| TYPICAL WEEK IN OUR LIVES |
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THEMBISILE MAZIBUKO Associate “I am currently staffed on a network revitalization initiative for a major operator in Sub-Saharan Africa. The project is complex one affecting many areas of the business therefore the project team is 14 strong.” |
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DAY ONE |
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DAY STARTS |
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Arrive at the client’s offices. I’ve just returned from 2 weeks of vacation so need to take some time to catch up with the team and see where we are. I have a one-on-one meeting with my manager and we go over the developments that occurred while I was away.
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| 10:30 |
WEEKLY MODILE TEAM MEETING |
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The part of the team working on this module gets together for the weekly team meeting. We discuss the tasks and responsibilities for the week. The team gets along really well so these meetings also include a lots of jokes and laughs.
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| 12:00 |
SLIDE DESIGN AND RESEARCH |
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I start working on the slides I have been assigned to produce for a document we are preparing. The document addresses some questions that have been received from the clients board to provide input to the company’s strategic direction. There are few areas I need to research so I check out the Delta Partners Knowledge portal for material. Lots of reading to do. |
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| 13:00 |
LUNCH |
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A few of the other guys on the team are also hungry by now so we head out to a nearby restaurant for a bite. We catch up on what everyone did over the weekend and have a good chat.
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| 14:00 |
WORK CONTINUES |
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Continue working on my slides. Need to have a draft ready to share with my manager by end of day.
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| 17:00 |
PIC REVIEW |
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The PIC calls the team to the meeting room to review the first draft of the document. We go over the required changes and additions.
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| 20:00 |
END OF DAY |
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Time to head out. Most of the team has dinner at the hotel
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DAY TWO |
| 08:30 |
DAY STARTS |
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Today starts full steam ahead. A more final version on the document needs to be delivered to the PIC in a few hours.
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| 11:00 |
CLIENT REQUEST |
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The team receives as urgent request from the client to do a deep-dive into some one of the areas considered in the strategic questions input we are preparing. The team has a very quick get together to reallocate tasks where required.
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| 13:00 |
LUNCH |
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It’s a lovely day to sit outside and catch some sun.
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| 14:30 |
COMMERCIAL AREA UPDATE |
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The team meets with the clients leads in the commercial area to go over the value proposition plan.
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| 17:00 |
RESEARCH |
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More research to be done. I look through some input I received from IU (Intelligence Unit). It is very useful – literally saves me hours of searching. I finish building the additional slides required.
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| 20:00 |
END OF DAY |
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Time to head out. Most of the team has dinner at the hotel
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DAY THREE |
| 08:30 |
DAY STARTS |
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Today starts full steam ahead. A more final version on the document needs to be delivered to the PIC in a few hours.
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| 11:00 |
NETWORK UPDATE |
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We meet with the Network Planning head to discuss the progress in that area.
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| 13:00 |
LUNCH |
| 15:00 |
MODEL PLANNING |
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The team is building a few complex models over the next week or so. I start working on the planning figuring out what additional data is going to be required from the client and the high level structure of the final out.
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| 18:00 | ALL HANDS |
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Because this is a big project with a big team we have a team meeting on Wednesdays to go over all the work that is being done and make sure everyone knows what’s happening on the other modules. One member of the team gives a 10 minute presentation on their piece of work. This rotates weekly. This week is not my turn though but it’s always interesting to hear what the other guys are doing. It’s also a great way to learn |
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| 20:00 | TEAM DINNER |
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The team tries to grab a nice dinner together at least every two weeks. Tonight is really good. |
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DAY FOUR |
| 09:00 |
DAY STARTS |
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The day starts a little later than usual since we were out at dinner a bit late last night.
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| 10:30 |
MISSION CONTROL |
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The guys on mission control need an update for the weekly status report. We have a quick chat.
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| 13:00 |
LUNCH |
| 16:00 |
GOODBYES |
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The guys from the Dubai office leave for the airport to catch their 7pm flight
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| 18:00 | LEAVE CLIENT SITE |
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The team wraps up. We’ll be working from the Delta Partners office tomorrow |
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DAY FIVE |
| 09:00 |
DAY STARTS |
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Grab a coffee and croissant from the kitchen. Catch up with colleagues I haven’t seen in a while. Fridays at home base are always buzzing – it’s really nice to see everyone.
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| 10:00 |
ADMIN CATCH-UP |
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Expenses, unanswered emails,
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| 13:00 |
LUNCH |
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It’s great to be back in Sandton. We go to this fantastic Japanese restaurant not far from the office. It’s a lovely day for sushi.
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| 14:30 |
CLOSE OUTSTANDING ITEMS |
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I finish off some outstanding things from the week and start planning for next week..
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| 19:00 |
FRIDAY DRINKS |
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Grab a quick drinks with colleagues before heading home.
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