INTERVIEW PROJECT MANAGER

ISSUE 001

“IT MARKS A BIG STEP IN YOUR DEVELOPMENT WHEN YOU COME TO REALISE THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN HELP YOU DO A BETTER JOB THAN YOU COULD DO ALONE!”

-ANDREW CARNEGIE

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CHIN MIN NGEE Project Manager of

DSB, Dekon Sdn. Bhd.,

Malaysia.

HIGHLIGHTS

FOO WAH KEET Project Manager of

KLH, chemical industry

at Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia.

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Leadership Skills

Superior intelligent

ProlemSolving

FUN CRAZY

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“Building a onstruction is like

pregnancy period…”

CHIN MIN NGEE PROJECT MANAGER OF DEKON SDN. BHD.KOTA DAMANSARA, MALAYSIA.

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Can you elaborate on

the role of a project

manager in the

building team?

A project manager role is

as the overall leader of

the whole CONSTRUCTION

and ADMINISTRATION,

team in running a project

in hand. He/ She will TAKE

LEAD and attend to

meetings with the clients

or their representative. He

will MONITOR the actual

work schedule VS the

baseline programme to

ensure the project is

running SMOOTHLY. He will

write and response to

CORRESPONDANCE from

the client and attends to

all their needs of the

project.

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Can you define 4 key

qualities of a good

project manager?

4 Key qualities of a project

manager shall, be a

STRONG and FAIR leader

of the project team, be a

very KNOWLEDGEABLE

and suitable qualified

person in the field of his

expertise. Be able to

CONTROL all the sub-cons

and suppliers of the

project, be able to TAKE

CHARGE of.

WHAT WAS YOUR

GREATEST PROJECT

ACHIEVEMENT?

It depends, I would say

completing a MEGA

project of NATIONAL

INTEREST, such as MRT job,

which is currently the

LARGEST in the country.

By Chin Min Ngee

On the scale of 1-10 how much do you love your job? And Why?

7 points and above. Why? There’s no WHY. If you put your heart into doing the job and you’re able to achieve the expected results, you will have your job satisfaction. Further, the joy of completing the job that one construct from scratch to handing over has no limits.

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His greatest project achievement; Completing a MEGA project of national interest.

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The construction site.

Photo captured by

Garnette Dayang Robert

What kinds of problems/challenges/issues that you encountered during a project? There are lots of CHALLENGES in running projects. No 2 projects are similar in nature. Every project is NEW, construction industry is not like factory production. It's almost impossible to run line production like in a factory, where day in - day out one just produce the same product of a certain SIZE and SHAPE. In construction, all the ISSUES are DYNAMIC, ever changing, never passive. Drawings and specifications and BoQ can differ completely from each other, COMMERCIAL ISSUES may crop in and one cannot predict what may happen next. There are also problems that material price increases that a contractor is not able to make a claim for. Material SHORTAGES are quite frequent and we are subjected to the market forces in terms of pricing and design. Sub-contractors are also in short supply nowadays, which especially when there are more and more projects going around, the sub-cons quantity will still be almost the same and the skills will be shared and as more jobs, means more semi-skilled workers be forced to move up to do some thing that they are not ready, thus may affects the works quality. So, in nut-shell, the challenges are always there for a construction person running the job.

As more jobs, means more semi-skilled workers be forced to move up to do some thing that they are not ready, thus may affects the works quality. So, in nut-shell, the challenges are always there for a construction person running the job.

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MANAGEMENT TOOLS OUT THERE FOR CREATIVE

PROFESSIONALS.

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BE UP TO DATE with the latest technology and industry developments.

“Do your best because you want to and love it, not because you are forced to…”

-JAZE FOO WAH KEET Project Manager of KLH.

Can you define 4 key qualities of a good project manager in the IT department?

There are being VISIONARIES, they THRIVE to change / empower people to experience the vision. COMPETENCE, must successfully lead others(no longer just technical expertise). INTEGRITY, ACTIONS plus WORDS, to set an EXAMPLE to the team. COMMUNICATOR, to communicate to/at all levels.

A good project manager will maintain a REPOSITORY of project proposals/plans/status/ change request so that the standards are comply with STANDARDS. Provide training, mentoring, coaching to personnel to INCREASE their competence and SKILLS. Also to conduct post project reviews to continuously improve IT project management process.

Photo taken from KLH website

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“TAKE THE RIGHT PATH TO THE RIGHT

FUTURE.”

-Garnette Dayang Robert

PIE CHART:

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

Quantity Surveyor

Planner

Engineer

Contract or Project Manager

Profession and Qualification

Years of Experience

Salary

SUBJECT INTRODUCE TO INTRODUCTION TO

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Objectives of this

Project:

To develop understanding

in these jobs, where we as

students can learn their

duties, responsibilities, and

to communicate

professionally and

properly. To also

appreciate their

profession in the

construction industry.

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“It is not the beauty of a building you should look at;!It’s the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.”

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