Evaluation and Reflection for Project Management - Desklib

Running Head: EVALUATION AND REFLECTION 0
Evaluation and Reflection
Project Management
(student name)
8-10-2018

EVALUATION AND REFLECTION 1
Contents
Task 1a.............................................................................................................................................3
Introduction..................................................................................................................................3
Learning through reflection.....................................................................................................3
Reflective models/ techniques we will use in the incident..........................................................3
Graham Gibbs reflective cycle model (1988)..........................................................................3
Application of Gibb’s Reflective Cycle in event/incident...........................................................4
Event/incident we are reflecting in our report.........................................................................5
Change in reflections if ‘johari window’ reflective model is used..............................................7
Johari Window.........................................................................................................................7
Change in action or attitude after effective learning through reflection......................................7
Conclusion of Task 1a.................................................................................................................8
Task 1b.............................................................................................................................................9
Introduction..................................................................................................................................9
Why learning through reflection is important?........................................................................9
Project design and implementation model (PPDI model)...........................................................9
Project Management................................................................................................................9
David Kolb Reflective model....................................................................................................10
Application of Kolb’s reflective cycle to our 10weeks experiences.........................................10
That event differs from my previous knowledge of areas.....................................................12
Reasons for gained value in the knowledge when applying Kolb’s reflective cycle............13
Change in practice due to that new knowledge;....................................................................13
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................13
Task 2: Career and personal development plan.............................................................................14
Introduction................................................................................................................................14

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Personal Analysis.......................................................................................................................14
SOAR model:.........................................................................................................................14
Setting smart goals:....................................................................................................................15
Personal objectives....................................................................................................................16
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................17
References......................................................................................................................................18
Appendix A (A weekly reflection log)..........................................................................................20

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Task 1a
Introduction
The report will be completed in Evaluation and reflection module (EVRE). The experience,
reflection, and learning of project design and implementation model (PPDI model). A portfolio,
which consists of three tasks and a weekly reflective log, will be assessed for this module.
Reflective models will be explained and use for this module.
The portfolio consists of two task. That task will consist of reflection on our third-week
experience, group practice Cesim project in that week. Conflict handling using Dutch test was
conducted in that week, which will further be discussed in that task.
Learning through reflection
In order to learn from an experience, a reflection of your experience will be presented in a
structured way. A person experience was assessed or judgment was made which is a process of
Evaluation.
Reflection can be done when the action is taking place or once the action had been done. Many
reflective models can be used in our reflection module and learning experience (Johns, 1995).

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Reflective models/ techniques we will use in the incident
Graham Gibbs reflective cycle model (1988)
This reflective cycle by Gibbs consists of six stages of reflection as follows:
 Description: what happens? This stage covers the description of the situation.
It considers answering questions like, what, when, and where that happens?;
who was involved; what did you do?; what others did?; Result of the action?.
 Feelings: what were person emotional responses? Thoughts and feelings
during the experience are express at that stage of reflection. It consists of
questions, feelings before the situation took place; feeling at the time of
experience; other’s feelings; feelings after the situation?
 Evaluation: subjective judgments are made. What was good and bad? At this
stage, we take a look at the situation objectively, which approaches worked
better and which did not work for the situation. This stage includes answers
to- positive and negative aspects of that situation. What went well, and what
did not? What you and other members contribute to that positive or negative
situation?
 Analysis: what you can interpret of the situation? Giving direction or meaning
to the situation experienced and evaluated.
Gibbs
Reflective
Cycle
Description
Feelings
Evaluation
Analysis
Conclusion
Action Plan

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 Conclusion: what else could be done? At this stage, we can conclude through
our evaluation and analysis to our team members. That involves how that
experience could be more positive for everyone in-group? , what will be the
reaction if that situation occurs again in the future? , the skills needed to
handle such situation better.
 Action: If a situation occurs again, what would you do? The last stage of this
reflective cycle, a new plan is to make and changes need to be inserted in
order to make the negative situation to positive next time (University, 2018) .
Application of Gibb’s Reflective Cycle in event/incident
Stage 1: Description: Practice Cesim project
Cesim project is the completion of projects and sub-projects in a team. They experienced team-
based activities and learnings and their goal was to complete a particular project within the
estimate budget and schedules. They learned cooperation among team members and an efficient
way of doing a project. It includes learning different styles, methods, and models in order to
complete the project. They learned to overcome the problem of different people with different
perspective working together for the same objective of project accomplishment (Cesim, 2018).
Event/incident we are reflecting in our report
The lecturer took conflict handling within the group in that week. Conflict management is
dealing with the situations of conflicts in an organization or a group with an effective way
without harming to the efficiency of the group and taking the right decisions in order to maintain
harmony in the working environment. It was important to resolve the conflicts and reach to a
situation considerable by all the members of the group. For efficient conflict handling, one must
learn negotiating skills, communication skills (businessdictionary, 2018).
For conflict handling, a Dutch test (design for self-assessment to decide conflict management
style) was conducted in the class. We ended up choosing a preferred conflict handling style.
Thomas, K.W., and R.H. Kilmann gave five conflict-handling styles, Accommodating,
Avoiding, Collaborating, Competing, and Compromising. Among these, we decide to go for
‘collaborating’ style (Business Objectives: Organizational, 1983).
Stage 2: Feelings: Initial reaction to the event/incident and significance of that event