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PPMP 20014

Complex Project Management

Lecture 11 for Week 11

Prepared by:

Richard Egelstaff PMP, Ph.D (c), MBA (Adv), BA

Discipline Leader for Project Management,

School of Engineering & Technology

Higher Education Division

CQUniversity Rockhampton

Topics

• Where are we so far?

• Week’s Stuff

– Readings

– Study

– Reflections & Discussions

– Assignments

Learning Outcomes

1. Explain the causes, environments, and properties of complex projects.

2. Identify different tools and techniques to aid a project manager manage complex projects.

3. Critically analyse whether different projects cases are complex projects.

4. Formulate, argue and defend a strategy that a project manager can apply to a complex project case study.

5. In a team analyse the root causes of failure with a number of sample complex project cases.

PPMP20014

Complex Project Management

THE WEEK’S READINGS AND STUDY

Week 11 - Topic: Controlling Chaos? The Value and Challenges of

applying Complexity Theory to Project Management.

• Mandatory Readings:

– Aspects of Complexity: Managing Projects in a

Complex World (2011)

• Chapter 11 Systems Engineering and Project Management

by Andrew Daw

• Optional Readings

– none

• 10th Discussion Forum

• 5th Quiz

Chapter 11 Systems Engineering and Project Management

by Andrew Daw

• Value

• Project Characterization

– Wicked Problems

• Influence and Control

– Project Engineering Perspectives

• Information Management

• Skillset and Competencies

• Conclusion

11 Systems Engineering and Project Management by

Andrew Daw

• The objective of the chapter is to considers the relationship between the complementary disciplines of project management and systems engineering in the context of project, program, and portfolio management.

• The quality of this relationship in terms of style and culture as well as in the assignment and ownership of technical and functional activities is crucial to the success of any project.

• The reason is that there is a growing need to understand integration between the artifacts of a project or several projects, to understand, predict, and measure (preferably a priori) the interactions and interdependencies between disparate projects and to be able to demonstrate the value of the artifacts as an integrated whole to the numerous direct and indirect stakeholders of the project.

10th Discussion Forum

•

In Chapter 10 Systems Thinking and the

Systems Movement Peter Checkland and Terry

Williams describe Systems Dynamics (p. 142-

145). One of the essentials characteristics or

techniques of Systems Dynamics is the

development of models. However, how can

models be developed to reflect a network of

human lies and deceptions (p. 112)?

5th Quiz

Assessment 2: Written Assessment 50%

• Your task is to consider:- – the causes, environments, and properties of complex projects;

– different tools and techniques to aid a project manager manage complex projects;

– the degree and nature of the projects cases discussed in the unit in the context of the theories and ideas related to complex projects.

• Then you must write an essay describing how you consider the points above are related to:- – projects with lots of parts and interconnections;

– projects that contain a great deal of uncertainty;

– project that are heavily time-constrained.

• You should illustrate your points by identifying what are the causes, theories, tools and techniques, that might be relevant to complex projects. You should use examples taken from case studies and examples discussed during the unit.

• 5,000 words due in Week 12

Summary