Project Report: E-commerce Website Development and Self-Reflection

This project report details the development of an e-commerce website in collaboration with TESCO Plc, focusing on selling commodities using electronic items. The report centers on the role of a web designer, Basir Ahmed, and their responsibilities in developing the website's visual design and strategies. It includes an evaluation of the web designer's strengths and weaknesses, along with an assessment of decisions made and areas needing improvement. The report covers the main body, self-reflection, and team performance evaluation, concluding with references to relevant literature. The web designer's role involves developing policies, organizing meetings, allocating resources, and ensuring team coordination. Self-reflection highlights the positive and negative aspects of teamwork, emphasizing the importance of communication and skills in problem-solving and conflict management. The team performance evaluation assesses the effectiveness of the web designer's team management and the importance of coordination and cooperation in achieving project goals.

PROJECT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
SELF REFLECTION.......................................................................................................................4
TEAM PERFORMANCE EVALUATION....................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Reflection is an ability which is useful in reflecting the actions of individuals in order to
involve in the continuous learning. It is useful in paying attention to the practical values and
theories that are useful in informing the regular activities and actions by determining the practice
in a reflective manner (Kerzner, 2017). This report is based on the development and making of e-
commerce website in relation with TESCO Plc to sell its commodities with the help of using
electronic items. To carry forward this report, the considered team role is web designer whose
role is to develop and form visual design and strategies concerning the project as here, the name
of web designer is Basir Ahmed and responsible for developing roles and duties of web designer
in a team. Therefore, this report is all about describing the strengths and weaknesses of
considered role and also evaluates the specified decisions and areas for improvement.
MAIN BODY
As a role of web designer, I was appointed to execute and implement visual design and
other concerning strategies of projects that is developed by me. For this, I need to develop
suitable policies and plans for the development of working conditions of company. These
websites are developed which is useful in improving and enhancing the functioning of company
and also useful in making online website more relevant and effective in relation with their
respective customers. In order to take decisions for the development of teams, they are related
with the enhancement of roles and responsibilities and also useful in allocating resources at their
appropriate time. Moreover, my decisions are related with the development of designs that are
related with the betterment of organisation and employees too (Heagney, 2016). In addition to
this, to carry forward all the functions in an effective manner, I need to conduct and organise
frequent meeting for my employees which is useful for them to interact with each other as it
helpful in developing coordination and cooperation among them. As their coordination is helpful
in influencing the overall impact on the performance of employees and make targets more
achievable and easy. To provide resources, it is important for me to examine their requirements
within the working conditions of company. Moreover, it is required that employees must have
appropriate knowledge regarding the use of new resources as they are appropriate or not. I as a
web designer, it becomes my job to determine the requirements of advancement and updating the

availability of resources in prominent way like use and upgrading the software and other related
equipments in technical department for the enhancement and betterment of resources for the
growth and success of company. Furthermore, my roles include good knowledge in technology
and technical field, good knowledge of leadership and management as because of these, I can
easily manage my team and bring effective changes for their overall development. As these are
the skills that are useful in the enhancement and development of working activities and
performance of employees as it positively influences the performance of employees and leads to
develop productivity of employees (Woodcock, 2017). Therefore, it is determined that my
decisions are work as the motivational factor for company that is useful in improving the
performance of employees and also reduces the resistance of workforce at the time of bringing
and developing change among employees. Thus, due to my decisions, performance of employees
got affected in positive manner and reason behind this is my friendly behaviour with employees
that leads to develop their performance and motivated them to work hard for the betterment of
company.
SELF REFLECTION
By determining the taken role for the enhancement and development of employees and
their overall performance, it is evaluated that it brings good experience while working with team
in effective manner. For this, it is determined that my team and their overall performance
becomes my strength as it is they work in an appropriate manner which is useful in enhancing
and making things more effective for the working of employees. Meanwhile, it tends to bring
negativity in the functioning of an organisation as some of employees get demotivate because of
my decisions that are taken for the enhancement of company. But overall, it is described that it is
quite good while working as a team as it is useful in teaching me many things regarding the
working style and developing the performance of employees. In regard of this, it is determined
that I must have proper and good communication skills which is useful in communicating and
clarifying things in an appropriate manner. Thus, in order to develop and create an effective
design of website I am the most responsible individual as it is useful in developing team in
effective manner which helps in making team more effective and prominent for the development
and enhancement of their skills and knowledge. This section is based on the analysis and
evaluation of my overall skills that is helpful in improving my those skills in which I am lack and
need much improvement to for the enhancement and development of knowledge and skills. This

part depicts that my skills in which I am not weak are communication, technical and managerial
whereas, problem solving and conflict management is a skill in which I am lack and need proper
improvement for the enhancement of team and related associates in effective manner. In addition
to this, the analysed areas for my improvement is problem solving and conflict management as
while managing a team and concerning associates, it becomes quite tough to manage number of
employees and resolve conflicts among them as arising problems may impacts their performance
and leads to decreases the productivity of organisation as a whole (Shuffler and et. al., 2018). So,
to develop these skills, I need to take proper assessment which is related with the development of
my prominent knowledge as it is beneficial for me and employees both. Additionally, it is
determined that team performance is important and effective which is helpful in developing and
managing number of employees at one time and for this, it is required to have prominent skills
and knowledge which is helpful for me to easily coordinating with my team in an appropriate
way.
TEAM PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
By considering by team management and performance skills it is evaluated that I as web
designer is quite capable to manage my team and bring it to next level. For this, it is determined
that development of an effective team is important as it helps in completing work on time in an
effective manner. In addition to this, more important thing is developing coordination and
cooperation among team members which is useful in attaining goals and objectives on specific
time period (Heagney, 2016). For this, while performing my roles and duties, it is analysed that
union in a team is important which is useful in strengthen the team and make their performance
more effective. As by identifying the lacking area and field that need proper development and
enhancement for achieving specified goals and objectives (Peralta and et. al., 2018). By
determining the specified areas, it is identified that problem solving and management of conflict
are the areas that need improvement to manage things and individuals in appropriate way. So, to
develop and design website or make improvement in it, I need to create and develop effective
plan for the successful execution of project. As this plan include, identification of needs and
requirements of availability of resources in effective manner in order to meet the requirements of
client and project. Therefore, it is analysed that to perform in a team, coordination and feelings
of sacrifice is important which can become strength for company to determine and define the
effectiveness of team.

CONCLUSION
Thus, it is concluded that development of team in an effective manner is important because
the productivity and performance of employees depends on their performance. Moreover, it is
identified in the form of reflection which is about what project says and also provide briefing
regarding the development of condition. Moreover, it also described the decisions that are taken
and develop suitable measures to make them more effective or take corrective actions. For this, it
describe my prominent roles and responsibilities concerning the development and management
of team and also organize frequent meeting in order to develop more interaction of employees
which is useful for them in getting more desirable output and result or take those decisions that
influences the result. Lastly, self evaluation and team performance is evaluated to determine the
improvement areas and describe the strength of team.

REFERENCES
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Shuffler, M.L and et. al., 2018. Developing, sustaining, and maximizing team effectiveness: An
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