The group met on November 09, 2008 and the followings were discussed:
GROUP Meeting
Present: Molly, Collete, Kerry, Arlene, Phebe, Latoya,
The group finally came up with a name today: D-PAK Consultants Limited.
Mode of Dress for Practicum: Long Sleeve Oxford Shirts with Logo worn with black skirt or pants.
It was proposed that we use PowerPoint presentations on two laptops to display research and findings (In the form of slide shows).
The main presentation would take the form of a TV reporter on the Hot topic of Compensation for Dinthill Technical high School. The presentation should include but not limited to:-
Ø Introduction of Group and Topic
Ø General compensation
Ø Background Dinthill High
Ø Purpose of the Project
Ø Impact
Ø Salary Survey Info
Ø Comparison of Information collected
Ø Findings and Analysis
Ø Recommendations
Ø Conclusion
Ø Questions & Answers
In order for surveyed companies to remain anonymous we decided to use codes to represent these companies.
The list of items to be displayed is:
Souvenir
Pencil Case
Pens
Pencil
Bookmarkers (inspirational or informative quotes with D-PAK Logo)
Pamphlets
Responsibilities:
All persons to review job summary docs for their respective organisations and format for the final document.
Kerry: To analyse and present findings from all companies involved in surveys.
Colette: To sketch floor plan; prepare list of items for display; contact Logo Stitch for quotation; prepare outline or draft presentation.
Arlene: Work on Logo and
Dawn: To resend all JD’s for the 13 positions to be surveyed.
Phebe:
Molly:
Latoya:
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Notes for Sunday November 09, 2008
Practicum Compensation Group Meeting
November 9, 2008.
Supervisor: David Gordon-Rowe
Group Members Present:
Phebe Warren
Molly Palmer
Dawn Gyles
Colette Cummings
Kerry Taffe
Mr. Gordon-Rowe asked to see the salary survey document; Phebe presented him with completed questionnaires done by various persons in several organisations. She also showed him a copy of the salary data collection form which will be used to capture data within the five companies slated for the salary survey.
Mr. Rowe indicated that we should use the forms for the five companies, Dinthill as well as the JEF survey document as a means of referencing.
Phebe advised Mr. Rowe that the group was finalising the proposal and he would be given the revised document later in the week. He advised the group to leave the proposal as it could be submitted at a later date and focus on the data analysis of the salary survey instrument. Mr Rowe indicated that the presentation should focus on the data collected, findings, analysis and recommendation. Analysis should include standard deviation (use Excel formulas). The group should also collect from Dinthill information as to what they would like to see in their compensation package and compare with the JTA proposal.
The practicum date has been set for Sunday December 14, 2008, at the Worthington Campus Auditorium.
Booth Presentation: Salary survey documents, Charts, etc.
· 70% Research & Findings
· 20% Information on the Group & Compensation Process (General Compensation Info)
· 10% Information on Selected Group (General Info on Dinthill High)
Oral Presentation: 15 minutes (10 minutes presentation, 5 minutes question & answers).
Practice Run on: 30/11/2008 CLOSED
7/12/2008 OPEN
The group should present the following at the next meeting:
- Floor Plan
- Booth Layout
- Outline of Presentation
- List of Display Items
- Presentation of the Findings (Use of JEF / Focal Point document as reference)
- Updated Blog
- Outline for Oral Presentation
- Raw data collected.
Posted by Arlene
November 9, 2008.
Supervisor: David Gordon-Rowe
Group Members Present:
Phebe Warren
Molly Palmer
Dawn Gyles
Colette Cummings
Kerry Taffe
Mr. Gordon-Rowe asked to see the salary survey document; Phebe presented him with completed questionnaires done by various persons in several organisations. She also showed him a copy of the salary data collection form which will be used to capture data within the five companies slated for the salary survey.
Mr. Rowe indicated that we should use the forms for the five companies, Dinthill as well as the JEF survey document as a means of referencing.
Phebe advised Mr. Rowe that the group was finalising the proposal and he would be given the revised document later in the week. He advised the group to leave the proposal as it could be submitted at a later date and focus on the data analysis of the salary survey instrument. Mr Rowe indicated that the presentation should focus on the data collected, findings, analysis and recommendation. Analysis should include standard deviation (use Excel formulas). The group should also collect from Dinthill information as to what they would like to see in their compensation package and compare with the JTA proposal.
The practicum date has been set for Sunday December 14, 2008, at the Worthington Campus Auditorium.
Booth Presentation: Salary survey documents, Charts, etc.
· 70% Research & Findings
· 20% Information on the Group & Compensation Process (General Compensation Info)
· 10% Information on Selected Group (General Info on Dinthill High)
Oral Presentation: 15 minutes (10 minutes presentation, 5 minutes question & answers).
Practice Run on: 30/11/2008 CLOSED
7/12/2008 OPEN
The group should present the following at the next meeting:
- Floor Plan
- Booth Layout
- Outline of Presentation
- List of Display Items
- Presentation of the Findings (Use of JEF / Focal Point document as reference)
- Updated Blog
- Outline for Oral Presentation
- Raw data collected.
Posted by Arlene
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
COMPENSATION MEETING NOTES - OCT 26
Compensation Group Practicum Meeting – October 26, 2008.
Members Present
Phebe
Arlene
Latoya
Colette
Practicum Supervisor: Mr. Devon Gordon-Rowe
Phebe indicated that the group felt lost in what it was doing. Mr. Rowe then asked for an update. Phebe advised that the group had prepared a draft of the salary survey and that we had just received a copy of the JTA document, portions of the JEF Salary Survey document and the new salary scale based on the new agreement between the JTA and Government.
Mr. Gordon-Rowe advised that the group was on the right path and that the JTA document would help us in terms of content of the project and the current salary survey draft will form part of the individual final report. The group should now be focused on the survey instruments, in the form of a questionnaire.
The survey instrument should also include questions on pay and benefits, and should not focus only on the teachers as our project involves other jobs such as ancillary and administration.
Mr. Rowe questioned: “how the increase affects the present salaries?” He was advised that the group had not yet gone through the document in detail so we could not provide that analysis at this time.
Mr. Rowe advised that the group for the next meeting should focus on the following areas:
Ø Salary Survey Instrument
Ø Job Summaries (within the five companies)
He indicated that our proposal should be better than the JTA document and it should be used as a benchmark. The group should also look at doing a standard deviation analysis for the salaries.
Posted by Arlene
Members Present
Phebe
Arlene
Latoya
Colette
Practicum Supervisor: Mr. Devon Gordon-Rowe
Phebe indicated that the group felt lost in what it was doing. Mr. Rowe then asked for an update. Phebe advised that the group had prepared a draft of the salary survey and that we had just received a copy of the JTA document, portions of the JEF Salary Survey document and the new salary scale based on the new agreement between the JTA and Government.
Mr. Gordon-Rowe advised that the group was on the right path and that the JTA document would help us in terms of content of the project and the current salary survey draft will form part of the individual final report. The group should now be focused on the survey instruments, in the form of a questionnaire.
The survey instrument should also include questions on pay and benefits, and should not focus only on the teachers as our project involves other jobs such as ancillary and administration.
Mr. Rowe questioned: “how the increase affects the present salaries?” He was advised that the group had not yet gone through the document in detail so we could not provide that analysis at this time.
Mr. Rowe advised that the group for the next meeting should focus on the following areas:
Ø Salary Survey Instrument
Ø Job Summaries (within the five companies)
He indicated that our proposal should be better than the JTA document and it should be used as a benchmark. The group should also look at doing a standard deviation analysis for the salaries.
Posted by Arlene
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Notes of Sunday October 12
GROUP PROPOSAL
Cover Page
- Was not done
Executive Summary
- Needs more information on project description and significance;
- why its important
- Need to be more specific – refer to Dinthill School and its challenges
(I will address this)
Project Description
- Needs more details e.g the list of jobs to be surveyed. Please note that cost should not be mentioned.
Project Significance
- Needs more info. as it relates to Dinthill School. Dinthill have challenges - How will the study impact on the school, and how we intend to improve and make things better.
Methodology
- Need to outline step by step plan from start to finish – how we’ll get the project done.
- Should state how many positions exists at the school, how large is the sample size .
- Basically, all activities should be outlined in a narrative form
- State sampling techniques to be used in doing survey
- Put activity list in a narrative kind of story from start to finish
Bibliography
- Needs proper formatting – APA style. It was also incomplete.(Total of 30)
- All the different sources must be listed
- Secondary citation must also be listed
- Must be consistent with citing; citing must include dates, if not state so
Group Charter
- This should give a clearer statement on the policy for non performers – last resort unclear. A step by step process of how they should be removed.
- Latoya to sign Charter
Activities
- List to be completed
Organizational Chart
- To be consistent with HR Report. Need names of position holders.
- Supervisor should not be included
- Otherwise okay
Quality Management Plan
- Needs more thought. More details
Communications Mgmt Plan
- Incomplete
- Need to identify rest of stakeholders
Risk Management
- Don’t need to include implementation – just recommend
- Don’t need to include user resistance as this will be a recommendation to the school
Deliverables
- To identify more tangibles and dates. Need more thought
- Input date
Network Design Diagram
- Dates missing
- Requires more work
- Written report done before physical
Responsibility Matrix
- Incomplete
- Indicate responsibilities
Posted by Arlene
Cover Page
- Was not done
Executive Summary
- Needs more information on project description and significance;
- why its important
- Need to be more specific – refer to Dinthill School and its challenges
(I will address this)
Project Description
- Needs more details e.g the list of jobs to be surveyed. Please note that cost should not be mentioned.
Project Significance
- Needs more info. as it relates to Dinthill School. Dinthill have challenges - How will the study impact on the school, and how we intend to improve and make things better.
Methodology
- Need to outline step by step plan from start to finish – how we’ll get the project done.
- Should state how many positions exists at the school, how large is the sample size .
- Basically, all activities should be outlined in a narrative form
- State sampling techniques to be used in doing survey
- Put activity list in a narrative kind of story from start to finish
Bibliography
- Needs proper formatting – APA style. It was also incomplete.(Total of 30)
- All the different sources must be listed
- Secondary citation must also be listed
- Must be consistent with citing; citing must include dates, if not state so
Group Charter
- This should give a clearer statement on the policy for non performers – last resort unclear. A step by step process of how they should be removed.
- Latoya to sign Charter
Activities
- List to be completed
Organizational Chart
- To be consistent with HR Report. Need names of position holders.
- Supervisor should not be included
- Otherwise okay
Quality Management Plan
- Needs more thought. More details
Communications Mgmt Plan
- Incomplete
- Need to identify rest of stakeholders
Risk Management
- Don’t need to include implementation – just recommend
- Don’t need to include user resistance as this will be a recommendation to the school
Deliverables
- To identify more tangibles and dates. Need more thought
- Input date
Network Design Diagram
- Dates missing
- Requires more work
- Written report done before physical
Responsibility Matrix
- Incomplete
- Indicate responsibilities
Posted by Arlene
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Re: J.T.A.
I have a draft of the salary negotiation between the J.T.A and the government but forgot to give it to Arlene Sunday. However if Molly does not get any at the Ministry I will bring it on Sunday as we can look at the benefits being negotiated as well as the stance of the government to each demand. I think that every one is participating and doing their jobs. keep it up guys!
Keri
Monday, September 29, 2008
GROUP MEETING NOTES - 28/09/08
Notes taken by Latoya.
Kerry was chosen as the leader to accept the information from every body and compile it. Everyone is expected to actively participate and not to wait until last minute to get things going. Dawn will go places to find positions to analyze. We were advised to read information that are sent to us and to give feedback whether good or bad so that consensus can be reached and decisions taken. Jobs were delegated to persons and the group was split in two to step up the work pace.
Compensation Gathering Team: Other team
Colette Arlene
Dawn Lotoya
Molly Phebe ( will also work with the other team)
Things To Do
Arlene - (to do further work on WBS, Resources and organization chart and complete Risk Management Plan)
Molly - Complete networking Logic Diagram and to visit the JTA will also complete compensation responsibilities; Revisit Budget
Colette List of activities; Work with Kerry to do Quality Management Plan; Literature Review
Latoya will add more to the methodology with assistant from Phebe.
Phebe and Dawn will work together in identifying positions that are comparable for survey.
Kerry to revisit and complete her areas of responsibilities
Kerry was chosen as the leader to accept the information from every body and compile it. Everyone is expected to actively participate and not to wait until last minute to get things going. Dawn will go places to find positions to analyze. We were advised to read information that are sent to us and to give feedback whether good or bad so that consensus can be reached and decisions taken. Jobs were delegated to persons and the group was split in two to step up the work pace.
Compensation Gathering Team: Other team
Colette Arlene
Dawn Lotoya
Molly Phebe ( will also work with the other team)
Things To Do
Arlene - (to do further work on WBS, Resources and organization chart and complete Risk Management Plan)
Molly - Complete networking Logic Diagram and to visit the JTA will also complete compensation responsibilities; Revisit Budget
Colette List of activities; Work with Kerry to do Quality Management Plan; Literature Review
Latoya will add more to the methodology with assistant from Phebe.
Phebe and Dawn will work together in identifying positions that are comparable for survey.
Kerry to revisit and complete her areas of responsibilities
Practicum Meeting Notes - September 28, 2008
Coordinator Mr. Gordon -Rowe
Group members
Lotoya Cameron Arlene Rose
Colette Cummings Kerry Taffe
Dawn Gyles Pheobe Warren
Molly Palmer
The meeting started at exactly10:40 a.m. Mr Gordon -Rowe looked at the draft of the proposal. Then he asked us about major challenges that we faced putting the different parts together. He said that it looks a little to scanty, thus advised us to complete the other part and to also add more to those areas that we have and submit it next week. He then told us that the task that we have to do we need to spilt the group in two (2) . One (1) team would deal with finishing the proposal draft and the other team will deal with the jobs that are to be compensated. He asked if we have seen the recent JTA negotiation with the Government. He told us that we need to see it as it will prove beneficial to our research Molly said that she will go to see the person in charge. Mr. Rowe then looked at the Gantt chart and gave us advise on it.
In areas such as the milestone, major challenges and the survey. He then looked at the job descriptions . He then told us to work at getting the other jobs to compare with the positions that we are researching.
He told us to target persons in the class who might be able to assist us with looking at compensation packages. We were encouraged to work together to get the equivalent jobs to analyze. We were advised to look at areas such as responsibility, staff number, size and the size of the budget. He then advised us to get the group to work on the comparison.
The meeting ended at exactly11:15 a.m.
Group members
Lotoya Cameron Arlene Rose
Colette Cummings Kerry Taffe
Dawn Gyles Pheobe Warren
Molly Palmer
The meeting started at exactly10:40 a.m. Mr Gordon -Rowe looked at the draft of the proposal. Then he asked us about major challenges that we faced putting the different parts together. He said that it looks a little to scanty, thus advised us to complete the other part and to also add more to those areas that we have and submit it next week. He then told us that the task that we have to do we need to spilt the group in two (2) . One (1) team would deal with finishing the proposal draft and the other team will deal with the jobs that are to be compensated. He asked if we have seen the recent JTA negotiation with the Government. He told us that we need to see it as it will prove beneficial to our research Molly said that she will go to see the person in charge. Mr. Rowe then looked at the Gantt chart and gave us advise on it.
In areas such as the milestone, major challenges and the survey. He then looked at the job descriptions . He then told us to work at getting the other jobs to compare with the positions that we are researching.
He told us to target persons in the class who might be able to assist us with looking at compensation packages. We were encouraged to work together to get the equivalent jobs to analyze. We were advised to look at areas such as responsibility, staff number, size and the size of the budget. He then advised us to get the group to work on the comparison.
The meeting ended at exactly11:15 a.m.
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