Assignment here coming to an end!

It has been one tough journey here in Dallas. This experience would be afresh in my memory for very long time to come. I could not enjoy this weather as much as I did in the last summer in Cincinnati. In weather as warm as this, tennis should have been one task in the evening but unfortunately not. I lost 2-3 pounds weight after coming here, which isn’t something I can proudly say. Vishnu, a friend of mine in Cincinnati, would hate to hear that! I am more and more conscious about my weight now.

This implementation for the beverages department of Cadbury Schweppes has been one major experience in terms of dealing with a poorly designed transactional system and the timelines that initially seemed impossible. Colleagues around also make it hard at times but that is the way it is. You got to love it when you get to work with tough people. I am quite impressed with my own skills as this implementation comes close to being called a successful implementation and something that would add enormous value to the business teams. I feel happy as I could utilize all the skills I gained during my stay at Cincinnati for this implementation. It is definitely a great feeling to be able to deliver within the promised timelines; appreciations from customer make this whole experience one of the best.

This assignment would be remembered for the stay at this hotel more than anything else, I should say. Intown suites is worth the money, 2 weeks may be fine but it gets really difficult to live for 2 months. I am either on the bed or in the toilet all the time as if there is no better place to spend time! I will upload few pics into photo blog some time this week. I just need to pass another 3 weeks here before I hear about another assignment hopefully at another place. I came here for a week to install and configure but projects do not end with installations and configurations. I like projects being short term because I give my best only during the first few months into the project and I loose interest as time progresses. As time progresses, I start to think too much about the clock and that makes me very impatient at times. It is good to be out of projects after seeing them go LIVE.

Yet another assignment, set of people, experience and of course place. I expect that to be fun and interesting. There will be some uncertainty after this assignment about next assignment but what the heck; I am all prepared for it. I would like to be part of another assignment that is just starting which would throw another good challenge to deliver and at the same time makes it a great learning experience. I WISH MYSELF A GOOD LUCK!