Question QUESTION: Answer
1- I understood form you sound that you prefer MBA in project managing more than facility management studies from where salaries , career development , is that right ?
[MBA project management has a wider scope as it covers
wider industries and job possibilities are many.
In facility management, your scope is narrowed down
to facility projects only.
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2.The course content listed last time was for
project management [ facility ].
In the regular project management, the contents could be
-managerial economics
-operation management
-technology management
-project management
-project communication management
-ethics ,law, and corporate social responsibility
-strategic management
-leadership in organization
-decision analysis
-finance
YOU CHOOSE ELECTIVES FROM
-quality in project management
-project planning/ scheduling
-project cost and value management
-project safety and health
-project procurement management
-project risk management
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A- I had searched for some MBA scholarships I found the following , need your opinion
12-18 MBA program duration with the following majors
[THIS MBA [ entrepreneurship] HAS BECOME A POPULAR
PROGRAM AND IS WELL RECEIVED.
THE PAY IS GOOD BUT THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES ARE
LIMITED.]
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B- HEC paris program according to grande ecole " master of science in mangement"
c- a scholarship for chambere of commerce in paris : master on managment"
whats your opinion ?
B/C ARE ACCEPTABLE BUT NOT POPULAR IN THE
COMMERCIAL / BUSINESS WORLD.
''A'' MBA [ entrepreneurship] is more valuable of the
three [ A,B,C ]
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regards
LEO LINGHAM
ok nice , after revising your notes , I found that course work for MBA in project managing is better , so m beginning my research for finding a good program compatible with my circumstance , also I m collecting a materials about project management science (books) to let me take overview & backgrounds but I have some inquiries
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1- in job site I found "business analyst" positions , whats the qualification for this positions ?
2- I think to search for an internship in any local company working in consulting service to investigate the career until finding the suitable MBA program but my problem which one , which service , I m asking myself , ohhh I m engineer so engineering consulting is best , then I told myself no I like business & management so management consulting is the best ..... so on , also I m afraid , what I ll tell them , I m an engineer also have high knowledge in some business issues only, but I haven't experience , whats your opinion about that pace ? also if I take this pace how can I define myself , which position I ll seek ?
3- in few sentences whats the management consulting companies roles or task whats the basic positions exist in any consulting company ?
4- whats your opinion about project management software (premavera) , is it useful in my case also in recent time , can I teach it with myself from any e-learning source or it is better to take it in well-known center ? is it ll be useful when I apply for MBA project managing program , what position can I catch when skilled in that software ?
5- last thing I remembered that there is a coursework I had taken in my engineering studies called (OR operational research) I was satisfied with it , is revising that course may increase my knowledge in project management also is that science similar to project management ?
sorry for prolong , wish to hear from you soon
thanks
ANSWER: AJ,
1- in job site I found "business analyst" positions , whats the qualification for this positions ?
[BUSINESS ANALYST IS A DYNAMIC/ CHALLENGING ROLE.
TO BECOME BUSINESS ANALYST, YOU STILL HAVE TO
START FROM THE GROUND FLOOR.
The Business Analyst should have a broad knowledge of the organization, and should understand how the company works from a variety of perspectives.
In recent years, there has been an up surge of using analysts of all sorts, business analysts, business process analysts, risk analysts, system analysts.
There is no defined way to become a business analyst. Often the BA has a technical background, whether having worked as a programmer or engineer, or completing a Computer Science degree. Others may move into a BA role from a business role - their status as a subject matter expert and their analytical skills make them suitable for the role. Business analysts may overlap into roles such as PROJECT MANAGER or consultant. When focused on specific systems, the term Business Systems Analyst may be used.
"An internal consultancy role that has the responsibility for investigating BUSINESS SYSTEMS, identifying options for improving business systems and bridging the needs of the business with the use of IT."
Business Analysis is the set of tasks, knowledge, and techniques required to identify business needs and determine solutions to business problems. Solutions often include a systems development component, but may also consist of process improvement or organizational change.
Those BAs who work solely on developing software systems may be called IT Business Analysts or Technical Business Analysts.
Business analysis sub-disciplines
Enterprise analysis focuses on understanding the needs of the business as a whole, its strategic direction, and identifying initiatives that will allow a business to meet those strategic goals.
Requirements planning and management involves planning the requirements development process, determining which requirements are the highest priority for implementation, and managing change.
Requirements elicitation describes techniques for collecting requirements from stakeholders in a project.
Requirements analysis describes how to develop and specify requirements in enough detail to allow them to be successfully implemented by a project team.
Requirements communication describes techniques for ensuring that stakeholders have a shared understanding of the requirements and how they will be implemented.
Solution assessment and validation describes how the business analyst can verify the correctness of a proposed solution, how to support the implementation of a solution, and how to assess possible shortcomings in the implementation.
LEVEL 1
-gathering information, documenting information, supporting
managers with information etc
-using the same information and
studying gaps
-reviewing trends
-analysing variance
making meaning out of the data
making analysis independly and providing the decision support
to the management support.
where 2/3 years experience, would give you the foundations
to seek the next level.
LEVEL 2 MIDDLE MANAGEMENT
WITH your background, the experience of level 2/3 plus,
you should seek positions like
-demand planning manager[ part of supply chain management]
-business planning
-information manager
-market planning
etc
LEVEL 3 [SENIOR MANAGER ]
You become the manager using the information and making
decision to run the operation whether it is
-marketing manager
-supply chain manager
-distribution manager.
-strategic planning
-corporate planning
-management information manager
etc
AN ''MBA'' IS PREFERRED.
Career Profile: Business Analyst
Business Analysts are responsible for helping organizations maximize their resources in order to stay competitive within their industry. In order to achieve this, Business Analysts conduct studies and evaluations in order to analyze and assess ways in which organizations can improve their efficiency, profits and structure. Firms increasingly rely on Business Analysts to help them remain competitive amidst these changes. Some of the outcomes of this analysis may include the development of systems and procedures, and the preparation of operations and procedures manuals. The specific roles and responsibilities that a Business Analyst may have vary depending on the type and size of the organization. Analysts in smaller organization may take on more responsibilities while larger ones may work as part of a specialized team.
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Specific Skills for this career
-accounting and finances terminology
-business consulting
-business maths
-business process improvements
-contracts management
-facilitation of effective meeting
-financial analysis
-financial management
-financial reporting
-hr policies and procedures database
-organizational design/ development
-program evaluation
-project financial / procurement management
-report writing
-statistical data/ analysis
-strategic planning/ implementation
-survey design/ administration
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KEY WORKPLACE SKILLS FOR THE POSITION
-creative thinking
-customer service
-written communication
-oral communication
-presentation
-problem solving
-decision making
-interpesonal communication
-leadership
-motivation
-organization
-planning
-critical thinking
-time management
-workplace management
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Roles of Business Analysts
As the scope of business analysis is very wide, there has been a tendency for business analysts to specialize in one of the three sets of activities which constitute the scope of business analysis.
1. Strategist
Organizations need to focus on strategic matters on a more or less continuous basis in the modern business world. Business analysts, serving this need, are well-versed in analyzing the strategic profile of the organization and its environment, advising senior management on suitable policies, and the effects of policy decisions.
2. Architect
Organizations may need to introduce change to solve business problems which may have been identified by the strategic analysis, referred to above. Business analysts contribute by analyzing objectives, processes and resources, and suggesting ways by which re-design (BPR), or improvements (BPI) could be made. Particular skills of this type of analyst are "soft skills", such as knowledge of the business, requirements engineering, stakeholder analysis, and some "hard skills", such as business process modeling. Although the role requires an awareness of technology and its uses, it is not an IT-focused role.
Three elements are essential to this aspect of the business analysis effort: the redesign of core business processes; the application of enabling technologies to support the new core processes; and the management of organizational change. This aspect of business analysis is also called "business process improvement" (BPI), or "reengineering".
3. Systems analyst
There is the need to align IT Development with the systems actually running in production for the Business. A long-standing problem in business is how to get the best return from IT investments, which are generally very expensive and of critical, often strategic, importance. IT departments, aware of the problem, often create a business analyst role to better understand, and define the requirements for their IT systems. Although there may be some overlap with the developer and testing roles, the focus is always on the IT part of the change process, and generally, this type of business analyst gets involved, only when a case for change has already been made and decided upon.]
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2- I think to search for an internship in any local company working in consulting service to investigate the career until finding the suitable MBA program but my problem which one , which service , I m asking myself , ohhh I m engineer so engineering consulting is best , then I told myself no I like business & management so management consulting is the best ..... so on , also I m afraid , what I ll tell them , I m an engineer also have high knowledge in some business issues only, but I haven't experience , whats your opinion about that pace ? also if I take this pace how can I define myself , which position I ll seek ?
[The most appropriate place is the professional consulting service firms
like
*ACCENTURE
*PRICEWATERHOUSE
*KPMG
*DELOITTE
ETC.
SEEK AN ANALYST POSITION, WHICH WOULD GIVE YOU
A WIDE RANGE/ SCOPE / OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN.
IT WILL EXPOSE YOU TO A NUMBER OF AREAS OF
BUSINESS.
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3- in few sentences whats the management consulting companies roles or task whats the basic positions exist in any consulting company ?
The role of business consulting of any type is
-to provide management support
-to provide advice
-to help change management
to corporations.
This consuting process involves
-exploration
-diagnosis
-planning
-designing
-iniating
-implementing
-executing
-evaluating
of projects.
There are various opportunities in consulting , such area as,
The consulting firms like ACCENTURE handles various BUSINESS
DYNAMICS like
-customer relations management systems
-product development / positioning
-demand planning systems
-inventory management systems
-business process improvements
-business continuous improvements
-project planning and control
-strategic capacity planning
-operational management system
-TQM [ quality management system]
-MRP SYSTEM [ material planning ]
-business process re-engineering
-information system
-supply chain management
-business integration
etc etc
THE BASIC POSITIONS ARE
1.management trainee.
2.an analyst.
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4- whats your opinion about project management software (premavera) , is it useful in my case also in recent time , can I teach it with myself from any e-learning source or it is better to take it in well-known center ? is it ll be useful when I apply for MBA project managing program , what position can I catch when skilled in that software ?
[PREMAVERA IS A WELL KNOWN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE. THIS SOFTWARE / COMPANY IS OWNED BY
ORACLE SOFTWARE COMPANY [ USA].
IT WILL BE MORE USEFUL / EFFECTIVE TO LEARN
FROM A WELL KNOWN CENTER.
IT WOULD BE VERY HANDY WHEN DOING THE MBA PROJECT
MANAGEMENT.
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5- last thing I remembered that there is a coursework I had taken in my engineering studies called (OR operational research) I was satisfied with it , is revising that course may increase my knowledge in project management also is that science similar to project management ?
[OPERATION RESEARCH IS A BUSINESS TOOL.
IT IS WIDELY USED IN AREAS LIKE LOGISTICS ETC.
IT IS USEFUL IN ''PROJECT MANAGEMENT''.
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REGARDS
LEO LINGHAM
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QUESTION: last thing
I had remembered that in a past time I was too interested in business planning , I got material some I had understood other not , is my project managing career let me interact with business plans ????????????????
thank you for all your consults & your wide chest for my long & detailed questions
Answer AJ,
More often the projects are the outcome of
BUSINESS PLANNING.
As a project manager, you will be interacting with
the planning management in a limited way.
The results/ outcome of the projects is expected
to meet the objectives of the BUSINESS PLAN.
