Managing Successful Business Project: Logbook Analysis and Reflection

This document presents a detailed analysis of a student's project logbook for a BTEC HNC in Business, specifically focusing on the "Managing a Successful Business Project" (MSBP) module. The logbook entries cover a period of project weeks, documenting planned activities, encountered problems, action plans, and reflections on the student's learning and performance. Key challenges highlighted include communication barriers, time management issues, and leadership problems within the team. The student identifies strategies to overcome these challenges, such as improving interpersonal communication, developing leadership skills, and creating effective problem-solving strategies. The logbook also includes risk assessments, task planning, and project status updates. The student reflects on their contributions, areas for improvement, and how their learning can be applied in future projects. The analysis provides valuable insights into the practical application of project management principles and the development of essential skills for business success.

I must have 10 Project Log Book
Project Log Book
Project Logbook For MSBP
Project Week No: (Project Week no. )
Date:
No. Planned Activities Action Plan
1 Update your last week’s work
2 Problem encountered and how did you
handle the problem?
Points to consider:
What barriers did you face?
I have faced the communication and time
management barriers.
How did you overcome them?
I have selected v
3 Task for this week What have I learnt about myself this week?
Points to consider:
How did you feel when you had to deal with
tasks/problems? Did you find it useful to
complete the tasks?
As I feel quite frustrated and no I don't find
that might be useful for the completing tasks.
How well have youperform? What did you
contribute? What can you improve on next
week?
I will perform while by taking action and
making more strategy. I will make sure about
the better time management skills and
communication skills.
How might this learning apply in the future?

This learning will definitely help me in the
future and I will definitely apply them in the
future creating a good teamwork.
4 Risk issues identified. Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of
skills required for undertaking research/tasks?
Yes I have faced and identify various issues
first issue was lack of communication and
sharing of information.
was there any project issue which were
highlighted in front of you while you're
performing the project management plan?
5 Plan your tasks for next week Points to consider:
Which tasks are priorities?
Literature review
Have you set aside adequate time for pass
completion?
Yes, I have set the time of passing completion.
6 Project plan status till date (on/ahead /
behind)
If behind, why?
Project is on to the time.
7 Remarks by the lecturer if any
Student Full Name, Registration No.

Student Signature and Date
Lecturer’s Name, Signature, and Date
No. Planned Activities Action Plan
1 Update your last week’s work
2 Problem encountered and how did you
handle the problem?
Points to consider:
What barriers did you face?
Lack of communication is the hurdle
How did you overcome them?
I have selected various steps to overcome this
issue I try to understand the role of each and
every member of the team and their value as
well. I opened interpersonal communication
with them and also welcome their various
suggestions. I tried to develop trustworthy
and respectful relationship with my
colleagues.
3 Task for this week What have I learnt about myself this week?
Points to consider:
How did you feel when you had to deal with
tasks/problems? Did you find it useful to
complete the tasks?
Earlier I felt nervous and I got irritated by the
problems and issues of each and every
employee. This was leading me to get delayed
in completion of each and every task.
How well have you perform? What did you

contribute? What can you improve on next
week?
I will started making Strategies and started
having a interpersonal communication with
each and every team member so that I can
know what kind of problems they are facing
and it will help me to overcome this problem.
How might this learning apply in the future?
This learning can apply for having the better
research in future with managing the proper
timing and having better communication.
4 Risk issues identified. Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of
skills required for undertaking
research/tasks?
Yes I have faced and identify various issues
first issue was lack of communication and
sharing of information.
Was there any project issue which were
highlighted in front of you while you're
performing the project management plan?
Lack of communication is one of the issue
which I sort out.
5 Plan your tasks for next week Points to consider:
Which tasks are priorities?
Literature review
Have you set aside adequate time for pass
completion?
Yes
.
6 Project plan status till date (on/ahead /
behind)
Project is as per the time.

If behind, why?
7 Remarks by the lecturer if any
Student Full Name, Registration No.
Student Signature and Date
Lecturer’s Name, Signature, and Date
No. Planned Activities Action Plan
1 Update your last week’s work
2 Problem encountered and how did you
handle the problem?
Points to consider:
What barriers did you face?
Lack of communication is the hurdle
How did you overcome them?
I have selected various steps to overcome this
issue I try to understand the role of each and
every member of the team and their value as
well. I opened interpersonal communication
with them and also welcome their various

suggestions. I tried to develop trustworthy
and respectful relationship with my
colleagues.
3 Task for this week What have I learnt about myself this week?
Points to consider:
How did you feel when you had to deal with
tasks/problems? Did you find it useful to
complete the tasks?
Earlier I felt nervous and I got irritated by the
problems and issues of each and every
employee. This was leading me to get delayed
in completion of each and every task.
How well have you perform? What did you
contribute? What can you improve on next
week?
I will started making Strategies and started
having a interpersonal communication with
each and every team member so that I can
know what kind of problems they are facing
and it will help me to overcome this problem.
How might this learning apply in the future?
This learning can apply for having the better
research in future with managing the proper
timing and having better communication.
4 Risk issues identified. Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of
skills required for undertaking
research/tasks?
Yes I have faced and identify various issues
first issue was lack of communication and
sharing of information.
Was there any project issue which were
highlighted in front of you while you're
performing the project management plan?

Lack of communication is one of the issue
which I sort out.
5 Plan your tasks for next week Points to consider:
Which tasks are priorities?
Literature review
Have you set aside adequate time for pass
completion?
Yes
.
6 Project plan status till date (on/ahead /
behind)
If behind, why?
Project is as per the time.
7 Remarks by the lecturer if any
Student Full Name, Registration No.
Student Signature and Date
Lecturer’s Name, Signature, and Date
No. Planned Activities Action Plan

1 Update your last week’s work
2 Problem encountered and how did you
handle the problem?
Points to consider:
What barriers did you face?
I have gone through to leadership problem
How did you overcome them?
I overcome them by encouraging my
teammates and using various leadership
styles as per the need.
3 Task for this week What have I learnt about myself this week?
Points to consider:
I got frustrated because my team was not
listening to me and not working as per my
instructions.
How well have you perform? What did you
contribute? What can you improve on next
week?
I’ve taken various actions create various
leadership strategies and make sure that
every individual must know their individual
goals as well as the goal of organisation.
How might this learning apply in the future?
This learning will help me in the future to deal
with different peoples and boost
encouragement in them.
4 Risk issues identified. Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of
skills required for undertaking

research/tasks?
Identify and different drivers looking for the
point of view of people and therefore I faced
problems in the leadership skill.
Was there any project issue which were
highlighted in front of you while you're
performing the project management plan?
This issue was also being faced in the project
because without proper leadership project
can’t get succeed.
5 Plan your tasks for next week Points to consider:
Which tasks are priorities?
My priorities are literature review and
research methodology
Have you set aside adequate time for pass
completion?
I have set various time of completion
.
6 Project plan status till date (on/ahead /
behind)
If behind, why?
Project is on time
7 Remarks by the lecturer if any
Student Full Name, Registration No.

Student Signature and Date
Lecturer’s Name, Signature, and Date
No. Planned Activities Action Plan
1 Update your last week’s work
2 Problem encountered and how did you
handle the problem?
Points to consider:
What barriers did you face?
I am going through to the issue of problem
solving.
How did you overcome them?

I have overcome this problem by removing
unnecessary constraints and irrelevant
information. I also adapt various problem
solving strategies so that I can find out the
solution for each and every problem
3 Task for this week What have I learnt about myself this week?
Points to consider:
I got confused and frustrated because I was
not getting proper solution of each and every
problem. That it is causing delay to get the
project complete.
How well have you perform? What did you
contribute? What can you improve on next
week?
I performed well by creating a appropriate
Strategies and make sure that each and every
employee share their issues.
How might this learning apply in the future?
This learning will be applied in the future to
get better result from the employees and get
interpersonal communication as well.
4 Risk issues identified. Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of
skills required for undertaking
research/tasks?
This learning will be applied in the future to
get better result from the employees and get
interpersonal communication as well.
Was there any project issue which were
highlighted in front of you while you're
performing the project management plan?
The main issue of this project was leadership
because team members were not getting

proper leadership and therefore they were
not able to produce productive work.
.
5 Plan your tasks for next week Points to consider:
Which tasks are priorities?
Research methodology is priority
Have you set aside adequate time for pass
completion?
Yes I have prepared time of passing
completion.
.
6 Project plan status till date (on/ahead /
behind)
If behind, why?
Project is on time
7 Remarks by the lecturer if any
Student Full Name, Registration No.
Student Signature and Date
Lecturer’s Name, Signature, and Date

No. Planned Activities Action Plan
1 Update your last week’s work
2 Problem encountered and how did you
handle the problem?
Points to consider:
What barriers did you face?
People management has one of the biggest
barriers which I have faced.
How did you overcome them?
The best way to overcome this period is to
discover different personalities of people
working in a team. After knowing the
personality of each and every percent I can
find out solution for this problem.
3 Task for this week What have I learnt about myself this week?
Points to consider:
No I did not think that it is useful to complete
the task and I got frustrated.
How well have you perform? What did you
contribute? What can you improve on next
week?
I will try to communicate and find out
qualities of each and every employee so that I
can easily manage and handle everyone in the
team.
How might this learning apply in the future?
This learning will definitely apply in the future
because it is very important to manage
people who are working in a team.
4 Risk issues identified. Points to consider:

Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of
skills required for undertaking
research/tasks?
Yes I definitely find risk while I was looking for
the sketch of each and every employee.
Was there any project issue which were
highlighted in front of you while you're
performing the project management plan?
The biggest project issue was all the people
having different skills therefore they were not
listening to each other.
5 Plan your tasks for next week Points to consider:
Which tasks are priorities?
Literature review is priority
Have you set aside adequate time for pass
completion?
I have set different timing for passing each
and every step of this project.
.
6 Project plan status till date (on/ahead /
behind)
If behind, why?
Project is behind because people were not
helping to each other
7 Remarks by the lecturer if any
Student Full Name, Registration No.

Student Signature and Date
Lecturer’s Name, Signature, and Date
No. Planned Activities Action Plan
1 Update your last week’s work
2 Problem encountered and how did you
handle the problem?
Points to consider:
What barriers did you face?
Lack of training is biggest hurdle.
How did you overcome them?
By providing proper training and
development to each and every employee of
the organisation I overcome this issue.
3 Task for this week What have I learnt about myself this week?
Points to consider:
Yes it is very useful for the task and I felt that
training is important.
How well have you perform? What did you
contribute? What can you improve on next
week?
I performed well I contributed to the entire
training process and I lent my knowledge and
skill to others.

How might this learning apply in the future?
This learning will improve the knowledge and
skills of team members.
.
4 Risk issues identified. Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of
skills required for undertaking
research/tasks?
Identified this risk by having a conversation
with teammates.
Was there any project issue which were
highlighted in front of you while you're
performing the project management plan?
The biggest project issue was lack of training
and knowledge about the project
management plan.
5 Plan your tasks for next week Points to consider:
Which tasks are priorities?
Literature review is one of the priorities of the
entire project.
Have you set aside adequate time for pass
completion?
I have decided time of passing for the
completion.
.
6 Project plan status till date (on/ahead /
behind)
If behind, why?
Project is as per the given time duration.
7 Remarks by the lecturer if any

Student Full Name, Registration No.
Student Signature and Date
Lecturer’s Name, Signature, and Date
No. Planned Activities Action Plan
1 Update your last week’s work
2 Problem encountered and how did you
handle the problem?
Points to consider:
What barriers did you face?
Employee turnover is also one of the periods
which have been found.
How did you overcome them?
I overcome this issue by hiding right people
and fire those people who are not fit for the
organisation and for the project.
3 Task for this week What have I learnt about myself this week?
Points to consider:
It is very useful for the organisation to hire
those people which is not suitable for the

work.
How well have you perform? What did you
contribute? What can you improve on next
week?
I performed as per the Expectations I search
those people who are not suitable for the
organisation who are not completing their
work with full dedication.
How might this learning apply in the future?
This learning will help in obtaining better
result for the future.
4 Risk issues identified. Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of
skills required for undertaking
research/tasks?
Yes I have recognised this risk because when
the organisation do not have dedicated
employees that it will become difficult for the
organisation to complete the project on given
time duration.
Was there any project issue which were
highlighted in front of you while you're
performing the project management plan?
The project issue was hiring from people in
the organisation.
5 Plan your tasks for next week Points to consider:
Which tasks are priorities?
Research methodologies the priority Have
you set aside adequate time for pass
completion?
I am decided the time of completion.

.
6 Project plan status till date (on/ahead /
behind)
If behind, why?
Project is as per the time duration.
.
7 Remarks by the lecturer if any
Student Full Name, Registration No.
Student Signature and Date
Lecturer’s Name, Signature, and Date
No. Planned Activities Action Plan
1 Update your last week’s work
2 Problem encountered and how did you
handle the problem?
Points to consider:
What barriers did you face?
Lack of Technology was one of the biggest
hurdles.

How did you overcome them?
By let the people know about the value of
Technologies and new techniques and how
latest technology will help the team to
complete the task on a given time duration.
3 Task for this week What have I learnt about myself this week?
Points to consider:
I got frustrated because due to improper
Technology I was not able to complete each
and every task on a given deadline.
How well have you perform? What did you
contribute? What can you improve on next
week?
I performed outstanding because I let other
people know the importance of Technology.
How might this learning apply in the future?
This learning will be applied in the future for
making the work easier and convenient.
4 Risk issues identified. Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of
skills required for undertaking
research/tasks?
Yes this risk has been identified while working
on a project.
Was there any project issue which were
highlighted in front of you while you're
performing the project management plan?
Lake of Technology is one of the project issue
because due to improper technology project
did not meet the given time duration.
5 Plan your tasks for next week Points to consider:

Which tasks are priorities?
Literature review and management of project
is the priority.
Have you set aside adequate time for pass
completion?
Yes I have set time duration for the task.
6 Project plan status till date (on/ahead /
behind)
If behind, why?
Project got delayed due to improper
Technology.
7 Remarks by the lecturer if any
Student Full Name, Registration No.
Student Signature and Date
Lecturer’s Name, Signature, and Date
No. Planned Activities Action Plan
1 Update your last week’s work

2 Problem encountered and how did you
handle the problem?
Points to consider:
What barriers did you face?
Conflict during the work is one of the biggest
challenges.
How did you overcome them?
I overcome this by creating various policies to
overcome conflict and applied conflict
management as well.
3 Task for this week What have I learnt about myself this week?
Points to consider:
When I got to know I had to deal with this
problem I got defeated. This is useful for
completing the task.
How well have you perform? What did you
contribute? What can you improve on next
week?
I perform extraordinary and I find the
problems through the conflict are taking place
in the workplace. I prepared more strategies
by having a communication with other team
mates.
How might this learning apply in the future?
This learning will help in future to reduce
conflict.
4 Risk issues identified. Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of
skills required for undertaking
research/tasks?
Yes this is one of the biggest breast which has

been identified by having a conversation with
all the members of the.
Was there any project issue which were
highlighted in front of you while you're
performing the project management plan?
One of the biggest project issues was conflict
due to conflict people are not helping each
other and sharing information to others.
5 Plan your tasks for next week Points to consider:
Which tasks are priorities?
Research methodology and research
objectives are the priorities.
Have you set aside adequate time for pass
completion?
I have allotted time for completion.
6 Project plan status till date (on/ahead /
behind)
If behind, why?
Project is on given deadline.
7 Remarks by the lecturer if any
Student Full Name, Registration No.
Student Signature and Date

Lecturer’s Name, Signature, and Date