Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

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Thursday, 24 August 2017

MAY WE KNOW 'YOU' PROFESSIONALLY ? PERSONNEL OFFICER


MAY WE KNOW ‘YOU’ PROFESSIONALLY? – PERSONNEL OFFICER

 

A. LEGISLATIONS

SR. NO.

ACTIVITY

COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE

PARTIALLY INVOLVED

HAVE NOTHING

REMARK

What are you responsible / accountable for in your current assignment?

1

Interviewing and placement

2

Manpower budgeting

3

Maintaining personnel folders and records

4

Annual Performance Appraisal and Rewards

5

Organising training programmes

6

Apprenticeship Training

7

Filing statutory returns

8

Wages and salary administration

9

Handling grievances

10

Participating in Works Committee

11

Participating in wage negotiations

12

Conducting domestic enquiries

13

Attending Labour / Industrial Courts

14

Organising welfare activities / programmes

15

Liaisoning with Government / Municipal Authorities

16

Organising security services

17

Transportation including garage

18

Administration of housing colony and guest house

19

School for employees’ children

20

Medical services

21

Running of canteens


B. PROPOSED

(Section reserved as per form – no entries specified in scan)


C. MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

SR. NO.

TECHNIQUES / PRACTICES

I HAVE USED THE TECHNIQUES

I HAVE THEORETICAL FAMILIARITY

NEVER HEARD OF

1

A-B-C Analysis

2

Discounted Cash Flow

3

Break-even Analysis

4

Management Information System

5

Inventory Control

6

Financial Ratios

7

Standard Deviation

8

Time and Motion Study

9

Job Classification

10

Job Evaluation

11

Management by Objectives

12

Transactional Analysis

13

Incentive Scheme

14

Preventive Scheme

15

Market Research

16

Advertisement and Publicity

 

. FAMILIARITY WITH VARIOUS LEGISLATIONS

a. EXISTING

SR. NO.

ACT / LEGISLATION

COMPLETELY FAMILIAR

PARTIALLY FAMILIAR

NOT FAMILIAR

REMARK

1

Apprentice Act, 1961

2

Contract Labour (Abolition & Regulation) Act

3

Collection of Statistics Act

4

Collection of Statistics Act

5

Employment Exchange Notification Act

6

ESIS Act

7

Factory’s Act

8

Industrial Disputes Act

9

Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act

10

Income Tax Act

11

Minimum Wages Act

12

Negotiable Instrument Act

13

Payment of Wages Act

14

Payment of Bonus Act, 1965

15

Payment of Gratuity Act

16

Provident Fund & F.P. Act

17

Recognition of Trade Unions Act

18

Shops & Establishment Act

19

Workmen Compensation Act


D. YOUR ORGANISATION AND YOUR RESPONSIBILITY


Company Details

PARTICULARS

DETAILS

Name of the Company

Last year’s Sales Turnover


Employee Strength

CATEGORY

NUMBER

a. Workmen

b. Staff


No. of persons in Personnel Dept.

CATEGORY

NUMBER

a. Officers incl. Managers

b. Other Staff


Organisation Chart

My Boss


My Self


People reporting to me

 




Monday, 21 August 2017

MAY WE KNOW 'YOU' PROFESSIONALLY ? MANAGER MAINTENANCE ( INSTRUMENT )

MAY WE KNOW 'YOU' PROFESSIONALLY ? MANAGER MAINTENANCE ( INSTRUMENT )

 

MAY – WE – KNOW “YOU” PROFESSIONALLY ?

NAME :
POSITION : Manager Maintenance (Instrument)
CLIENT :
DATE :


A. What are “You” responsible/accountable for in your current assignment

(Tick the appropriate one)

ACTIVITY
(Completely Responsible / Partially Involved / Not Responsible)

  1. Routine instrument maintenance job in Chemical industry
  2. Trouble shooting
  3. Instrument maintenance budgeting and cost control
  4. Co-ordination activities of instrument maintenance
  5. Maintenance record keeping / maintaining
  6. Spares indenting and requisitions
  7. Inspection and approvals of spares / consumables
  8. Distribution and supervision of maintenance jobs to various technicians
  9. Maintenance of DCS modules
  10. Installation / erection of Instruments
  11. Preparation of trip logic and its implementation
  12. Preventive maintenance / monitoring of instruments
  13. Manpower planning / budgeting
  14. Participating in committees (e.g. safety committee, canteen committee etc.)
  15. Appraisals of persons working under you

B. Job Knowledge

(Tick the appropriate one: I Am an Expert / I Have a Good Understanding / I Am Not Quite Familiar)

1. Maintenance of following:

a. Pneumatic instruments:

  • Diaphragm operated control valves
  • Cylinder operated valves
  • Pneumatic transmitters
  • Air filters
  • Air regulators

b. Electronic instruments:

  • Transmitters
  • I/V to P converters
  • Gas analysers
  • PLC’s
  • Controllers
  • Switches

c. Maintenance of:

  • Level trolls & indicators
  • Level switch
  • Pressure gauges & indicators
  • Temperature gauges & indicators
  • pH measuring devices
  • Float type level indicators
  • Weighing machines / bridges
  • Thermocouples / Resistance thermometers

d. Maintenance of various types of valves:

  • Ball valves
  • Gate valves
  • Globe valves
  • Butterfly valves
  • Needle valves

e. Materials of construction:

  • S.S (304, 304L, 316, 316L, 321 etc.)
  • C.S
  • Aluminium
  • Glass lined / teflon lined

2. Familiar with codes and standards:

  • ASME
  • TEMA
  • API
  • Indian standards (IS 2825, IS 803 etc.)
  • ANSI
  • IBR

3. Knowledge of following regulations:

  • Factory act / rules
  • IBR
  • Explosives act / rules
  • Pollution
  • ID act / rules
  • Standing orders
  • Gas cylinder rules

C. Familiarity with Management Techniques

(Tick the appropriate one: Have Used the Technique / Theoretical Familiarity / Not Aware Of)

  1. A-B-C analysis
  2. Bar chart
  3. PERT / CPM
  4. TQM
  5. Time and motion study
  6. Inventory control
  7. SWOT analysis
  8. ISO 9000
  9. Management by objective

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D. Your Organisation and Your Responsibility

Name of the Company :

Last year’s Sales Turnover :

Employee Strength :
a. Workmen :
b. Staff :

No. of person in Personnel Dept. :
a. Officers incl. Managers :
b. Other Staff :


Organisation Chart

(My Boss)

(Myself)

People reporting to me

(Blank boxes for hierarchy structure)

 









Wednesday, 16 August 2017

MAY WE KNOW YOU PROFESSIONALLY ? POSITION :- DGM ( P & D)



MAY WE KNOW YOU PROFESSIONALLY ? POSITION :- DGM ( P & D)

 

MAY WE KNOW ‘YOU’ PROFESSIONALLY? – DGM (P&D)

TABLE STRUCTURE

Sr. No.

Activity

Knowledge Level (Expert / Good / Negligible)

On the Job Experience (Excellent / Good / Fair / Negligible)

Present Responsibility Level (Complete / Partial / Nil / Not Responsible)

Remark


A) Identification of Growth Potential Areas

Sr. No.

Activity

1

Government Programmes – Five Year Plans / Annual Plans

2

Current Policies on Industrial Licence

3

Areas Open to MRTP / Large Houses

4

Current Policies w.r.t. Foreign Collaborations

5

Areas Open for Foreign Collaborations

6

Large Projects Being Set Up in the Country

7

State Development Plans

8

SWOT Analysis

9

Avenues and Formulation of Strategies and Plans

10

Overall Economic Climate


B) Carrying Out Market Surveys

Sr. No.

Activity

1

Forecasting Techniques

2

Marketing Strategies

3

Providing Inputs for Marketing Surveys

4

Diagnostic Studies of Sick Units


C) Preparing Techno-Commercial Viability Reports

Sr. No.

Activity

1

Understanding w.r.t.:
a) Marketing Aspects
b) Technical Aspects
c) Financial Aspects

2

a) Project & Operating Costs
b) Working Capital Needs
c) Employee Cost
d) Inflation Trends

3

a) PBT / PAT Analysis
b) Return on Capital Employed
c) Discounted Cash Flow / Break-even Analysis

4

Tax & Incentive Patterns

5

Sources of Finance

6

Requirements of Financial Institutions

7

Establishing Plant & Machinery, Building and Other Facilities such as Water, Power, etc.

8

Selection, Sizing and Cost Estimation for the Above

9

Equipment and Material Availability in the Indian Market

10

Price Trends / Cost Elements

11

Excise, Sales Tax & Other Levies

12

Incentives Offered by Central / State Government

13

Liaison with:
a) Central Govt / DGTD / CC&I&E
b) Financial Institutions
c) District / State Development Centres

14

Liaison with:
a) State Electricity Board
b) Railways
c) Communication

15

Familiarity with:
a) Raw Material Availability & Proximity
b) Ancillary Availability
c) Manpower / Skilled Availability
d) Transportation Cost
e) Distribution / Marketing Channels


D) Submission of IL and MRTP Applications

Sr. No.

Activity

1

I.L. Application

2

Ancillary Availability

3

MRTP Application

4

Foreign Collaboration Application

5

Capital Goods Licence

6

Material Imports

7

Pollution Control Clearances

8

Term Loan Arrangements

 

E) Negotiations for Foreign Collaborations / Joint Ventures

Sr. No.

Activity

1

Specifications for one-time payment, Royalty and Engineering Fees

2

Drafting and Vetting Terms of Agreement / MOUs

3

Phase Manufacturing Programmes

4

Tax Planning for JV / FC

5

Bilateral Treaties on Double Taxation

6

Know-how and Technology Transfers, Documentation Requirements etc.

7

Technical Training Requirements

8

Interaction with Consultants


F) Personnel Recruitments

Sr. No.

Activity

1

Planning for Manpower

2

Building Organisation

3

Establishing Compensation Package

4

Statutory Labour Laws, Factory Act, etc.

5

Selection of Manpower

6

Regional / Industry Personnel Profile

7

Training

8

Job Classification / Evaluation


G) Project Implementation

Sr. No.

Activity

1

Planning Techniques e.g. CPM / PERT

2

Computer Applications

3

Monitoring and Control of Expenditure

4

Management Information Reports

5

Evaluation and Selection of Process Layout

6

Design of Equipment and Project Engineering

7

Specifications and Selection of:
a) Plant & Machinery
b) Civil Contractors
c) Electrical Equipment and Controls
d) Architecture & Engineering Consultants
e) Material Handling Systems

8

Techno-commercial Negotiations with Suppliers

9

Erection and Commissioning of Equipments, Process & Systems

10

Capabilities of Equipment Suppliers

11

Capabilities of Construction Contractors

12

Co-ordination with Various Agencies

13

Land Acquisition Requirements

14

Co-ordination for Power, Water, Communication etc.

15

Statutory Regulations and Engineering Standards

16

Actual Experience in Setting up of a Project


H) General

Sr. No.

Activity

1

Systems Development Assignments

2

Development of Management Information System

3

Use of Computers

4

Industrial Engineering Work Study, Works Management, Production Norms

5

Quality Control / Reliability

6

Operations Research Techniques e.g. LP, Queuing Theory, Simulation etc.

7

Inventory Control

8

Tender Evaluation etc.


Complete Structure Reminder

All above sections (A to H) are to be assessed using:

  • Knowledge Level: Expert / Good / Negligible
  • On-the-Job Experience: Excellent / Good / Fair / Negligible
  • Present Responsibility Level: Complete / Partial / Nil / Not Responsible
  • Remarks

If you want next steps (recommended)

Given your background in structured systems (Resumine, recruitment frameworks, etc.), I strongly suggest:

1. Convert into Excel Assessment Tool

  • Dropdowns for all rating fields
  • Auto scoring (weighted competency score)
  • Radar chart for competency visualization

2. Convert into Digital HR Evaluation System

  • Map each section to KPI / Competency Index
  • Use for:
    • Promotion decisions
    • Training gap analysis
    • Role suitability (DGM → GM progression)

3. AI Enhancement (Aligned with your IndiaAGI vision)

  • Use LLM to:
    • Auto-suggest ratings based on CV
    • Generate competency reports
    • Identify training needs

 

 







Friday, 11 August 2017

MAY WE KNOW YOU PROFESSIONALLY ? POSITION :- REGIONAL SALES MANAGER

MAY WE KNOW YOU PROFESSIONALLY ? POSITION :- REGIONAL SALES MANAGER

 

MAY WE KNOW ‘YOU’ PROFESSIONALLY? – REGIONAL SALES MANAGER

TABLE STRUCTURE

Sr. No.

Activity

Knowledge Level (Expert / Good / Negligible)

On the Job Experience (Excellent / Good / Fair / Negligible)

Present Responsibility Level (Complete / Partial / Indirect / Not Responsible)

Remark


ACTIVITIES

Sr. No.

Activity

1

Annual / Quarterly / Monthly Budgets

2

Product Planning

3

Sales Promotions

4

Distribution Management

5

Market Research

6

Advertisement Management

7

Customer Service & Support

8

Market Segmentation

9

Demand Estimation

10

SWOT Analysis

11

Vendor Development

12

Training & Motivation of Sales Force

13

Team Building

14

Quality Assurance

15

Break Even Analysis

16

Cost Benefit Analysis

17

Credit Management

18

Insurance / Taxation

19

MIS (Management Information Systems)

20

Test Marketing

21

Sales Force Compensation

22

Sales Force Appraisal

23

Order Processing

24

Warehousing

25

Inventory Management

26

Consumer Behaviour

27

Dealer Incentives

28

Public Relations