Personal Development Plan Report: Analysis and Goal Setting

This report presents a Personal Development Plan (PDP) that encompasses an introduction to personalized learning and the framework of a PDP. The report begins with a detailed analysis of the author's strengths and weaknesses, along with identified opportunities and potential threats. The core of the report focuses on setting SMART goals to address weaknesses and capitalize on opportunities, including specific plans for improving active listening, time management, technical skills, and leadership abilities. Each goal is meticulously defined with measurable outcomes and target dates. The report concludes with a reflection on personal objectives, categorized into short, medium, and long-term goals, emphasizing the importance of continuous skill enhancement and professional growth. The report also includes references to relevant books and journals.

PERSONALISED LEARNING

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
PDP PLAN.......................................................................................................................................1
Stage 1 Analysis ..........................................................................................................................1
Stage 2 Setting Goals...................................................................................................................2
Stage 3 Personal Objectives.........................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Personalised learning refers to approach that empowers the learners involving them in the
learning at all stages from setting the own targets to evaluating the performance and goals
achieved. The report will provide about the personal development methods and their analysis.
PDP stands for personal development plan which is structured framework which is
framed for becoming aware of the personal skills, identifying and developing the skills needed.
On the basis of this people work out what they want to achieve. It is prepared for improving the
performance ans self development (Rimmer, 2018). It helps the person identifying areas of
improvement, setting goals, measuring the progress and outlining the strategy for achieving these
objectives.
PDP PLAN
Stage 1 Analysis
Strengths
 I am creative and often able to impress the clients with new perspectives towards brand.
This strength is developed as I love viewing things from different perspectives so that
new ideas and procedures could be identified.
 I have good communication skills. I do not hesitate interacting with people and can
imprint good impression over others. For example I can make people comfortable with
me easily.
 I have the ability to work with others and adjust in different environment. This strengths
has been developed by working in different work environment and cultures.
 I am committed towards work and do not get distracted from objectives easily. The skill
helps in focusing over one thing at a time and doing it with perfection.
 I have good technical knowledge of my field with good grades that will help in getting
good jobs in future.
Weaknesses
 I have strong compulsion of doing things quickly that often leads to sacrifice of quality. It
has to be improved within short period.
 I feel stressed when having too many tasks. I face difficulty in handling multiple task at a
time which is very essential in a organisation.
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 Time management has been oldest weakness of mine. I pay strong attention towards the
task and work but face issues in managing the time. There is often delay in completing
the work or task.
 I face issues in accepting other's ideas over mine. This weakness affects and being
worked on to overcome.
Opportunities
 Companies are requiring candidates with good technical knowledge and skills of the field
which is opportunity for the candidates.
 The world is shifting towards automation and creating new opportunities for the people.
They are in search of candidates with good communication skills and who could adjust in
diversified work environment.
 Company is also growing with increase in revenues and business operations. This will
provide new responsibilities and roles to be performed in the business.
Threats
 The competition is increasing day by day that lays emphasis for improving the personal
skills and knowledge.
 Automation may change the job role and work for which I have to analyse the future
requirements and develop my skills accordingly.
 The workload may affect my creativity and I may become habitual with ongoing
practices of work.
Stage 2 Setting Goals
Smart Technique
Smart stand for the specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely. Smart goals are
the one which incorporates the criteria above for helping to focus over the efforts and increasing
chances to achieve the goals. Smart technique have significantly greater chance of the
accomplishment (Utting, 2017). It allows them with specific criteria for achieving the goals and
also should be measurable. Smart techniques allow to achieve the goals set in better way.
What is goal
Goal setting refers to framing clear objectives for the business. It refers to setting clear
roadmap for achieving the intended target. Goals allow to make progress in life from one stage to
another and helps in making improvements. Person with no goals will have no direction where to
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move and what to work for (Lacsamana, Portugal and Delos Reyes, 2018). Every person must
have smart goals to be achieved in life. An individual set goals to be achieved at different stages
of life.
Smart goals
Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-
bound
To improve the
active listening
skill
I will able to get 90%
of the information
correctly.
I will take learning
courses and practice it
in daily work.
It will improve
my
communication
skills and enable
to understand
right information.
By the end
of June 2021
To improve the
time
management
skills
I will be able to
perform multiple task
with accuracy at given
time.
It will be improved by
taking online sessions
and learning the
techniques
It is important for
achieving the
target and goals
timely
By June
2021
To develop the
technical skills
required for
future
opportunities
I will able to perform
the technical works
available in my given
field.
Taking practical
training and classes
Essential for
becoming eligible
for future work
environment
By
December 2
021
To develop the
leadership skills
I will be able to lead
the team to perform the
task correctly with 95%
accuracy.
Taking management
courses and taking
responsibilities
For leading the
team and
undertaking
responsibilities
By June
2022
Explain the setting goals
What do I want to learn
 I want to develop my listening skills as active listening is very important in
communication for getting the things correctly. It is essential to listen others also so that
there is no misunderstanding and work is done properly.
 I have to improve my time management skills as along with focusing over work it is also
essential that it is completed timely (Takei and et.al., 2020).
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 I have to get the technical knowledge and skills related to my course field for getting
desired jobs and becoming suitable for future work opportunities.
 I have to develop leadership skills that are essential for working in and with team. It will
add to the personality.
How do I want to do
 I will improve my listening skills by taking online session and learning how to listen to
other for actively communicating with others. It will involve practising in everyday
communications.
 The time management skills will developed through undertaking online lectures and
seminars. They provide the tactics and methods by which time could be managed
effectively and productively (Rad, 2018).
 Technical skills and knowledge will be learned by undertaking the technical courses
through practical trainings and offline classes. It will also be done by carrying out the
work while learning them. The leadership skills could not be developed instantly but can be merged gradually by
working towards it. The leadership skills will be developed by undertaking the
management courses and undertaking the responsibilities of guiding and directing the
people.
How will I measure success
Goals are effective when they could be measured by the person.
 The success in listening skills will be achieved when I will be to understand the other's
view and information in right sense and correctly.
 The time management skills will be accomplished when I will be able to complete the
given work and task in required time frame only without sacrificing the quality.
 Technical skills and knowledge will be measured by the grades in different technical
examination and practical performance of the tasks Leadership goal will be accomplished when I will be able to achieve the set targets with
my team members without conflicts.
Target dates for achieving
 Listening skills - 30th June 2021
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 Time management - 30th June 2021
 Technical knowledge and skills - 31st December 2021
 Leadership Skills - 30th June 2022
Stage 3 Personal Objectives
Personal objectives refer to specific goals to be achieved by individual. These are
important as it communicates the person what is essential and what they are required to achieve
that (Day-Calder, 2017). My goal is of achieving the targets and enhancing the skills that will
enhance the individual personality of mine. Setting personal objective provides defined direction
to the person to be followed for achieving the goals. As University student it is essential to frame
the different objectives as per the time frame like short term objective to be achieved within one
year, medium term goals to be achieved within 1 to 2 years and long term goals are one to be
achieved within 3 years or more (Rahmatillah and Desiana, 2019). As university students
following could be considered as different objectives.
Short Term Objectives
 To complete the given projects and assignments timely
 Getting good grades in this year To develop effective communication skills
Long Term Objectives
 To pass in graduation with good marks
 Developing all the technical skills along with practice To get a job in desired multinational company with good package
Medium Term Objectives
 Developing interpersonal skills
 Doing research and exploring other areas outside university
 To learn time management skills.
CONCLUSION
It could be summarised from the above personalised learning report that person must
analyse the own strengths and weaknesses. I have analysed that there are different skills that are
required to be enhanced for the work. By setting the goals I could also develop methods through
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which they could be achieved. Framing smart goals enable to measure the goals and achieve
them within the given time frame. Goal setting is very important for personal development.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Rimmer, A., 2018. How do I prepare a personal development plan?. Bmj, 363.
Utting, H., 2017. A case for a personal development plan. Planning News. 43(2). p.26.
Rad, G.M., BIRJAND TEACHING HOSPITALS NURSES’ATTITUDE TOWARDS
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
Lacsamana, R.M., Portugal, L. and Delos Reyes, E.F., 2018. Learning Needs Assessment of
Non-Teaching Personnel as Input to Human Resource Development Plan. Asia Pacific
Journal of Education.5(3).
Day-Calder, M., 2017. Put your development plan into action. Nursing standard (Royal College
of Nursing (Great Britain): 1987). 31(32). pp.33-34.
Rahmatillah, D.D. and Desiana, P.M., 2019, July. Developing Employee’s Competency through
the Implementation of an Individual Development Plan (IDP) for Isra Presisi. In Asia
Pacific Business and Economics Conference (APBEC 2018)(pp. 358-362). Atlantis Press.
Takei, K., and et.al., 2020. Edaravone for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Oral Formulation and
Its Development Plan (1042).
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