Personal Project Management Plan

This assignment details a personal project management plan aimed at self-improvement. It identifies specific goals, such as enhancing communication skills and addressing procrastination. The plan outlines various project management techniques to be implemented, drawing from resources like the PMBOK Guide and emphasizing goal-directed approaches. It also reflects on the feasibility of achieving these goals within a year and highlights the importance of mental shifts and proactive engagement for success.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Table of Contents
Part 1:...............................................................................................................................................3
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................3
Assessment of project management tools:.......................................................................................3
Assessment of key findings:............................................................................................................5
Gantt chart:......................................................................................................................................8
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................9
Part 2:.............................................................................................................................................10
Assessment of development towards different skills areas:..........................................................10
Assessment of actions plans to improve the performance:............................................................11
References......................................................................................................................................13
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Part 1:
Introduction:
In this competitive world, where organizations are fighting with each other in the market place to
gain more financial benefits, services related to health and social care by respective organizations
are embracing the change and enhancing the priority of supporting different social cause.
Linking the same, optimum health care is considered to be most innovative in this field and is
rated immensely high in terms of performance or position by the respective customers in the
market place. Optimum health care perform all the research on behalf of the customers and find
the most productive medical service provider in order to enhance the health condition of the
respective patients or customers. As mentioned above, the enterprise is running in the sector of
health and social care and attracts customers from all over the world. Moreover, optimum health
care is an enrollment programmer where demands and wants of patients or needful users are
fulfilled in a fruitful manner.
Assessment of project management tools:
Managing the activities of different project under health and social care sector is as important as
that of retail sector projects due to involvement of health and mental condition of the customers
and lack of attention might become life threaten issues for the same (A guide to the project
management body of knowledge (PMBOK® guide), 2010). Further, monitoring and tracking of
project management activities enable the enterprise to fulfill the loopholes present under
different department and recreate the working environment with credibility and efficiency.
Moreover, project management tools provide the guidance to execute and monitor the operations
of different projects in an innovative way and strengthen the position of the enterprise in the
market place.
However, implementation of project management is complex in nature and comprises of many
challenges, risks, and responsibilities from the part of the organization. Further, project
management techniques should also be aligned with the management techniques of the enterprise
to contribute towards creating a better tomorrow for the respective patients or customers of the
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enterprise. Collaboration of more than one project management techniques would become very
much profitable for the enterprise to manage the daily operations and overcome all the
challenges or issues arising from reasonable sources (A guide to the project management body of
knowledge (PMBOK® guide), 2010). Moreover, for enhancing the boundary of optimum health
care, proper implementation of project management tools is necessary or relevant in the current
environment which is unhealthy for the entire society.
Optimum health care with the innovative implementation of optimum health care would be able
to draw the attention of majority of the needful users in the market place and improve the overall
quality of the service and that of customer satisfaction. While there are many types of project
management techniques is available in the market place, Program Evaluation Review Technique
(PERT) is more productive in terms of performance or credibility along with Gantt chart which
highlights the overall duration of the project and keep track of all the project activities in an
appropriate manner (Andersen, Grude and Haug, 2011).
Moreover, PERT could be used to perform the planning and execution activities of optimum
health care related to dissolving the respective issues or loopholes and Gantt chart could be used
to allocate the obligations properly. Thus, professionals working under optimum health care
enterprise should consider the importance and significance of PERT and implement the same
after paying attention to all the internal and external parameters of the health and social care
sector. This would smooth the execution of operations both inside and outside the premises of
the enterprise (Andersen, Grude and Haug, 2011).
The use of project management tools while implementing the activities of the enterprise is highly
significant or useful for any type of enterprise whether profit oriented or not. Moreover, the
benefits of executing the project management techniques for optimum health care elaborated
below:
Helps in planning:
Project management technique especially PERT assist the enterprise to perform the respective
planning activities or operations and align the actions of the enterprise with that of objectives or
vision. Further, optimum health care would be able to complete the strategic planning part in an
appropriate way and further attract the customers from reasonable sources (Awani, 2013).
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Helps in controlling:
The contribution of both Gantt chart and PERT is influential towards the overall performance
and position of the enterprise as it contributes towards performing the controlling actions in an
appropriate manner and keep the direction of the enterprise towards achieving the desired
purpose or obligation. Further implementation of Critical Path Method (CPM) is also useful
towards monitoring the loopholes present underneath the strategy of the enterprise (Awani,
2013).
Time budget and milestone:
After considering the overall parameters of the market environment, project management
techniques enable the professionals of optimum health care to allocate reasonable time or
duration to each obligation or activity and identify the milestone which would expand the
boundaries of the enterprise in a profitable manner. Thus, through this technique professionals of
optimum health care become more credible and unique while performing (Bu-Bushait, 2011).
Apart from the benefits mentioned above, a project management technique also enables the
enterprise to construct different network techniques and contributes towards correct alignment of
actions with objectives. In order to fulfill the existing loopholes and issues under the premises of
optimum health care to attract more customers and become more credible, PERT and Gantt chart
have been implemented with the following outcomes (Bu-Bushait, 2011).
Assessment of key findings:
After implementing the above mentioned project management techniques or tools the outcomes
were quite pleasant however needs improvement and continuous monitoring from the
professionals of optimum health care enterprise. The project management technique considers all
the major and minor elements of the enterprise and displays the actual results or outcomes for
future betterment and enhancement in terms of performance and position (Burke, 2013).
Moreover, the actual findings of optimum health care after the implementation of respective
project management techniques is elaborated below:
Advertising:
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The performance of optimum health care towards focusing on displaying the medical services in
society is quite average and needs improvement. The enterprise is still following traditional
method of advertising and is unable to attract younger generation which occupies the major
portion of the market place. Further, optimum health care is also inefficient towards highlighting
the eye catching features such as pricing policy, comfort zone, quality of treatment, varieties of
services and instead display normal information or data which does not create curiosity or
encouragement inside the minds of the customers or patients (Burke, 2013). Moreover, the
enterprise is still lacking in terms of grabbing the advantage of social platforms and reach out to
as many customers.
Use of social media platforms would be highly beneficial for the enterprise and would also fit
within the budget cycle of the same. The boundaries of social media are expanding every second
in this competitive world (Iakovleva, 2010).
Milestone:
Coming towards the construction of project plan milestone, than the professionals working under
the premises of optimum health care came out with the following objectives:
 To change the advertising materials with fresh thinking and innovative ideas
 To recruit professionals having enough experience in health and social care field
 To conduct survey and perform as per the demand of the environment
 To re-modify the pricing policy of the enterprise for more customers or clients
 To change the leadership style from autocratic to democratic
 To provide all possible help or assistance to the customers for future betterment
 To track all the health related activities from beginning till end
 To implement PERT and Gantt chart for better performance and allocation of task
 To hire more qualified medical experts for deriving customer satisfaction
Investment return:
Even though the primary objective of the enterprise is to derive customer’s satisfaction and
enhance the quality of medical services, implementation of above mentioned project
management techniques also provides financial assistance to the enterprise in the market place
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(Iakovleva, 2010). As mentioned above, since PERT comprises of all the activities starting from
planning to design the sequence, stating the milestone and completing the network diagram it
certainly makes it feasible for the enterprise to gain financial benefits in the market place.
Further, through this way, the enterprise would also be able to manage the interest of
stakeholders associated with the construction of optimum health care which further empower the
enterprise with more financial and non-financial power. On the other hand, project management
enables the enterprise to prepare budget and remain financially consistent.
Project plan and budget:
In order to turn around the poor situation of optimum health care, professionals of the same
design a project plan and budget that contributes towards both financial and non-financial
position and performance of the enterprise (Kaiser, El Arbi and Ahlemann, 2015). Apart from
planning, professionals and other employees of optimum health care also create backup plan in
case of emergency or critical situations. While designing and framing this plan, professionals of
optimum health care consider the significance of PERT and implement the same in the following
manner:
Identification of specific activities:
 Change of advertising platforms and information displayed
 Recruitment of more experts for betterment of customers
 Providing productive training and assistance to professionals for driving customer
satisfaction
 Identifying the current loopholes and issues existing within internal and external
boundaries
 Conducting survey and grabbing the feedbacks of valuable or precious customers from
the market place
 Implementation of latest technology for enhancing the quality and satisfaction level of
customers
The budget of the entire project is $200,000 which covers all the activities of the Gantt chart and
contributes towards maintaining the smoothness and proper balance while performing the
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financial and non-financial activities or operations (Kaiser, El Arbi and Ahlemann, 2015). On the
other hand, some funds are also raised through financial institutions to maintain the working
capital on daily basis and avoid financial conflicts or issues during the execution of operational
activities.
Moreover, the plan also involves Gantt chart for avoiding any conflict or issues between
department or professionals and ensuring productive outcome to energize the boundaries of
optimum health care in best possible manner. Thus, several accounting standards or rations have
also been considered to frame reasonable budget for performing the above mentioned objectives
(Kennedy, 2014).
Gantt chart:
Since Gantt chart enables the enterprise to pay equivalent amount of attention towards all the
activities and complete the same in an appropriate manner, it is relevant to implement the same
for the betterment of optimum health care. Gantt chart also assists the enterprise to divide the
complete the overall duration into the respective activities in an appropriate manner (Kennedy,
2014). Moreover, Gantt chart of the above mentioned project is mentioned below:
Main activities 1st
week
2nd -5th
week
6th-
10thweek
11th-
15th
week
16th-
18th
week
19th-
20th
week
21th-
24th
week
Topic selection

Accumulated data from
the secondary sources
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Conducting literature
review
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Research plan
Formation

Primary data collection
 
Reviewing the collected
data
 
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Findings

Conclusion and
Recommendation
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Formation of draft

Final work submission
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The implementation of all the activities or operations would take around 24 weeks to complete
further which the performance and position of the enterprise might enhance or increase. Further,
the Gantt chart covers all the major and minor activity or operation of the entire project and
enhances the legal existence of the organization in the market place with more credibility and
efficiency at the completion of the project (Kirkland, 2011).
Conclusion:
The above study highlights the significance and importance of project management in this
competitive world for sectors or organizations running in health and social care field to remain
valid and go to distance in the market place (Kirkland, 2011). Further, the study symbolizes the
necessity of innovative project management techniques such as PERT and Gantt chart to provide
financial and non-financial benefits to the enterprise through significant planning and innovative
monitoring of the activities and operations of the enterprise. The study highlights the poor
performance of optimum health care in the market place with unproductive advertising platform,
lack of relevant milestone and misdirection while implementing activities or operations (Lock,
2015).
Moreover, PERT and Gantt identifies all the respective loopholes of the enterprise and provide
guidelines to turn the entire situation and overcome the respective challenges or problems. Thus,
project management tools or techniques are immensely effective for both profit oriented or non-
profit oriented enterprise or organizations (Lock, 2015).
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Part 2:
Assessment of development towards different skills areas:
Assessment of personal traits or individual skills is always necessary to find the key areas of
one’s personality. Being a management student, therefore, entails me to discover what are the
points that I am good at and where am I lacking. In the course of the training program, I have
been enabled to find the answers to these questions which have been laid out in the followings
(Practice standard for project risk management, 2011).
Communication:
From the very beginning, approaching others has been a tough job for me. The reason being the
reserved personality, I have always found it difficult to start a conversation with others.
However, I have also observed that when I am around with the people having typically same
mentality as mine, the shyness gradually disappears. In addition to this, being descriptive in
nature and the inquisitiveness to conduct in-depth researches of elements, I take much time and
hence the time management also becomes despair. This only notches up my inability to
communicate with others (Practice standard for project risk management, 2011).
Numeracy:
This skill has always given me praises. The numbers fascinate me all the time and I have always
tried to understand the basic mathematical elements to any problems. Therefore, the tasks
became easy for me. Another key trait of me understands the concept behind every formula.
Mugging up formula without knowing the fundamentals or the reasons behind their existence has
not been on the list of my preference. As I have stated above that analyzing and understanding
the basics has always attracted me, numbers have been an attraction for me (Reiss, 2013).
Information or Communication technology:
The rapid pace in doing business in today’s world has only been possible for the gratitude of
information technology. The information technology has not only served for the betterment of
businesses but has also enhanced towards improvement of communication. However, in order to
have good grasp on the features of information technology, one has to know the functionality of
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computer programs and it is much important in these days (Reiss, 2013). Nevertheless, as far as
my skills in computer operations are concerned, it can be said that they are quite well and not
having a particular degree has not suppressed me to from handling the operations smoothly.
Problem Solving:
Problem solving is a key element of a manager. Therefore, I have always tried to improve the
necessary skills required for the matters. Here it would be fair to say that having possession on
any particular skill for a person is the result of endurance and hardship. Therefore, I have always
tried to develop on my own the skills to improve my problem solving traits (Tonks, 2014). In
addition to this, the analytical approach towards the unknowns for me has helped to improve this
particular matter.
Working with others:
Working in a team demands better communication, therefore, it has been problematic for me.
However, I have always tried my best to communicate with others with logical approach and this
trait has helped me to be free and make colleagues in working place and friends in personal life.
In addition to this, as working for the betterment has always driven me, despite having poor
communication skills, I have managed to work with others (Tonks, 2014).
Assessment of actions plans to improve the performance:
The actions plans for improving the skills required for me to be a manager based on the above
analysis are being presented below:
The first thing I have learned that a good manager needs to have a good communication skill. It
is also a key employability of a person who aspires to be a manager. Therefore, I have planned to
communicate with people having different mindsets and hailing from other cultures more. This
way it would be possible for me to understand the mentalities of people and also the market. In
addition to this, it would also benefit my intention to explore the unknowns (Tulip, 2014). I will
be doing this by working with my teammates. While being in a team, as it requires a synergy
between the members, I will always be there to support my teammates in every possible way,
while coming up with new ideas, discussing their viability and also knowing my roles and the
support my teammates expect from me.
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The most interesting part while working for Optimum Health Care has been seeing others day
and night to come up with the best possible idea. The coordination and the collaboration of the
team members have left me aghast. Their hard works have shown me that passion and endurance
is the key mantra for one’s success. However, not the most difficult rather the most ardent and
demanding situation was time management for me (Tulip, 2014). It entailed me to conduct
thorough analysis of the factors as well as being efficient. Therefore, it was a bit challenging for
me.
Therefore, I have come up with the following steps to improve my employability skills with a
SMART action plan.
To be specific, I have found that communication gap and ineffective time management is the
most problematic scenario of me. Therefore, I have thought to be extrovert and step forward to
start a chat with other people and know their problems in the most suitable manner for them
(Tulip, 2016). As per the theory of Belbin Team Roles, I find within myself, the traits of a
specialist and plant. Therefore, I lack in being a complete finisher. To be this, I need to overcome
the problems stated above. However, it is to say that the proposed action, to some extent may not
be measurable as it cannot be transformed into mathematical expressions. It is attainable if the
processes discussed are duly performed. Personal experiences and also advices have firmed that
the measures are attainable (Tulip, 2016). As it requires a change in my mentality, self control,
and proper judgment of the situations, it is possible. At last, it would be fair to say that, I have
planned to change all the backlogs of mine within a year. I will be engaged in more and more
courses and will stand on one foot to meet other people and have a chat with them without any
hesitation and setting aside any kind of pre-assumptions (Wren, 2007).
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