. The journal provide an opportunity for you to reflect on your learning, document lessons learned, identify global project management practices you hope to adopt in career and recognise current strengths, limitations and struggles.
In short, journal is a tool for reflecting and developing self-awareness in all matters.
Using the guidelines provided make a new reflection journal entry for each module.
Instructions:
At the end of Module, submit a 500-600-word summary of learning throughout the subject.
The summary should include your assessment of the value of the reflection journal as a component of your learning experience. How has it contributed to your understanding of the subject matter? Has it changed the way you approach learning?
Identify any subject matter you found difficult to understand, and describe how you dealt with this challenge.
How has this subject contributed to your current growth as a project manager and your future capacity to perform project management effectively? What do you think are your strengths and limitations? Based on what you have learnt in this subject, describe leadership styles and their characteristics in the project management context. For two or three different project types, identify appropriate leaderships styles and explain why they are appropriate. Additionally, reflect briefly on how your own leadership style might compare to those that lead to project success.
Include references to readings and additional resources discovered. By maintaining a journal in each module, you will have a reflective resource to use in completing the assessment.