I just thought to write this note just after visiting the Engineers Australia Webpage. Engineers Australia has announced the year 2011 is the Year of Humanitarian Engineering – a year in which it will recognize the role of engineering in improving quality of life and disaster recovery. What does it mean to us as...
We all might wonder what does “Sphere” mean? Is there anything in Sphere to do with engineering? It says “Humanitarian Charter”. So it might not be related to engineering at all. It must be referred by the people like Lawyers or other people who deal with legal issues. It talks about the rights of...
Engineering sector has a ‘crucial’ role to play in responding to natural and man-made disasters. Leading engineering firms and institutions in UK recognized that “Engineers and engineering companies are a crucial centre of instant disaster response; there are so many examples of where skills can help.” Support from the engineering community would assist...
9 management components for highly effective Muslim organisations Impact-oriented Strategic Planning
The principles of an organisation are reflected in the ways it works, internally as an organisation and externally in its relationship with stakeholders such as communities, service users or beneficiaries. A principle is a belief or rule about which people agree, it is an idea or concept that people support, it is something that...
We start with the very basic brainstorming question about our Muslim organisations in Sri Lanka, be it a national level or village based non-governmental organisation, an institute, a movement what else not, you name it. What I mean here by a Muslim organisation is any function carried out in an organised structure with the...
As we all know the PMP is a credential for people who lead and manage projects. As the need for skilled project managers is high and often wanted by the employers, practitioners who hold the PMP credential are in high demand, because of its world wide recognizition and high quality assessment process. However we...