Reflective Analysis Report: Project Management Skills and Consultancy

This report presents a reflective analysis of project management, focusing on the essential skills required for effective consultancy. It explores the importance of project management for organizational growth, detailing key processes such as project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closing. The analysis highlights the significance of specific skills, including communication, conflict resolution, project scheduling, and risk management. It also examines the economic value added (EVA) of project management and evaluates the effectiveness of the efforts. The report emphasizes the need for continuous improvement in managerial functions and provides insights into the practical application of project management principles within a consultancy context. The author discusses measures to enhance their managerial skills and concludes with the benefits of certified project management skills for organizational success. The references include books and journals that support the analysis.

Reflective Analysis

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................2
The importance of Project Management for the successive growth in the commercial workplace..........3
Measures to adopt in order to enhance the relative managerial skill........................................................4
The explication of the evaluation of the effort's effectiveness.................................................................5
CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
The connotations of the management require the comprehensive inclusion of certain skills that
are imperative for the smooth and hassle-free functioning of the administration. The personnel
working in the consultancy dependents must possess the enumerated skills such as the traits of
critical analogy, management of the projects, fluency in the communique, analysis of the
strategies and etc. (Barron and Eaves, 2022). The chosen consultancy skill in this project is the
importance of the project management for me as a consultant in a firm and for the scrutiny of
this particular aspect, a self-reflection will be postulated which will help in the determination of
relative impact, significance and the effectiveness of the identified skill in the operations the
management.
The importance of Project Management for the successive growth in the commercial workplace.
The definition of project management can be enumerated as the delivery of the specified
value to the relative customers of the business ventures through the optimum utilisation of
techniques and tools in respect to the attainment of the determined goals and objectives of the
company. The effective organsiation of the projects is mandatory for its successful completion
and this is done under the supervision of authorised project managers. This specific skill interests
me the most and I would like to inherit the imperatives for the inclusion of the practise in my
professional space. The significant steps in the project management process can hereby be
elucidated by me. The initiation of the Project – The definition of the goals of the project along with the
completion of a project charter. The planning of the Project – The creation of a significant plan for the project with the
determination of the baseline of a budget. The execution of the Project – The allocation of the project resources with an optimum
management of the processes (Kunze and et. al., 2022). The monitoring and controlling of the Project – The tracking of the efforts and the costs
to ensure the adherence towards the plan and prevent the disruptions furthermore. The closing of the Project – The abdication of the deliverables and the realisation of the
required approvals for the project’s official structure.

The importance of the skill for my personal growth in the project management field – The
addition of a project management consultant can prove to beneficial in number of ways. The
utilisation of the external expertise can help in the addition of varied dimensions towards the
project. The relative importance of this skill will be explicated by me in this particular segment
of the study.
The presence of specialised skills – The inclusion of a project manager can help in the attainment
of the targets in a deliberative manner. The expertise that is required for the extraction of
maximum number of benefits can be gained through the inclusion of a project management
consultancy by the administration of the respective company (Martin and Fleming, 2022).
Help in the enhancement of productivity of the projects – The productivity ratio of the company
will eventually increase due to the apprehensive strategies that will be implemented by the
project managers. The plan of action determined by them can thereby help in the achievement of
the standardised targets and the aims of an organsiation.
Maximisation of the resources – The optimum and compete utilisation of the available resources
through the effectual and efficient encompassments of the project managers can help in the
delivery of maximisation towards the processes. The designing of the plans according to the
rationale approaches can also prove to be an aid for the managerial heads.
Optimisation of the processes – The establishment of accurate and proficient managerial
procedures can thereby help in the accomplishment of the processes in a deliberative and
significant manner (Reilly, 2022). The attainment of the state of optimisation through the
appointment of a professional project manager can be ascertained as an important benefit for an
organsiation.
Measures to adopt in order to enhance my relative managerial skill.
The required skills for the consultancy –The most critical and significant skills of a project
manager that must be taken into considerations by me for the improvement of the knowledge are
the proficient expertise in:
Communication and the Interpersonal skills – The competency in the communique isa must to be
acquired skill for the project managers in order to form a healthy and a productive relationship

with the respective parties of the companies. The ability to form collaborations with the external
parties and the management of the internal workforce is a requisite skill to imbibe for a project
manager of a company.
The ability to resolve the conflicts and negotiate accordingly – The aptitude to comprehend
towards the needs and the requirements of the personnel in respect to the projects should be
handled in a significant manner by the project head (Smith, 2022). The ability to resolve the
arising conflicts in the company is another essential prerequisite that is a must for the leader to
have an expertise upon.
Project scheduling – This is a very significant process which must be done with a while lot of
precision. The project mangers are obligated to schedule and align the project on the basis of the
plan of action. This helps in the layering of a base foundation for the companies.
Risk management – The enumeration of the varied risks present in the scenarios must be
identified and the project managers are required to formulate a back-up plan in order to
comprehend towards the essential needs that can arise during the process. The measures to
control and prevent the risks must be critically analysed by the project heads.
Proficiency in the project management software – The understanding of the technical skills that
are required for the smooth and swift planning of the procedures must be acknowledged by the
project heads of the company (Thakore, Baldie and Teeling, 2022). The determination and the
enumeration of the varied tools and technical aspects in regards to the Lean Six Sigma analogies,
Agile Methodologies and the knowledge of the statistical interface involved in the operations
should be thoroughly understood by the respective project manager of the corporation.
The explication of the evaluation of the effort's effectiveness.
The EVA of Project Management for the companies – The Economic Value Added (EVA),
that will be added by the optimum utilisation of the skills of a project manager has to be
determined by the management of the company. This will help in the analysis of the relative
importance this consultancy skill holds in the operations of the company. The success of the
project will be dependent upon the decision-making power and the scheduled processes of the
project manager. The progress of the project has to be monitored on the basis of the influence of
the designated project manager. The difference that ahs been brought up after the appointment of

this consultancy skills has to be measured in order to signify the importance of this particular
skill in the cycle of the respective project (Theisen and et. al., 2022).
The evaluation of the efficacy through a reflective analysis of the personal efforts – The
analysis that has been scrutinized by me on the basis of the study reflects that the inclusion of the
basic and the transformational consultancy skills is a must, in order to excel in the respective
filed of project management. The enumerated skills will help in the attainment of the specified
goals determined by me for the acquirement of the job role that has been identified by me for the
futuristic growth. The study also proved to be an aid in the understanding of the varied
conceptions related to the field of management consultancy which can help me in the better
understanding of the functioning and the operations of the interrelated turf of management. The
efforts that will be required for the accomplishment of the desired motive, will definitely be
considered in the evaluator process of the Personal Development Plan (PDP) that will be
specifically designed by me according to the determinative standards.
CONCLUSION
An inference can thus made that the inclusion of certified skills for the enhancement and
the betterment of the managerial functions is mandatory. The analysis of the chosen aspect i.e.,
the project management, thereby explained the relative importance of the effectual utilisation of
the skills and the capabilities of a project manager in regards to the handling of the operations of
the company. The measures that must be taken into consideration for enabling the proficiency in
the determinative skill helped in the identification of the necessary inclusions that must be
developed in an individual's corporate profile. The evaluation of the adopted efforts helped the
individual to comprehend towards the necessary contemplations that has been taken into account.

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