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Instructions: In this assignment, you will critically reflect on your experience of using the PMBOK project management lifecycle to complete Assignment 1, section 2. You will assess how valuable the lifecycle was for your project implementation, and discuss what you have learned about the lifecycle to influence your future project management practices.

To achieve this, write ONE 2000-2250 word critical reflective answer to the question posed below.

Critical Reflection Question: “Describe what you have learned from your experience when applying the PMBOK project management lifecycle to deliver a product?”

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NB: In your critical reflection please DO NOT JUST describe or evaluate the PMBOK lifecycle and methodology, tools and processes. Instead, reflect on what you have learned from the experience of implementing the PMBOK lifecycle. When reflecting on your experiences, make sure to ground your reflections in relevant PM concepts and theories

Question prompts to consider: If you are unsure how to respond to the reflection question, you may like to consider the question prompts below. You may choose to develop your reflective analysis by getting started using these prompts,and/or consider other prompts that may help you address the assignment question. However these are provided to you as a guide only do not feel you HAVE to follow these prompts.  In terms of structure, it is always helpful to structure your material using subheadings and these prompts could be most useful (as in your report):

• What were the main advantages or disadvantages of using the PMBOK project management lifecycle for your project? (you could discuss this with specific examples from your experience, and relevant concepts from the project management literature)
  

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• What were the main challenges or risks you faced when implementing the PMBOK lifecycle? Did the PMBOK Guide or lifecycle help you to address these challenges? How?

• What did you learn about using the PMBOK lifecycle that will change your approach or choices to future project implementations? (could discuss with specific examples from your experience, and relevant concepts from the project management literature)

• When implementing other projects in future, would you apply the PMBOK lifecycle in the same way, or adjust your approach? Why? (could discuss with specific examples from your reflections, and relevant concepts from the project management literature) These prompts are intended to help you address the primary assignment question with specific examples and insights. Throughout this essay, make sure you consistently link your analysis back to answering the question (i.e. “Describe what you have learned from your experience of applying the PMBOK project management lifecycle to deliver a product?”)

Structure:

1. Introduction – introduction should be a paragraph as the piece is quite substantial. Use the introduction to define and explain the context and the structure of your post

2. Body – the body focuses on your answer to the question and should be succinctly written, clearly articulated, and move coherently from one point to another. Make sure you answer the question.

Conclusion – Brings your findings to a conclusion as mentioned above. Synthesize your key points of analysis to offer your final evaluation in response to the question (i.e. “What have you learned from your experience of applying the PMBOK project management lifecycle to deliver a product?”)

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