Microsoft Project

This week had yet to end with one more day remaining. Yesterday was payday and today is just another working day.

I had started to revise my year two module, project management, as i am tasked to do a gantt chart for Le Marican project.

This is the gantt chart we had in school.

This is the gantt chart i had done at work.

See the difference? The one required of me at work is much more complex than the one taught in school but the concept is the same. The challenging part to this construction breakdown is that it has 52 tasks and quite a number of them are overlapping each other.

The purpose to doing this is for Miss Lily to pick out the relevant tasks which the contractor wanted to claim more days for the "extra" work that they had done. "Extra" is because some of it is true and some are not. Hence we as the developer must double check the claims handed to us. Although the architect supposed to do this, we are still doing it to make sure there is no errors.

I will try to bring this breakdown to the presentation after this 16 weeks internship for my presentation. I bet everyone will be amazed and shock :D That is all for tonight. Cheers :S

$$ Invoices - Cheques $$

The entire week seems to had passed within hours. Site visit/ coordination of work/ call facilitator seems to not stop this week. Tasks are linked and happens one after another. The only day i appreciate is TODAY!!! I also learnt how to issue cheques today.

As contractors finished their job at the site, we (the paymaster) will have to pay for their work done. (Of course....)

I would like to thank Ms Lily for supervising me when i am writing cheques today. I may had made a few mistake if she is not there. (Thanks Ms Lily!!!!!)

In the past, when i see someone issue cheques it always seem so effortless and simple. On the other hand for first timer like me, we had to make sure we issue the cheque to the correct payee. The following are some pointers that i feel is quite important when issuing cheques;

*Sample cheque

1) Look for a statement on invoices (most of the time is at the bottom of the invoice), e.g. Crossed cheque is to be made payable to 'ABC Pte Ltd'. This will be the name that you will have to fill into the "Pay" column on the cheque.

2) Crossed the bank icon and bearer (Alternatively a chop "A/C Payee Only" will do too). This is to ensure only the account payee can receive this payment and prevent transaction errors.

3) XX or /- after the amount. E.g. $8,630.19 XX or $8,630.19 /-. This is to prevent any alteration to the figure by anyone that is handling the cheque. (This is also applicable for the alphabetical for the amount)

4) After the cheque is signed, any alteration to the cheque will require a counter-sign to verify the change by the owner.

Hope this will serve as a useful tips for you and serve as a reminder for myself. :D

Weeeeeek 5

One sentence to describe this week. "Fun, engaging, tired, enriching, and exciting week with myself and contractors"

Fun;

Got to try out the equipment for grouting. Although it is just switching on the equipment, the vibration and seeing the grout pumping into the cracks just amazed me. The most amazing part is when the PU grout dries. It became very hardy and when looking from the inside it seems just like ordinary sponge.

Engaging;

Got to research on mechanical parking system. Watching videos of how it works and the mechanism involved. The only missing part is to visit a parking system that had been implemented.

Tired;

Four out of five days need to go to estate. Transportation wasted lots of time and hence tired and worn off.

Enriching;

Knowledge taught by contractors on how things work and why theory is different from practical.

Exciting;

Trying things out and arranging for work to be done without any past experience. (Taking risks) Knowing brief detail of how things work but not in detail. Rely on trust that the contractor knows how to rectify the problems.

Overall, i do not mind having this adrenaline every week and the ability to learn more things. This is the job that i am looking at, more evaluation is needed so that i can really decide on what to pursuit after diploma. :P