Learning Reflection: how will this prepare me for next semester? 

I think the things we've done this semester have done a lot to prepare us for what comes next. The more planning we get done now, the clearer our vision and goals for the project will be next semester. And of course, there are going to be lots of obstacles and things we can't fully prepare for, but the more prepared we are now, the easier it'll be to handle some of those obstacles simply because we'll have more breathing room to focus on the tasks at hand rather than fixing what went wrong because of a lack of planning. Planning isn't going to solve everything but at least it'll give us the ability to get started with the production phase immediately, and while the plan may change, it's always better to have a plan that needs changes than to not have one at all.