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Reflective Essay Example
Course: Topics in Applied Psychology (PSYC3034)
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PSYC3034 TOPICS IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
Reflective Essay Example
Below is an example of a Reflective Essay using the DIEP model from the RMIT University
Learning Lab1. There are lots of other examples available online, but make sure to check if it
is structured using the DIEP model.
From an activity in this week's lecture I learned that the best
place to start resource planning is with questioning to clarify the
client needs and to enable the work breakdown structure (WBS).
The insight
The guest lecturer in Project Management Techniques, Dr
Strangelove, started her presentation by asking us to assemble
as a group of five and then build a tower from straws. She said it
would be judged in terms of strength, height, and how
aesthetically pleasing it was. My group and I did the task
cooperatively and we finished it in the prescribed time. We
thought we had done very well. Then Dr Strangelove made her
point: all groups built the tower without much attention to project
management techniques in terms of asking clients for clarification
for planning, resources allocation, etc. None of us had asked a
single question about the purpose, constraints, resources or
stakeholder needs. The group displayed what she describes as
‘groupthink’. I was amused and embarrassed, but I learned a
lesson about project management.
Describe
Understanding the importance of clarification is central to my
understanding of project management. It underpins my use of PM
tools and techniques. Asking clarifying questions about types of
work resources (people and equipment) and material resources
(supplies, stock, and other consumable resources) allows me to
identify what resources are needed for project effectiveness.
When we want to designate who or what is accountable for
accomplishing tasks in our project schedule, I can use PM tools
to assign tasks and responsibilities ... All this is possible only if
requirements are clarified through questions.
Interpret
A major benefit of understanding the critical role of questioning in
project management is that it might give me more confidence
about asking questions. It changes my view of questioning
government authorities. In my job as a project manager in the
reserve bank in Phnom Penh I traditionally would not feel able to
question my superiors in these projects. I would try to establish
the requirements and resources in some other way. I thought I
could avoid asking questions by transferring lessons learned
from one situation to another. I could do this by using a
framework as a predictive aid to resourcing (Crawford and
Pollack, 2004). But now I feel I am required by my position to
Evaluate
1 RMIT University (n.y.). Sample reflection [Website]. Retrieved from https://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/sample-reflection-0
