Summer Internship – Full-Time

Roles and Responsibilities:

Assist with IT project coordination including project planning, resource tracking, and budget management
Overseeing IT contracts, sourcing agreements, and managing small-scale projects
Tracking and managing IT-related expenditures against budget, taking ownership of account management and
payment for IT expenses and supporting and managing IT Procurement alongside Director, PMO, and CIO.

What I learned from this amazing experience:

“Stop and process first”
“Don’t get so caught up in a process as it will make you think robotically. Also, do not worry about perfection – IT IS OK TO MAKE A MISTAKE”
Way of communication throughout the organization.
Importance of Teams app.
Importance of outlook calendar and how it’s used.
While managing the IT finances, I learned:
- How to pay invoices
- Setting auto-pay for payments
- Troubleshooting problems with payments
- Communication with different types of vendors
- Tracking of all the payments and invoices
Learned about various types of contracts that are signed, such as:
- Statement of Work
- Various types of Quotes
- Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreements
- Sales Agreement
- Purchase Agreements
- Lease Agreements and many more.
Was part of the OneStream implementation project.
- Learned how to take in-depth notes of follow-ups, actions, and conversations that need to be had in the future.
- Attended various meetings with Finance heads and consultants.

A little summary of my internship experience is shared in the attached document: Final Report

Fall Internship – Part-Time

Roles and Responsibilities:

Provides coordination and logistics for meetings and manages project schedules and calendars
Monitors and leads quality improvement for PMO projects and deliverables
Supports and manages IT Procurement alongside Program Manager and CIO
Monitors and updates project plans, tasks, and activities ensuring project deliverables are completed on schedule
Maintain, configure, and support KeyedIn (ACR’s PPM Tool) and project SharePoint sites
Participate in PPM upgrades, enhancements, and work with the vendor to resolve defects

What I learned from this amazing experience:

Way of communication throughout the organization.
What KeyedIn is.
Use and importance of KeyedIn.
Importance of planning, structuring, and iterating.
Importance of taking one step at a time and not trying to finish everything in one go.
Tracking progress.
Taking proper notes and following up on action items.
Multitasking
Scheduling meetings with key stakeholders with different availabilities.
Improved my confidence and communications skills.
Learned working at a faster pace with greater efficiency.
Improved my problem-solving skills.

More about my internship experience: https://community.mis.temple.edu/mis3581sec002fall2021/

A little summary of my internship experience is shared in the attached document: Final Report – Fall