Graduate / SOP: Member of engineering team of raw material handling & storage division of blast furnace project [3]

Economic Development - Acceleration and Expansion Management

Personal Statement for MSc in Project Management

Hello everybody, my name is Andrey. I am preparing my personal statement for MSc Project Management in two different universities. To do that, I personalized one paragraph in my personal statement according to the course content in the related university. I would be really appreciate if you can review my PS below in terms of grammar, content or also coherences. Looking forward for your feedback and thank you in advance :)

Currently, the government in my country aim for high economic growth through implementation of the Master Plan for Acceleration and Expansion of the Country's Economic Development. Those aim for high economic growth can only be achieved by execution of the infrastructure project in various sector, and consequently, the professional in Project Management field would be essential as a part of the project execution.

Being a metallurgical engineering graduate, I have been working in my company construction project since 2010 as a Project Engineer in engineering team of raw material handling & storage division of blast furnace project, and also as a Project Management & Control in harbor stockyard project since 2014. My role vary from reviewing the engineering design with our engineering consultant, monitoring progress of the project, preparing information for the stakeholder, managing project administration, and also responsible for the communication from and to the project team.

From my current job, I have been experienced the project life cycle from conception, tender phase, contract negotiation, engineering design, and construction phase. For me, it is very amazing to see how a project develop and progressing in every step of project cycle. However, at some point, I realize that my previous experience through the project will not be enough for my future career development as I lack of the theory about how supposedly to manage a project. For that reason, I have decided to take a Master Degree in Project Management to improve my knowledge to continue working in the future bigger and more complex project.

Usually Project Management Program in universities are based in business or management school. Unlike those universities, Project Management Program in [University Name] is delivered within an engineering faculty of the university. That makes the program suitable for a person with engineering background like me who wish to advance both my technical and project management skill. Another important thing is the program has a strong emphasis on practical experience such as research project, case studies, field studies, to ensure the students understand the application of the knowledge they have learned.

for university A:
As a person with engineering background and working in construction project, I believe that the success of the project is not merely about how to finish the project in time, but also how reliable operational of the facility after project completion. For that reason, the engineering design would be an important key to achieve reliable operation of the facility. It is very important to develop a structured approach for a design during engineering phase to ensure the ability of the design can meet the objective of reliable operation. Further modelling would be required to predict the behavior of designed system in various condition providing information about the optimum operating condition and its limitation. Considering the reason above, I am very confident to select MSc Project Management in [University Name]

for university B:
The challenge faced by the developing country is the huge amount of infrastructure project to be execute with a very limited budget available to fund the project. Therefore, it is very critical to know every possible option available to fund the project. However, the amount of capital investment should not be the only factor to decide the execution of the project. It is important to see a facility or infrastructure in a whole-life-asset point of view. This approach will provide consideration balance between capital investment, maintainability, and renewability of an asset to deliver value-for-money in a facility of infrastructure. The reasons above have lead me to confidently select MSc Project Management in [University Name]

Master Degree in Project Management will benefit me in several ways. One, it will help me to do my works better. A project involves a team with multi-disciplinary education background. The wide and diverse range of module in the course will provide me the ability to communicate effectively with every part of project team with different role in the project and will help me to see problems from different point of view, leading to a more comprehensive recommendation to solve the problems. From that, it is clear that mastering wide and diverse knowledge would be a competitive advantage for me. Two, it will makes me more efficient to get my works done. A deep understanding about every phase in the project lifecycle and proper application of project management will help me to visualize my future works in a Project, which would allow me to prepare for the works in advance.

My previous professional experience will be the complement for the theory taught in every module. I am confident it will be a solid foundation for me to success in the course. At the same time, it can be a good reference for other students during the class time and will benefit the program in the end.

Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play. (Immanuel Kant)

Graduate / Professional Experience for Personal Statement in Engineering Project Management Lancaster Univ [3]

thank you for creating such a helpful web guys.
I am writing my PS for Engineering Project Management Program in Lancaster University. Lets start it

Engineering Construction Company Management

I have been working in my company construction project for the last five years. from this job, I have been experienced the project life cycle from conception, tender phase, contract negotiation, engineering design, and construction phase. For me, it is very amazing to see how a project develop and progressing in every step of project cycle.

I have started my career in my company as a Project Engineer in engineering team of raw material handling & storage of Blast Furnace Project. Working with our engineering consultant, I was able to enhance my technical knowledge and learn its implementation in problem solving frame during engineering design phase of the project. Through this role, I also become get used to work in line with schedules and deadlines to meet the desirable target. Thanks to my proactive and problem solving attitude, the company has then entrust me a position as Project Management & Control in Harbor Stockyard Project which was a further challenge in my career. The position has provide me a broader responsibility to handle from project administration, managing the engineering phase, project progress monitoring, commercial aspect, project communication, etc. as well as bigger and more diverse team and stakeholder. My interaction with diverse education background team had led me to gain flexibility to handle different task in the project I am work in. Through this role, I am delighted to be able to gain knowledge in various aspect of the project. It is because of my integrity and passion to growth, my Project Manager has acknowledge me as one of the key person in the project.

The complexity of a project will increased along with the size of the project. A professional with experience and schematic approach in project management would be essential for successful delivery of the project. Thinking about this, I realize that my previous experience in the project was not enough for my future career development as I lack of the theory about how supposedly to manage a project. For that reason, I have decided to take a Master Degree in Project Management to improve my knowledge to continue working for bigger and more complex project in the future.

Seeing my unique professional background in both technical and project management field, I believe the Engineering Project Management Program in Lancaster University would be best for a passionate candidate like me who seeking for future career development in construction industry. The combination of the technical modules from department of engineering, and project management modules from the management school would be suitable for a person with engineering background like me who wish to advance both my technical and project management skill. The technical knowledge as well as project commercial knowledge gain through this course would become an important base for problem solving and decision making in the frame of project management. Another important things are this program has a strong emphasis on practical experience such as workshop, case studies, summer project, to ensure that the students understand the application of the knowledge they have learned.

Last but not least, Master Degree in Engineering Project Management from Lancaster University will benefit me in several ways. One, it will help me to do my works better. A project involves a team with multi-disciplinary education background. The wide and diverse range of module in the program will provide me the ability to communicate effectively with every part of the project team with different role in the project and will help me to see problems from different point of view, leading to a more comprehensive recommendation to solve the problems. From that, it is clear that mastering wide and diverse knowledge would be a competitive advantage for me. Two, it will makes me more efficient to get my works done. A deep understanding about every phase in the project life cycle and proper application of project management will help me to visualize my future works in a project, which would allow me to prepare for the works in advance.

My previous professional experience will be the complement for the theory taught in every module. I believe it will be a solid foundation for me to success in MSc Engineering Project Management in Lancaster University. At the same time, it would be a good reference for other students during the course and benefit the program.

Graduate / Why Should We Offer You a Place? - Personal Statement for University of Manchester [2]

Hello guys, looking forward for your advice for my personal statement.
here is the prompt

Please provide a brief (500 words max) personal statement to help us form a more complete impression of you. We recommend you follow a structure like the one below.

Project Management is a growing field in my country, as the impact of government implementation of Master Plan for Acceleration and Expansion the Country Economic Development (MPAEED) aiming for high economic growth. Consequently, the well qualified professional in Project Management field would be required as the part of MPAEED Project Execution.

As a pioneer with proven reputation in Project Management education, University of Manchester have developed a strong industry related course structure to ensure the application of project management up to date and relevant to current practice. Moreover, as a part of engineering school, this program offers development in technical expertise as well as project management tools & techniques which would help students to see problems with various point of view, leading to a more comprehensive problem solving and better decision making. Those benefit above have led me to confidently select Engineering Project Management MSc in University of Manchester.

My job as a Project Engineer in engineering team of raw material handling & storage division has enhance my analytical and critical thinking skill in problem solving frame during the engineering design phase. I believe those skills will be important to develop a critical approach about a subject aiming at a schematic problem solving for the Project Management Research Methods study during my Dissertation project.

Moreover, a position as a Project Management & Control in Harbor Stockyard Project has provide me a further challenge in my career due to the broad responsibility to handle and has benefit me in several ways. One, it provide me the hands on experience to planning and progress monitoring of the project which would be a great foundation for the study of Project Management & Control. Two, the position has exposed me with the knowledge about EPC contract application in the project which would come handy for the Contract Management Study as a strategic skill in project implementation.

Beside the above professional experience, I periodically engage with the community in my company. I spend time to do the knowledge sharing activity and provide training for the junior colleague. I am one of the engineer selected to provide pre-departure training for our project team member before they was sent for the overseas training. Those experience hone my communication and presentation skill which would be beneficial for me to present the concept, idea, and communicating the result of my research in my Dissertation.

My previous education has also provide me with Industrial Management and Sociology Industry module which is relevant to the Project Management and Applied Project Management studies.

In conclusion, as an experienced and passionate candidate who is seeking a future career in the Project Management field, I believe that I would be a suitable candidate for University of Manchester Engineering Project Management Program. My Previous experience has provide me with the skills necessary to ensure my successful completion of the program. In the end, I believe the program would benefit me by keeping me competitive for my future career development.

Graduate / Motivation Letter for Master of Production Engineering [5]

Dear my respected friends in essay forum,

I am looking forward for your suggestion regarding my Motivation Letter for Admission in Master of Production Engineering.
I would like to have some feedback regarding the effective wording, coherency of my essay, etc.
Here is the prompt guidance:

•The letter of motivation should not exceed one page and must be in English.
•The autobiographic section can be fairly brief, since submitting a CV is mandatory.
•Other than the above there are no standardised forms or templates for the letter of motivation, since the letter/s should be personal.

Manufacturing has been proven to play an important role in economic development of a country. The emergence of the US and Japan in the 20th century and the rise of South Korea, Taiwan, and China as the new industrializing countries in Asia has shown that manufacturing sector can be the pathway to a country prosperity. Indonesia is on the right track to develop its manufacturing sector to be the main driver for the country economic growth. Currently listed as one of the world's top 10 manufacturers by UNIDO, Indonesia aiming to move from a country exporting primary products into industrial country exported finished manufactured goods.

As a professional with experiences both in project and industrial operation, the condition above has create a challenging scenario for me. With aim to take Indonesian Manufacturing Company to be a reputable company in Asia, I have decided to pursue Master Degree in Production Engineering to enhance my knowledge and leverage my career to overcome upcoming challenge in Indonesia Manufacturing Industry.

The modern manufacturing industry has been shifted from process improvement oriented into a more balance orientation between process improvement, efficient management, and human resource development to stay competitive in the recent volatile economic condition. Master of Production Engineering in [University Name] offers a unique program with the combination of technical, economic, and management aspects, as well as human factor which would help students to analyze problems from various point of view. I believe this holistic approach would be a key factor in comprehensive problem solving ahead.

Furthermore, as a professional engineer, applicability of every knowledge learned is essential. Problem solving pedagogy adopted by [University Name] in their program ensure that student to learn the right tools to solve the problems. Additionally, industry visit and field studies will ensure the students understand how to apply the knowledge they have learned in the real industrial case. These benefits have led me to confidently select Master of Production Engineering in [University Name].

Being admitted on Master of Production Engineering in [University Name], I hope to learn the recent development in Production Engineering which is relevant to current practice and support sustainable production system of a company. Moreover, I would like to improve my decision making skill through holistic approach of the problems by using the right tools. For the community, I aiming to learn how to enhance the working condition by creating comfortable environment to improve the productivity of the employee in the company.

My extensive experience in the previous work will be a solid foundation for every module taught in the program as the real industrial reference. Additionally, my presentation skill gained from my teaching experience will benefit me to present my idea and communicating the result of my assignment, project, and master thesis. I believe my experience and skill above will ensure my success as a Master Student in [University Name].