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A t w o - d a y proper contracts management can
t r a i n i n g maintain and increase the planned
program on profitability.
“Finance for
Non Finance ASME Pressure Vessel Design
M a n a g e r s ” Pressure vessels are one of the key
conducted on products of our Manufacturing Business
February 24-25, Area. Design of pressure vessels is critical
2009 proved to as well as demanding. Pressure vessels are
be quite helpful typically designed, fabricated, installed,
f o r t h e inspected, and tested in accordance with
members of the ASME (American Society of
Descon Team. It Mechanical Engineers) Code Section VIII.
h e l p e d t h e In order to augment the technical skills of
technical and our professionals for pressure vessels
non-technical design, a two day training course on
participants understand the significance
people to understand the commercial “ASME Pressure Vessels Design – Section
and importance of this skill.
aspect and implications of all business VIII” was held on March 27 – 28, 2009 by
activities and execution. All transactions Mr. Ilyas Ahmed Sajjad at DHQ. This
HR for Line Managers
whether they relate to QC, HR, Planning, course outlined the main differences
It is a well-known fact that when Execution, HSE, Administration, etc. among the divisions. It concentrated on
employees have positive feelings about certainly have a financial impact on the and presented an overview of Division I.
their relationship with their managers, Company's prime objective of Several relevant items that are not
they are more likely to have higher levels maximizing profitability, and this program included in Division I were also
of job satisfaction, commitment and is well designed to cope with the similar discussed.
loyalty which are associated with higher requirements to develop the Financial
levels of performance or discretionary and Commercial consciousness among Performance Management
behavior. Keeping in view this spirit, the the participants. This sort of sessions help A one-day workshop was conducted for
two-day training program on “HR for the Non-Finance Professionals to grasp a HR professionals by Mr. Syed Zakir
Line Managers” was designed and certain degree of knowledge of Financial Hussain on “Performance Management”
delivered successfully by Syed Zakir discipline for better value addition in on March 31, 2009. The workshop
Hussain on February 18-19, 2009. It was financial and commercial terms. provided comprehensive guidelines to
helpful for the participants to understand
the participants on designing effective
how to manage human resources in ways Contracts Management performance management system.
that truly add value to the organization.
A two-day training program on Discussions held on the importance of
Incharges of Descon Engineering Limited,
“Contracts Management” conducted on having a common set of core
PDIL and JGC-Descon Engineering
March 11-12, 2009 by Mr. Azman Zain competencies, a common rating scale,
Limited participated in the training
Ahmed (Head Contracts Management and shared language as the foundation for
program. They learned HR practices of
Department) proved to be quite helpful developing strategies. The workshop
performance management, talent hunt,
for the senior members of Descon team. helped our HR professionals to
training, coaching and guidance,
The program was planned in such a way understand the ways in which the
employee engagement and employee
that participants easily grasped the existing system of Performance
recognition.
concepts and objectives of various types Management of Descon could be
of contracts, the application of risk improved.
Finance for non Finance management in managing contracts and
Managers
most importantly understanding how
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