By Ir. Ts. Ling, Thomas Kiong, MIEAust., PMP, MMIM. Human capital development is at the heart of Malaysia's long-term economic strategy, especially as the nation seeks to transition toward a more digital, knowledge-based economy. The Budget 2025 announcement highlights a strong commitment to developing Malaysia’s workforce by...
By Leonard Langgong, SHO Driving safety is a huge issue in the workplace. Not only can it be a major distraction, but it can also cause accidents that hurt people and ruin equipment. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly 100 people are killed every...
By Ts. Ling, Thomas Kiong, MIEAust., PMP, MMIM. 在现代建筑行业中，我们经常遇到需要向总承包商或客户申请工期延长（EOT）的情况。在最近的 COVID-19 大流行病爆发中也出现了类似的情况，根据马来西亚公共工程局合同表格，EOT 是在不可抗力条款下授予的。然而，EOT 通常是在承包商无法控制的不可恢复的事件中给出的，将需要影响项目的关键路径。马来西亚建筑业的标准做法是使用“时间片窗口分析”方法来评估事件对项目基线的影响。时间片分析利用逻辑链接的基线程序，并相应地进行了影响和原因分析，确定了延迟影响的回顾。这种分析方法适用于在工程中确定完成的当代，并确定延迟的原因。根据我的经验，在应用这种方法时，应在每个窗口中分析计划和已建记录，以确定是什么事件导致了由于关键活动的进度延迟或逻辑上的新非进度变化而引起的关键延迟。 关键的延迟是根据更新后的进度计划的完成日期，以回顾性（针对实际期间）和预测性（针对剩余工作）计算出来的差异。例如，如果1月份的更新计划预测二月份有5天的延迟期间，那就是预测性的延迟期间。如果二月份的计划更新包括了那5天作为实际...
By Ts. Ling, Thomas Kiong, MIEAust., PMP, MMIM. Often in the modern construction industry, we come across the need to apply for Extension of Time (EOT) either to the Main Contractor or the Client. A similar case also applies to the recent COVID-19 Pandemic outbreak in which, referring to JKR...
By Ts. Ling, Thomas Kiong, MIEAust., PMP, MMIM. The focus of establishing Performance Management Process within an organisation is to increase value to the clients and the organisation itself. Careful examination of individual staff performance and its contribution towards organisational goals allows proper intervention methods to be placed on improving...
By Ts. Ling, Thomas Kiong, MIEAust., PMP, MMIM. Risk identification is the first step outlined in ISO31000:2018 in risk assessment processes (ISO, 2018). The step is immediately following the creation of the scope and context of the organisational risk management procedure. The risk identification process focuses on identifying all...
By Ts. Ling, Thomas Kiong, MIEAust., PMP, MMIM. The first step of adequately developed performance management processes is communicating business objectives. Emphasised the need to share the business goals with their staff members to prevent the double-bind situation. Studies by Kutz (2017) revealed tremendous negative impacts from such situations ranging...
By Ts. Ling, Thomas Kiong, MIEAust., PMP, MMIM. What is aerial mapping? Aerial mapping is used to conduct map plotting through imaging and data gathering from above through aerial methods. In ancient days, cartography used the known distance between places and landmarks to plan triangulation before the map illustrates the...
By Ts. Ling, Thomas Kiong, MIEAust., PMP, MMIM. Mental health refers to the health of our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Mental health affects how we behave, act, think, and carry ourselves daily. Being human and part of nature, humans like to interact with each other, and it is one...
