I am writing about my experience working with a company in Bhopal. I am an engineering student of the 4th semester, when the opportunity for working with a Company strike me. I used to build websites and also got featured in some of the good news paper here. This is the main reason I think lots of opportunity like this happens to take place.
I was sitting in my room, when one of my friend who is working in a govt job arrived; He said, Neeraj I have got to do some work for project management in a company here in Bhopal, But I am very busy in schedule to do the work for the Company. So He asked me whether I am Interested in doing the Work. I asked him what type of work it is. He said you have to do the Management of the whole project (Project was for Setting up an Oil Refinery Plant in Australia) through PERT charts etc. I have never heard anything about the PERT Charts but I said OK, I will try. Next Day, He took me along with him to that Company Manager. The Company Manager explained that the work of Project Management is to be done in the software known as Microsoft Project for an Australian Company which is going to setup some vegetable oil plant. Then He asked my friend if he can do the work. My Friend said he was too busy with his own work but he referred me to them that I can do the work. But They Infact did not agree to make me do their work, They were more interested to outsource the work of Project Management to a firm in Pune. I think the main point why they have no confidence over me, was my age and also the project was big and complicated enough and they don’t want to make any mistakes. I said to the Manager, I will try to do the work and if they are satisfied by my work of 2 days then only I will continue. They gave me the task for 2 days. I surfed the Internet, How this Management is done. That was really an interesting task in my hand that time and I did it on my own with a little bit of telephonic help from my friend (Thanks to Internet). I took the work to the Manager the third day. He asked me a lot of questions about the Work (That reminded me of the External Viva in which I usually sit quietly without disturbing anyone). But as I remember, I answered all of his queries. At last He was highly impressed by the quality of my work. That’s the same days only and he asked what amount should the Company pay you for completing the initial project management, I said I will consult and tell you tomorrow. OK. Then I was home I asked the same friend and family, most of them said ask about 5000 Rs. But there is something inside me that was saying that the work was worth more amount. The next day arrived I impressed them again with the 4th day work. This time they asked me what should we pay. I thought and I said (with a bit of confidence) 30000, Ya I said thirty thousand and the person in front of me smiled. He gone to his boss, and I can see through the glass cabin the expression of the boss was also of surprise, they expected me to tell amount something between 3000-5000 Rs. But he asked his cashier to make a check of 10000 immediately (Wow that’s my first salary). I thought myself, 4 days Ten thousand rupees thats a lot of money for some 6 hours of total work. Then I worked for 3 more days, skipped the full day CSO classes in the College and the 7 days of work completed the initial project management design. Then I explained the whole work to the Director of the Company and he was quite impressed. The Director himself taken the whole Project Management Report to Sydney. And I phoned the Manager to know, How was the response there. He told me the project report was good enough for the start of actual project and they were really satisfied by the work. And He asked me to quote my price on the visit basis for any changes in the project report due to delays etc in the any of the works in the time frame of 2 Years. As Project was scheduled to be completed in 2 Years time. And Ya after return of the Company Director from Sydney, I got the rest 20000 as well. After getting the whole lot of 30000, I was sitting with the Manager watching the Videos in his Mobile of his trip to Shanghai(China). I asked him leisurely, Sir How much is the cost of this whole project. And He replied the Project Budget is 250 Crore. I was quite amazed by the Project Budget. I haven't quote the Charges on Per Visit Basis. But I said to myself maybe it would be HAPPY QUOTING!!!
I was sitting in my room, when one of my friend who is working in a govt job arrived; He said, Neeraj I have got to do some work for project management in a company here in Bhopal, But I am very busy in schedule to do the work for the Company. So He asked me whether I am Interested in doing the Work. I asked him what type of work it is. He said you have to do the Management of the whole project (Project was for Setting up an Oil Refinery Plant in Australia) through PERT charts etc. I have never heard anything about the PERT Charts but I said OK, I will try. Next Day, He took me along with him to that Company Manager. The Company Manager explained that the work of Project Management is to be done in the software known as Microsoft Project for an Australian Company which is going to setup some vegetable oil plant. Then He asked my friend if he can do the work. My Friend said he was too busy with his own work but he referred me to them that I can do the work. But They Infact did not agree to make me do their work, They were more interested to outsource the work of Project Management to a firm in Pune. I think the main point why they have no confidence over me, was my age and also the project was big and complicated enough and they don’t want to make any mistakes. I said to the Manager, I will try to do the work and if they are satisfied by my work of 2 days then only I will continue. They gave me the task for 2 days. I surfed the Internet, How this Management is done. That was really an interesting task in my hand that time and I did it on my own with a little bit of telephonic help from my friend (Thanks to Internet). I took the work to the Manager the third day. He asked me a lot of questions about the Work (That reminded me of the External Viva in which I usually sit quietly without disturbing anyone). But as I remember, I answered all of his queries. At last He was highly impressed by the quality of my work. That’s the same days only and he asked what amount should the Company pay you for completing the initial project management, I said I will consult and tell you tomorrow. OK. Then I was home I asked the same friend and family, most of them said ask about 5000 Rs. But there is something inside me that was saying that the work was worth more amount. The next day arrived I impressed them again with the 4th day work. This time they asked me what should we pay. I thought and I said (with a bit of confidence) 30000, Ya I said thirty thousand and the person in front of me smiled. He gone to his boss, and I can see through the glass cabin the expression of the boss was also of surprise, they expected me to tell amount something between 3000-5000 Rs. But he asked his cashier to make a check of 10000 immediately (Wow that’s my first salary). I thought myself, 4 days Ten thousand rupees thats a lot of money for some 6 hours of total work. Then I worked for 3 more days, skipped the full day CSO classes in the College and the 7 days of work completed the initial project management design. Then I explained the whole work to the Director of the Company and he was quite impressed. The Director himself taken the whole Project Management Report to Sydney. And I phoned the Manager to know, How was the response there. He told me the project report was good enough for the start of actual project and they were really satisfied by the work. And He asked me to quote my price on the visit basis for any changes in the project report due to delays etc in the any of the works in the time frame of 2 Years. As Project was scheduled to be completed in 2 Years time. And Ya after return of the Company Director from Sydney, I got the rest 20000 as well. After getting the whole lot of 30000, I was sitting with the Manager watching the Videos in his Mobile of his trip to Shanghai(China). I asked him leisurely, Sir How much is the cost of this whole project. And He replied the Project Budget is 250 Crore. I was quite amazed by the Project Budget. I haven't quote the Charges on Per Visit Basis. But I said to myself maybe it would be HAPPY QUOTING!!!
