PPMP20008 Term 1: Report on Lessons Learnt and Improvement Strategies

This report, prepared by a student, reflects on the PPMP20008 course, focusing on lessons learned throughout the term. The report begins with an introduction outlining the student's background and objectives. It then details a framework for gathering and documenting lessons learned, comparing the planned approach with what actually transpired. The core of the report comprises two key lessons learned, each accompanied by a detailed analysis of the situation, the student's emotional response, and the insights gained. For each lesson, an improvement strategy is presented, outlining specific actions, measurement methods, and timelines, ensuring the strategies are achievable, relevant, and time-bound. The report concludes by summarizing the key takeaways from the course and reiterating the importance of project management practices. References to relevant academic sources are also included.

PPMP20008
2019 TERM 1 ASS_3
LESSONS LEARNT
Name: Insert full name
Student Number Insert student number
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Tutor: Insert tutor name
Tutorial number: Insert the tutorial number
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1. INTRODUCTION
The essence of this report determines and elaborates the lessons that have been learnt
throughout the PPMP20008 curse session. I always define myself as a hardworking,
ambitious and audacious engineering management student. I do have good written and
verbal communication skills. I want to become a junior business analyst and therefore
seeking for new challenging business opportunities as well. I think that it was my
responsibility to accomplish all assigned roles and responsibilities of mine to complete
during formation of the project team. I have also realized that, in order to process and
implement any project I need to follow all project management life cycle phases
sequentially. In order to prepare the lesson learnt report a framework has been followed
and prepared in the below section. The way how I have planned to gather and document
the lesson learnt and what exactly happened are elaborated in this paper. In addition to
that, two different improvement strategies are also elaborated in this lesson learnt
report. The task for which I was assigned –“a proper team formation”.
2 LESSONS LEARNT: FRAMEWORK
2.1 How I planned to gather and document lessons learnt
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
During the learning course of
PPMP20008 I planned to
identify and collect lesson
learnt
I have planned to contact to
my team members to make
them all engaged to their
duties and responsibilities.
I planned to document all
lesson learned data in the
database as multiple data
were required to implement
the project successfully within
assigned time and budget
2.2 What actually happened?
When...
I identified and collected lessons
learnt
Who…
I involved in the process of
gathering lessons
How…
I documented lessons
I identified and collected
lesson learned throughout the
PPMP20008 course session
to avoid last minute hazards.
I think that if lessons are
learned and document
throughout the course then
different potential challenges
can be avoided. I have gone
through literature review to
gather information related to
PPMP20008 course.
I involved in the process of
gathering lessons
PPMP20008 course all my
team members
I documented lessons in the
database so that it can be
updated accordingly. The
database can also delete
irrelevant information and
insert needful data as well.
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3. LESSONS
3.1 Lesson 1
1. Situation 2. The situation made me
feel…
3. What I learnt from
reflecting on the situation
This situation happened
within PPMP20008 during the
internship project
development session. I have
realized that the other project
team members are not
engaged to their assigned
duties.
The situation made me feel
very angry. Due to anger I
failed to concentrate on the
assigned duty and motivate
others.
Reflecting the situation I have
learned that, team coordination
is very essential for project
success if this is not done then
the project may not meet the
objectives.
3.1.1 IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY 1
(a) Improvement
strategy
(b)
Measurement
(c)
Achievable
(d)
Relevant
(e)
Timing
Being a team
player good
communication
strategies are
needed to be
used during this
period.
Whether the
improvement
strategy is
working
accurately or not
is measured
through periodic
team meeting.
This strategy is
achievable
because it does
not require
addition time and
cost it can only
improve the
overall quality
This strategy is
relevant to
lesson 1 as it will
leverage.
I will implement
this strategy by
5/15/2019-
5/29/2019
3.2 Lesson 2
1. Situation 2. The situation made me
feel…
3. What I learnt from
reflecting on the situation
I have realized that, I am
failing to provide effective
leadership and motivation to
rest of the project team
members
The situation made me feel
extremely frustrated.
I have learned that, team
engagement is very essential
for project success. Therefore,
in order to engage project team
members proper motivation
strategies are needed to be
implemented professionally.
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3.2.1 IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY 2
(a) Improvement
strategy
(b)
Measurement
(c)
Achievable
(d)
Relevant
(e)
Timing
I think that in
order to resolve
this difficulty, the
project team
should organize
and arrange
technical training
program
Based on
performance
metrics whether
the testing
measure is
working or not
should be
measured.
This strategy is
achievable
because
This strategy is
relevant to
lesson 1 as it will
minimize
I will implement
this strategy by
5/30/2019-
6/06/2019
6. CONCLUSION
Throughout the PPMP20008 course I have followed the ways through which a project can
be designed, organized, planned, implemented and managed as well. I have learned
about the details project management prcatices and its benefits in real world projects. I
have learned that only information gathering is not enough for project success rather
proper arrangement of the information are also essential I have documented what I
planned for the project and what actually happened. In addition to this, I have also
deliberately described two different improvements strategies.
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