Hum...
Days go on and on - But some days are really special!!
So is today - I have seen and heard many people saying is just another day, another morning....... But we should make some days special very special.
30th Night 12'0 clock..... We had celebration in our room, a nice cake and lot of friends to kick me - B'Day Bums. Many seniors came from others cities for as get together - So i got not 22 kicks but specially 44!
Today morning i got lot of calls - Messages, and couple of gifts too. Had a great day so far: thanked God for is greatness and Family and Friends. I was so happy to get a long call from HOME.
Special thanks to everyone - who gave me a call, sent me a message and people who gave me gifts, cake and card. Thanks for all good hearts!!
Sunday, October 31, 2004
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Tamil Movies
I had time to watch M KUMARAN (Son of Mahalakshmi) and 7/G Rainbow colony
First : M Kumaran
IT is a remake of a Telugu movie "Amma nana oru Tamil Ammai" - it means Mom dad and a Tamil Girl. The story starts with Jayam "Ravi" as son of Nadhiya. She lives alone with her son. He becomes a kick boxer, he has great interest in kickboxing and he misses many good opportunities to stay with mom. Then his mom dies ... she asks for a wish ... she sends him to meet his father in Singapore. Kumaran lives there with his Dad who is a 6 time Kick boxing champion. His Dad stays away from them ; due to interest and dedication towards Kick Boxing. Then his Dad created his new family in Singapore. He goes there and he hurts his dad, shows love to his new family and finally wins as a great champion.
+s:
Story line
Action
Viveks comedy touch
Hasin : Actress : she is cute (Basically from Kerala)
-s:
Bad songs, only 2 ok songs
He never get even a single blow in all the great fights
Too Senti.
Ravi's - Heros voice : not at all like a kick boxer
Overall its a hit in Tamil Nadu, thanks to CM - she banned all VCDs and movies, so the only way to see a movie is thro. theater, So this will become a Hit. I enjoyed the movie, Specially his effort towards action and dance.
Second: 7/G Rainbow colony
A useless- waste guy, love a good looking & rich turned poor girl. He fights in street, get beating in chapel, goes behind her like a dog, does all thing, which make a girl, hate him. But then he keeps on helping her, wants to become a good friend. Sonia is cute in the movie as Anita. Then she decides to love him. She makes him study, act gently, joins him in Hero Honda for a job. Then after enjoying with him she dies. Stupid ending.
+s:
Songs
Sonia : She is also cute
Youth Movie
Hype it has
-s:
Mix of Kadhal Kondaen and Thuluvatho ellazhmai'
Hero : he is not at all good
Climax
Psyche approach again
The same goes again, nothing great about this move … just we can see once, all movies are becoming too focused towards Youth. May be the order of the day. Great songs … I loved every one of them. No more VCDs in Chennai … this movie is a BIG HIT!
------ Planning to see couple of English movies too.
First : M Kumaran
IT is a remake of a Telugu movie "Amma nana oru Tamil Ammai" - it means Mom dad and a Tamil Girl. The story starts with Jayam "Ravi" as son of Nadhiya. She lives alone with her son. He becomes a kick boxer, he has great interest in kickboxing and he misses many good opportunities to stay with mom. Then his mom dies ... she asks for a wish ... she sends him to meet his father in Singapore. Kumaran lives there with his Dad who is a 6 time Kick boxing champion. His Dad stays away from them ; due to interest and dedication towards Kick Boxing. Then his Dad created his new family in Singapore. He goes there and he hurts his dad, shows love to his new family and finally wins as a great champion.
+s:
Story line
Action
Viveks comedy touch
Hasin : Actress : she is cute (Basically from Kerala)
-s:
Bad songs, only 2 ok songs
He never get even a single blow in all the great fights
Too Senti.
Ravi's - Heros voice : not at all like a kick boxer
Overall its a hit in Tamil Nadu, thanks to CM - she banned all VCDs and movies, so the only way to see a movie is thro. theater, So this will become a Hit. I enjoyed the movie, Specially his effort towards action and dance.
Second: 7/G Rainbow colony
A useless- waste guy, love a good looking & rich turned poor girl. He fights in street, get beating in chapel, goes behind her like a dog, does all thing, which make a girl, hate him. But then he keeps on helping her, wants to become a good friend. Sonia is cute in the movie as Anita. Then she decides to love him. She makes him study, act gently, joins him in Hero Honda for a job. Then after enjoying with him she dies. Stupid ending.
+s:
Songs
Sonia : She is also cute
Youth Movie
Hype it has
-s:
Mix of Kadhal Kondaen and Thuluvatho ellazhmai'
Hero : he is not at all good
Climax
Psyche approach again
The same goes again, nothing great about this move … just we can see once, all movies are becoming too focused towards Youth. May be the order of the day. Great songs … I loved every one of them. No more VCDs in Chennai … this movie is a BIG HIT!
------ Planning to see couple of English movies too.
Saturday, October 16, 2004
Got Little Break
Marketing Research Exam is just over ... 2 more papers to go, so got a little time...
Management Control system and Business Strategy papers were easy and I did well ... Hope I don't miss out in One words this time! Consumer Behavior was little tough.... done ok.
I was preparing for Marketing Research well ... With ref. Books after a long time ... Then the paper was really tough! Case was very difficult to Handle ... We had 50 marks problems. I did ok ... Nothing special
ICFAI Exam Strategy:
We have break up of
Part A: 30 - one word
Part B: 40 - Theory/ Problems and
Part C: 10 - applied theory/problem and 20 - CASE.
So people who make last minute preparation come and concentrate on Part A and Part C. People who are well prepared will do well in Part B, and then they miss out CASE as they spend too much time in Part B. So it makes little smart work to prepare and present. There are some people who get Good marks with little preparation. But what's a point in Marks without Knowledge...
But if the Question Paper has theory for 10 marks in Part C and The Case is oriented towards some specific topic or Concept - as today ... Many will suffer.
Planning to do better ... Interesting papers ahead - Marketing communication strategy and Service marketing. Then - one week holiday: Free from Office and college ... Freak out ... Lots of new movies to see ... ohooi.
Management Control system and Business Strategy papers were easy and I did well ... Hope I don't miss out in One words this time! Consumer Behavior was little tough.... done ok.
I was preparing for Marketing Research well ... With ref. Books after a long time ... Then the paper was really tough! Case was very difficult to Handle ... We had 50 marks problems. I did ok ... Nothing special
ICFAI Exam Strategy:
We have break up of
Part A: 30 - one word
Part B: 40 - Theory/ Problems and
Part C: 10 - applied theory/problem and 20 - CASE.
So people who make last minute preparation come and concentrate on Part A and Part C. People who are well prepared will do well in Part B, and then they miss out CASE as they spend too much time in Part B. So it makes little smart work to prepare and present. There are some people who get Good marks with little preparation. But what's a point in Marks without Knowledge...
But if the Question Paper has theory for 10 marks in Part C and The Case is oriented towards some specific topic or Concept - as today ... Many will suffer.
Planning to do better ... Interesting papers ahead - Marketing communication strategy and Service marketing. Then - one week holiday: Free from Office and college ... Freak out ... Lots of new movies to see ... ohooi.
Sunday, October 10, 2004
Placements
Hum.... Life so far
The ultimate climax to any B-School is Placements, We had a tough time in finding good Summer Projects - we were happy to work in companies, which are not in our line of interest. Summer projects are for learning, but Job - for life.
Placements has started for the batch if 2005 in IBS Chennai, our B-Schools is not as great as many others in India (Top 10) but still we people get reasonably good openings. During our CAT and MBA Entrance preparation we participated in GD, which had an interesting topic: Is MBA needed for Engineers………….. Ask me now: I will say YES - many companies prefer Engineers with MBA.
So far ... 6 companies came for placement.... Many attended the interview for HR, Marketing, IT and mainly Finance. But many asked for Engineers, No one asks for Non-Engineer in particular. Companies came for ERP, Supply Chain, Insurance, Capital management, IT and Finance. I have plans to attend pre placement talk with some companies. I will see the presentation and then decide.
So far.... Some 15 students are places - 8 students : just before 2 days in Ramco System in various specializations and others after their summers . Expectations and Hopes continue ... and will continue (Till the End of my life)
The ultimate climax to any B-School is Placements, We had a tough time in finding good Summer Projects - we were happy to work in companies, which are not in our line of interest. Summer projects are for learning, but Job - for life.
Placements has started for the batch if 2005 in IBS Chennai, our B-Schools is not as great as many others in India (Top 10) but still we people get reasonably good openings. During our CAT and MBA Entrance preparation we participated in GD, which had an interesting topic: Is MBA needed for Engineers………….. Ask me now: I will say YES - many companies prefer Engineers with MBA.
So far ... 6 companies came for placement.... Many attended the interview for HR, Marketing, IT and mainly Finance. But many asked for Engineers, No one asks for Non-Engineer in particular. Companies came for ERP, Supply Chain, Insurance, Capital management, IT and Finance. I have plans to attend pre placement talk with some companies. I will see the presentation and then decide.
So far.... Some 15 students are places - 8 students : just before 2 days in Ramco System in various specializations and others after their summers . Expectations and Hopes continue ... and will continue (Till the End of my life)
Thursday, October 07, 2004
Bharti Airtel
I am currently working in Bharti - Airtel telephone services - A new program in our college which allows students do partime projects and job in companies. So that how me and my Friend are working in Bharti (Touchtel : now airtel telephone service after unified licensing)
So after a long time ..... I am really busy with a lot of work, cases, presentations and mailly training and work .... Training went totally 7 days : full fundas about the company, departments, Products, services and Technology. So this is why i dont update my Blog often. One question everyone asks me - will it continue as a placement : NO - I will not join this company at this department, pay will be less - even they know that we wont stay long. I will post about my training, life and luxury after joining airtel - its really friendly and dynamic place to work.
............. Six sigma projects are also undertaken in Airtel - Hope to join one of them.
So after a long time ..... I am really busy with a lot of work, cases, presentations and mailly training and work .... Training went totally 7 days : full fundas about the company, departments, Products, services and Technology. So this is why i dont update my Blog often. One question everyone asks me - will it continue as a placement : NO - I will not join this company at this department, pay will be less - even they know that we wont stay long. I will post about my training, life and luxury after joining airtel - its really friendly and dynamic place to work.
............. Six sigma projects are also undertaken in Airtel - Hope to join one of them.
Friday, October 01, 2004
SIX SIGMA
What is six Sigma ?
A vision of quality which equates with only 3.4 defects per million opportunities for each product or service transaction. Strives for perfection. For a service organization this concept will be difficult to measure - they have to measure every service. Its a Greek letter which is a measure, a way of work and a key business plan.
Sigma : 2 - 308537 defects/million opportunities or products
6 - 3.4 defects/million opportunities or products
Is it like TQM:
TQM and continuous improvements are the Qualtiy concepts followed around the world now, but this is a very Dynamic form of Quality improvement.
What more :
DMAIC – (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) is a process for continued improvement. It is systematic, scientific and fact based. This closed-loop process eliminates unproductive steps, often focuses on new measurements, and applies technology for improvement.
How can a company achieve it:
Black Belt – Leaders of team responsible for measuring, analyzing, improving and controlling key processes that influence customer satisfaction and/or productivity growth. Black Belts are full-time positions.
Control – The state of stability, normal variation and predictability. Process of regulating and guiding operations and processes using quantitative data.
CTQ: Critical to Quality (Critical "Y") – Element of a process or practice which has a direct impact on its perceived quality.
Customer Needs, Expectations – Needs, as defined by customers, which meet their basic requirements and standards.
Defects – Sources of customer irritation. Defects are costly to both customers and to manufacturers or service providers. Eliminating defects provides cost benefits.
Green Belt – Similar to Black Belt but not a full-time position.
Master Black Belt – First and foremost teachers. They also review and mentor Black Belts. Selection criteria for Master Black Belts are quantitative skills and the ability to teach and mentor. Master Black Belts are full-time positions.
Variance – A change in a process or business practice that may alter its expected outcome. We should not look at the averages : the variance between the best Product/service to the worst Product/service.
Did any one Achieve it:
Yes some companies have achieved Six Sigma level of Quality : this will surely Delight the Customers. Focus will be on customers too. There is no organization or a body which will certify any company with six sigma. This concept was started by GE and Motorola also achieved this level of customer delight.
Is it a Fad:
I don't know, I came across this in Bharti (Airtel) and I am really interested in this concept of "Customer Delight" as this is almost impossible to achieve : many organizations try hard and quit themselves from this concept. May be we have to wait for an Indian company to come up with Six Sigma. Bharti (Airtel) has plans to launch various six sigma projects, but it just in the planning stage. Hope some visionary Indian company attains this level of service or Quality!
A vision of quality which equates with only 3.4 defects per million opportunities for each product or service transaction. Strives for perfection. For a service organization this concept will be difficult to measure - they have to measure every service. Its a Greek letter which is a measure, a way of work and a key business plan.
Sigma : 2 - 308537 defects/million opportunities or products
6 - 3.4 defects/million opportunities or products
Is it like TQM:
TQM and continuous improvements are the Qualtiy concepts followed around the world now, but this is a very Dynamic form of Quality improvement.
What more :
DMAIC – (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) is a process for continued improvement. It is systematic, scientific and fact based. This closed-loop process eliminates unproductive steps, often focuses on new measurements, and applies technology for improvement.
How can a company achieve it:
Black Belt – Leaders of team responsible for measuring, analyzing, improving and controlling key processes that influence customer satisfaction and/or productivity growth. Black Belts are full-time positions.
Control – The state of stability, normal variation and predictability. Process of regulating and guiding operations and processes using quantitative data.
CTQ: Critical to Quality (Critical "Y") – Element of a process or practice which has a direct impact on its perceived quality.
Customer Needs, Expectations – Needs, as defined by customers, which meet their basic requirements and standards.
Defects – Sources of customer irritation. Defects are costly to both customers and to manufacturers or service providers. Eliminating defects provides cost benefits.
Green Belt – Similar to Black Belt but not a full-time position.
Master Black Belt – First and foremost teachers. They also review and mentor Black Belts. Selection criteria for Master Black Belts are quantitative skills and the ability to teach and mentor. Master Black Belts are full-time positions.
Variance – A change in a process or business practice that may alter its expected outcome. We should not look at the averages : the variance between the best Product/service to the worst Product/service.
Did any one Achieve it:
Yes some companies have achieved Six Sigma level of Quality : this will surely Delight the Customers. Focus will be on customers too. There is no organization or a body which will certify any company with six sigma. This concept was started by GE and Motorola also achieved this level of customer delight.
Is it a Fad:
I don't know, I came across this in Bharti (Airtel) and I am really interested in this concept of "Customer Delight" as this is almost impossible to achieve : many organizations try hard and quit themselves from this concept. May be we have to wait for an Indian company to come up with Six Sigma. Bharti (Airtel) has plans to launch various six sigma projects, but it just in the planning stage. Hope some visionary Indian company attains this level of service or Quality!
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