Training Time Scheduler For Zimasco Shurugwi And South Dyke Division

ABSTRACT

ThebasisofthisprojectwastodevelopaTrainingtimeSchedulerforZimasco

ShurugwiandSouthdykedivision(Trainingdepartment).Themainfocusofthe

system istotrytocurbproblemsthatareassociatedwithschedulingofcourses,

facilitatorsandvenuesthroughoutthewholeyear.Everyyearendthedepartment

gathersnecessarytraining information from the training needsand begin the

schedulingprocess.Thisisdoneonaspreadsheetonrowsandcolumns.Toderive

anannualtrainingplanitdemandsadedicatedthreeweeks(workinghourbasis)at

most.Withthisathandithascreatedanopportunityformetohaveanin-depth

researchonhowtocomputerizeandeasetheburdenthatthetrainingdepartmentis

experiencing.

Therewerevariousfactgatheringmethodologiesthatwerecarriedouttocomeup

withacomprehensivedetailofhowthemanualsystem works,thechallengesthat

theyfaceandalsotheirhopesofcomputerization.Theresultsofthefactgathering

clearlyhighlightedthatsurelythereisaneedfordevelopingacomputerizedtraining

timeschedulerthatmeetsthecurrentproblems.Thesystem developmentprocess

camejustontime,whenZimascowasupgradingtoMicrosoftOffice2010.The

upgrade managed to integrate the MicrosoftOutlook with the training time

schedulerallowingthesystem toauto-generatenotificationsthatwillbesendto

usersoncescheduledforanevent.

Thetrainingdepartmentadoptedthefinalapplicationandhaveimplementeditona

parallelruntoevaluateitsbenefit.Timeandresourceswereamajordrawbackto

manymodificationsandenhancementstothesystem henceIrecommendthatmore

time and resources mustbe given to work on additionalmodules such as

incorporatingansmsgatewaythatautomaticallynotifiesspecificusersovermobile

networks.Afterthe system has been fully appreciated itthen calls forthe

departmenttoimplementitinotherdivisions.