Project Management Methodologies | What is Project Management

August 9, 2017
David Marks
- Project Management Methodologies
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Project Management Methodologies

Value: 5%

Due date: 11-Aug-2017

Return date: 01-Sep-2017

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Task

In topics 1 & 2 you have been introduced to various project methodologies and processes. In 700 words, demonstrate your knowledge of these.

Ensure you address the following areas:

1.Define what a methodology is and the role it serves in p

2.Familiarise yourselves with the various methodologies in the list below. Choose two methodologies from this list to compare and contrast, analysing the similarities and differences between them both.

3.Finally, identify how your chosen methodologies and processes relate to the project life cycle (PLC):

List of project methodologies and processes

•Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)

•PRINCE2

•SDLC

•Waterfall

•Agile

Rationale

In this assessment you will be covering the following learning outcomes as outlined in the MSI:

•Be able to differentiate between a range of project life cycle models, and their appropriate application

•Be able to identify and reflect on the key elements of the PMBOK framework

Marking criteria

Criterion	High Distinction	Distinction	Credit	Pass	Fail

	Explains and	Explains and	Explains and	Explains and	An extremely basic
	critically evaluates	analyses the		discusses the	explanation of the
Provides a			examines the
	the definition of a	definition of a		definition of a	definition of a
definition of a			definition of a
	project	project		project	project
project			project
	methodology using	methodology		methodology in	methodology, and
methodology.			methodology
	language, detailed	using their own		their own words	the answer is
			using their own
	judgement and	words, reinforced		and using	expressed poorly
(10 marks)			words and a range
	evaluation of	with a range of		appropriate	or not in own
			of terminology.
	sources.	informed opinions		language.	words.

Provides an
explanation of	Explains and	Explains and	Explains and	Explains and
the role project	critically evaluates	analyses the role	examines role
				discusses the role	An extremely basic
methodology	the role of project	project	project
				of project	explanation of the
plays in relation	methodology and	methodology	methodology
				methodology in	role of project
to project	the relationship to	plays in relation to	plays in relation to
				relation to project	methodology.
management.	project	project	project	management.
	management.	managemen.	management.

(20 Marks)
Two selected	Explains and	Explains and	Explains and	Explains and	An extremely basic
methodologies	critically evaluates	analyses the	examines the	discusses the	explanation of the
are compared and	the comparisons	comparisons and	comparisons and	comparisons and	comparisons and

Criterion

contrasted.

(20 Marks)

The similarities and differences between the methodologies are provided.

(20 Marks)

High Distinction and contrasts between two selected methodologies.

Distinction

contrasts between two selected methodologies

Explains and	Explains and
critically evaluates	analyses the
the similarities and	similarities and
differences	differences
between the	between the
methodologies	methodologies
chosen.	chosen

Methodologies	Explains and	Explains and
are related to the	critically evaluates	analyses the
project life cycle.	the methodologies	methodologies
	related to the	related to the
(20 Marks)	project life cycle.	project life cycle.

Credit

contrasts between two selected methodologies.

Explains and examines the similarities and differences between the methodologies chosen.

Explains and examines the methodologies related to the project life cycle.

Correct	The sources are
referencing of
	valid and are	The sources are	The sources are
sources (APA 6th
	derived from wide	commendable and	adequate and
ed citation) to	range of resources.	are all correctly	largely correctly
reinforce
	They are all	sourced and	sourced, and
findings.
	correctly sourced	presented.	presented.

(10 Marks)	and presented.