Project Logbook: Digital Tech Impact on Small Business Growth (2024)

This project logbook documents a research project examining the influence of digital technology on small business growth and innovation. The logbook covers a six-week period, detailing tasks completed, adherence to deadlines, and any necessary adjustments to the project management plan. It identifies challenges such as a lack of research skills and limited data transparency, and outlines how these issues were addressed. The logbook includes self-reflection on learning experiences, identification of strengths and weaknesses, and plans for future professional development. Furthermore, the project's performance is assessed in terms of its objectives, successes, and challenges encountered. Finally, it evaluates the project's outcomes and the author's performance as a management consultant, including areas for improvement.

Evidence collection
Project Logbook for the chosen organisation: Bruta
Name of the learner: Name of the Supervisor:
Project Title: The impact of digital
technology in supporting small
business growth and innovation.
Date:
Update of weekly research/ tasks
achieved (Account for a minimum of
six weeks with dates)
 What have you completed?
 Did you fulfil Task
requirements? Are you on track and within
deadlines set?
 Did you need to make any
changes to your project
management plan?
Comments
Study of the literature
review, conduction of data
collection and
recommendations on the
findings.
Yes
Yes
No
Any risks and / or issues identified?
 Did you identify risks/issues
with a lack of skills required for
undertaking research tasks?
 Did you identify any additional
risks/issues that have an impact
on the project management
plan?
Lack of skills have been
affecting the research
conduction and has reduced
the accuracy of the research
findings.
Lack of complete
transparency on the part of
the managers and
employees.
Problems encountered
 What barriers did you face? How did you overcome them?
Time barrier and lack of
accurate data
By conducting interviews and
employing more workforces
to conduct the research.
New Ideas and change of project
direction

What Have I learnt about myself this
week?
 How did I feel when I had to
deal with tasks/problems?
 Did I find it useful to complete
the tasks?
 How well have I performed?
What did I contribute?
 What can I improve on next
week?
 How might this learning apply
in the future?
tasks were challenging
yes
in improving the conditions
of risks with the topic
the communication skills
to conduct own business or
as professional manager
Tasks planned for next week
 Which tasks are priority?
 Have you set aside sufficient
time for completion?
Interview and literature
review
Yes
Project plan status to date (on,
ahead, behind)
Supervisor comments to address
Signature of the Supervisor and date:
Performance Review
1. What was the Project supposed to accomplish?
Role of digital technology on business
2. Did the project succeed in its aims/ how do you know? Specifically,
please outline any evaluation and assessment undertaken.
 Lack of training
 Lack of talents
3. What things do you think worked well and why? Evaluate all aspects
of the project (e.g initial inception, project activities and project
outcomes) from a range of perspectives.
Project outcome has been relied with the objectives maintaining the
competency. Initial inception was somewhat similar to the final findings.

4. What problems emerged during the project and how were they
tackled? Was there timely identification of issues and resolution
during the project process?
Time boundaries were tackled with employment of greater workforce
Lack of information was catered through employment of interview process
5. What did you learn from undertaking the project?
Excellency of team work
6. How would you rate your performance as a management consultant
leading the project?
Moderate
7. What strengths and weakness of your performance did you identify?
Appropriateness of presentation as strengths
Lack of communication skills as weakness
8 How will this inform and support your continuous professional
development?
By enhancing the knowledge structure