Task and Gantt Chart as Project Management Tools

Discussion Forum ( main Question )

Week One

Consider the case studies from APM  Heathrow Baggage Handling Project and the International Relief and Development Project of the Year 2011 from the APM – World Wide Fund for Nature  RUMAKI Seascape Project.Considering the principles and objectives of these projects along with their likely context, compare and contrast the planning methods and approaches which you would recommend for both.  Within this you could consider the project lifecycles, goal and solution visibility and the likely subsequent planning processes to be used along with who should be involved, how, when and why and ensuring that you provide justification with respect to the literature

Week Two

Evaluate for the same projects the choice of planning tools likely to be applied including whether there is a role for project management software (of various types), where and why.

Learning Outcomes

1.To explain and evaluate different approaches to the practice and analysis of project management planning, reporting and resources allocation

2.To critically analyse risk, change and governance arrangements

 In week one this is what I Wrote:Project planning has been perceived as the foundation of the project’s lifecycle as it addresses the procedure to complete a project in a particular timeframe and often defines stages and designated resources (Wysocki, 2020, p.5). The project planning in both the APM Heathrow Baggage Handling Project and the International Relief and Development Project of the Year 2011 from the APM – World Wide Fund for Nature RUMAKI Seascape Project was crucial for attaining their objective. The main objective of the APM Heathrow Baggage Handling Project was to set up a sustainable baggage handling system that would help the airport to cope with some 110 million bags a year. Here, the main project was to build a dedicated system for Terminal three (T3) and integrate it with Terminal five (T5). In this case, IT would be the ‘brain’ behind the T3 integrated baggage system. In order to achieve its objective, the project management would focus on the stakeholders to be involved and the operations required for an innovative approach. Here, the project should have embraced the scrum project management method (Conforto and Amaral, 2010, p.76). Since the terminals (T3 and T5) would be in operation, it would be recommended to split the project into short cycles, which would last for a period of time. This would also ensure that all the stakeholders are engaged from the start to the end.The International Relief and Development Project of the Year 2011 from the APM (World Wide Fund for Nature RUMAKI Seascape Project), on the other hand, aimed at improving the socio-economic wellbeing of the coastal communities in Rufiji, Mafia, and Kilwa. Since this project’s achievement was based on collaboration with the local communities, the most appropriate project planning method would be the agile approach. According to Rasnacis and Berzisa (2017, p.47), the agile project management approach assists in dealing with limitations that curtain the project from adapting to the condition as it progresses. This approach would ensure that coastal communities are involved throughout the project lifecycle and putting decision-making and revenue-collection into local hands and giving societies the incentive to manage fishing operations for long-term sustainable productivity.

Question

What are the reasons why various projects and in particular those under IT supposed to adopt any of the project management approaches ? what are the impacts of various project management approaches towards the organization success in any given project?

References List

Conforto, E.C. and Amaral, D.C., 2010. Evaluating an agile method for planning and controlling innovative projects. Project Management Journal, 41(2), pp.73-80.

Rasnacis, A. and Berzisa, S., 2017. Method for adaptation and implementation of agile project management methodology. Procedia Computer Science, 104, pp.43-50.

Wysocki, R.K., 2020. Effective project management: traditional, agile, extreme. 8th ed., New York: Wiley 

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