In general, reflection entails looking back at each and every encounter during a previous event, doing an in-depth analysis of each and every experience and occurrences, then drawing crucial conclusions from the same(Ayas 2001 pg.33). Reflections on projects may have involved a group or an individual, either way, the reflection helps the person better understand all that had happened. However, the process of reflection is guided by particular criteria; as such, the following reflection report will apply the Gibbâs reflective cycle in a bid to analyse the events that took place during a logistics and supply chain management consultancy project. Gibbâs cycle is known to be a very vital tool in accomplishing project reflections (Bourdieu 2010 pg. 4-5); each of its parts; from description to action plan is carefully designed to cover virtually every element of a project reflection. Each and every step of the Gibbâs cycle will be closely followed with respect to the details of the teamwork during the project.
Description
Per say this consultancy project was not only vital for my personal growth, but also for my programme; I learnt a plethora of lessons, and the experience was nothing short of exhilarating. In context, my team comprised of eight members with a single leader (Willeke). Our project, as in the title above, was logistics and supply chain management consultancy. Each day, the team converged in the University Library, or sometimes in the Information Technology Lab. Procedurally, we began by each member of the group tabling their individual report works mostly during the morning hours. Then, a discussion of the progress for each member of the team ensued. Here, each member would present their hardships and basically everything appertaining to their progress with respect to the task allocated. After the discussion, Willeke, the team leader, would give her opinions regarding the overall progress and give her suggestions as well.
Concerning task division, the leader began by giving out questionnaires to every member of the team to complete. This step solely applied the Belbin theory of team roles, which in some way, was meant to harmonise the working of the team (Belbin 2009 pp. 1-26). Thereafter, Microsoft excel sheets were given to every one of us that would be used for the next two and a half weeks. Notably yet, all the tasks that would be allocated to the team were based on the two provided files. As one of the members of the team, my primary task was to create Microsoft excel forms for data entry whenever any member needed them. In addition, I was meant to work alongside Line and Fariha (Fellow team members) to make graphs for the data analysis, as well as create maps for the same. The maps, especially the Google maps, were required for the routine analysis of the gathered data.