Documentation with Communication activities under Capitalization project on Inclusive Market Development (IMD) of Consiglieri Private Limited

Abstract

This report has been primed as a requisite of the MBA internship program. Focal point of this report is about the practice of project management sector of developing firms those are practiced in Bangladesh. The development practices have been playing a vital role in the development of pro-poor in Bangladesh. My report is based on Documentation & Communication Activities of project management department in a consultancy firm under the supervision of Dr. Rokeya Begum, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agribusiness Management of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University – Bangladesh.

I have separated my report into six different chapters. In the first chapter, I have clarified background and rational of my study, describe the scope and objectives of my study, and also the approach I have followed to make this report worthwhile. In the second chapter I have given detail description on company overview, in those services Consiglieri serves. As for principal services I have mentioned, for non-profit organization, project design, project implementation, project support, project review, for profit organization. Then I have to provide the operations of Consiglieri private limited. In operations section I have given detail description of the focal persons of this firm and about all other departments of Consiglieri Private Limited. In the first chapter I have also given objective of this study in two divided sections, which are primary objective & specific objective of my study. The third chapter is all about my activities those I have performed in my internship period. Consiglieri offers a group of in house experts who hold strong record of implementing projects and assignments which makes Consiglieri fit for any project implementation. In project management department documentation and communication is very important. Conducting workshop, stakeholders visit, attending meeting on project need basis are the parts of communication. Meeting minutes, workshop reports, contract papers, terms of reference (ToR) are so called documentation. The success of any project highly depends on proper strategy formulation and initial informed moves. CPL is privileged with experienced professional who provides guidance for performing these activities efficiently. One of the most common issue facing Consiglieri today is that concentration its management efforts on executing individual projects, but fail to understand the impact of these on the wider business. The result is a sub-optimal performance and lower returns for the business as a whole. The typical challenges facing Consiglieri today when managing projects include, Misalignment between projects objectives, Late or delayed projects, Dependency conflicts, Execution difficulties, Overlapping and redundant in projects,

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Resource conflicts, Diffused decision making. Challenges those I was facing conducting workshop, preparing minutes, time sheets, reports, detail activities plan, terms of reference (ToR), contract paper, all these things briefly discussed in chapter four In the chapter five of this report I have explained the lessons those have learned working in Consiglieri Private Limited. My professional experience was one of the most enriching of my life, I have done four months’ internship in Consiglieri private limited. In this session I have gone through so many challenges but able to learn about knowledge gathering, time management, stress management, team work, communication, organization culture, gathering experiences & responsibilities. In chapter five, my identified lessons those have learned within my internship period, will be more helpful for my future professional life. I was fortunate to land a full-time offer after my internship, and I have joined in Consiglieri Private Limited. In chapter six I have provided recommendations on individual activity basis and also conclusion on overall my report. Poverty is a constant companion of most of the people of Bangladesh due to some specific reasons for which the rich are becoming richer and the poor are becoming poorer. Accordingly, a lot of Development firms are working simultaneously in the country. Consiglieri is a consultancy firm that mainly works on development activities through Inclusive Market Development (IMD) approach. Performing different activities in project, sometimes I have faced some limitation. My recommendation provides that information that could eliminate intern’s limitations while working in a company. This report concludes with few of the recommendation that I thought can make the process more efficient. The foremost focus of Consiglieri is to develop poor people including low incoming people into mainstream market system as a market actor, while ensuring commercial incentives for the private sector. Poverty reduction and implementation of livelihood of the poorest of the poor has always been one of the major goals of all development activities. I have ended up this report with references of some of the sources that have supported me in finishing this report.