Compare and contrast project management methodologies

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PPMP20009 Leading Lean Projects - Central Queensland University

Case Study: The Benfield Column Repair Project, Sastech Engineering Services

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Learning Outcome 1: Review lean transformation framework by explaining lean approaches, project lifecycle and change management
Learning Outcome 2: Compare and contrast project management methodologies

Case Study Introduction

The case study for this assignment is the 1995 PMI Project of the Year Award winner, The Benfield Column Repair Project, Sastech Engineering Services, South Africa.

You are encouraged to do your own research, but the following article is compulsory reading:
Boggon, I. (1996). The Benfield column repair project. PM Network, 10(2), 25-30.

You have been hired as a consultant to produce a brief study on the use of Lean principles in project management, based on the given case study.

Your submission must discuss the following topics:

Using one example from the case study, explain how the following concepts of a lean framework are manifest in the case study project:

The Voice of the Customer
Critical Customer Requirements
Critical to Quality
Critical to Process

Select 4 of the 8 wastes of Lean that apply to the case study and relate each waste to one or more PMBOK knowledge areas or PRINCE2 Themes. Demonstrate:

How the waste was reduced in the case study
What the effect was on the overall project
What tools or techniques from PMBOK or PRINCE2 were applied in achieving this

Teamwork is a pillar of the House of Lean. Analyze and explain how the project promoted the effectiveness of the team(s) through:

The project ground rules
Meeting management
Communication
Human resource management
Supplier management (Procurement).

The project described in the case study occurred in unusual circumstances, with time as its most stringent constraint. It did not follow a conventional approach or PM method. Yet it received the International Project of the Year Award from PMI, the world's largest PM professional organization. Write a short personal reflection on:

Why you think this project deserved to win this award
What lessons (min. 3) you have learned from this case study.

Article - Relationships between a project management methodology and project success in different project governance contexts by Robert Joslin, and Ralf Müller

Attachment:- Leading Lean Projects.rar

Reference no: EM132608690

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