MGT8078 Portfolio Program and Benefits Management

Task:

There are two assessment tasks for this course. 

Assignment 1 requires you to write a literature review of topics related to this course to provide you with knowledge of the literature to assist with completion of assignment 2

Assignment 2 requires you to critically analyse the portfolio, program, and benefits management adopted in a chosen project. That is, you will compare best practice in the literature with what occurred in your chosen project.

Together these activities will help to demonstrate compliance with the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) requirements for students to develop appropriate research skills. AQF states that ‘graduates of a Master’s Degree (Coursework) will demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills to plan and execute a substantial research-based project, capstone experience and/or piece of scholarship’ (Australian Qualifications Framework Council 2013).

Context 

You are working as a project team member in a project management office (PMO) and the manager of the PMO has asked you participate in a review of the PMO’s use of portfolios, programs, and projects to deliver organisational strategy. The literature* you collect for assignment 1 could be used as part of your assignment 2 so you should consider your selection of a suitable project before you commence assignment 1.

2.Organisational context

In this section, describe the organisational and project context for which you are preparing the report. You can base this on a PMO with which you have experience, or on a case study taken from the literature. Include some details such as the type of projects and how they are currently configured. 

1. Summarise, compare and contrast the literature* you have found which is relevant to these topics and the domain of the organisation/project/projects.

2. Ensure you justify your choice of literature* (e.g. its legitimacy, date of publication, whether it has been peer-reviewed, and whether there is research supporting the concept or argument).

3. Based on your review of the literature*, suggest the approach that should be used by the organisation’s projects (or specific project). Justify your recommendation – what are the expected benefits from adopting the recommendations.