Initiating and Planning projects 2022

Running head: INITIATING AND PLANNING PROJECTS 1
Initiating and Learning Projects
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation

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INTRODUCTION
During the project development process several lesson are learnt both individually and
from project members. The learning process is achieved through observation and interaction
among project teams. The lessons learnt in a project should be documented to enable for future
use in similar projects. According to PPMP 20008 the course describes key aspects which are
involved during planning a project. PPMP 20008 outlines the steps used when planning a project
such as identifying stakeholder’s duties, materials and resources and risk plan (Hazır, 2015).
2 Lessons learnt: Framework
2.1 How I planned to gather and document lesson learnt
Getting started: the first thing in the process of initiation is to refer to previous lessons
learned on similar projects and use the information as input to the present project plan (Russell,
Pferdehirt, & Nelson, 2018). In order to determine the significance of this information I used the
following approach:
Identified similar past projects: The lesson learnt from previous project could only be
relevant if the current project is similar.
Gather information that is relevant: If the project is similar to the present one, it is
important to identify a team of project members to plan on how collect vital information from the
previous projects. The information that will be regarded as suitable include data about suitable
tasks to be included in the present project and data on the resources required to accomplish the
project (Kerzner, 2017).

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When I planned to identify
and collect lessons learnt
Who I planned to involve in
the process of gathering
lessons
How I planned to document
lessons
Find similar projects Project managers, project
members teams, project
sponsors, stakeholders and
project management
I will search for vital
information from project
management journals and
books, project management
bodies such as project
information systems and
knowledge management
systems
What actually happened?
When I identified and
collected lessons learnt
Who I involved in the
process of gathering lessons
How I documented lessons
Provide clarification to the
project team and primary
stakeholders about the project
plan
Project management, project
team and major stakeholders
The lessons that I will
documents include the project
plan. A project plan is a
crucial part for any project
because it act as a guide for

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the entire project lifecycle.
3 LESSONS
3.1 Lesson 1
1. Situation 2. The situation made me
feel...
3. What I learnt from
reflecting on the situation
Design phase The design phase made to
feel motivated to foresee how
the complete project product
will resolve the end user’s
need and provide them with
satisfaction
The designed phase is used in
create a picture of how the
final project product will look
like once the project has been
completed
3.2 Lesson 1: Improvement Strategy
Risk planning
Project development process cannot run smoothly from the beginning until the end of the
project without experiencing several challenges in the course of the project lifecycle. Therefore,
a risk plan is vital for the successful development of a project. Risk planning is a time when the
project manager and other major stakeholders and the project management teams identify
probable risks that could impede the project progress (Harrison, & Lock, 2017). Once these risks