Is Project Management the best method of implementing change?

Few months is just a short span of time to learned more and be proficient about project management. Based in my learning’s in this matter, project management really plays a significant role and benefits a lot in making such goal or a certain project. Absolutely yes! A project management is a best method of implementing changes. Sources of information are also capable of being the basis of information. We used the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) 3rd Edition. Today, we are still making use of PMBOK. Along with our discussion, we have acquired the learning’s in every chapter of the PMBOK. In concise of different factors in considering making project effectively and successfully. One way of digging deep that information is through a study and delivers your learning’s by reporting. In our reporting, our group is assigned to tackle about “Project Time Management”. In every process it consists of inputs, tools and techniques and output. It is very effective to learn those things and apply it in doing a certain project. As a project team, they must be pondering those factors in putting to application. The scope of project is one of the important aspects to study it earlier. The scope is the coverage and the boundary of the project. It should have the starting point of range in which to start with and also an end to have the edge and the limit of the project scope. Time should also be essentials in considering the time frame of the activities in every milestone. In should be plan well, and follow the chart of activity schedule. Cost is also being a part of the “triple constraint”. Cost is the amount in budgeting the expenses and payments in making a particular project. Along with the working space of the project, it is not impossible to experience obstacle and difficulties unexpected. A project team should be flexible and idealistic to solve those problems. They should be technically skilled and well trained in their fields of expertise.

How to implement changes? Changes are those variations of substituting and replace something that is more efficient and valuable. Changes must be reflected to the project documentation. If changes occur, it needs to have a further study or review of the changes. The project team should be ready or shall we say attentive in what possible problems that may arise. In fact, there are so many ways to have the changes to be implemented. Issue log is a one way of recording issue and resolution of those problems. If it is suitable for the changes required, it must have to be the basis of implementing changes. The team must have the agreement to the client in every change they want. There are times that client request changes in the project team made. In this case, the consumer must adjust the time and cost of the project. If the team fails in planning at first, there is a possibility also to fail project as a result. In fact, a project fails because you are planning to fail. A good team leader plays also a significant role in managing and directing every task. Under every teal leader it also has the team member that should be know well in the beginning of the project. Focus! That’s one thing a project leader must have to maintain. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is essential in making project to be more detailed. It is a deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team, to accomplish the project objectives and to create the required deliverables. It organizes and defines the total scope of the project. it also subdivides the project work into smaller, more manageable pieces of work, with each descending level of the WBS representing an increasingly detailed definition of the project work.

In creating a project, it is important to meet the requirements of the clients requested to have in the end of the project. in that way your project team might be recommended to the other client according to your given portfolio. It is once said by Mr. Randy Gamboa to have your efficient and effective portfolio as the result of your project so that it will be the basis of your experience if you are good enough to manage certain project. I was convinced by him to have a good portfolio as his student to work well all our project nowadays, because this will be the guide to have a good work sooner. In implementing changes, it is also reflected in our daily life activity. Person might want to have changes in his life. Not to ruin everything, but to change for the better. Just like handling a big project, where money is involving it really needs good factors in considering the time, budget and scope of the project. The project scope management where involve time, cost and schedule is a component of the project management plan may need to be updated to include approved change request resulting from the projects process. as a matter of fact, project scope control is concerned with influencing the factors that create project scope changes and controlling the impact of those changes. Scope control assures all requested changes and recommended corrective actions are processed through the project Integrated Change Control Process. PMBOK also stated that Project scope control is also used to manage the actual changes when they occur and is integrated with the other control processes. Uncontrolled changes are often referred to as project scope creep. Change is inevitable, thereby mandating some type of change control process.PMBOK impart lots of learning’s from creating project until a project will obtain changes and needs implementation. We the student must be open-minded in following the good factors in order to have a proficient and an effective expertise handling a project sooner. Problem solver as what an Information technology student describes. This is a process of learning to gain in order to accomplish a certain project.

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Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) 3rd Edition