Minor amendments to first draft of TMA 1

Thankfully there only needed to be a few minor amendments to first draft of TMA 1.  I will print out draft 2 and have another look tomorrow before passing it on to a couple of people to read through.  This process served me well when I studied for my MA a couple of years ago.  I only wish I had been organised and disciplined enough to do it during my undergraduate years!  However, I suppose that is what working does for you i.e. you develop a work ethic.

First draft of TMA 1 - Scouting the EBI

I finished the first draft of TMA 1 a few days ago and I have not looked at it since then.  I am now going to go back to it a see whether what I wrote makes sense.  Update to follow later!

Draft EBI Action Plan

The table below is my draft EBI action plan

Issue	Liaison required with whom?	Date Required	Outcome Desired	Remarks
Confirm boundaries and assumptions associated with EBI	Line managers (one up and 2 up)	No Later Than (NLT) 14 Jun 11	- Agreement to support the EBI	In progress
Conduct a session of organised reflection in order to analyse the current situation with respect to FR20 and NCR.	CMR HQ	NLT 24 Jun 11	- To analyse the degree to which we have been successful so far. - Identify future strategies to improve our collective performance. - Identify the key next actions to be completed.	Not complete
Conduct some reflective practice to analyse my own behaviours over the period of change.	me	NLT 24 Jun 11	- To analyse the degree to which I have been successful so far. - Identify future strategies to improve my performance.	Not complete
Conduct an analysis of the power, influence and politics associated with the change programme. (internal to CMR HQ and external to CMR HQ)	me	NLT 15 Jul 11	- To analyse why things have occurred as they have done so.  - Identify future strategies to improve my performance.	Not complete
Produce a risk analysis for the EBI	me	NLT 15 Jul 11	- To identify the risks and develop mitigating strategies.	Not complete
Identify opportunities/events to conduct cycles of inquiry (Kolb/Marshall/Pedlar et al)	me	NLT 15 Jul 11	- To analyse opportunities/events in order to learn and improve.	Not complete
Analyse CMR HQ (including myself) to determine whether it conforms to single or double loop learning	me	NLT 1 Aug 11	- To analyse how my organisation conducts its self in order that we can determine how to improve.	Not complete Comment: I suspect that there will be more single loop than double loop.
Update the EBI action plan	me	Ideally every 3-4 weeks	- To ensure that I remain on schedule and maximise opportunities to use the theories, techniques and models encountered on B716 to assist me in developing my EBI.	Not complete

100 word summary of my proposed Evidence Based Initiative(EBI)

The Royal Marines Reserve has to make a number of significant changes due to a strategic drive to find more efficient and effective ways to deliver the same output.  I aim to use the EBI to help me deliver a better outcome for the RMR by utilising the theories, tools and techniques I gain through B716 to periodically reflect on the situation at hand and subsequently develop strategies to influence the process and conclusion.  The EBI will not be the change process its self, but rather it will be the vehicle to examine the change and my role within it.