Project Management: Program and Portfolio Information Systems course (written essay)
PPMP 20012
Program & Portfolio Information Systems
Lecture 5 for Week 5
Prepared by:
Dr. Ronny Veljanovski, BSc, PhD, GradCertTed, CertIVFMB, PMP
Discipline Leader for Project Management,
School of Engineering & Technology
Higher Education Division
CQUniversity Melbourne
Topics
• Topic for the week is:
– “Explain the importance of appropriate selection of
Project Management (PM) application systems in
regards to project realisation.”
• Lecture
– Overview
– Tasks
– Week 5
– Portfolio
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Tasks • Reading Material
– The prescribed readings are:-
• SEBoK http://www.sebokwiki.org
• Kerzner
• AS/NZS 15288:2015
• Various Academic Journal articles
– Additional readings by:
• AS ISO 21504:2016 Project, programme and portfolio management—Guidance on portfolio
management;
• SWEBOK V3 Guide https://www.computer.org/web/swebok/v3
– The course also uses investigation material that occurred with BP Texas City and Deepwater
Horizon accidents.
• Videos
– Various YouTube each week
– Old Lecturers
• Assignments
– Portfolio (each Week and Consolidated at the end of the course) – 35%
– Online Quiz (Week 7) – 10%
– Essay (Week 9) – 20%
– Online Test (Last week of the course) – 35%
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Week 5 - Topic: Explain the importance of appropriate selection of Project Management
(PM) application systems in regards to project realisation.
• Mandatory Readings – SEBoK http://www.sebokwiki.org
• Part 3: Systems Engineering and Management: Knowledge Area: Introduction to Life Cycle Processes;
• Part 3: Systems Engineering and Management: Knowledge Area: Life Cycle Models;
• Part 3: Systems Engineering and Management: Knowledge Area: Concept Definition;
• Part 3: Systems Engineering and Management: Knowledge Area: Systems Definition;
• Part 6: Related Disciplines - 'Knowledge Area: Systems Engineering and Software Engineering';
– Kerzner (2013) Chapters 15.16-15.23; 23.5-23.6;
– AS/NZS 15288:2015 Chapter 6.3-6.4;
– Raymond L., & Bergeron F., (2008) "Project management information systems: An empirical study of their impact on project managers and project success" International Journal of Project Management Vol 26: pp. 213-220: doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2007.06.002;
• Optional Readings – AS ISO 21504:2016 Project, programme and portfolio management—Guidance on portfolio
management;
– SWEBOK V3 Guide https://www.computer.org/web/swebok/v3
• YouTube – SAP Industry Videos;
– Oracle videos describe;
– IBM Maximo is an asset management tool;
– Microsoft Project integrated project portfolio server.
• Portfolio for Week 4
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PPMP20012
Program & Portfolio Information Systems
THE 5TH WEEK’S READINGS
KERZNER 2013, CHAPTER 15
Project Management Information
Systems
• PMIS contains all of the essential and supporting information for:
– Project approval
– Initiating
– Planning
– Scheduling
– Execution
– Monitoring and control
– Closure
Source: Kerzner 2013
PMIS Today
• More than just EVMS
• More metrics than just time and cost
• Can prevent projects from failing because of project
miscommunications
• A PMIS can, according to Kerzner 2013:
Source: Kerzner 2013
PMIS
Source: Kerzner 2013
PMIS Dissemination of
Information
• How to make sure that critical information
are known throughout the organisation?
• What happened to BP?
– A PMIS can fail as it is a system created by
humans, run by humans, and humans make
mistakes
– Lack of information in the PMIS can lead to
key decision makers making decisions based
on poor analysis of a problem
Enterprise Resource Planning
• Information is key
• It is more than just time and cost
• Information is key to effective decision making
• Everything a company does can be considered a project
• ERP “systems” coordinate resources, information and tasks for a variety of business and project purposes
• Finance, accounting, HR, project management etc.
• PMIS integration with ERP – provides c
• Capacity planning
Source: Kerzner 2013
Project Metrics and KPI’S
• If it cannot be measures it cannot be
managed
• KPI’s
• Value Based Metrics – what is the value
customers/stakeholders will receive at the
end of a project?
Source: Kerzner 2013
Dashboards and Scorecards
Source: http://data-ink.com/
YouTube Video Links on Moodle
• SAP
– There are a series of SAP Industry Videos on
YouTube that try to explain to SAP portfolio of
solutions. Try to have a look at their movies as you
feel your interest takes you:
• YouTube:
– SAP
– SAP Industry Whiteboard
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YouTube Video Links on Moodle
• Oracle Primavera
– This YouTube site has a number videos that describe
Primavera – start at the Primavera PPM Solutions for
Engineering and Construction video then explore the
Oracle Primavera YouTube whitepages as you wish:
• YouTube:
– Primavera PPM Solutions for Engineering and
Construction;
– Oracle Primavera.
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YouTube Video Links on Moodle
• IBM Asset Management with Maximo & BPM
– With IBM project management solutions are not
immediately obvious. Maximo is an asset management
tool that IBM positions to asset owners and service
providers. The main customers are big resource and
infrastructure owners rather than project-driven
organisations. Have a look at the following YouTube
videos and make up your mind whether they are saying
the same things that Oracle and SAP say:
• YouTube:
– IBM Overview of End-To-End Asset Management;
– IBM Business Process Manager.
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YouTube Video Links on Moodle
• Microsoft Project
– Promotes an integrated project portfolio server
concept. Have a look at this video are the words that
they are trying to say the same thing as IBM, Oracle
and SAP? The site also links to lots of other videos
about Microsoft Project. Feel free to browse as you
wish:
• YouTube:
– Microsoft Project Online.
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PMI (2013) The Standard for Program
Management -- Third Edition Chapter 4, 5 & 6
• Chapter 3 – Program Strategy Alignment (covered in Week 2)
• Chapter 4 – Program Benefits
Management
• Chapter 5 – Program Stakeholder
Engagement
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Who are your program stakeholders?
• Your program sponsor
• Governance board
• Program Manager and team members
• Project Managers and team members
• Funding organisation – internal or external
• Performing organisation
• Program Management Office
• Customers, clients, potential customers
• Suppliers, vendors
• Government
• Competitors
• Community
• Other groups
• Etc.
Stakeholder Engagement
• What is stakeholder engagement?
• What are some of the tools and techniques you
would use to engage them?
• Discuss….
PMI (2013) The Standard for Portfolio
Management -- Third Edition Chapter 5
• Portfolio Governance Management
– Processes include portfolio oversight and how to plan, define, optimise and authorise the portfolio in support of overall decision making activities
– Analysis to identify opportunities and threats
– Assess changes, dependencies and impact
– Prioritise and schedule activities to fund and achieve performance targets of the organisation
PMI (2013) The Standard for Portfolio
Management -- Third Edition Chapter 5
• Portfolio Governance Management
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• 5.1 Develop Portfolio Management Plan
• 5.2 Define Portfolio
• 5.3 Optimise Portfolio
• 5.4 Authorise Portfolio
• 5.5 Provide Portfolio Oversight
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5.1 Develop Portfolio Management Plan
Source: PMI Standard for
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5.2 Define Portfolio
Source: PMI Standard for
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5.3 Optimise Portfolio
Source: PMI Standard for
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5.4 Authorise Portfolio
Source: PMI Standard for
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5.5 Provide Portfolio Oversight
Source: PMI Standard for
Portfolio Management 3rd edition
Reading - SEBoK http://www.sebokwiki.org
• Part 3: Systems Engineering and Management:
Knowledge Area: Introduction to Life Cycle
Processes;
• Part 3: Systems Engineering and Management:
Knowledge Area: Life Cycle Models;
• Part 3: Systems Engineering and Management:
Knowledge Area: Concept Definition;
• Part 3: Systems Engineering and Management:
Knowledge Area: Systems Definition;
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SE Life Cycle Models – The Vee Model
Source: SEBoK
SE Life Cycle Stages
Source: SEBoK
SE Life Cycle Models – The V – Macro View
Source: SEBoK
Concept Definition – Business/Mission Analysis
Source: SEBoK
System Definition
• What are the requirements of the System?
• What does its architecture look like?
• Modelling – physical and logical
• What does the design look like?
• How is it analysed?
System Architecture, Design and Requirements
Source: SEBoK
System Architecture, Design and Requirements
Source: SEBoK
Raymond L., & Bergeron F.,
(2008)
• "Project management information systems: An empirical study of their impact on project managers and project success" International Journal of Project Management Vol 26: pp. 213-220: doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2007.06.002
• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/articl e/pii/S0263786307000981
Raymond L., & Bergeron F.,
(2008)
• Their researched aimed
to determine the actual
impacts of IT-based
PMIS upon project
managers and project
performance.
• Many improvements
were noted in their
research around the
management of
projects including
timelier decision-
making.
Further Reading
SEBOK
• Part 6: Related Disciplines - 'Knowledge
Area: Systems Engineering and Software
Engineering';
• SWEBoK:
https://www.computer.org/web/swebok/v3
AS/NZS 15288:2015
• Chapter 6.3
– Technical management processes (read)
– Technical processes (read)
Week 5 - Topic: Explain the importance of appropriate selection of Project
Management (PM) application systems in regards to project
realisation
• Reflection:
– Why are PMIS’s important?
– How do help project managers and other key decision makers solve problems?
– What would you base selection of a PMIS on?
– What are PMIS software vendors trying to say and promote?
• How will you write these reflections in the Portfolio for Week 5?
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Summary
• Topic for the week is:
– “Explain the importance of appropriate selection of
Project Management (PM) application systems in
regards to project realisation.”
• Lecture
– Overview
– Tasks
– Week 5
– Reflection for your Portfolio
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