Controllable and manageable level of systems complexity

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Reference no: EM133572261

Portfolio and Program Management

Assessment - Case Study

Learning Outcome 1: Integrate projects into programs allowing for a controllable and manageable level of systems complexity
Learning Outcome 2: Critically analyse and critique simple and complex theories underpinning project management

Overview

In the first week of your PERCI content and the first chapter of your set text, you are introduced to an ‘onion model'. The task in this first assignment is to create a version of the same model but replace the more theoretical labels with names and titles of real projects, programs, portfolios, PMOs, policies, committees etc from an organisation you are familiar with (your case study).
You can also locate a version of the model in this article:

Purpose
• To develop familiarity with the onion model as it is a foundation for the entire unit
• Apply the concept of the layers and linkages in the model to a real-world context.

Task details
Select an organisation as your case to study. If you do not have a current organisation or if your current employer is not of a suitable size, it is ok to base this activity on a different organisation. It is also acceptable to embellish (invent or make up) some of the detail. This is an activity for thinking about the layers and linkages and you will not be assessed on your ability to analyse a real organisation.

Create a diagram similar to the ‘onion model'. Replace the generic labels with examples of real information, titles, policies, committees etc from your selected case study.

Your diagram does not need to look exactly the same and it does not need to look pretty. It just needs to be legible. If it is easier for you, you can draw on a whiteboard or paper and then take a photo.

This activity is not intended to be tricky or complex. It is designed as a foundational task to assist you in becoming familiar with the OPM model as we will be referring to it regularly during the entire unit.

The marking for this task will be a simple checklist. Please use that checklist to guide how much time and effort you put in.

If your case study organisation does not have an example at any of the layers, you may briefly note this or add an example of what could be there. There should be no labels left blank.

If working with the elliptical shapes from the onion model is awkward, you are free to change to any shape that works. We are interested in the concepts and not the graphic design skills.

Assessment 2: Critical review

- ULO2: Critically analyse and critique simple and complex theories underpinning project management
- ULO3: Skillfully negotiate complex environments to ensure overall project and program success
- ULO4: Map and design systems and evaluate complexity within the context of project and program management

Overview

Write an academic critical review of one of the provided sources and include both analyses
of theory and implications for professional practice.

Task details

Select one of the following readings and prepare an academic critical review.
1. Chapter 11 A theory of the OPM model, from your set text
2. Hansen, LK & Svejvig, P 2022, ‘Seven Decades of Project Portfolio Management Research (1950-2019) and Perspectives for the Future', Project management journal, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 277-294.
3. Martinsuo M and Geraldi J (2020) ‘Management of project portfolios: Relationships of project portfolios with their contexts', International journal of project management, 38(7) 441-453, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2020.02.002.
4. Müller, R, Alix-Séguin, C, Alonderiene, R, Bourgault, M, Chmieliauskas, A, Drouin, N, Ke, Y, Minelgaite, I, Pilkiene, M, Šimkonis, S, Unterhitzenberger, C, Vaagaasar, AL, Wang, L & Zhu, F 2022, ‘A (meta)governance framework for multi-level governance of inter- organizational project networks', Production planning & control, vol. ahead-of-print, no. ahead-of-print, pp. 1-20.

This is an academic assignment that asks you to review some theories used in Organisational Project Management (OPM) to decide how useful you find that theory for helping you.

Assessment 3: Presentation

Learning Outcome 1: Critically analyse and critique simple and complex theories underpinning project management
Learning Outcome 2: Skillfully negotiate complex environments to ensure overall project and program success
Learning Outcome 3: Map and design systems and evaluate complexity within the context of project and program management

Overview
Create a presentation to tell the Teaching Team how you would use the information you have learned in this unit to create an OPM assessment tool for either your work environment or for evaluating one of the example organisations provided.

Presentation
Create a VoiceThread presentation:
• You may create slides with a
• Insert your notes / speaker script into each ‘slide description'
• You may record yourself presenting or do voice over
• VoiceThread permits additional commenting and drawing on your slides - this is optional
• You may video or use creative options and then iport those into VoiceThread to build into your final version.
• Don't forget to submit once you have completed building your VoiceThread.

VoiceThread is an interactive collaboration and sharing tool that enables students to build online presentations by adding images, documents, and videos, and other media to which other users can add comments for discussion.

Purpose
• Consolidate unit learning and apply it to a real-world problem
• Examine the relationship between program management, organisational strategy, portfolio management, and project management
• Demonstrate an understanding of how to identify and examine OPM strengths and weaknesses

Task details

This task is an opportunity to show us that you can see how to use what you have learned in the unit to then create an OPM assessment tool that suits your selected organisation's needs and goals.
Use the set text as your primary source and take note of the final chapters (14 & 15) as guides for how to make practical use of the theory within the book. You may also draw on other sources to support you.
You are not being asked to develop a full assessment tool however you may find it helpful to develop a few examples of how you would design, gather information, analyse and report it. Include some indication of how you would use the output of the tool.

Target audience
You are speaking to us as your UA, Facilitator and Markers. This means you do not need to spend time teaching us about the concepts. Communicate to us as if you were talking to us in person and assume we are familiar with the text and the unit material. Explain in a bit more depth if you decide to also use extended readings or sources.

Case organisation
You are encouraged to base this assignment on an organisation that you are very familiar with. Ideally, the organisation needs to be large enough to be undertaking some project activity.

If you do not have a suitable organisation, then you may approach this assignment as if you were preparing to be a consultant offering services to medium-scale not-for-profit organisations operating within Australia. For example, many aged care services are non- profit and have buildings, service improvement, compliance and other types of projects.

Suggested structure or inclusions
Introduction (not counted in word or slide count)
• very briefly explain the purpose of the presentation and what you will cover
• this may be a dot-point list of an agenda for the presentation What
• indicate what information and sources you are drawing from to create your OPM assessment tool
• what is important to focus on for your organisation's context or needs

How
• explain how you will approach eg how you design the tool
• an example of the tool, any analysis, sample graph etc may assist with this
• mention timeframes if it is important to your situation Why
• explain why you have made the choices
• why this is a suitable thing for your organisation So What next
• what do you intend to do with the outcome of the assessment
• in what way can it benefit the organisation Conclusion (not counted in word or slide count)
• Summarise what you have presented
• Maybe note what should occur next (recommendation)

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