5th Week of Internship

Times past really fast...without much notice...it been 5 weeks already...good thing is i only have 11 weeks left...bad thing is also i have 11 weeks left..

Well i have much to accomplish within this 11 weeks
my Major project is on the progress...going through my Analysis stage for the 1st section i am looking through... i think there are quite abit to look into for this section...

Coming thur would be my turn to conduct training...excited and kinda worried...well its gonna be exciting to be able to train other ppl and share my knowledge...worried is more to if this training do not goes well...it not only wasted manhours it also wasted the time of those who attended and not learn something....

well i should spent more time to prepare for this training...=)

Its been fun,exciting...everyday there is always something interesting that is happening...actually i think its all about the people you are working with i guess...looking forward to everyday new excitment =)

sign off

4th Week of Internship

well...its been quite a fun and busy week for me...but it's so exciting...=)

been into a meeting with so many Assistant Managers...join them into the discussion and even get to voice out my opinion even though i am just a normal worker...i think this is just the culture of IKEA...it does matter who you are, everyone have equal status when it comes to work...this will remove the barrier of not voice-ing out what is not good and what could be improved....

when though quite abit last week
-payroll process
-training calendar planning
-my project analysis

well...i feel kinda lucky that i have such great ppl that i am attached to...not only they are fun to work with...but also they are always there to guide me through and they allow me to work on things and make decision for problems i face...

Looking forward to more ....

Signing off =)

3rd Week of Intern

well time flies....maybe thats for those we enjoy the things they are doing...

this week...went through quite abit too...

i was introduce to the recuitment process...well never know the whole cycle of hiring a proper staff would take around 1 to 2 months...but after knowing wat is going on ,actually 1 to 2 months might be rather short already.

next i was taught on staff leave benefit...then process medical claims...=)

learn quite abit this week... looking forward to next week

In the process on working on my Major project.
very soon its my day to hold my very first training...time to prepare myself for the not short not long 3hr training !!!

Signing off =)

2nd Week of Internship

Hmm... another week just fly off like that... well so far i think that i am having fun in HR Dept..

I learn quite a lot this week.

i prepared Training Evaluation Summary for all trainer who conducted training.the summary will help them understand better how were the training they conducted and feedback from the participant on hwo the trainer can improve on their delivering skills

for my major project.
the Learning Needs Analysis that i research and study on last week helps me understand how to build up and evaluate what is needed for the training.

for my minor project (conduct a 3 hr training about improving customer service)
got a new assignment this week on Adult Learning. so i reached on Malcom Knowles and also Adult Learning Principal.

So well... i think this week have went through fast. time to work on my assignment =)

1st Week of Internship

Initially was rather worried due to the fact that i do not have any knowledge nor any HR background.It am glad that i am attach to wonder mentor who taught me a lot throughout the week.They were all fun and nice to work with...randomly we can just crack joke out of the blue...
With their help i got adjusted to the environment quickly.Through out this week i have been through many things.
E.g like:

Finalising my Major Project (Analysing Possible Future Training Programme)

Taking up Minor Project (Conducting a 3Hr Training about Improving Customer Service)
quite looking forward to the 3 hr training i gonna conduct...well i have to start my preparation and planning for the training.

Working on all those admin work like updating the Training record database...

Overall, i enjoy myself due to all my collegues around me. they never fail to assist me whenever i raise any question.They through with me the details about different part of HR.Now i have a clearer pciture about what am i going through. LOoking forward to every single weekday now =) WOOHOO...

Last Tutorial

Our Last Tutorial would be about Risk Assessment

Firstly we list down issues that might affect the projects and look into its impact and chance of occurring

Next , we rank all those issue according to their importance and impact on the project

Lastly, we look deeper into the top 5 issues and further analyse the issue

From the top 5 issues we choose the top 2 issues and create an deeper analysis

1. Wrong choice of materials

The impact of having wrong choice of material will result in overspending and over shot the schedule time.

If Wrong material chosen, so we have to look for a new supplier to purchase the material and produce the goods all over again. This will result in extra expenditure for the company.
So it will increase the time spend to look for supplier to provide material. The company has to test the material to ensure it is suitable for making the hover board, once it is confirmed the company would have to awaiting the bulk purchase of the material to arrive and start to manufacture the product


2. Over spending

Once the budget is over spent, the project will lack of fund to continue, thus lead to project failure, unless new shareholder enter the business.

If the budget is overspent, the team would have to look for new shareholder/sponsors to fund the project. If fail to find sufficient funds the project would have to come to end.

This would lead to spending too much time in looking for new shareholders and delay the project schedule. Thus the company might not be able to deliver their product orders on time and might lead to law sue case or end up paying fines.

Tutorial 3 & 4

Its been awhile since i last update my progress about our HoverBoard Project...
From our WBS we derive our AON and Gantt Chart for our project.

GANTT CHART


AON



Tutorial 3



Tutorial 3 we do a estimation of our cost and earning for our project...and we have a 145% ROI which shows that our project are profitable

HoverBoard MindMap

Its Been a Looonnngggg Looonnnnggggg time since i update my blog again...

Here is the lastest Mindmap that we created for out HoverBoard Project...
Having a Mindmap helps us think about all those things that we need to complete before a bigger task could be completed as a whole.

Busy Like a Bee (Tutorial 1 (PM)) & OCA 1

Hmm...its been awhile since i update my blog...it have been a busy week for me and this coming week it will be worst.
so many things to complete and so little time and i could not split myself up.

Alright back to topic
During tutorial lesson we had a wonderful time talking about our crazy idea (hover board) but best of all we had a ice cream treat before the lesson begin hah .
well well i got sabotage by the group to be the group leader so i had to do a short presentation of our hoverboard idea.hmm so i was just thinking about coke and mentos so i think why not we just make use of mentos and coke to let us fly around =) crazy ya ? but you never know till then..... next we were given our first tut to complete by 4th Nov 23.59 basically it is our project details i have listed it down below

TUTORIAL 1
CLASS: DEB 2A22
Group Leader: Tan Wei Hao
Group Members: Toh Leong Chin
Timothy Tay
Tan Pei Lan Peggy
1) Project Objectives
• Reduce Pollution
• Reduce seriousness of accident
• Ease traffic congestion

2) Scoping of the project which includes:
Estimate Duration
• Planning 6 Months
• Design
o Idea / Drafting 1 Months
o Gathering Materials 4 Months
o Prototype 4 Months
o Test 6 Months
o Fine Tuning 4 Months
• Market Survey 1 Months
• Test Market 2 Months
• Marketing / Public Relation 2 Months
Estimated Cost
• Marketing $50,000/year
• Material $544 per unit X 12,000 units = $6,528,000/year
• Man Power $381,600/year
• Research and Development $50,000/year
• Manufacturing $150,000/year
• Administrative $10,000/year
• Office $20,000/year
Total $7,189,600/year

Responsibility Matrix
• Project Leader
Analyze all research done by the teammate, Allocate Deadline for all task to be completed.
• Designer
Drafting products, research on design that would interest the public to buy the products
• Accountant
Ensure positive cash flow in the company, ensure budget is not overspent
• Scheduler
Plan out time that the team could have meetings and discussion and ensure all discuss details are been taken note.
Current Issue
• Need to find a suitable material for the product
• Safety issue
• Government intervention
• License issue
• Budget of project
• Man power needed for the project
Man Power Requirements
• Salesman
• Logistics
• Marketers
• Top Management
• Research and Development
• Administrative staff
• Engineers
Resources Requirement
Materials
• Solar Panel [$216]
• Battery [$22]
• Fuel [$2]
• Aerogel (a very light weighted material) [$24]
• Exhaust pipe [$20]
• Motor [$65]
• Wires [$100]
• Bluetooth chip (to connect hover board and remote control) [$15]
• Composite material [$80]
Expenditure
• Factory rental
• Marketing expenditure
• Wages expenditure
• Machinery
• Office rental
• Office furniture & stationary expenses


after which during our lecturer we were given a Outside Class Activity OCA... well i manage to complete it slightly earlier and have it submitted .i would say it wasn't hard but it wasn't easy too , all the example i had to crack my brain and think about it but its a good experience =)

here is my question and ans =)

Wei Hao: List three reasons why a project must be managed.
Illustrate an example to the reasons provided.
1. A project must be managed as every project has a timeline set and the project have to be completed on the specific time, if no one is there to manage it there would be a chance that the project might overshot the time limit that is given and lead to company lost of money and reputation of the company could be at stake.
• Company ABC signed a contract with Company BCD and was suppose to complete the project of building Product #001 by 31th Oct 2010 but due to certain problem encountered by the company ABC was unable to present Product #001 to the Company BCD on time. This might lead to Company have to pay for the loss of Company BCD.

2. A project requires a team to complete it. So every single worker have to be managed to ensure their working performance, this will ensure the project would go on smoothly and work can go on to complete on time. If no one is there to ensure the workers are productive the project might be at risk of failing.
• Team A was tasked to complete Project ABC by end of the week, but due to some disagreement during the meeting about the project, among the teammates in the team they are not cooperating with each other to get the task completed. Thus project should be managed to ensure the team would be productive and the workers would come to an agreement during discussion

3. Projects have to be managed to ensure the qualities of all jobs done are up to standard and safe. If job are done not up to standard it would not only tarnish the company reputation, it might also endanger the life of others.
• Company B was tasked to build a bungalow for Customer A. During the process of the project, due to inflation, the cost of raw materials increased. Thus Team B decided to cut costs in raw materials and ended up buying materials of lower grade. After the project ended, the bungalow collapsed and injured some people. This might lead to Company B being sued by the customer and the injured parties.


well well thats all for now folks time for me to work on other stuff
till then =) ...............

Special Fren Unique Goals

hah clive...
lets review this next year during our special day haha

Clive's Target
UP my PES
go bmt
become officer
learn to swim
play drum
build 6 packs
run 2.4km in 9.25 mins.
Read at least 12 books

My Target
hmm....
complete my NYAA GOLD
drag up my GPA to 3.2
Last 1 Secret between me and my special fren haha .

thats should be all , may we achieve all our targets by end of next year of our special day =)