Employability and Professional Development Report

EMPLOYABILITY AND
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Reflect on own current skills and competencies against Professional Standards and
organizational objectives:-...........................................................................................................1
1.2 Evaluate own development needs for the selected job role:-................................................2
1.3 Devise a personal and professional development plan that include current performance and
future requirements......................................................................................................................3
1.4 Reflect on own development against original aims and objectives set in the personal and
professional development plan....................................................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
2.1 various style of communication with team members............................................................6
2.2 time management strategies...................................................................................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
3.1 Analyze team dynamics discussing the roles people play within a team outlining how they
can work together to achieve shared goals for the software project............................................8
3.2 alternative ways to complete tasks and achieve team goals..................................................9
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
4.1 Review tools and methods for developing solutions to specific problem...........................10
4.2 Develop an appropriate strategy for resolving a particular problem...................................12
4.3 potential impacts on business of implementing the strategy...............................................13
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: team development process...............................................................................................9
Figure 2: Leadership effectiveness................................................................................................10
Figure 3: Deming- Shewart Cycle.................................................................................................11
Figure 4: Appreciative Inquiry method.........................................................................................11
Figure 5: Eight discipline methodology........................................................................................12
Figure 6: The problem solving cycle.............................................................................................13
Figure 7: critical path in red color.................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional skills play a critical part to achieve the desired goals and objectives.
Development is required in personal skills and competencies to meet the professional skills and
requirements. The report will discuss own set of skills and competencies against the professional
standards and objectives along with an evaluation for development. The report will devise a
development plan for personal and professional growth and reflect its suitability to achieve the
professional goals. Team dynamics, the role of individual and communication mechanisms will
be discussed from the perspectives of project manager. Various alternatives ways to complete the
tasks will be discussed. The report will also focus on the tools and techniques those can be used
to resolve the particular issue in the project and how alternative strategy can be formed to resolve
the issue. Impact of a solution of the organization will be explained. Note that, the report will
consider the personal role as project manager in Software Ltd which is developing payroll
management system.
TASK 1
1.1 Reflect on own current skills and competencies against Professional Standards and
organizational objectives:-
Software Ltd. is a software development company in U.K. I have been working as a Project
Manager for the company. The work of a Project Manager is very standardized and efficient as it
requires skills and efficiency to achieve the targets of an organization. A Project Manager is a
person who led an organization with efficient teamwork. They focus on utilization of available
resources in the best possible way so as to achieve maximum profit and growth for the
organization. They build themselves as good listeners, efficient communicators, team leaders and
responsible managers to manage team work properly (Kerzner, 2013). But they lack at a situation
where there is non-availability of workers with team spirit. Let’s discuss Project Manager’s
skills:-
 The responsibility of Individual - An IT Project Manager manages to support every
member or worker of the team, train them and provide them the competent knowledge to
accomplish every task mentally and physically. He is also responsible to appoint best
team members among the available candidates.
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