Project Management Planning - Scheduling and Controlling

Question: Discuss about the Project Management for Planning, Scheduling and Controlling. Answer: Introduction: In order to align the project under consideration with the portfolio of the program, the traditional project management approach would be utilized. The project management office or the PMO would be responsible for the following activities: Management of all the resources that are associated with the projects included in the portfolio. The identification of the methodology to be utilized in managing the projects, along with the project management standards and best practices to be included in the same. Developing the procedures and policies to be utilized across all the projects included in the portfolio, along with the identification of the uniform project management templates that would be utilized across all the project included in the portfolio. The communication between the projects included in the portfolio would be governed by the PMO. On the other hand, the project manger would be responsible for the following activities: The management of the resources allocated to each project. The adherence to the project management methodologies, standards and policies determined by the PMO. The adherence to the control and management procedures and policies stated by the PMO. The strong adherence to the rules and regulationsdetermine by the PMO, across each of the projects included in the portfolio, and would ensure the alignment between the project and the organizational strategies. Authorisation Points The authorisation points for this project are being outlined below: Issue management: The issues experienced by the members of the project team would be managed by the manager assigned to each project through the following process: Issue identification: The issues experienced by the team members, both critical and non-critical to the success of the project, would be documented in an issue log. Issue prioritization: The included in the log would be prioritized based on their likelihood of recurrence and the impact of the same on the project. Strategy Development: The strategies for dealing with the issues would be developed based on the priorities of the same. Decision making: All decision-making activities associated with each individual project would be conducted through the following steps: Identification: In this stage, the project manager would identify the domains in which decisions are to be made, along with the alternatives to be decided on. Analysis: The information collected in the first phase of the process would be analysed through discussions with the members of the project team. The responsibility of the manage would also include ensuring the fact that the scope implications, available data, risks. regulatory provisions and costs associated with the decision have been taken into consideration. Render Decision: The final decision would be taken only after all possible outcomes of the available alternatives have been analysed, and the alternative having the highest possibility of bringing about positivechanges in the project has been chosen. The decision thus taken would be communicated to all concerned individuals and groups before being implemented. Bibliography Kerzner, H.R., 2013.Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley Sons. Mir, F.A. and Pinnington, A.H., 2014. Exploring the value of project management: linking project management performance and project success.International Journal of Project Management,32(2), pp.202-217. Too, E.G. and Weaver, P., 2014. The management of project management: A conceptual framework for project governance.International Journal of Project Management,32(8), pp.1382-1394. Turner, R., 2016.Gower handbook of project management. Routledge.