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Topic of the week : cost control ideas Go to Topic

Under control ideas the area of discussion would be construction cost...

Why 'COST ENGINEERING " has not taken a dominant professional place in Indian Construction Industry ??

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We have a natural tendency to depend on our gut feel. Moreover the arangements required for CE incurs some cost and cost effectiveness of that can not be understood until the results come. Many times organisations start CE half heartedly and fail...

How important is it for a company to have a stress manager in the organisation?

Yes

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Debates in "Quality Management"

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Are the students changing after entering the corporate office?

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	Argument added by Muhammad Salman, Team lead - Operations, Zetroplex \| Topic: Corporate Layoffs \| 2 years ago
	yes they do change. without changing they can't sustain.

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Mutual funds market will it survive

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	Referred by M NITIN SHENOY, PMP, IPMA-D, CEng MICE, Asst. Constr. Manager, L&T \| 2 years ago
	There are various king of mutual funds available in the market or wecan say various schemes available for investing in market. I just have a questiona as to why we should invest in mutual funds rather than in any other investment funds?

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Key Contractual Terms for Managing Subcontractors

406 referals, 7 ideas, 156 views

	Referred by M NITIN SHENOY, PMP, IPMA-D, CEng MICE, Asst. Constr. Manager, L&T \| Topic: Construction Project Management \| 3 years ago
	Subcontracting works forms the heart of executing project for any Main Contractor... While negotiating with the Subcontractor, there are various contractual terms to be considered and agreed upon.. Of these terms please highlight the most significant...

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Client Actions to Reduce the Risk of Construction Management

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	Argument added by varsha, technical manager(QMS) \| Topic: Project Management in construction \| 3 years ago
	i do agree with mr singh and nitin jee.. clarity of scope is very much important

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8 Secrets of “Lucky” Job-Seekers

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	Referred by varsha, Head/VP/GM-Quality, frac \| Topic: Best practices by HR \| 3 years ago
	Still looking for the four-leafed clover that will get you the job you’ve always wanted? If Lady Luck hasn’t been on your side lately, maybe it’s time to try a new approach. Contrary to popular belief, good luck doesn’t solely have to do with fate and...

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Japan to ban 125 nutrients including glucosamine form

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	Referred by varsha, technical manager(QMS) \| Topic: The Globalization of Health Care \| 3 years ago
	By Shane Starling, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has signaled its intention to blacklist 125 nutrients including forms of glucosamine, aloe vera and krill because it says they are not being used in products, according to the US...

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Hospital Construction Projects - What is so unique about it?

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	Referred by M NITIN SHENOY, PMP, IPMA-D, CEng MICE, Manager \| Topic: Construction Project Management \| 2 years ago
	What are the various unique features and aspects of the Construction of Hospitals in India? Any insights from those who have worked in such projects abroad can also be helpful..

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How is Risk Managed in Indian Construction Projects?????

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	Referred by M NITIN SHENOY, PMP, IPMA-D, CEng MICE, Asst. Construction Manager (Planning), L&T ECC \| Topic: Project Management in construction \| 3 years ago
	There are various theories , tools techniques and procedures interms of performing Risk Management in various literature..!! I have read a few and wondered how practially could it be appluied in reality.. Kindly elaborate on how you have used Risk...

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Topics in Quality Management

Education Go to Topic

Academic qualification ensures success in life?

Yes

is it possible to build a network for helping poor children to get educated

yes it is possible if few of us come forward with some idea

if not then why u think so

Software Quality Assurance Go to Topic

Software Testing will be Boom in future or not?

Yes it is booming @ infinite

But in recession time, software testers are going to be fired 1

Testing tools : Open source or Proprietary?

Open Source

Proprietary

Corporate Layoffs Go to Topic

Sapient Layoffs 8% staff in India on Feb 12, 2009

Sapient Corp. became the latest e-consultant forced into major cutbacks by the economic downturn, announcing layoffs around 8 percent of its work force in India (Gurgaon) on Feb 12 and warning it won't make its expected first quarter profit. Earleir Sapient fired 160 people in July 2008 without notice. Firings were underway with over 200 more people in PIP bench was already fired on november 2008. On an average sapient fire 1 in every 3 employee. Sapient said it has laid off employees as part o

Layoffs soar as India plunges deeper into recession

Have listed layoffs till Jan. The employers covered are across different industry verticals. Add what you hear to the list. Company City # Layoffs When Sapient Gurgaon 8% Feb-09 Mastek Bangalore, Hyderabad 429 Feb-09 Motorola Bangalore, Hyderabad 500 Jan-09 Polaris Chennai 480 Jan-09 Unitech Delhi 20 Jan-09 Sun Microsystems Bangalore 200 Jan-09 Apollo DKV Insurance Delhi NA Jan-09 eminlabs hyderabad 4 Jan-09 PROCALL - AGRANI Bangalore 15-20 Jan-09 Lionbridge Technologies Mumbai 100 Jan-09 Motor

Leading a Resilient Organization: Achieving Results During Challenging Times Go to Topic

What is very important during the time of recession to manage your business well?

Time spend with team to hold it together

Time spend with client to get more business

Should Organizations focus on commitment or compliance?

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If I need to choose between good and bad , then I will choose good for obvious reasons. If you ask me to choose between equals , it needs brain storming and may take a call later. But if you ask me between commitment and compliance, I will take...

Leading Organizational Change Go to Topic

Spread the infection called enthusiasm!

”Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson How often we have seen many an individual start with a bang and then slowly the energy levels drop, work now becomes more of a job and not a picnic, it is more of a duty towards one’s family and company but no longer an enjoyment. There could be many factors but primarily one factor is - lack of enthusiasm. This one lack, if dealt with and taken care of, can help one realize all their dreams. Life can be an easy cakewalk

ITTransformation_OrgnizationChangeManagement

Follow an agile change programme driven by vision

Follow a thorough and depp programme driven democratically

Improving performance and productivity Go to Topic

A brilliant interview...

Interesting ... dont miss the last two questions Some, rather most organizations reject his CV today because he has changed jobs frequently (10 in 14 years). My friend, the ‘job hopper’ (referred here as Mr. JH), does not mind it…. well he does not need to mind it at all. Having worked full-time with 10 employer companies in just 14 years gives Mr. JH the relaxing edge that most of the ‘company loyal’ employees are struggling for today. Today, Mr. JH too is laid off like some other 14-15 year e

Will corporate trainning improves the performance of individuals in the organisation

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Try to find the persons attitude.Then provide training accordingly to get good result. Why b'coz,its difficult to change one person attitude.If tht's wrong then nothin will be right...

The Globalization of Health Care Go to Topic

Trends in Health tourism

The worldwide trends in trade of health-related services are looked at in detail in the fourth paper in The Lancet Series on Trade and Health, written by Professor Richard Smith, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, and colleagues. In their analysis, the authors use the classification provided by the WTO for the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS): cross-border supply of health services, consumption of services abroad, foreign direct investment, and movement of health

Can i get the HR contacts from health care industry....??

Yes

Employee Relations in an Organization Go to Topic

friends::: real or fake

FAKE FRIENDS: Never ask for food. REAL FRIENDS: Are the reason you have no food. FAKE FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr/Mrs REAL FRIENDS: Call your parents DAD/MOM FAKE FRIENDS: Bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong. REAL FRIENDS: Would sit next to you saying "Damn ... we f'd up ... but that sh*t was fun!" FAKE FRIENDS: Never seen you cry. REAL FRIENDS: Cry with you. FAKE FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back. REAL FRIENDS: Keep your stuff so long they forge

How to build trust with the employees ?


	17 Involve employees in planning and problem solving
	5 Open and transparent Communication
	5 Honesty

Relationships Go to Topic

Language problem

A Polish man moved to the USA and married an American girl. Although his English was far from perfect, and they got along very well. One day, he rushed into a lawyer's office and asked him if he could arrange a divorce for him. The lawyer said that getting a divorce would depend on the circumstances, and asked him the following questions: 'Have you any grounds? ' 'Yes, an acre and half, and nice little home.' 'No, I mean what is the foundation of this case? ' 'It made of concrete.' 'I don'

Which will be better Arranged Marriage or Love Marriage

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No matter what type of marriage it is, but there should be love in marriage. Most of the things depends on the matching of chemistry between two like nature, behaviour, temperament, priorities and like dislikes of the couple. Do not think that...

2009 General Elections : Key Issues Go to Topic

Key issues in 2009 General Elections - Let's raise our voice !!!


	9 Time to act
	7 I demand some changes...
	3 Goverment by the public and for the public.

Why I am constesting Lok Sabha Election?

Seeking 'Change'

Against 'Change'

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