Self Reflection on Project Management of Beachside Cottage

Running Head: Project Management
SELF REFLECTION
Name of the student:
Student ID:

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Project Management
Table of contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Discussion....................................................................................................................................2
Communication plan....................................................................................................................2
RACI............................................................................................................................................3
Project Schedule..........................................................................................................................3
Time Estimation...........................................................................................................................3
Critical Path.................................................................................................................................4
Gantt chart...................................................................................................................................4
Resources and Budgeting............................................................................................................4
Reporting.....................................................................................................................................4
Risk Management........................................................................................................................5
Project Closure and conclusion.......................................................................................................5

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Project Management
Introduction
The management of the activities of initiation of project works, planning the tasks,
controlling budget and timeline in order to get a project accomplished on time within the
allocated resources is called project management. Our team and I were asked to conduct and
manage the project of renovation of the beachside cottage. This report portrays my reflection on
the project of the beachside cottage. The budget was fixed and we had to accomplish the project
within two weeks from 1st June. This reflective essay includes the communication plan that I had
developed to address all the stakeholders. The Work Breakdown structures, Project schedules,
Critical paths, timelines, project-reporting tools used in the project are included in the study. I
had drawn reflection the activities of project closure in this essay.
Discussion
Communication plan
Effective Communication is a significant tool to engage the stakeholders and exchange
information within the people related to the team. I had identified the stakeholders, developed the
effective strategies to communicate with the stakeholders, and placed the stakeholders in the
Stakeholder’s priority matrix in accordance with their precedence in the project. The owner,
Contractor, both the apprentices were identified as the project stakeholder. My team had
effective communication skills, listening skills, and clear in terms of conversations. These key
attributes made easy to conduct meetings, face-to-face discussions with the members. In the
meetings, the project plans were developed, documentations were performed, strategies were
created. I face a little difficulty in communicating with apprentice II, as he was unable to
understand facts from the symbols and statistics or charts, where as he acquired good
communication skills. The communication included the mediums of emails, meetings and
discussion. Communication brings team collaboration, which immensely helped me to make the
project successful.
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