If you did it again
A builder finishes a job. The client is pleased. The builder says, "If I did this again, I would order the cable a week earlier and test the Wi-Fi in the hall first."
That sentence is why people trust her. She knows what worked, what did not, and what she would change. An evaluation shows the same thinking.
By the end of this lesson
Note
I can reflect on my work and suggest improvements, with reasons, in order of value.
Key words
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Reflect | to think back on what you did, what happened and why |
| Evaluate | to judge how well something worked, using evidence |
| Improvement | a change that would make the work better |
| Benefit | the good result an improvement would bring |
| Limitation | something your evidence cannot show, or a part you could not finish |
| Quick win | an improvement with a good benefit and a low cost |
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Important
The real Task 4b uses the real brief and the exam board's format. The firm and the results here are invented. Practise the thinking, then use it on your own build and its own evidence.
Three questions to reflect on
Reflecting is easy if you ask three questions.
- What worked, and what is the evidence? 2. What did not work, and why? 3. If I did it again, what would I change, and what would that change give?
Answer each with a fact from your own tests or your users, not a feeling.
Worked example: reflecting on a build
| Question | Weak answer | Strong answer |
|---|---|---|
| What worked? | The system was good | All 30 desks reached the server with 0 percent loss, shown by test T1 |
| What did not work? | Some bits were a bit slow | The spare line took 45 seconds to take over, not the 30 in the criterion, so staff would notice a gap |
| What would I change? | Make it better | Test the spare line before the build, because the cause was a wrong setting. That would meet the 30 second target |
| What are the limits of my evidence? | None | I asked only 4 users, all on the same floor, so I cannot say how the night staff find it |
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