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Wall-e and 9 movie

2011-01-13T17:54:00.000-08:00

Watch at least two of the following movies:

• Make a comprehensive reaction paper for the two movies in no less than 300 words each.
• Make a comparative analysis of the two movies you chosen.

My chosen Movies:
Wall e
9

One of the movie that I have watched is Wall-E .Wall E is a animated movie that talks about a robot that help people to realize that they the worth of earth and they should take all work in computerized way.
This movie makes me fascinated since it is a animated and the story is amazing. It is all about a robot named Wall-e, who is a designed to clean up a waste-covered Earth. The Earth for that days is just intend to be a trash can of all defective metals and wall-e is there to clean . Wall –e Found out a plant and bring it at home .As people found out that the earth produce plant ,they design Eve to examine ,where does it that planted. As Wall-e found out Eve in the earth, he had fallen in love right away. As Eve brings the plant to ships where people are living, wall-e follows her. In that he found out how people depend on a new technology. They don’t know how to stand, work and even eat using their hands.
With those memory that Eve has realizes humanity must return to restore their home. The captain wants the plant to die but Wall-e protected it. Since Wall-e is a defective robots, it is hard for him to do task for the best of the community. People that time doesn’t know how beautiful is the earth but then when eve and Wall-e put the plant into the holo-detector to activate the ship's hyper jump back to Earth. People realize how beautiful does the earth and how much the value of plant in living.
After that Wall-e’s is repair but memory had gone but then, Wall-e and Eve live happily and join people and robots in building up again the earth.

The next movie that Ive seen is Nine ,this movie is all a animated movie that talk about saving the earth, the movie entitled 9.

9 is a 2009 American computer-animated science fantasy film. It is about a 9 rug dolls that invented to restore the life in earth. These dolls were design to fight such Fabrication Machine which turned on mankind and used its machines to wipe out all organic life with toxic gas. One of these dolls is named as 9. He was awakening alone in a place but then he is found by the other 8 rug dolls. There story is evolve on war with fabrication machine that the earth is became lifeless. They had fought them and many lives of dolls were gone but then 9 found the way to destroy their enemies. He went back to the place where he awakens. In that place he found a video telling the tactics to destroy those machines. After that they bring out the life of earth.

Comparison:
The two movies are really a futuristic movie, really fascinating to watch since people made this movie is really good .They use a high tech equipment to produce the quality that the viewer be captivate. Both movies shown that how important of the earth. Because of that it can be live by the people and by the robots. It tells that people should not relay their future on robots only but instead, they should do it by their own.

Me as a future IT professional

2011-01-04T22:28:00.000-08:00

As a future IT professional, what do you think will be your contributions for the development of technology based on what you learned from college? Define each and state its implications towards our IT society and industry.

Having a IT profession which learned from many years of studying in college and also experiences on its field , it implies contribution on one’s self and also on society. It has proven to in our country IT professionals are really contributed a lot not only in their company but they also build up our industry to level on other higher country.

Being an IT student, I have a task to prove on myself that I could also contribute for the development of technology .I may say that learning in college is not enough for me to learn much about this profession but soon when I gain much experience on my field I could say I am also a contributor for the development of technology on our society.

But then before we could say that lets define what may my contribution for the development of technology based on what I have learned from college.

Contribute analyzing skill which need by an organization – This skill is develop through out in our college life, which also our critical thinking skill. This skill may contribute a lot to a company that is in need to evaluate on adopting a technology fit for their organization. Such being a system analyst which comprehend the process of understanding in detail what a system should be accomplish or problem solver.

Cooperating in developing future IT projects- With cooperation within the group of people who develop a IT project may bring a success for their project. Even if , you doesn’t have a lot to contribute ,but a single work may help .

Contribute skill about Data Security within the Network- This skill is important to a organization specially in the privacy of a their data, the security of their network . Having this skill may be critical since it handles the working processes of the organization.

Managing Skills- this skills may contribute to help accomplish a work in time .Managing is one of the hard thing to do if individual doesn’t know how to manage , it may loss lots of his accomplish job.

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Why Technology is on us

2010-12-24T03:04:00.000-08:00

Enumerate reasons why we use technology today. What are some points that have influenced us? What are the factors involved in technology change?

It had been encountered and emphasize many times to us IT student about technology. It had been discussed well on our discussion on this subject about the evolution of technology .The past, present and also the future technology that may involved in our community. In this case study, we are to discuss the reasons and the points why this technology influence us and the factors for the fast changing of technology.

With all those learning about technology, I can now enumerate not much but few of my understanding about why this technology influence us much.

We all know for the past times, people are searching for the better of living .In such way, the can communicate to their love one’s which made it able by Alexander Graham Bell when he made the telephone. They can watch entertainment, hear radio and also have their computers. There are also the transportation such us airplanes etc. This is discussed to us on our meeting discussion.

Searching for the better of living is not only for the past times but also for today. People really doesn’t contented in what they have. People explore and investigate the possibilities that may give much better than those things develop in the past. That’s why technology changes. In such way, like now technology is actually in it state of fast changing. You can’t imagine the time span of develop technology of the past and the technology now. It is really short; today technology is so “high tech”.

Because of this, people easily adopt it. For the convenience, easy life, and for saying that they are “sossy” like people whom love gadgets. These are the factors that I can say about technology is in our lives. For me without it, we can say that education is useless in some reasons.

summer assign1(SAD1)GOOD CHARACTERISTIC OF SYSTEM ANALYST

2010-04-27T21:56:00.000-07:00

Based on your learnings of chapter 1, identify and discuss some characteristics you have as a good Systems Analyst. (at least 1000 words)

“Another chapter ,another batch of assignment , not in MIS but now in SAD1.”
“Another write up in formulating new ideas ,learnings”

In these summer instead of vacation ; summer class is the schedule we had. Another write ups is starting all over again but it’s okay ,we used to it already. These makes us trigger , so we should post on time or else papers and ballpens are waiting for us and start counting on the write number of words.
I had fascinating feeling our class on these summer, though we are use to discussion, reporting, writing a blog but these summer is special then the other class we had on semester. These is because we had a great time in our summer class.

Before I enjoy taking with these summer class we had ,I should discuss these assignments which is identify and discuss some characteristics you have as a good Systems Analyst.

Last Wednesday(April 21,2010) our discussion starts . The first discussion we had is all about the characteristic of a good System Analyst which reported by the first group composed by Ms.Charmaine Dayanan and Ms.Ida Duguran. They have discuss to us what is an System Analyst and what is it’s purpose on our subject SAD(System Analyst and Design ).they have also tackled the role of a system analyst and how big role that the system analyst should have.

For the pass time all I know that a system analyst is concerns only with the system, and analyzing the flow of system ,but then when they have discussed to us, I’ve enlighten that a System Analyst is dealing with the need of the organization ,which he/she should solve the desired system problem need by an organization. By these system analyst proposed a system and the boss of an organization will do the next , if he/she support the system analyst.

As I have remember Sir Gamboa stated that not only and IT or CS can be a system analyst but also those people who know to understand the problem of an organization but we are learning these, for us to equip knowledge in solving such problem. I have wrote there slides on what is system analysis so lets discuss it.

System Analysis -is a process of understanding in detail what a system should be accomplish or problem solver.

The System Analysis should be equip with the system analyst for him or her to understand the process of understanding of a system need by an organization. System analyst is a agent of change because they could serve for the change on the flow of na organization. To be a System Analyst , he or she must understand the organization,its culture mission and objective.

I have listed Knowledge and Skills Required of a System Analyst. These are the following:

---Technical knowledge and Technical |Skills
-The analyst should have much understanding in the fundamental knowledge in computers/peripheral device, file database, input and output components and alternative
-how could a system analyst solve the system’s problem if he/she doesn’t have enough knowledge and understanding with computers , and all about new technology for an organization.

*Analyst uses tools such
-software product package
- Visual modeling tools and code generating tools.
These are the tools should be used by an System Analyst in solving the need of an organization. These should be equip to a system analyst to understand by an organization what is his/her want to say with the flow of system since it more understandable if it is drawn that it is written. Using modeling tools is a tools to understand the system’s flow and the interaction of the user and the system as well .Coding is a tools to develop the system.

*Analyst understand techniques
-project planning should be a system analyst technique and the cost benefits of the system should its proposal for it may help in the success of the proposed system

--Business knowledge and Business Skills
- Analyst must understand the business function performed by an organization
-functional work process and organization structure
-How could be an system analyst become one of a kind analyst if he/she doesn’t care with the organization structure he belongs .What is a system analyst be its proposal if he/ she doesn’t have enough knowledge to the business function and functional work process of an organization. System analyst should know the business function performed by an organization.

---People Skills
-effective communication
-how people relate to one work

-People skills should be equipped on a System Analyst not only in SA but also to all people who work in an organization. These skills help a system analyst to gather information, to relate to one another. By his/her effective communication, system analyst will know easily the things that an organization need.

Ethics +Integrity=balance

Ethics-external system of rules and laws
Integrity-is an internal system of principle which guides our behavior

As I have learned from the report of Ms.Duguran, she elaborated that these two should be combined to have an equal manner that the System analyst should have. It is because system analyst is prone to the critical information of an organization. Having integrity and ethics to a person specially a system analyst for them to behave well Since System Analyst involved with the data business function of an organization , he/she should be trusted on the confidentiality of information of an organization.

To sum it up:
System Analyst is the one who solve for the organization need; if SA fails, organization also fails. These are why SA should have a manner of those two things the ethics and integrity.

System Analyst is the one who handle the system problem and proposed a solution to help the organization. Its concern is all about how he/she could understand the need and what should be the things to consider in proposing a system to help the organization he/she is into. The analyst must have an integrity and ethics to be trusted. For her/him gain much opportunity with his/her organization.

Assignment 9(MIS2)

2010-02-15T19:15:00.000-08:00

The pace of change seems to increase relentlessly, especially changes involving information technology. Using your crystal ball, identify and discuss three changes likely to have substantial impact on your school services in the next three year

In these stage of evolution of the earth ,we can't deny that pace of change seems to increase relentlessly, especially changes involving information technology. IT is because many of us are using the new technology as the earth evolve new update with IT/IS were develop so if people doesn't adopt IT change it may behind you in the things going on in this world especially in businesses and firms. Such that our schooling we are aiming of high quality education ,in that we should adopt IT changes for substantial impact of our university.

Information technology (IT) changes rapidly, seriously challenging IT management. In response, many organizations create a formal group of IT professionals to evaluate emerging IT so they can better cope with its change. A survey based on structured interviews was mailed to a nationwide sample of 1,000 IT organizations. Two hundred forty-six respondents provided data to identify categories of coping mechanisms to handle changing IT. Five categories emerged: Education and Training, Internal Procedures, Vendor Support, Consultant Support, and Endurance. Organizations apply Education and Training more extensively than the others. Thus the research contributes to understanding the means by which organizations cope with rapid IT change. The research also found that organizations with a group dedicated to investigating emerging IT cope more extensively, but not more successfully, than do those without one. Thus the research contributes not only by providing an understanding of how organizations cope with rapid IT change, but also by suggesting the need to achieve more from the group charged with emerging IT.
the industries that supply the electronic technology are among the most competitive in the world, striving day and night to launch faster and more powerful systems. Technology strengthens competition, while competition boosts technology. Here is a self-feeding spiral that promotes not merely rapid change, but ever-accelerating change.

Here are my Aspiring Information Technology change :
It is all about system may implement for the school services.

e-Information technology services- IT change in learning process
As I have read information and the some site about Information Technology service in online form and it is implemented to its university of the other country .I found myself to be interested that it could be apply to our university .Well ,as I have already notice higher years has a project that is the same as this e services .These project could be implemented that likely have substantial impact to our university. It is because not only in Institute of computing could use it but also other colleges ,faculties eventually the university itself and may use by the other university.
This E-information technology is a online services of learning information or knowledge. IT contains support documentation and instructions for University and supported software packages. It search capabilities allow you to search for key words related to the information you are interested in finding
This may develop for the easy way of getting university’s IT services that everyone could access

System for the university clinic
Having a system concerning our clinic has a good impact to our university .This would help managing the services of university clinic. We already know that clinic has important role concerning people in the university and we found out that they are use manual way of managing medicines and its services and they can’t entertain student much . The new system would help to manage student, faculties to find time to check up even one semester for knowing our health and avail their services .It would help monitoring the medicines and health equipment.

E voting system
This would help student council in counting of vote and for the student in voting of nominees in our university .It would also help our university in adopting IT change . It may a proud for a university that we, could also avail of e voting services .IT has a big and substantial impact in our university.As I know this system is a project of our classmate in SE .It is a idea concerning our university.

References:
http://www.jmis-web.org/articles/v17_n4_p183/index.html

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Assignment 8( MIS2)

2010-02-07T02:58:00.001-08:00

fast forward ..., you were hired and have been tasked to develop a strategic information systems plan for a company.
The company officers have extended an invitation for you to meet with them to discuss the direction of the company. Before this meeting, they have asked that you provide a list of questions with some explanation about the
\"why\" of the question so they can be prepared, thus maximizing the output from this meeting.

I In this assignment, we are asked that if we are hired and have been tasked to develop a strategic information systems plan for a company .That company asked us to discuss the direction of the company and provide a list of question with some explanation about the why for maximizing the output from the meeting.
So do, I imagine that if one day Iwill be hired to do tasks for developing strategic information system of one’s company I would
think first what is the company’s business involved then think about the plans of the company for the next year .I would prepare question for them to answer and for me the analyze the situation and the things the that the company’plan for their businesses .But before I formulate some question ,we should understand more about the Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP).

Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) is a continuous planning activity that ensures Information and Communication Technology (ICT) implementation in an organization is aligned with business strategies, improves organizational process effectiveness, creates business opportunities and contributes to organizational competitiveness An SISP methodology is especially useful for the inexperienced SISP developerbecause it provides a systematic guideline to carry out the IS strategy formulation process. It is generally a guideline for solving a problem, with specific components such as phases, tasks, methods, techniques and tools [Methodology benefits managers by providing information to plan, review and control projects. Generally methodologies arecomprised of the following four elements: providing an opinion of what needs to be solved.

These are are things to consider in making (SISP)StrategicInformation Systems Planning

Situation Analysis-
Description of where we are today, internal and external , business and IS

Strategy Formulation-
Description of where we (the company)want to be ,business and IS

Strategy Implementation- Plans
how we (the company)are going to get there from IS stand outpoint.

In these information we can understand the things should be consider in SISP of the company.It can help also to formulate question to formulate a questions to understand more about the company and here are my questions for the company:

·
What is company’s plan for the future?
-for me to analyze the things the company want to do for the future and why the need SISP for planning for their company for me to initiate the impact of my SISP for the company.It would be useful for thecompany

Is Stategic Information Systems Plan useful for the
company?Why?
-To understand why company need SISP ,Is this the key for their success? And understand company’s
plans.

· What is the vision objective ,goals and priorities of the company?
-To understand well the interest of the
company.

·
What is the current IS environment company?
-To know the capacity of the company in implementing the SISP.

·
What is the competitive advantage of the company and disadvantage ?
-To know the valuable effect of the plans if it would make the company be
more competitive or it would not.
·
What are the threats and opportunities facing the company?
-To grab ideas in what to do with the company .

Is the company willing to provide risk involving budget?
-To know if in what way the company use money for implementing project.This would identify if the company is worthy in hiring to develop their Strategic
information system plan .Having a good budget SISP would be more success.

·
How they handle changes?
-With this changes we could identify the risk of company in taking the risk .So we should understand to plan strategy in handling IS changes
in the company

assignment 7All about GOOGLE

2010-01-31T03:49:00.000-08:00

Google is a highly successful Internet business. Recently they have broadened their scope with a multitude of new tools. Research Google’s business model and answer the following questions below. You may add additional information not included in these questions

As we have seen and notice right now internet is expanding all over the world and we can’t deny that almost a hundred percent of the people rely in the internet for sustaining their everyday work of living. These proves how internet business spescially Google Inc. is a highly successful Internet business because everyone used it for displaying ads for their businesses , in search services . Its shows how big success does the google had gone in world of internet business . Before we tackle much about Google Inc., we should define it
Google Inc.is a search engine technology, the paid search services (AdWords, AdSense, Partnerships), online display ads, offlince channels, mobile ads and other products, the online advertising market trends and forces. Google Inc., starting from just a smart algorithm, has developed a totally new business model, has become in a few years the world leading search engine, has developed winning applications as Google Earth, Google Video, Google Maps, Gmail, and is enjoying a huge success. Google, starting from scratch, has won the challenge against a giant like Microsoft and against the previous search engine market leaders Yahoo, Lycos, Altavista, Excite.
As I have read the writngs of Keith H. Hammonds in How Google Grows...and Grows...and Grows he said that performance is the envy of executives and engineers around the world ... For techno-evangelists, Google is a marvel of Web brilliance ... For Wall Street, it may be the IPO that changes everything (again) ... But Google is also a case study in savvy management -- a company filled with cutting-edge ideas, rigorous accountability, and relentless attention to detail.It shows that even though it started only in 1995 and in 1998 its named as a top engine and as time gone by Google launches many services for the best services of their client and now we by avail Google services through our phone See how amazing , What more in the next year?

Who are their competitors?

Yahoo Inc.- s an American computer services company with a mission to "be the most essential global Internet service for consumers and businesses". It operates an Internet portal, the Yahoo! Directory and a host of other services including the popular Yahoo! Mail.
Microsoft Corporation- Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software, each of which has achieved near ubiquity in the desktop computer market. Microsoft also involves in different fields like online search engine market(www.msn.com), instant messaging(MSN messenger), gaming industry(X-Box) and TV network(MSNBC) etc, its core business is still focused on software manufacture. Its dominance of operating system and office software contributes most to its huge profit.
America Online, or AOL for short, is a U.S.-based online service provider, Internet service provider, and media company operated by Time Warner. Based in Dulles, Virginia, a community in Loudoun County, Virginia, with regional branches around the world, it is by far the most successful proprietary online service, with more than 32 million subscribers at one point in the US, Canada, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Latin America (declared bankrupt in 2004), Japan and formerly Russia.
DIRECT COMPETITOR COMPARISON

How have they used information technology to their advantage?
Google was an innovator of the Business Model. Google delivered all these great new products basically for free, enticing and luring million of users worldwide, with the result of building the Brand in an outstanding, quite unbelievable way - and did it so fast.

Google has had success with other products abroad, most notably its Orkut social network which has bombed domestically to its MySpace, Facebook, and LinkedIn brethren, yet has taken off in huge countries such as India and Brazil soit be careful in delivering their services.
Google should be sensitive to cultural sensitivities and will face different regulatory environments abroad, but the truth is that Google has been remarkably successful internationally in large part due to the international word-of-mouth generated by their product and feature set.

How competitive are they in the market?

Google is a competetive in the market because of the services it offers, .How it helps the other business in promoting it world wide.Google corresponds a structure that has a good objective for their client.Providing them a reliable sources of information.

What new services do they offer?

NEXUS ONE
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Google Flu Trends-
How does this work?
We've found that certain search terms are good indicators of flu activity. Google Flu Trends uses aggregated Google search data to estimate current flu activity around the world in near real-time

Google Maps Navigation on your mobile phone
Want a new phone with Google Maps Navigation pre-installed? ... These services are free from Google, but carrier charges may apply. ©2009 Google - Mobile ...

Google Fast Flip
Week in review: All about Apple's iPad, how a tweet revived service. ... BBC News - Eye 'gouging' at Kent rugby match probed by police .... 2009 Google –

Google Voice
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What makes them so unique?

I’ve read a blog and its said that “One thing that has become evident to me is that Google grows in an organic fashion, unlike any other company I know of. Google develops tools that are internally useful and then releases them to the world. Google does not develop products to sell to the world. Google does not have external contracts, at least in the traditional sense, ” “Google is obviously best known for search and for ads associated with search. This is in essence Google’s one true product. It is the one feature Google developed for the outside world. When Google developed search it was no different from a small company. It is what Google has done since then that makes Google different.” “Google doesn’t answer to any external power. They don’t have anyone they have to deliver a product to. There is no contract with a deadline. Due to not having any external dependencies, Google can continuously iterate over a product until it reaches a state of near perfection. It can stay in internal testing as long as Google wants and no one is going to care. See Gmail, Google Maps, etc. This then allows Google to use the perfect form of the agile process. Continuous iterations and testing and development, continues improvement. Then as Google sees fit, release the products. As they get better and better, more people use them and more money from ads come in. It’s beautiful.”
It is so true statement of a writer and I agree with that ,Infact google services expand more every year google has just a simple .Google Inc. is a complex one, and involves more factors. It's a mix of smart decisions, excellent marketing strategy, great advisors, highly innovative and risky business model, and great products.

How competitive are they in the international market?

Obviously, Google has had success in the international environment, including greater market share than in the domestic market, that every Internet company would covet. This analysis delves deeper into Google's international efforts.They are competetive in the international market by giving much effort in their services, and give provide client a good services and a reliable sources of information .
Google should continue to grow their in-country teams significantly in order to best overcome cultural and sales hurdles and take advantage of unique opportunities and the gigantic world market that is growing at a quicker pace than the U.S. market. Recent stats point to European e-commerce in a position to surge past U.S. e-commerce.

References:
http://www.glgroup.com/News/Google-International--Greater-Market-Share-Now-Distancing-from-the-Pack-to-Come-18168.html
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/69/google.html
http://www.vertygoteam.com/google_marketing_strategy.php
http://www.programmersparadox.com/2008/03/17/googles-unique-advantage/
http://www.googlelabs.com/?q=google new services as of 2009&apps=Search Labs
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/co?s=GOOG

MIS2(assignment6)

2010-01-04T21:31:00.000-08:00

Identify and discuss the steps for "critical success factors" approach?

What is a Critical Success Factor?

Critical Success Factors (CSF’s) are the critical factors or activities required for ensuring the success your business. The term was initially used in the world of data analysis, and business analysis.
Most smaller and more pragmatic businesses can still use CSF’s but we need to take a different, more pragmatic approach.
Critical Success Factors have been used significantly to present or identify a few key factors that organizations should focus on to be successful.
As a definition, critical success factors refer to "the limited number of areas in which satisfactory results will ensure successful competitive performance for the individual, department, or organization”
Critical Success Factors are the areas of your business or project that are absolutely essential to its success. By identifying and communicating these CSFs, you can help ensure your business or project is well-focused and avoid wasting effort and resources on less important areas. By making CSFs explicit, and communicating them with everyone involved, you can help keep the business and project on track towards common aims and goals.

A slight distinction must be made when considering CSFs as a strategic driver at the organ-izational or enterprise level (as is done in this report). In this context, CSFs are more than just guiding principles; instead, they are considered to be an important component of a strate-gic plan that must be achieved in addition to the organization’s goals and objectives. While this distinction is subtle, it is intended to point out that an organization’s CSFs are not just to be “kept in mind”; their successful execution must drive the organization toward accomplish-ing its mission.
Many definitions of a CSF at the strategic planning level have already been provided in this report. In his seminal work on CSFs, Rockhart provides a useful summary of similar but dis-tinct definitions [
• key areas of activity in which favorable results are absolutely necessary to reach goals
9 This section relies heavily on the description of CSFs as documented in the original primer by John Rockhart and Christine Bullen [Rockhart 81]. Their work is still widely recognized as the initial definition of CSFs and the CSF approach. CMU/SEI-2004-TR-010 11
• key areas where things must go right for the business to flourish
• “factors” that are “critical” to the “success” of the organization
• key areas of activities that should receive constant and careful attention from manage-ment
• a relatively small number of truly important matters on which a manager should focus attention

4 Types of Critical Success Factor

1. Industry CSF's resulting from specific industry characteristics;
2. Strategy CSF's resulting from the chosen competitive strategy of the business;
3. Environmental CSF's resulting from economic or technological changes; and
4. Temporal CSF's resulting from internal organizational needs and changes.

Industry CSFs:
Every organization inherits a particular set of operating conditions and challenges that are inherent to the industry (or segment of the industry) in which it chose to do business. This results in a unique set of CSFs that organizations in a particular industry must achieve to maintain or increase their competitive positions, achieve their goals, and accomplish their missions. For example, consider an organization in the airline industry. As a member of this industry, the organization inherits CSFs such as “deliver on-time service” or “move away from the hub-and-spoke system.” Failure to achieve these CSFs may render the organization unable to stay competitive in its industry and may ultimately result in its exit.

Strategic CSFs:
these factors result from the specific competitive strategy chosen by the organization. The way in which the company chooses to position themselves, market themselves, whether they are high volume low cost or low volume high cost producers, etc.

Environmental CSFs:
To be successful, an organization must be mindful of the macro environment in which it op-erates. A closed organization—one that does not fully interact with its external environ-ment—cannot survive in the long term. As a result, an organization must acknowledge the18 CMU/SEI-2004-TR-010environmental factors that can affect its ability to accomplish its mission. Environmental CSFs reflect the environmental factors over which the organization has very little control or ability to actively manage. By making these factors explicit, the organization can at least be mindful of them and actively monitor their performance relative to them.Environmental CSFs describe such conditions as current socio-political issues, the industry’s regulatory environment, and factors such as seasonality. For example, the airline industry has been dramatically affected by terrorist activities, which have forced changes in airport opera-tions and scheduling and have brought about new regulations with which airlines must com-ply. Unfortunately, airlines have very little control over this problem

Temporal CSFs
CSFs are tied to the long-term planning horizon of an organization. Over the strategic plan-ning period the organization’s CSFs may remain fairly constant, adjusted only when the or-ganization makes major changes, such as changing its mission or the industry in which it competes. However, at one time or another, every organization encounters temporary condi-tions or situations that must be managed for a specific period of time, while continuing to maintain its performance in all other areas. These temporary conditions or situations can re-sult in temporal CSFs—areas in which the organization must temporarily perform satisfacto-
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rily in order to ensure that its ability to accomplish its mission is not impeded.

Things that are measured get done more often than things that are not measured.
Each CSF should be measurable and associated with a target goal. You don't need exact measures to manage. Primary measures that should be listed include critical success levels (such as number of transactions per month) or, in cases where specific measurements are more difficult, general goals should be specified (such as moving up in an industry customer service survey.

Sample Success Factors

• Understanding of Market
• Marketing Variables
• Decision making

A Critical Success Factor Method

Start with a vision:
• Mission statement
• Develop 5-6 high level goals
• Develop hierarchy of goals and their success factors
• Lists of requirements, problems, and assumptions
• Leads to concrete requirements at the lowest level of decomposition (a single, implementable idea) Along the way, identify the problems being solved and the assumptions being made Cross-reference usage scenarios and problems with requirements
• Analysis matrices
• Problems vs. Requirements matrix
• Usage scenarios vs. Requirements matrix
• Solid usage scenarios
• Relationship to Usage Scenarios
• Usage scenarios or "use cases"; provide a means of determining:
o Are the requirements aligned and self-consistent?
o Are the needs of the user being met as well as those of the enterprise?
o Are the requirements complete
• Results of the Analysis

In an attempt to write good CSF's, a number of principles could help to guide writers. These principles are:

• Ensure a good understanding of the environment, the industry and the company – It has been shown that CSF's have five primary sources, and it is important to have a good understanding of the environment, the industry and the company in order to be able to write them well. These factors are customized for companies and individuals and the customization results from the uniqueness of the organization.

• Build knowledge of competitors in the industry – While this principle can be encompassed in the previous one, it is worth highlighting separately as it is critical to have a good understanding of competitors as well in identifying an organization's CSF's Knowing where competitors are positioned, what their resources and capabilities are, and what strategies they will pursue can have an impact on an organization's strategy and also resulting CSF's

• Develop CSF's which result in observable differences – A key impetus for the development of CSF's was the notion that factors which get measured are more likely to be achieved versus factors which are not measured. Thus, it is important to write CSF's which are observable or possibly measurable in certain respects such that it would be easier to focus on these factors. These don't have to be factors that are measured quantitatively as this would mimic key performance indicators; however, writing CSF's in observable terms would be helpful.

• Develop CSF's that have a large impact on an organization's performance – By definition, CSF's are the "most critical" factors for organizations or individuals. However, due care should be exercised in identifying them due to the largely qualitative approach to identification, leaving many possible options for the factors and potentially results in discussions and debate. In order to truly have the impact as envisioned when CSF's were developed, it is important to thus identify the actual CSF's, i.e. the ones which would have the largest impact on an organization's (or individual's) performance.

Here are the ideas that, used iteratively, will help you identify the CSFs for your business or project:

Establish
your business's or project's mission and strategic goals (click here for help doing this.)

Think
of business or project activity is essential to achieve this goal?"

Evaluate
the list of candidate CSFs to find the absolute essential elements for achieving success - these are your Criticial Success Factors.As you identify and evaluate candidate CSFs, you may uncover some new strategic objectives or more detailed objectives. So you may need to define your mission, objectives and CSFs iteratively.

Identify
how you will monitor and measure each of the CSFs.

Communicate
your CSFs along with the other important elements of your business or project's strategy.

Keep monitoring and reevaluating your CSFs to ensure you keep moving towards your aims. Indeed, whilst CSFs are sometimes less tangible than measurable goals, it is useful to identify as specifically as possible how you can measure or monitor each one.

References:
http://rapidbi.com/created/criticalsuccessfactors.htm[flash][/flash]l
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/reports/04tr010.pdf
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_80.htm

MIS2 assignment4

2009-12-30T08:01:00.000-08:00

You were invited by the university president to prepare an IS plan for the university, discuss what are the steps in order to expedite the implementation of the IS Plan.
In creating IS plan for the university there are many things to tackled and talked about .Some of these are we should analyze positive and negative effect of the plan , understand the role of ISP , know the risk management of the plan ,how to implement those plan .
Planning for information systems, as for any other system, begins with the identification of needs. In order to be effective, development of any type of computer-based system should be a response to need--whether at the transaction processing level or at the more complex information and support systems levels. Such planning for information systems is much like strategic planning in management. Objectives, priorities, and authorization for information systems projects need to be formalized. The systems development plan should identify specific projects slated for the future, priorities for each project and for resources, general procedures, and constraints for each application area. The plan must be specific enough to enable understanding of each application and to know where it stands in the order of development. Also the plan should be flexible so that priorities can be adjusted if necessary. King (King, 1995) in his recent article has argued that a strategic capability architecture - a flexible and continuously improving infrastructure of organizational capabilities – is the primary basis for a company's sustainable competitive advantage. He has emphasized the need for continuously updating and improving the strategic capabilities architecture. SISP is the analysis of a corporation’s information and processes using business information models together with the evaluation of risk, current needs and requirements. The result is an action plan showing the desired course of events necessary to align information use and needs with the strategic direction of the company (Battaglia, 1991). The same article emphasizes the need to note that SISP is a management function and not a technical one. This is consistent with the earlier distinction between the older data processing views and the modern strategic importance view of Information Systems. SISP thus is used to identify the best targets for purchasing and installing new management information systems and help an organization maximize the return on its information technology investment. A portfolio of computer-based applications is identified that will assist an organization in executing its business plans and realize its business goals. There is a growing realization that the application of information technology (IT) to a firm’s strategic activities has been one of the most common and effective ways to improve business performance.

This paper reviews the existing methodologies for SISP in an attempt to answer the critical question: how to move ahead and further improve the effectiveness of strategic planning for information-based enterprises? In particular, we examine their capacity for driving the development of corporate information systems ensuing the planning, and their potential to support economic evaluations of information systems investments.

The Perspective of Strategic Information Systems Planning
In order to put the planning for strategic information systems in perspective, the evolution of information systems according to the three-era model of John Ward, et al.(1990) is pertinent.According to this model there are three distinct, albeit overlapping, eras of information systems, dating back to the 60’s. The relationship over time of the three eras of information systems isshown in table 1:
business strategy, enable the business -business driven.

Strategic Information Systems Planning Methodologies
The task of strategic information systems planning is difficult and often time organizations do not know how to do it. Strategic information systems planning is a major change for organizations, from planning for information systems based on users’ demands to those based on business strategy. Also strategic information systems planning changes the planning characteristics in major ways. For example, the time horizon for planning changes from 1 year to 3 years or more and development plans are driven by current and future business needs rather than incremental user needs. Increase in the time horizon is a factor which results in poor response from the top management to the strategic information systems planning process as it is difficult to hold their attention for such a long period. Other questions associated with strategic information systems planning are related to the scope of the planning study, the focus of the planning exercise – corporate organization vs. strategic business unit, number of studies and their sequence, choosing a strategic information systems planning methodology or developing one if none is suitable, targets of planning process and deliverables. Because of the complexity of the strategic information systems planning process and uniqueness of each organization, there is no one best way to tackle it. Vitale, et al. (1986) classify SISP methodologies into two categories: impact and alignment. Impact methodologies help create and justify new uses of IT, while the methodologies in the “alignment”
Characteristics of a Quality ISP
A quality ISP must exhibit five distinct characteristics before it is useful. These five are presented in the table that follows.
Characteristic
Description
Timely
The ISP must be timely. An ISP that is created long after it is needed is useless. In almost all cases, it makes no sense to take longer to plan work than to perform the work planned.
Useable
The ISP must be useable. It must be so for all the projects as well as for each project. The ISP should exist in sections that once adopted can be parceled out to project managers and immediately started.
Maintainable
The ISP must be maintainable. New business opportunities, new computers, business mergers, etc. all affect the ISP. The ISP must support quick changes to the estimates, technologies employed, and possibly even to the fundamental project sequences. Once these changes are accomplished, the new ISP should be just a few computer program executions away.
Quality
While the ISP must be a quality product, no ISP is ever perfect on the first try. As the ISP is executed, the metrics employed to derive the individual project estimates become refined as a consequence of new hardware technologies, code generators, techniques, or faster working staff. As these changes occur, their effects should be installable into the data that supports ISP computation. In short, the ISP is a living document. It should be updated with every technology event, and certainly no less often than quarterly.
Reproducible
The ISP must be reproducible. That is, when its development activities are performed by any other staff, the ISP produced should essentially be the same. The ISP should not significantly vary by staff assigned.

Whenever a proposal for the development of an ISP is created it must be assessed against these five characteristics. If any fail or not addressed in an optimum way, the entire set of funds for the development of an ISP is risked.

Risk management
Risk management can therefore be considered the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events[1] or to maximize the realization of opportunities. Risks can come from uncertainty in financial markets, project failures, legal liabilities, credit risk, accidents, natural causes and disasters as well as deliberate attacks from an adversary. Several risk management standards have been developed including the Project Management Institute, the National Institute of Science and Technology, actuarial societies, and ISO standards.[2][3] Methods, definitions and goals vary widely according to whether the risk management method is in the context of project management, security, engineering, industrial processes, financial portfolios, actuarial assessments, or public health and safety.
The strategies to manage risk include transferring the risk to another party, avoiding the risk, reducing the negative effect of the risk, and accepting some or all of the consequences of a particular risk.
Certain aspects of many of the risk management standards have come under criticism for having no measurable improvement on risk even though the confidence in estimates and decisions increase.

Create a risk-management plan
Select appropriate controls or countermeasures to measure each risk. Risk mitigation needs to be approved by the appropriate level of management. For example, a risk concerning the image of the organization should have top management decision behind it whereas IT management would have the authority to decide on computer virus risks.
The risk management plan should propose applicable and effective security controls for managing the risks. For example, an observed high risk of computer viruses could be mitigated by acquiring and implementing antivirus software. A good risk management plan should contain a schedule for control implementation and responsible persons for those actions.
According to ISO/IEC 27001, the stage immediately after completion of the Risk Assessment phase consists of preparing a Risk Treatment Plan, which should document the decisions about how each of the identified risks should be handled. Mitigation of risks often means selection of security controls, which should be documented in a Statement of Applicability, which identifies which particular control objectives and controls from the standard have been selected, and why.

Method
For the most part, these methods consist of the following elements, performed, more or less, in the following order.
identify, characterize, and assess threats
assess the vulnerability of critical assets to specific threats
determine the risk (i.e. the expected consequences of specific types of attacks on specific assets)
identify ways to reduce those risks
prioritize risk reduction measures based on a strategy
Principles of risk management
The International Organization for Standardization identifies the following principles of risk management:[4]
Risk management should...
create value.
be an integral part of organizational processes.
be part of decision making.
explicitly address uncertainty.
be systematic and structured.
be based on the best available information.
be tailored.
take into account human factors.
be transparent and inclusive.
be dynamic, iterative and responsive to change.
be capable of continual improvement and enhancement
Risk management and business continuity
Risk management is simply a practice of systematically selecting cost effective approaches for minimising the effect of threat realization to the organization. All risks can never be fully avoided or mitigated simply because of financial and practical limitations. Therefore all organizations have to accept some level of residual risks.
Whereas risk management tends to be preemptive, business continuity planning (BCP) was invented to deal with the consequences of realised residual risks. The necessity to have BCP in place arises because even very unlikely events will occur if given enough time. Risk management and BCP are often mistakenly seen as rivals or overlapping practices. In fact these processes are so tightly tied together that such separation seems artificial. For example, the risk management process creates important inputs for the BCP (assets, impact assessments, cost estimates etc). Risk management also proposes applicable controls for the observed risks. Therefore, risk management covers several areas that are vital for the BCP process. However, the BCP process goes beyond risk management's preemptive approach and moves on from the assumption that the disaster will realize at some point.
What are the phases and steps in information system development?
· Planning,
· Analysis
· Design
· Development
· Testing
· Deployment
· Maintenance

Planning
Planning is a process for accomplishing purpose. It is blue print of business growth and a road map of development. It helps in deciding objectives both in quantitative and qualitative terms. It is setting of goals on the basis of objectives and keeping in view the resources.
What should a plan be?
A plan should be a realistic view of the expectations. Depending upon the activities, a plan can be long range, intermediate range or short range. It is the framework within which it must operate. For management seeking external support, the plan is the most important document and key to growth. Preparation of a comprehensive plan will not guarantee success, but lack of a sound plan will almost certainly ensure failure.
Purpose of Plan
Just as no two organizations are alike, so also their plans. It is therefore important to prepare a plan keeping in view the necessities of the enterprise. A plan is an important aspect of business. It serves the following three critical functions:
Helps management to clarify, focus, and research their business's or project's development and prospects.
Provides a considered and logical framework within which a business can develop and pursue business strategies over the next three to five years.
Offers a benchmark against which actual performance can be measured and reviewed.
Importance of the planning Process
A plan can play a vital role in helping to avoid mistakes or recognize hidden opportunities. Preparing a satisfactory plan of the organization is essential. The planning process enables management to understand more clearly what they want to achieve, and how and when they can do it.
A well-prepared business plan demonstrates that the managers know the business and that they have thought through its development in terms of products, management, finances, and most importantly, markets and competition.
Planning helps in forecasting the future, makes the future visible to some extent. It bridges between where we are and where we want to go. Planning is looking ahead.

Analysis
Business analysis as a discipline has a heavy overlap with requirements analysis sometimes also called requirements engineering, but focuses on identifying the changes to an organization that are required for it to achieve strategic goals. These changes include changes to strategies, structures, policies, processes, and information systems.
Examples of business analysis include:
Enterprise analysis or company analysis
focuses on understanding the needs of the business as a whole, its strategic direction, and identifying initiatives that will allow a business to meet those strategic goals.
Requirements planning and management
involves planning the requirements development process, determining which requirements are the highest priority for implementation, and managing change.
Requirements elicitation
describes techniques for collecting requirements from stakeholders in a project.
Requirements analysis
describes how to develop and specify requirements in enough detail to allow them to be successfully implemented by a project team.
Requirements communication
describes techniques for ensuring that stakeholders have a shared understanding of the requirements and how they will be implemented.
Solution assessment and validation
describes how the business analyst can verify the correctness of a proposed solution, how to support the implementation of a solution, and how to assess possible shortcomings in the implementation.
Design
The design concepts provide the software designer with a foundation from which more sophisticated methods can be applied. A set of fundamental design concepts has evolved. They are:
1.Abstraction - Abstraction is the process or result of generalization by reducing the information content of a concept or an observable phenomenon, typically in order to retain only information which is relevant for a particular purpose.
2.Refinement - It is the process of elaboration. A hierarchy is developed by decomposing a macroscopic statement of function in a stepwise fashion until programming language statements are reached. In each step, one or several instructions of a given program are decomposed into more detailed instructions. Abstraction and Refinement are complementary concepts.
3.Modularity - Software architecture is divided into components called modules.
4.Software Architecture - It refers to the overall structure of the software and the ways in which that structure provides conceptual integrity for a system. A software architecture is the development work product that gives the highest return on investment with respect to quality, schedule and cost.
5.Control Hierarchy - A program structure that represent the organization of a program components and implies a hierarchy of control.
6.Structural Partitioning - The program structure can be divided both horizontally and vertically. Horizontal partitions define separate branches of modular hierarchy for each major program function. Vertical partitioning suggests that control and work should be distributed top down in the program structure.
7.Data Structure - It is a representation of the logical relationship among individual elements of data.
8.Software Procedure - It focuses on the processing of each modules individually
9.Information Hiding - Modules should be specified and designed so that information contained within a module is inaccessible to other modules that have no need for such information.
Design considerations
There are many aspects to consider in the design of a piece of software. The importance of each should reflect the goals the software is trying to achieve. Some of these aspects are:
Compatibility - The software is able to operate with other products that are designed for interoperability with another product. For example, a piece of software may be backward-compatible with an older version of itself.
Extensibility - New capabilities can be added to the software without major changes to the underlying architecture.
Fault-tolerance - The software is resistant to and able to recover from component failure.
Maintainability - The software can be restored to a specified condition within a specified period of time. For example, antivirus software may include the ability to periodically receive virus definition updates in order to maintain the software's effectiveness.
Modularity - the resulting software comprises well defined, independent components. That leads to better maintainability. The components could be then implemented and tested in isolation before being integrated to form a desired software system. This allows division of work in a software development project.
Packaging - Printed material such as the box and manuals should match the style designated for the target market and should enhance usability. All compatibility information should be visible on the outside of the package. All components required for use should be included in the package or specified as a requirement on the outside of the package.
Reliability - The software is able to perform a required function under stated conditions for a specified period of time.
Reusability - the modular components designed should capture the essence of the functionality expected out of them and no more or less. This single-minded purpose renders the components reusable wherever there are similar needs in other designs.
Robustness - The software is able to operate under stress or tolerate unpredictable or invalid input. For example, it can be designed with a resilience to low memory conditions.
Security - The software is able to withstand hostile acts and influences.
Usability - The software user interface must be intuitive (and often aesthetically pleasing) to its target user/audience. Default values for the parameters must be chosen so that they are a good choice for the majority of the users. In many cases,
online help should be included and also carefully designed.

Development
Software development is the set of activities that results in software products. Software development may include research, new development, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products.[1] Especially the first phase in the software development process may involve many departments, including marketing, engineering, research and development and general management.[2]
The term software development may also refer to computer programming, the process of writing and maintaining the source code.

Testing
Software Testing can also be stated as the process of validating and verifying that a software program/application/product:
meets the business and technical requirements that guided its design and development;
works as expected; and
can be implemented with the same characteristics.
Software Testing, depending on the testing method employed, can be implemented at any time in the development process. However, most of the test effort occurs after the requirements have been defined and the coding process has been completed. As such, the methodology of the test is governed by the Software Development methodology adopted.

Testing can never completely identify all the defects within software. Instead, it furnishes a criticism or comparison that compares the state and behavior of the product against oracles—principles or mechanisms by which someone might recognize a problem. These oracles may include (but are not limited to) specifications, contracts [2], comparable products, past versions of the same product, inferences about intended or expected purpose, user or customer expectations, relevant standards, applicable laws, or other criteria.
Every software product has a target audience. For example, the audience for video game software is completely different from banking software. Therefore, when an organization develops or otherwise invests in a software product, it can assess whether the software product will be acceptable to its end users, its target audience, its purchasers, and other stakeholders. Software testing is the process of attempting to make this assessment.
A study conducted by NIST in 2002 reports that software bugs cost the U.S. economy $59.5 billion annually. More than a third of this cost could be avoided if better software testing was performed.
Deployment activities
Release
The release activity follows from the completed development process. It includes all the operations to prepare a system for assembly and transfer to the customer site. Therefore, it must determine the resources required to operate at the customer site and collect information for carrying out subsequent activities of deployment process.
Install and activate
Activation is the activity of starting up the executable component of software. For simple system, it involves establishing some form of command for execution. For complex systems, it should make all the supporting systems ready to use.
In larger software deployments, the working copy of the software might be installed on a production server in a production environment. Other versions of the deployed software may be installed in a test environment, development environment and disaster recovery environment.
Deactivate
Deactivation is the inverse of activation, and refers to shutting down any executing components of a system. Deactivation is often required to perform other deployment activities, e.g., a software system may need to be deactivated before an update can be performed. The practice of removing infrequently used or obsolete systems from service is often referred to as application retirement or application decommissioning.
Adapt
The adaptation activity is also a process to modify a software system that has been previously installed. It differs from updating in that adaptations are initiated by local events such as changing the environment of customer site, while updating is mostly started from remote software producer.
Update
The update process replaces an earlier version of all or part of a software system with a newer release.
Built-In
Mechanisms for installing updates are built into some software systems. Automation of these update processes ranges from fully automatic to user initiated and controlled. Norton Internet Security is an example of a system with a semi-automatic method for retrieving and installing updates to both the antivirus definitions and other components of the system. Other software products provide query mechanisms for determining when updates are available.
Version tracking
Version tracking systems help the user find and install updates to software systems installed on PCs and local networks.
· Web based version tracking systems notify the user when updates are available for software systems installed on a local system. For example: VersionTracker Pro checks software versions on a user's computer and then queries its database to see if any updates are available.
· Local version tracking system notifies the user when updates are available for software systems installed on a local system. For example: Software Catalog stores version and other information for each software package installed on a local system. One click of a button launches a browser window to the upgrade web page for the application, including auto-filling of the user name and password for sites that require a login.
· Browser based version tracking systems notify the user when updates are available for software packages installed on a local system. For example: wfx-Versions is a Firefox extension which helps the user find the current version number of any program listed on the web.
Uninstall
Uninstallation is the inverse of installation. It is a remove of a system that is no longer required. It also involves some reconfiguration of other software systems in order to remove the uninstalled system’s files and dependencies. This is not to be confused with the term "deinstall" which is not actually a word.
Retire
Ultimately, a software system is marked as obsolete and support by the producers is withdrawn. It is the end of the life cycle of a software product.

Maintenance
This international standard[1] describes the 6 software maintenance processes as:
The implementation processes contains software preparation and transition activities, such as the conception and creation of the maintenance plan, the preparation for handling problems identified during development, and the follow-up on product configuration management.
The problem and modification analysis process, which is executed once the application has become the responsibility of the maintenance group. The maintenance programmer must analyze each request, confirm it (by reproducing the situation) and check its validity, investigate it and propose a solution, document the request and the solution proposal, and, finally, obtain all the required authorizations to apply the modifications.
The process considering the implementation of the modification itself.
The process acceptance of the modification, by checking it with the individual who submitted the request in order to make sure the modification provided a solution.
The migration process (platform migration, for example) is exceptional, and is not part of daily maintenance tasks. If the software must be ported to another platform without any change in functionality, this process will be used and a maintenance project team is likely to be assigned to this task.
Finally, the last maintenance process, also an event which does not occur on a daily basis, is the retirement of a piece of software.
There are a number of processes, activities and practices that are unique to maintainers, for example:
Transition: a controlled and coordinated sequence of activities during which a system is transferred progressively from the developer to the maintainer;
Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and specialized (domain-specific) maintenance contracts negotiated by maintainers;
Modification Request and Problem Report Help Desk: a problem-handling process used by maintainers to prioritize, documents and route the requests they receive;
Modification Request acceptance/rejection: modification request work over a certain size/effort/complexity may be rejected by maintainers and rerouted to a developer.

Some steps in successful implementing IS
Step 1. Define what should be IS be implemented, what it should accomplish, and how to accomplish this goal, including an explanation of the terms” and “functional status.”
Step 2. Evaluate the IS and their limitations.
Step 3. Identify the communications operating issues.
Step 4. Define data requirements.
Step 5. Identify promising emerging technologies.
Step 6. Decide what data should be shared, with whom, and when.
Step 7. Decide who should operate, use, and maintain the system.
Steps 8. Identify potential participants involved
Step 9. Consider cost and funding issues.

This would help to expedite the implementation of the IS Plan. It shows the analazation the effect of implamented plan .What is its function,limitation,requirement and the people who handle the plan implamented.

References :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_maintenance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_deployment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_planning
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_analysis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_design
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_testing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_debvelopment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_management

My blog:
http://gleizelle.blogspot.com/

MIS2(assugnment 5)

2009-12-30T06:21:00.001-08:00

In the spectrum of organizational change, which is the most radical type of change: automation, rationalization of procedures, business reengineering, or paradigm shifts?

In the world of organization, firms, businesses nowadays organizational change is not new for them because of the fast changing environment they tend to plan for the future in the survival and development of their organization . But because of rapid change in environment this it is hard for them to manipulate plan There are hundred of strategies but it is hard for them to choice the right strategic plan to equip for the survival of their organization.

Leaders and managers continually make efforts to accomplish successful and significant change -- it's inherent in their jobs. Some are very good at this effort (probably more than we realize), while others continually struggle and fail. That's often the difference between people who thrive in their roles and those that get shuttled around from job to job, ultimately settling into a role where they're frustrated and ineffective. There are many schools with educational programs about organizations, business, leadership and management. Unfortunately, there still are not enough schools with programs about how to analyze organizations, identify critically important priorities to address (such as systemic problems or exciting visions for change) and then undertake successful and significant change to address those priorities. This Library topic aims to improve that situation.

Managing Organizational Change

It is important to have a change in the organization. In addition, such change should be successful and must contribute towards the success of the organization. The main objective of this paper is to characterize the prevalence of the change process in organizations and understand what occurs during organizational change...

Managing Organizational Change
Organizational change is an ongoing process in order to bring the organizational systems and processes in line with the factors prevailing in the external and internal environment of the organization. The forces of organizational change include internal and external forces. Organization Development OD refers to the framework consisting of planned-change...

The major decisions

Instead of grasping for the latest technique, I suggest instead that organizations should go through a formal decision-making process that has four major components:

Levels, goals and strategies

Measurement system

Sequence of steps

Implementation and organizational change

The levels of organizational change

Perhaps the most difficult decision to make is at what "level" to start. There are four levels of organizational change:

shaping and anticipating the future (level 1)

defining what business(es) to be in and their "core competencies” (level 2)

reengineering processes (level 3)

incrementally improving processes (level 4)

First let's describe these levels, and then under what circumstances a business should use them.
Level 1-[b] shaping and anticipating the future[/b]

At this level, organizations start out with few assumptions about the business itself, what it is "good" at, and what the future will be like.

Management generates alternate "scenarios" of the future, defines opportunities based on these possible futures, assesses its strengths and weaknesses in these scenarios changes its mission, measurement system etc. More information on this is in the next article, "Moving from the Future to your Strategy."
Level 2[b] - defining what business(es) to be in and their "Core Competencies[/b]

Many attempts at strategic planning start at this level, either assuming that 1) the future will be like the past or at least predictable; 2) the future is embodied in the CEO's "vision for the future"; or 3) management doesn't know where else to start; 4) management is too afraid to start at level 1 because of the changes needed to really meet future requirements; or 5) the only mandate they have is to refine what mission already exists.

After a mission has been defined and a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis is completed, an organization can then define its measures, goals, strategies, etc. More information on this is in the next article, "Moving from the Future to your Strategy."
Level 3[b] - Reengineering (Structurally Changing) Your Processes[/b]

Either as an aftermath or consequence of level one or two work or as an independent action, level three work focuses on fundamentally changing how work is accomplished. Rather than focus on modest improvements, reengineering focuses on making major structural changes to everyday with the goal of substantially improving productivity, efficiency, quality or customer satisfaction. To read more about level 3 organizational changes, please see "A Tale of Three Villages."
Level 4- Incrementally Changing your Processes

Level 4 organizational changes are focusing in making many small changes to existing work processes. Oftentimes organizations put in considerable effort into getting every employee focused on making these small changes, often with considerable effect. Unfortunately, making improvements on how a buggy whip for horse-drawn carriages is made will rarely come up with the idea that buggy whips are no longer necessary because cars have been invented. To read more about level 4 organizational changes and how it compares to level 3, please see "A Tale of Three Villages.

The Measurement System

Without measures of success, the organization does not know if it has succeeded in its efforts. Someone once said, “What gets measured gets improved.” Someone else said, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.”

For more information on measurement systems and their place in organizational change, please see the "Balanced Scorecard" article, along with a number of articles where employee surveys are used.
Implementation and Organizational Change

The success of any organizational change effort can be summed into an equation:

Success = Measurement X Method X Control X Focused Persistence X Consensus

Like any equation with multiplication, a high value of one variable can compensate for lower levels on other variables. Also like any equation with multiplication, if one variable equals 0, the result is zero.

But in this assignment we are asked that in the spectrum of organizational change which is the radical type or the root of this changes ,is it automation ,rationalization of procedures, business reengineering, or paradigm. Before we could answer that question we should define these words:
Automation

Automation refers to the use of computers and other automated machinery for the execution of business-related tasks. Automated machinery may range from simple sensing devices to robots and other sophisticated equipment. Automation of operations may encompass the automation of a single operation or the automation of an entire factory.
There are many different reasons to automate. Increased productivity is normally the major reason for many companies desiring a competitive advantage. Automation also offers low operational variability. Variability is directly related to quality and productivity. Other reasons to automate include the presence of a hazardous working environment and the high cost of human labor. Some businesses automate processes in order to reduce production time, increase manufacturing flexibility, reduce costs, eliminate human error, or make up for a labor shortage. Decisions associated with automation are usually concerned with some or all of these economic and social considerations.
For small business owners, weighing the pros and cons of automation can be a daunting task. But consultants contend that it is an issue that should not be put off. "We are creating a new ball game," wrote Perry Pascarella in Industry Week. "Failure to take a strategic look at where the organization wants to go and then capitalizing on the new technologies available will hand death-dealing advantages to competitors—traditional and unexpected ones."

Types of Automation
Although automation can play a major role in increasing productivity and reducing costs in service industries—as in the example of a retail store that installs bar code scanners in its checkout lanes—automation is most prevalent in manufacturing industries. In recent years, the manufacturing field has witnessed the development of major automation alternatives. Some of these types of automation include:

Information technology (IT)
Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
Numerically controlled (NC) equipment
Robots
Flexible manufacturing systems (FMS)
Computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)

Rationalization of procedures

Rationalization of procedures causes the organization to examine its standard operating procedures, eliminate those no longer needed, and make the organization more efficient. It's a good thing, as Martha Stewart would say!
Both types of change cause some disruption, but it's usually manageable and relatively accepted by the people.

Business process reengineering

Business process reengineering (BPR) is, in computer science and management, an approach aiming at improvements by means of elevating efficiency and effectiveness of the business process that exist within and across organizations. The key to BPR is for organizations to look at their business processes from a "clean slate" perspective and determine how they can best construct these processes to improve how they conduct business.
Business process reengineering (BPR) began as a private sector technique to help organizations fundamentally rethink how they do their work in order to dramatically improve customer service, cut operational costs, and become world-class competitors. A key stimulus for reengineering has been the continuing development and deployment of sophisticated information systems and networks. Leading organizations are becoming bolder in using this technology to support innovative business processes, rather than refining current ways of doing work.

Reengineering guidance and relationship of Mission and Work Processes to Information Technology.
Business process reengineering is one approach for redesigning the way work is done to better support the organization's mission and reduce costs. Reengineering starts with a high-level assessment of the organization's mission, strategic goals, and customer needs. Basic questions are asked, such as "Does our mission need to be redefined? Are our strategic goals aligned with our mission? Who are our customers?" An organization may find that it is operating on questionable assumptions, particularly in terms of the wants and needs of its customers. Only after the organization rethinks what it should be doing, does it go on to decide how best to do it.[1]
Within the framework of this basic assessment of mission and goals, reengineering focuses on the organization's business processes--the steps and procedures that govern how resources are used to create products and services that meet the needs of particular customers or markets. As a structured ordering of work steps across time and place, a business process can be decomposed into specific activities, measured, modeled, and improved. It can also be completely redesigned or eliminated altogether. Reengineering identifies, analyzes, and redesigns an organization's core business processes with the aim of achieving dramatic improvements in critical performance measures, such as cost, quality, service, and speed.[1]
Reengineering recognizes that an organization's business processes are usually fragmented into subprocesses and tasks that are carried out by several specialized functional areas within the organization. Often, no one is responsible for the overall performance of the entire process. Reengineering maintains that optimizing the performance of subprocesses can result in some benefits, but cannot yield dramatic improvements if the process itself is fundamentally inefficient and outmoded. For that reason, reengineering focuses on redesigning the process as a whole in order to achieve the greatest possible benefits to the organization and their customers. This drive for realizing dramatic improvements by fundamentally rethinking how the organization's work should be done distinguishes reengineering from process improvement efforts that focus on functional or incremental improvement.[1]

Paradigm Shift

paradigm shift, as a change in a fundamental model of events, has since become widely applied to many other realms of human experience as well, even though Kuhn himself restricted the use of the term to the hard sciences. According to Kuhn, "A paradigm is what members of a scientific community, and they alone, share." (The Essential Tension, 1977). Unlike a normal scientist, Kuhn held, "a student in the humanities has constantly before him a number of competing and incommensurable solutions to these problems, solutions that he must ultimately examine for himself." (The Structure of Scientific Revolutions). Once a paradigm shift is complete, a scientist cannot, for example, posit the possibility that miasma causes disease or that ether carries light. In contrast, a critic in the Humanities can choose to adopt a 19th-century theory of poetics, for instance

In conclusion, for millions of years we have been evolving and will continue to do so. Change is difficult. Human Beings resist change; however, the process has been set in motion long ago and we will continue to co-create our own experience. Kuhn states that "awareness is prerequisite to all acceptable changes of theory" (p. 67). It all begins in the mind of the person. What we perceive, whether normal or metanormal, conscious or unconscious, are subject to the limitations and distortions produced by our inherited and socially conditional nature. However, we are not restricted by this for we can change. We are moving at an accelerated rate of speed and our state of consciousness is transforming and transcending. Many are awakening as our conscious awareness expands.

. For example, the introduction of the personal computer and the internet have impacted both personal and business environments, and is a catalyst for a Paradigm Shift. We are shifting from a mechanistic, manufacturing, industrial society to an organic, service based, information centered society, and increases in technology will continue to impact globally. Change is inevitable. It's the only true constant.

With all those type of change for me the redical type or the root of theis changes is the paradigm shift because paradigm shift is define as evolutionary changes of life . Change is inevitable .Continue discovering new change for the satisfactory of self because people has no contentment . That’s why other changes had discover for helping the fast changing environment.

http://www.taketheleap.com/define.html

http://www.santarosa.edu/~ssarkar/cs66fl06/ch14notes.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradigm_shift

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_process_reengineering

http://managementhelp.org/org_chng/org_chng.htm#anchor515854

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Assignment 3(MIS2)

2009-12-01T19:06:00.000-08:00

What are the two most frequently experienced causes of frustration of IS professionals and users while working on an IS plan? note: you are required to interview an IS professional/s for your answer

In this assignment ,we are instruct to interview an IS professional and users while working on an IS plan.We should distinguish two most frequently experienced causes of frustration of these people. Before we determine IS professional and user’s frustration ,lets define frustration .

As I have thought frustration is common emotions of people who feel disappointed with their goals specially those people who work .They feel this emotion when they desires weren’t good for the improvement of the business their into. Frustration also of individual in this life ,when we feel the failure of our desire which we really insist. Let define more about frustration by Wikipedia:

Frustration

emotional response to opposition. Related to anger and disappointment, it arises from the perceived resistance to the fulfillment of individual will. The greater the obstruction, and the greater the will, the more the frustration is likely to be. Causes of frustration may be internal or external. In people, internal frustration may arise from challenges in fulfilling personal goals and desires, instinctual drives and needs, or dealing with perceived deficiencies, such as a lack of confidence or fear of social situations. Conflict can also be an internal source of frustration; when one has competing goals that interfere with one another, it can create cognitive dissonance. External causes of frustration involve conditions outside an individual, such as a blocked road or a difficult task. While coping with frustration, some individuals may engage in passive-aggressive behavior, making it difficult to identify the original cause(s) of their frustration, as the responses are indirect. A more direct, and common response, is a propensity towards aggression.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frustration

Frustration is also common to IS professional in making IS plan .We have learn that IS plan is a process for developing a strategy and plans for aligning information systems with the business strategies of an organization. This is why most IS professional encounter frustration .In some ways IS professional didn’t meet their needs when they implemented there is plans ,some are not enough support by the management of the company since IS is not the boss of the company but the brain for the success.

In our company that we have interviewed the EMCOR and the GH Depot …they have discuss to us some of their frustration regarding there |IS plan for the company . Some of these are :

Lack of Support

-In GH depot since their boss is the one who made the decision making of the company ,some of the plans of their IS doesn’t have the authority to be implemented ,Though it is good for the company but if in the management ,it doesn’t. IS doesn’t have the authority to implement .

Resistant to Change

IS could be frustrated in making IS plan when the one who will used on his plans will resist to change. When the doesn’t want to be trained on using a new system .

Less Budget

It can be flustered the IS professional if the company doesn’t have the budget to help the IS in making the IS plan of the company. How can they make a good strategy for the business if the company doesn’t have good budget in the IS planning.

IS Plan Failure

When the IS plan has to be stop and start again a new one. This may frustrate everyone in the company not only IS professional but also the owner of the company. With a long time planning a IS plan for the strategies of the business plan of the company yet it just stop ,it can cause a big trouble since company give the good budget for IS yet it stop.

|IS plan didn’t meet Business needs

It can also frustrate the IS when their plans didn’t meet the business need of the company. It may turn as useless for the company. IT can make the IS to do it again the IS plan or else IS professional will turn out in the company.

MIS2 (assignment2)

2009-11-30T05:53:00.000-08:00

What should be the nature of the relationship between the business plan and the IS plan?

For the passed time of our discussion we have discussed about plan , a strategic plans for our self for the future , we had learned also about why we should do these, how we could imply these plans.

Planning is important not only for us in our self but also for the company , businesses , firms etc for the future achievements of the organizations. They have business plans and some of these businesses has a Information system plan(IS plan) for the better service of the company .For us to know more about the nature of the these two (Business plan and IS plan ) lets discuss their destinction.

Business Plan

A business plan is a formal statement of a set of business goals, the reasons why they are believed attainable, and the plan for reaching those goals. It may also contain background information about the organization or team attempting to reach those goals.

The business goals may be defined for for-profit or for non-profit organizations. For-profit business plans typically focus on financial goals, such as profit or creation of wealth. Non-profit and government agency business plans tend to focus on organizational mission which is the basis for their governmental status or their non-profit, tax-exempt status, respectively—although non-profits may also focus on optimizing revenue. In non-profit organizations, creative tensions may develop in the effort to balance mission with "margin" (or revenue). Business plans may also target changes in perception and branding by the customer, client, tax-payer, or larger community. A business plan having changes in perception and branding as its primary goals is called a marketing plan

Business planning is a management-directed process of identifying long-term goals for a business or business segment, and formulating realistic strategies for reaching those goals. Through planning, management decides what objectives to pursue during a future period, and what actions to undertake to achieve those objectives. Plans may be broad and encompass the entire enterprise, like a plan to double corporate profits, or they may concentrate on certain functional domains, such as information technology planning. Business planning may also entail developing contingency plans of what to do if some goals prove unattainable along the way or of how the business would survive a crisis, e.g., data center failure, natural disaster, and so forth.

Successful business planning requires concentrated time and effort in a systematic approach to answer three basic questions:

Where is the business enterprise today?
Where does management want to be in the future?
How can the business accomplish this?

In answering the first question management assesses the present situation and its implications for future developments. Through planning, management concerns itself with the future implications of current decisions it is about to make, and considers how these decisions limit the scope of future actions. The second question anticipates future profitability and market conditions, and leads management to determine pragmatic objectives and goals. Finally, management outlines a course of action and analyzes the financial implications of those actions. Often management will specify measurable outcomes along the way that will demonstrate whether the business is progressing toward the goals as planned. From an array of alternatives, management distills a broad set of interrelated choices to form its long-term strategy. It is in the annual budgeting process that management develops detailed, short-term plans that guide the day-to-day activities meant to attain the objectives and goals.

PURPOSE AND FUNCTION OF PLANNING

Effective planning enables management to craft its own future, at least to some degree, rather than merely reacting to external events without a coherent motivating force for corporate actions. Management sets objectives and charts a course of action so as to be proactive rather than reactive to the dynamics of the business environment. The assumption, of course, is that through its continuous guidance management can enhance the future state of the business.

PLANNING CONCEPTS

Business planning is a systematic and formalized approach to accomplishing the planning, coordinating, and control responsibilities of management. It involves the development and application of: long-range objectives for the enterprise; specific goals to be attained; long-range profits plans stated in broad terms; adequate directions for formulating annual, detailed budgets, defining responsibility centers, and establishing control mechanisms; and evaluative methods and procedures for making changes when necessary.

Implicit in the process are the following concepts:

The process must be realistic, flexible, and continuous.
Management plays a critical role in the long-term success of a business.
Management must have vision and good business judgment in order to plan for, manipulate, and control, in large measure, the relevant variables that affect business performance.
The process must follow the basic scientific principles of investigation, analysis, and systematic decision making.
Profit-planning and control principles and procedures are applied to all phases of the operations of the business.
Planning is a total systems approach, integrating all the functional and operational aspects of the business.
Wide participation of all levels of management is fundamental to effective planning.
Planning has a unique relationship to accounting which collects, books, analyzes, and distributes data necessary for the process.
Planning is a broad concept that includes the integration of numerous managerial approaches and techniques such as sales fore-casting, capital budgeting, cash flow analysis, inventory control, and time and motion studies.

A business plan, then, incorporates management objectives, effective communications, participative management, dynamic control, continuous feedback, responsibility account .

Information System plan

A information System plan is a a process for developing a strategy and plans for aligning information systems with the business strategies of an organization.

The systems planning function of the life cycle seeks to identify and prioritize those technologies and applications that will return the most value to the business. Synonyms include strategic systems planning and Information resource management.

Study the Business Mission with Information System

Although many businesses haven't formally documented their mission, they all have one. If information systems are to truly return value to the business, they need to directly address that mission. Thus, the first phase of systems planning is to study the business mission.
Ideally, the scope of the phase should be the entire business. For some companies, that is much too large. consequently, the scope might be reduced to a more manageable level-a division, a plant, or some other significant operating unit. For other companies, the scope of the phase is limited by the level of top management support received. Top executives of the organization must be willing to participate in the development of any strategic plan.

Planning analysts are specially trained information systems planning professionals. Their job is similar to that of systems analysts; however, they must be even more business-oriented that? the average systems analyst. Planning analysts must be familiar with the planning methodology to be used and the deliverables to be produced. They require a unique blend of skills and experiences, including business management, systems analysis and design, data management, and networking.
Many IS shops have difficulty finding the correct mix of these skills. Particularly, IS professionals tend to be either too applications-oriented, too database-oriented, or too network-oriented. In this case, the business usually hires management consultants to serve as the planning analysts. These consultants are widely available through IS consulting firms (e.g., Ernst & Young, James Martin & Associates, or IBM)
The input to this phase is the business mission, as "discovered" through interviews and group sessions with system owners. The business mission Is usually defined in terms of customers, products and services, material resources, human resources, geographic operating locations, management structures and philosophy, corporate goals and objectives, unavoidable business constraints, critical business success factors, and other management-oriented criteria.
The key deliverable is business plans. Hopefully, those plans already exist; this phase merely translates them into terms or formats that are useful to the system owners and planning analysts in subsequent planning phases. (All too often, that plan does not exist!)
Based on the findings of this phase, the planning effort could be canceled due to a lack of management commitment or funding. It Is more likely, however, that the project will continue to the next phase-possibly with a reduced business scope.

My analysis about the question “What should be the nature of the relationship between the business plan and the IS?” is that IS plan is an important thing in business planning now a days .And this starts with the evolvement of the businesses .For now many organizations prefer to have a Information system and in that this component would help them to make an business plan of their company.

IS exist to support the needs of the business area . Without this connection, information technology can be a solution in search of a problem and business goals may not take into account new IS capabilities. As planning processes mature over time, business planning and IS planning should align to meet the same goals. Any endeavor that seeks to improve the organization must take into account all the tools available and deliver an integrated solution. Even today, it is rare to find a business initiative that doesn’t contain an IS component that must be coordinated with organizational, human resource, and procedural components.
IT planning occurs in a framework of other types of planning . IS Strategic planning, IRM planning, business planning and tactical planning are all closely related. In addition to plans, there are enterprise and IS Architectures design documents used to optimize information systems and IS investments. They create a model to ensure the choice of technologies has the greatest long-term value and benefit to the organization. The following chart shows how each of these elements relates to the state organization hierarchy, business and IS domains, and to each other.

Real estate organizations are globally undergoing dramatic changes and shifts in their underlying operating models — a direct result of extensive M&A activity, expansion of product offerings, geographic expansion and an increasingly transparent and global economy. The trend of outsourcing key business processes to emerging service providers adds additional complexity, resulting in increasingly sophisticated IT demand

Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_plan

http://newton.uor.edu/Courses/SysAnaDes/planning.html

http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/encyclopedia/Bre-Cap/Business-Planning.htmll

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MIS2(assugnment 1)

2009-11-19T00:23:00.000-08:00

Think about yourself worthy to be called as IT professional, how do you see yourself 10 years from now, what are your strategies to get there?

Being an IT professional is seems so easy but then if we analyze a worthy IT professional is really a hard task to do to be in line with them . If we think of it the responsibility ,the knowledge ,the commitment should be equip to us to be one of those IT professional. The experience on the field is one of the necessary thing to develop our skills and imply knowledge but these thing are useless if we don’t have plan t be build up for the future responsibilities.

If we think , we can’t deny that many of us when we graduate , we end working on the company not related to our course or even related but then it is not cool work that is attainable with our degree .And these is all because we fail to plan or we call it plan to fail .In other we just go with the flow .It is hard to accept but it is true ,I even can’t deny that .

Lovely that this assignment is made, a good way for us to think, analyze our damn selves for planning for the future. I’m thankful these kind of assignment is brought to our class for me to understand why I am here and analyze what should be my purpose and who should be me tomorrow , my plans for how to get my goal in life.

For me to be worthy professional I should have my strategic plans as w e have learned in our class discussion. Before I reveal my strategic plans we should learn much about strategic plan. What ?For what? How? Why? is a strategic planning

In doing strategic plans most companies hope to be successful and survive need to develop there long-term strategic plan with specific goals and objectives that relate to the customers' needs and the company's competitors. In today's difficult economic climate, organizations do not have the resources to function aimlessly without direction. And these is hard most of them plan for short term since nowadays climate change is fast changing.

Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. Various business analysis techniques can be used in strategic planning, including SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats ), PEST analysis (Political, Economic, Social, and Technological), STEER analysis (Socio-cultural, Technological, Economic, Ecological, and Regulatory factors), and EPISTEL (Environment, Political, Informatic, Social, Technological, Economic and Legal).
Strategic planning is the formal consideration of an organization's future course. All strategic planning deals with at least one of three key questions:
1. "What do we do?"
2. "For whom do we do it?"
3. "How do we excel?"
In business strategic planning, the third question is better phrased "How can we beat or avoid competition?".
In many organizations, this is viewed as a process for determining where an organization is going over the next year or more -typically 3 to 5 years, although some extend their vision to 20 years.
In order to determine where it is going, the organization needs to know exactly where it stands, then determine where it wants to go and how it will get there. The resulting document is called the "strategic plan."
It is also true that strategic planning may be a tool for effectively plotting the direction of a company; however, strategic planning itself cannot foretell exactly how the market will evolve and what issues will surface in the coming days in order to plan your organizational strategy. Therefore, strategic innovation and tinkering with the 'strategic plan' have to be a cornerstone strategy for an organization to survive the turbulent business climate.

These are some of my guide in planning my future

Effective Life Plan

• Step 1
What is important to you? Is it a job, is it a family, is it education, status? Write down what is important to you for you to be happy in life.
• Step 2
Who is important to you? Write down a list of people who are important to you. Your spouse, your parents, your friends, etc.
• Step 3
How do you want the important people to in your life to remember you when you are not around? Next to each person, write down what you want them to remember about you when you are not around.
• Step 4
What do you want to have accomplished in one year, five years, ten years or even twenty years? Setting goals ensures that there is a set of milestones. It’s up to you to create the path to get there.
• Step 5
Break your goals into smaller steps to celebrate small victories along the way. I like to write down my goals and then create a little “how to” plan to get there. For example, I would like to get a degree. To get there, I plan to attend two courses a semester until I achieve my goal. This means, I will achieve my goal in XX years or by XX date.
• Step 6
Continue to evaluate your plan. No plans are set in stone. If your goals in life change, make your plan flexible to change with it. After all, it’s your life.

Effective Plan to be employed

The application
Try not to fill out the application at the workplace take it home or if you cannot fill it out away from the job site.
Make sure that the application does not have errors or omissions. List your most important traits that are relevant to the job you are attempting to gain. Do not use your any device such as your BlackBerry or IPods; focus all your energies in this job application.
Remember people are watching you

The interview
Beforehand, practice your interview with a close friend, it sounds stupid but acting or “perception” is as significant as reality.
Former president, Ronald Reagan was a professional and wonderful actor. His acting skills actually changed the world! Recall- “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
Dude, make sure you don’t use the word DUDE. Or any word that makes you looks “unprofessional” such as LIKE (out of context), YOU KNOW and especially the word BRO! No terms of endearment – sweetheart, baby, honey, ECT…
Always look and act professional……
Things You'll Need:
• Suit/tie
• "Thank you attitude"
• Dress Business or do not go
• Be positive
• Attention to detail

Plan to be a worth employee

1. Step 1
NEVER SAY "IT'S NOT MY JOB." Every job that you have the knowledge (or potential knowledge) to do can be your job. No boss wants to hear negativity from their employees - those are usually the first ones to go in a layoff. If you don't know how to do something, either figure it out if you can or ask someone who does. Go above the call of duty and extend yourself. Your employer will see you as far more than a team player.

2. Step 2
PUT YOUR HOURS IN. No employer likes paying someone for hours they haven't worked. If you are 15 minutes late every day, that works out to be over 50 hours every year they are paying you to not be there. Now add it all up if you take extended breaks, lunches, play games on the computer, and check out early. Work they hours that they pay you to work.

3. Step 3
DRESS FOR SUCCESS. You should dress at the top of the category for your job title. In other words, if your employer says "dress casual" is the attire for the office, you should dress the best you are able to on your budget. You can think of it as dressing for the job you WANT, not just the job you HAVE.

4. Step 4
SEEK ADDITIONAL TRAINING. A valued employee is one that is always looking for ways to improve himself and his workplace. Ask your boss for classes that would be appropriate for you to further your career. Discuss your goals with her, and make plans for your future with that organization. This will show your employer that you want to grow with the company and that you're there for the long term.

How to have own Business

• Step1
First, brainstorm ideas about what you want to do. Think of things that interest you and your hobbies. Whether it is a thrift store, selling crafts, a video rental store or selling cars there is always a need for everything. Pick out something that you have a lot of knowledge with.

• Step 2
Research to see if you would make profit in that line of business. Some businesses are unsuccessful because there is not a high demand of the items owners are trying to sell in that area. Read books and search the internet to find out if there is a high demand in the business that you want to open.

• Step 3
Start small. Starting your business in your house may be your best option because you aren’t paying any renting fees. Your business may expand and you then can think about finding a building for your business. It doesn’t make sense to pay rent on a building which only holds a few items.

• Step 4
Advertise locally. You have the opportunity to advertise in newspapers, on bulletin boards, handing out flyers and on craigslist. The more people that know about your business the more business you will get and more sales you will make.

High Demand Careers

The Facts
1. When a career is in high demand, the employers will offer a higher pay and sometimes even a bonus for people who join the field. There are many websites available online which offer information on which careers are in high demand, which ones will be in high demand and also which careers will have little or no openings. These statistics will remain the same for a long period of time. Sometimes a career won't be in demand because there are already so many people working in that field. A person will go to school to practice in that field, but finding work will be hard, if not impossible.

Time Frame
2. A High demand career will stay open for a number of years. However, these high demand careers are subject to change at least every 10 years. The reason these job openings change is because a lot of people will educate themselves in the field because they know it is in high demand and will then seek out employment. Eventually the jobs that were once widely available will become hard to land. Other jobs will then be in high demand and seeking future employees. The government keeps up with these statistics so one can find out what will be available long before the time has come.

Benefits
3. There are benefits of choosing a job that is high in demand. Certain employers will hire a person who isn't fully educated in the field because they are very desperate for employees. The employers will then allow their employees to train on the job. Some employers will even pay for the person to further educate them self in the field, while working for their company. If the employer offers to pay for education, they will have you sign a contract stating that you will stay with the employer for a certain number of years.
As stated earlier, when a career is high in demand the pay will rise a great deal. The reason companies raise the pay for high demand careers, is to attract people to that field. They will offer better health insurance plans as well.

Risk Factors
4. There are not too many risk factors involved when you are choosing a career that is high in demand. The one risk factor that does tend to happen at times is a change in pay. When a job is in demand and offering high pay, it will attract a lot of people to the field. Eventually there will be so many people interested in the field that the career is no longer high in demand. They aren't looking hard for employees. Finding people to work for their company will become very easy, so they will then drop the pay of their current employees.
Companies will drop the pay for people who aren't high up on the scale, because they can be easily replaced. However, if you have been with the company a long time, your pay will remain the same or may possibly increase.

Features
5. A high demand career is a smart choice for someone who is looking to make good money and find employment easily. If a person sees that a career will be in high demand within the next couple of years, it is a good idea to get educated in that field. When you have a good background in the field and it is in high demand, you can guarantee that you will be making a very good salary.
If a person is one of the first people to get into a career that is in high demand, by the time the jobs have filled up, they will be in great standing with their company and won't have to worry about pay drop or loss of employment.
Choosing a career that is in high demand is a great idea for anyone. If someone has decided to take a job that is high in demand, they will want to keep up with the statistics of that field and always educated themselves further to ensure a happy, wealthy future.
MY PLANS

As I have research about these assignment I have learned guidance in my goal and I have establish my plans 10 years from now…
1st – I should graduate my IT course by next year .In that I should study hard and give more time for my studies for me to start my new life after school.
2nd – If I graduate I will find job that is related to IT that could enhance my skills on my course .We all now that IT people are in demand so there’s many applicants in a company .I’ll work hard to be employed .In that I could enhance my capabilities and learned much about my field. Because I know that not only in school we get knowledge but also in the fields we are into .I should work only 1 year only .
3rd- In that If could be qualified to work as a manager that handles people in the big IT company ,Ill grab it .In that time I’ll be more productive to be promote and earn much money .Ill equip myself in e businesses as my part time job.
4th- If I have earned much money ,I will build a small business .An internet café that is owned by my parents to help my family and to make them more productive .
5th –I’ll go to school again to have my masteral to learn more for me to build IT business in the Philippines.
6th-I could finally have time for my happiness in this life and buy things not only me but my family..Ihope I could follow these plans ..So help me God

References:
http://www.ehow.com/about_4567515_high-demand-careers.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_5582232_successfully-start-own-business.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_5593773_land-job-over-other-applicants.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_5599838_create-effective-life-plan.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_planning

2009-11-12T20:29:00.000-08:00

"Another semester is another chapter of hard and wonderful experience of being a student"

Again ,I'm Gleizelle Jen Dieparine a proud 3rd year student."Gleiz" is the usual name my friends call me. I can describe myself as a calm and benign gal.

Taking up this subject Management Information Systems2,I probably find that this is another semester of hardship to pass and also to learn. I really expect more about this subject since I encountered MIS1 I probably could apply learning about that subject that could help me in passing these subject .
So help us God.

assignment9(HRM) nature of Human Resource Management Roles

2009-09-30T19:59:00.000-07:00

Interview a personnel/human resource manager on his concept on the nature, scope and role of human resource management. Do you agree with him? Explain. Is his concept similar to that of the management of his organization? If not, ask him how the differences are settled.

The nature of Human Resource Management Roles

Human resource management is also in the process of change with regard to the nature of the role performed. In the past many functions were performed by HRM professionals themselves, the role they are taking on, is one of consultant to line management, where line managers perform many of the functions traditionally handled by HRM professionals. Similarly there is a trend in which businesses are shedding all functions that are not directly related to core business, and in the process many HRM functions are being outsourced. Hence the change in the nature of services provided.

The activity of generating unit standards and designing qualifications can be used as an opportunity to catapult HRM practices into the future. To do this, those issues which are going to shape the future for HRM practices (termed transformation and development issues) need to be identified and analysed, especially in relation to current roles that will still be required of HRM practitioners. These issues are central to the activity of generating unit standards (e.g. outsourcing, societal responsibility) and their impact on HRM roles (e.g. staffing, performance management). In addition, supportive roles or functions required by HRM practitioners will also have to be identified in order to complete the HRM practitioners qualifications design package (e.g. Financial, IT). This description may be depicted as in

THE SCOPE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

The scope of human resource management outlined below includes an outline of transformation and development issues, tentative generic skills required in performing HRM roles, as well as the roles of a human resource management practitioner (line management and HRM professionals). With regard to the latter, the assumption is made that roles are inter-linked and interdependent, even though these relationships may not be expressly stated in each case.

Transformation and development issues

· Knowledge management which entails accumulating & capturing

· Knowledge in large organisations for future application & use (organisation memory)

· Reconciliation management

· Work creation as opposed to job creation

· Manage the transfer of HRM functions and skills to line management

· Marketing of HRM to line management

· Development of contextual approaches to HRM

· Multi-skilling and /or multi-tasking

· Increased societal responsibility

· Managing people in virtual work environments

· Focus on deliverables rather than doables

· Develop additional means of assessing HRM

· Appreciation and assessment of intellectual capital

· Take HRM from a business partner to a business itself / Managing HRM as a business unit

· Adviser / consultant to line management

Supportive generic skills

This is not intended to be final outline of human resource skills but the following have emerged during the process as important skills for human resource practitioner to possess. These are:

· Project management

· Consulting skills

· Entrepreneurship

· Self management

· Communication skills

· Facilitation skills

· Presentation skills

· Skills for transforming groups into self-directed mutually controlled high performing work teams

· Trans-cultural skills

· Mediation & arbitration skills

· Financial skills

· Problem-solving

· Diagnostic skills

Core roles in Human Resource Management

PLANNING AND ORGANISING FOR WORK, PEOPLE AND HRM

STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE
Develop Human Resource plans and strategies aligned to the organisation’s strategic direction. and business strategy. Provide tools and tactics to enhance execution of these strategies
Integrate HRM with current and pending legislation and socio-political changes.
Integrate Human Resource Management with general organisational management.
Manage the interface between HRM processes and systems.
Formulate and communicate HRM policies.
Act as the conscience of employer with respect to people issues.
Scan the environment (both international and national) and identify emerging trends that will affect the organisation and the management of people therein.
Assess the long-term impact of short-term decisions on people.
Manage people related issues accompanying mergers, alliances and acquisitions.
Express (embody) the philosophy and values regarding people management in the organisation.

ORGANISATIONAL DESIGN
Analyse work processes and recommend improvements where necessary.
Recommend options for organisational design & structure.

CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Advise management on implications of change for employees.
Co-ordinate & facilitate the change process.
Facilitate changed relationships.
Provide support structures for employees during change.
Deliberate and proactive management of the changing environment and its implications for work and the organisation.

CORPORATE WELLNESS MANAGEMENT
Develop and communicate policies and procedures with regard to the management of wellbeing
Manage occupational health and safety
Manage wellbeing (Employee Assistance programs & Health Promotion programs)

PEOPLE ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT

STAFFING THE ORGANISATION

As an example, each of the functions of this role is further unpacked in terms of activities.

Human Resource Planning (linked to strategic perspective)

· Determine long-term human resource needs.

· Assess current resources.

· Identify areas of need.

Determining requirements of jobs

· Appoint a representative committee with the task of conducting the job analysis.

· Decide on the use of job analysis information.

· Decide on the sources of job analysis information.

· Decide on the method for job analysis.

· Review the information.

· Based on the outcomes of the job analysis, write job descriptions and job specifications

Recruitment of staff for the organisation

· Develop & implement recruiting strategy bearing in mind relevant legislation.

· Decide whether recruitment will take place externally or internally.

· Select methods of the recruitment (for example job posting, personnel agencies & advertising)

· Engage in recruitment.

Selection of human resources

· Develop and implement selection strategy in line with relevant legislation.

· Select appropriate tools for selection.

· Validate selection tools in line with legislation.

· Provide selection short list for line management to make a decision.

Placement of staff

· Place staff in ways that will have the potential to benefit both organisation and employee

Induction and orientation

· Act as a facilitator for induction and orientation of new employees

Management of a-typical employment situations.

Management of termination

· Advise management regarding the strategic implications of terminating employment relationships.

· Conduct exit interviews.

· Develop a plan to replace competence lost.

· Analysis of staff turnover and advise management on pending problems and corrective action (where necessary).

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Develop a training & development strategy according to the requirements of legislation and with the improvement of productivity and delivery as outcome.
Conduct a training needs-assessment including the assessment of prior learning and write training & development objectives based on the outcome thereof.
Conduct training & development.
Evaluate training & development with regard to the return on investment.
Promote training & development in the organisation.

CAREER MANAGEMENT
Design and implement a career management program aimed at integrating individual aspirations and organisational needs & realities.
Manage career-related issues in the organisation for example women, affirmative action and management of diversity with attention to legislation in this regard.
Manage career-related issues surrounding organisational restructuring, downsizing & outplacement including provision of support.

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Design and implement a performance management system linked to relevant HRM systems and aimed at contributing directly to the business strategy.
Assess performance.
Use outcome of performance assessment as the basis for decision-making in areas mentioned in point 1.
Management of individual as well as collective labour (organisational) performance.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Develop and communicate industrial relations policies and procedures in line with legislation.
Involvement in grievance and disciplinary hearings
Lead negotiations (where necessary).
Implement termination procedures
Assessment and management of organisational climate and employee relations
Liaison with trade unions
Implementation of outcomes of collective bargaining and negotiation

ADMINISTRATION OF POLICIES , PROGRAMMES & PRACTICES

COMPENSATION MANAGEMENT
Develop compensation strategies and policies in line with legislation and the organisation’s business strategy.
Attach meaningful monetary values to posts in the organisation ensuring that the organisation’s compensation is in line with market forces (this may be by means of traditional job evaluation or other methods such as skill or competency based pay).
Develop appropriate compensation systems for the organisation.
Manage overall labour costs.

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Provide current information regarding employees to be used in the decision-making process and measurement of HRM’s contribution to the organisation.
Advise management regarding trends emerging from the data.
Conduct HRM research with the aim of solving problems in the organisation.

ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT
Provide integrated HRM administration that is speedy & cost effective to receiver & administrator.
Integrated employee data management

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Manage the budget for HRM functions (Training and development, IR compensation, Employment Equity).
Negotiate maximal funds for HR.
Add value to the organisation by demonstrating a sound understanding of the complexity of business.
Measure the financial impact of human resource systems.

NCCC ‘sPeople Department
- is the name of department that manage Human Resource.
- All transaction of the company should be manage by this department since .
this department is the main department of the company.

ROLES
Maintenance personal data
Modification updating
Man power report
Government report
Prepare task for the necessary department
Certification of employee.
Insurance of employee

NCCC Spirit

“I will be humble in my way, Caring myself hardworking to do excel while having fun along the way”

MY Observation

As we interview Ms.Regine Castillo , the personnel of People Department (Human Rosource Management) of the NCCC company ,we found out that the company comply the roles ,scope of what HRM means .Infact the people department of the company is the central or main department that show how the company work .Because of their HRM , their company is successful .Since all transaction of the company is being process under their department before it will organize to every department of the company. These shows how good is the company handling people and their works . Their HRM deparment handles the transformation and development issues, tentative generic skills required in performing HRM roles The company also adopting the services of the new technology which made their works easy and accurate in managing people. The supply budget for training, they supply certificate and insurance, they manage the salary of every employee.
One of the personnel I interview is the resigned manager but know an HR personnel Ms.Jane Leeof the Davao Light and Power Company they also do the roles on what HRM is that why they manage their company well and it shows how the HR handle the work of the company. They have a training for the graduating student , they provide organization for their employee for the better work of personnel in each department. They also provide sports for the health of the employee. They provide scholarship and they train who apply to their company .
As I interview some companies I interview their HRM department doesn,t have researching for enhancement of the development of the company because of that their company stay as is and never imply a development for the development of the company .It is hard, because soon as time pass by they maybe left along the way with some of their competitors.
As I observed if the HR department do the nature and roles of Human Resource Management they can help to develop ,enhance their company for more success.And also could help the person’s personality and develop his/her knowledge.

References:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_nature_and_scope_of_human_resource_management

2009-09-30T04:58:00.000-07:00

Identify an information environment of your choice and write an essay to address the following questions:

• What should be your role within this environment?
• How can the principles of information organization and representation help you in performing this role?
• What are the challenges facing you in performing the role? How will you address these challenges?

Before we could answer the question above we should define some terms to instantiate our answers.
Information Environment
There is now a critical mass of digital information resources that can be used to support researchers, learners, teachers and administrators in their work and study. The production of information is on the increase and ways to deal with this effectively are required. There is the need to ensure that quality information isn’t lost amongst the masses of digital data created everyday. If we can continue to improve the management, interrogation and serving of ‘quality’ information there is huge potential to enhance knowledge creation across learning and research communities. The aim of the Information Environment is to help provide convenient access to resources for research and learning through the use of resource discovery and resource management tools and the development of better services and practice. The Information Environment aims to allow discovery, access and use of resources for research and learning irrespective of their location.

Fundamental to this research is an understanding of end users and their applications for content,
or the information they require to support research, teaching, and learning. The model on the
following page illustrates a cohesive view of the demand and supply sides of the information
market.
End users, based on their specific functional roles and their institutional affiliations, solve
problems and make decisions that require information. As functional roles and needs change,
users apply and use information differently, which requires providers of information (libraries,
publishers, and other intermediaries) to create and deploy content and services based on a clear
understanding of the needs of the demand side of the information equation.
The higher education market consists of academic institutions of varying types, sizes, and
geographies. There are research and doctoral universities, comprehensive universities, regional
universities, general and liberal arts colleges, and community colleges. Throughout the education
market, students and faculty tend to behave in the context of their chosen segment of the
education environment and their functional role and discipline. While there are parallels in the
needs of users across types of academic institutions, there are important differences. An
understanding of the information needs, applications and uses at each intersection of Functional

What should be your role within this environment?

The Information Environment aims to allow discovery, access and use of resources for research and learning irrespective of their location. The world of the internet has a wide scope that would help us gather information and make it an data to supply information to the other people, As a student my role to this environment is to continue cooperating with this environment to improve the management, interrogation and serving of ‘quality’ information there is huge potential to enhance knowledge creation across learning and research communities. I could gather some information in my research and soon I could imply some data in the net for supporting the people accessing in information environment for their work and study. But then some information in this environment doesn’t provide convenient access to resources for research and learning but then through the use of resource discovery and resource management tools and the development of better services and practice .
Information Representation
In this paper, I propose principles for good representation of information applicable to six categories of communication: speeches, written texts, presentations, Web pages, movies/videos, and source programs. For each of these categories, many tips have been proposed for creating good information representation. The meaning of good information representation can be interpreted in two ways: as attractive or impressive, and effective in conveying facts and opinions. Although these two ways cannot be said to be independent of each other, I focus here only the latter. The need to establish explicit principles for good information representation is urgent, because information must be transmitted accurately (without loss of fidelity). Bad information representation is proliferating at a rapid pace because of the Internet.

Information Organization
Advances in information and communication technologies are associated with a wide and increasing range of social consequences, which are experienced by individuals, work groups, organizations, interorganizational networks, and societies at large. Information technologies are implicated in all industries and in public as well as private
Mass media
denotes a section of the media specifically designed to reach a very large audience such as the population of a nation state. The term was coined in the 1920s with the advent of nationwide radio networks, mass-circulation newspapers and magazines. However, some forms of mass media such as books and manuscripts had already been in use centuries. The term public media has a similar meaning: it is the sum of the public mass distributors of news and entertainment across media such as newspapers, television, radio, broadcasting, which may require union membership in some large markets such as Newspaper Guild, AFTRA, & text publishers.
Mass media includes Internet media (like blogs, message boards, podcasts, and video sharing) because individuals now have a means to exposure that is comparable in scale to that previously restricted to a select group of mass media producers. The communications audience has been viewed by some commentators as forming a mass society with special characteristics, notably atomization or lack of social connections, which render it especially susceptible to the influence of modern mass-media techniques such as advertising and propaganda. The term "MSM" or "mainstream media" has been widely used in the blogosphere in discussion of the mass media and media bias.

How can the principles of information organization and representation help you in performing this role?

By these principles ,it could help me for the good speeches, written texts, presentations, Web pages, movies/videos, and source programs that I would create . It could help me to state acquired information in a right way of writing.
These are the point of view to make our works better, and can be satisfactory information to held. As of now ,it is not easy to write information to our blog because of the wrong grammars, not reliable information, and even attractive blog ,we can’t provide. So ,in these principle we can enhance our speeches , , written texts, presentations, Web pages, movies/videos, and source programs to be a good supplier of information environment soon.

What are the challenges facing you in performing the role? How will you address these challenges?

I have many challenges in performing these role since the capability our works are involved .As
I have said a while a go the internet has a wide scope in getting information and when I’m the one who will give information could I assure that these are reliable for supporting people .
I will address these challenges by myself with the help of my classmates, teachers since these are some people could help and specially me, with the efforts and practices ,and enjoying what I’m doing I could easy perform these role.

References:

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/themes/informationenvironment.aspx
http://www2.computer.org/portal/web/csdl/doi/10.1109/IPCC.2009.5208725

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(HRM )assignment 10 HRM VS Personnel Management

2009-09-29T20:40:00.000-07:00

Look for various definitions of personnel management and human resource management and their authors and sources (minimum of 5). Critique each.


Human resource management (HRM)
 is the strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organization's most valued assets - the people working there who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the business.[1] The terms "human resource management" and "human resources" (HR) have largely replaced the term "personnel management" as a description of the processes involved in managing people in organizations.[1] In simple sense, HRM means employing people, developing their resources, utilizing, maintaining and compensating their services in tune with the job and organizational requirement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_resource_management

 The Human Resources Management (HRM) 
function includes a variety of activities,    and key among them is deciding what staffing needs you have and whether to use    independent contractors or hire employees to fill these needs, recruiting and    training the best employees, ensuring they are high performers, dealing with    performance issues, and ensuring your personnel and management practices conform    to various regulations. Activities also include managing your approach to employee    benefits and compensation, employee records and personnel policies. Usually    small businesses (for-profit or nonprofit) have to carry out these activities    themselves because they can't yet afford part- or full-time help. However, they    should always ensure that employees have -- and are aware of -- personnel policies    which conform to current regulations. These policies are often in the form of    employee manuals, which all employees have.
http://managementhelp.org/hr_mgmnt/hr_mgmnt.htm


human resource management (HRM) 
Definition
Administrative activities associated with human resources planning, recruitment, selection, orientation, training, appraisal, motivation, remuneration, etc. HRM aims at developing people through work.

http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/human-resource-management-HRM.html

Business Definition for: Human Resource Management

a model of personnel management that focuses on the individual rather than taking a collective approach. Responsibility for human resource management is often devolved to line management. It is characterized by an emphasis on strategic integration, employee commitment, workforce flexibility, and quality of goods and services.
http://dictionary.bnet.com/definition/human+resource+management.html?tag=content;col2

What Is Human Resource Management?
Answer: 
Human Resource Management (HRM) is the function within an organization that focuses on recruitment of, management of, and providing direction for the people who work in the organization. Human Resource Management can also be performed by line managers.
Human Resource Management is the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as compensation, hiring, performance management, organization development, safety, wellness, benefits, employee motivation, communication, administration, and training.
http://humanresources.about.com/od/glossaryh/f/hr_management.htm


Personnel management 
Determining company policies and procedures as they relate to personnel is another important aspect of the personnel management process. HR functions often include drafting vacation, sick leave, and bereavement policies that apply to all employees. The personnel management team is also often responsible for managing any healthcare program provided to the employees as well.
One aspect of company organization that needs the input of effective personnel management is the drafting of a company handbook. Establishing operation policies and procedures, requirements for employment, commendation and disciplinary procedures, and even something as simple as a dress code has to be compared with state and federal guidelines before the handbook is ready for release to the company at large. Personnel managers and the HR staff are ideal for drafting and reviewing the company handbook. 
Sometimes overlooked in the course of personnel management is the emotional welfare of the employees. Increasingly, more personnel managers understand that a well-adjusted employee is an asset to the company. To this end, many people in charge of personnel management try to provide opportunities for employees who are in need of counseling to receive support from the company.
by Malcolm Tatum

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-personnel-management.htm

personnel management
Administrative discipline of hiring and developing employees so that they become more valuable to the organization. It includes (1) conducting job analyses, (2) planning personnel needs, and recruitment, (3) selecting the right people for the job, (4) orienting and training, (5) determining and managing wages and salaries, (6) providing benefits and incentives, (7) appraising performance, (8) resolving disputes, (9) communicating with all employees at all levels.
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/personnel-management.html

Personnel Management
the part of management that is concerned with people and their relationships at work. Personnel management is the responsibility of all those who manage people, as well as a description of the work of specialists. Personnel managers advise on, formulate, and implement personnel policies such as recruitment, conditions of employment, performance appraisal, training, industrial relations, and health and safety. There are various models of personnel management, of which human resource management is the most recent.

http://dictionary.bnet.com/definition/Personnel+Management.html

Human Resource Management 
 “Personnel administration is a code of the ways of organising and treating individuals at work so that they will each get the greatest possible realisation of their intrinsic abilities thus attaining maximum efficiency for themselves and their group, and thereby giving to the enterprise of which they are a part its determining competitive advantage and its optimum results”.
http://www.freemba.in/articlesread.php?artcode=812&stcode=13&substcode=46

Web Based Personnel Management
Personnel Tracker.Net is a Web based personnel management solution that eases the workload of human resources departments by automating processes, simplifying employee tracking and securing crucial HR data. Personnel Tracker.Net can synchronize data with Active Directory, persons added to Active Directory are also added to Personnel Tracker.Net, including important data such as "Reports To", "Phone Number" and "Department".
Thomas G. Spates
http://www.trackersuite.net/web_personnel.html



Critique:
As I have read both fragments I thought that they are all the same but then when I had read it I found that they aren’t, but they have a connected to one another.Personnel  are part of the human resource management that concern about the employee’s  performances ,the recruitement employee and all concern about their  behavior ,in short people involves in personnel management can easily psycho people, they are hired by the company to analyze how person are in need by the company where they can found out easily the characteristics of the employee.The personnel management  also is concern about the analyzing the state of the company ,whether it is in down or ups side.Not all in human resource management department  in the company are in personnel management.
Human resource management has a big role to the company ,they have wide role to the company .They are the one who holds every employees in the department, the are also concern utilizing, maintaining and compensating their services in tune with the job and organizational requirement. They are also concern about the salary of the employee.One of the part of human resource is personnel management .

Assignment8(HRM)Assumption on SONA in areas related to Human Resource Management

2009-09-08T22:30:00.000-07:00

On the assumption that you heard/read the SONA of the President last month (July 2009), identify at least 3 areas related to Human Resource Mangement and explain how these areas can improve our quality of life. (2000words)

Its such a good thing having a of the nation address(SONA) of the president since it shows to people the achievements brought by the leadership of the president.Last July 27,2009 she made her SONA .Here, she have tackled complement of her leadership such a financial assessment, infrastructure, ,agriculture ,housing ,people and etc.
Like MIS(management of information system) we have assignment in this subject HRM(human resource management) to do an assumption that I had heard/read on the SONA of the President last month (July 2009),and I should identify at least 3 areas related to Human Resource Mangement and explain how these areas can improve our quality of life.
For the passed discussion we have known what is HRM .|It is a managing human resource. It involves work, benefits of the workers, in simple word they handle people .It such a hard thing to do because we can’t dictate people as a robot so its should be favor to and not against to people who are concern.
In the SONA of our president he stated some site that involves for having a good HRM in our coutry,putting people first:

"Towards that vision, we made key reforms. Our economic plan centers on putting people first. Higit sa lahat, ang layunin ng ating patakaran ay tulungan ang masisipag na karaniwang Pilipino. New tax revenues were put in place to help pay for better healthcare, more roads, and a strong education system. Housing policies were designed to lift up our poorer citizens so they can live and raise a family with dignity. Ang ating mga puhunan sa agrikultura ay naglalayong kilalanin ang ating mga magsasaka bilang backbone ng ating bansa, at bigyan sila ng mga modernong kagamitan to feed our nation and feed their own family."

“The draft SONA indicated the President will present the stark reality that economic growth has slowed although the country remains better off than most other nations. Keeping the country from global recession will be hard but she will say she has never stepped back from any challenge.”These is the principle of our president ,the resource manager of our country .She is always concern of the people and its need as well as the country.

EDUCATION
“We must give them every opportunity to use their God-given talents to lift themselves up. Education is the ticket to better life,”

Education is the a central principle of President’s administration because we cannot have a high quality of life without a good economy, and she said “And the only way for our hard-working citizens to take advantage of a strong economy is through attaining a sound education”.In these principle ,our country can build a human resource to a good one and could help the economy in its best. We can build a responsible human resource by attaining much education .she have also stated that
“Nothing is more sacred or more valuable to enhancing the dignity of every Filipino than a good education. No issue is more to us than education. Our children, the children of our nation are our most precious to us,” She have cleared that Filipino’s dignity starts from our good education and these is more sacred that’s why children should attain education for soon they can help our economy .
They provided provided college and post-graduate education for over 600,000 scholars. These would help to those Pilipino citizen that doesn’t have much money but willing to study and to graduate ,many student attain that. Our president stated that“Our educational system should make the Filipino fit not just for whatever jobs happen to be on offer today, but also for whatever economic challenge life will throw in their way.” She insist that our education system should not just apply the jobs for today but also could be useful in whatever economic challenge .

OVERSEAS FILIPINOS

“Sa hirap at ginhawa, pinapatatag ang ating bansa ng ating Overseas Filipinos. Iyong padala nilang $16 billion noong isang taon ay record. Itong taon, mas mataas pa”

“Kasama ng ating mga OFWs, they more than doubled our foreign exchange reserves Pinalakas ang ating piso at naiwasan ang lubhang pagtaas ng presyo. They upgraded our credit because while the reserves of our peers have shrunk this past year, ours reserves grew by $3 billion”
OFW has the big help for the country’s eonomy they help our foreign exchange reserves doubled. They that upgraded our credit ,our reserves grew by $3 billion.
These proves that human resource from the Philippines has the best because we are hardworking and we love our country too much that’s why our foreign exchange were doubled. These Overseas worker should be safe and be care by our government because other’s country president were proud of Filipinp workers .
Government are concern to there safety of those abusing alien to our beloved countrymen. They studied the problem and work out better policies on migrant labor, or by saving lives and restoring liberty.

AGRICULTURE

“Ang ating mga puhunan sa agrikultura ay naglalayong kilalanin ang ating mga magsasaka bilang backbone ng ating bansa, at bigyan sila ng mga modernong kagamitan to feed our nation and feed their own family.”

Agricultue is one of the concern of the government since these is the backbone of our country .And they should have an equipment for them to easily done their jobs and can produce efficient supply of foods top our country.
The HRM manager should concern to the things that the company’s backbone or what is the things helped the company grow . These is also concern of our president since agriculture is our backbone in supplying vegetable ,fruit ,food not only in our country but also other country as well that’s why they should concern how these department be improved.

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Assignment8 (MIS)Outsource-Insource

2009-09-02T22:57:00.000-07:00

As a student, you were invited by
the Dean of
the Institute of Computing to attend a seminar-workshop
on information
systems planning with some of the faculty members. In one of the
sessions, a discussion of outsourcing came up. You have been asked to
present your evaluation about outsourcing the information systems
functions of the school.

Required
You are to take a position- outsource or in-source and justify your position.
(3000words)

If I were asked to present my evaluation about outsourcing the information
system functions of the school.The first thing to do is to analyze the problem
,I should know what is the function of information systems of the school and
what is outsourcing and why should be implemented or should used by the
school.Lets define Outsourcing

Outsourcing

a processthat signs a contract to perform part or all of the obligations of
another's contract.a process, such as product design
or manufacturing,
to a third-partyThe
decision to outsource is often made in the interest of lowering
cost or making better use of time and energy costs,redirecting
or conserving energy directed at the competenciesof
a particular business,
or to make more efficientuse
of land, labor,capital,(information)
technology
and resources[citationneeded].
Outsourcing became part of the business lexicon during the 1980s. It
is essentially a division of labour.Out sourcing in the information
technology field has
two meanings One is to commission the development of an
application to another organization, usually a company that
specializes in the development of this type of application. The other
is to hire the services of another company to manage all or parts of
the services that otherwise would be rendered by an IT unit of the
organization. The latter concept might not include development of new
applications.

BENEFITS
Costsavings. The lowering of the overall cost of the service to the
business. This will involve reducing the scope, defining quality
levels, re-pricing, re-negotiation, cost re-structuring. Access to
lower cost economies through offshoring called "labor
arbitrage" generated by the wage gap between industrialized and
developing nations.

Focuson Core Business. Resources (for example investment, people,

infrastructure) are focused on developing the core business. For
example often organizations outsource their IT support to
specilaised IT services companies.

Costrestructuring.

Operating
leverage is a measure that compares fixed costs to variable
costs. Outsourcing changes the balance of this ratio by offering a
move from fixed to variable cost and also by making variable costs
more predictable.

Improve [b]quality[/b]. Achieve a step change in quality through contracting
out the service with a new service level agreement.

Knowledge.
Access to intellectual property and wider experience and knowledge.

Contract.
Services will be provided to a legally binding contract with
financial penalties and legal redress. This is not the case with
internal services.

Operational
expertise. Access to
operational best practice that would be too
difficult or time consuming to develop in-house.

Access
to talent. Access to a
larger talent pool and a sustainable
source of skills, in particular in science and engineering.

Capacity [b]management[/b]. An improved method of capacity management of
services and technology where the risk in providing the excess
capacity is borne by the supplier.

Catalyst for change.
An organization can use an outsourcing agreement as a catalyst for
major step change that can not be achieved alone. The outsourcer
becomes a Change
agent in the process.

Enhance capacity for innovation. Companies increasingly use external
knowledge service providers to supplement limited in-house capacity
for product innovation.

Reduce time to market. The acceleration of the development or
production of a product through the additional capability brought by
the supplier.

Commodification.
The trend of standardizing business processes, IT Services and
application services enabling businesses to intelligently buy at the
right price. Allows a wide range of businesses access to services
previously only available to large corporations.

Riskmanagement.
An approach to risk management for some types of risks is to partner with
an
outsourcer who is better able to provide the mitigation

VentureCapital.
Some countries match government funds venture capital with private venture
capital for startups that start businesses in their country
Tax Benefit. Countries offer tax incentives to move manufacturingoperations to counter high corporate taxes within another country.
QualityRisks
Qualityfade is the deliberate and secretive reduction in
the quality of
labor in order to widen profit margins. The downward changes in
human capital are subtle but progressive, and usually unnoticeable
by the out sourcer/customer. The initial interview meets
requirements, however, with subsequent support, more and more of the
support team are replaced with novice or less experienced workers.
India IT shops will continue to reduce the quality of human capital
under the pressure of drying up labor supply and upward trend of
salary, pushing the quality limits. Such practices are hard to
detect, as customers may just simply give up seeking help from the
help desk. However, the overall customer satisfaction will be
reduced greatly over time Unless the company constantly conducts
customer satisfaction surveys, they may eventually be caught in a
surprise of customer churn, and when they find out the root cause,
it could be too late. In such cases, it can be hard to dispute the
legal contract with the India
outsourcing company, as their staff
are now trained in the process and the original staff made
redundant. In the end, the company that outsources is worse off than
before it outsourced its workforce to India
Public
opinion

Negative Effect
There
is a strong public opinion regarding outsourcing (especially when
combined with
offshoring)that
outsourcing damages a local labor market. Outsourcing is the
transfer of the delivery of services which affects both jobs and
individuals. It is difficult to dispute that outsourcing has a
detrimental effect on individuals who face job disruption and
employment insecurity; however, its supporters believe that
outsourcing should bring down prices, providing greater economic
benefit to all. There are legal protections in the European
UnionTransferof Undertakings (Protection of Employment). Labor
laws in the
United
States are not as protective as those in the European Union. On June 26
2009, Jeff Immelt, the CEO of General Electric, called for the
United States to increase
its manufacturing base employment to 20%
of the workforce commenting that the U.S. has outsourced too much
and can no longer rely on consumer spending to drive demand.

Insourcing

Insourcing is the opposite of outsourcing; that is
insourcing (or contracting in) is often defined as the delegation of operations
or jobs from production within a business to an internal (but 'stand-alone')
entity that specializes in that operation. Insourcing is a business decision
that is often made to maintain control of critical production or competencies.
An alternate use of the term implies transferring jobs to within the country
where the term is used, either by hiring local subcontractors or building a
facility.

Insourcing is loosely referred in call centers who are doing
the work of the outsourcing companies. Companies that outsource include Dell,
Hewlett Packard, Symantec, and Linksys. The callcenters and technicians that
are contracted to handle the outsourced work are usually over-seas. Customers
may refer to these countries as "India" technical support if
they are hard to understand over telecommunications. These insourcing companies
were a great way to save money for the outsourcing of work, but quality varies,
and poor performance has sometimes harmed the reputations of companies who
provide 24/7 customer/technical support.

MY JUSTIFICATION

For me if I given a chance to justify my position to
information systems functions of the school. I would probably choose d
outsource simply because this institute is a university not a business so
we should find a outsource
to study the needs of the school.The university should not used the faculty to
analyzed or do things that is not necessary for them to do. As I observed like
faculty in the institute of computing ,many faculty members were the one who
instantiate the information system that made the faculty overloaded but then d
same salary they get.

As we have understand outsourcing .It means looking for
people outside the firms. These would help for the firm not to used there human
resource to do task that they are not into.

So I hope the university could analyze these things for the
teacher can focus there self to the student, for us endure knowledge as we
grow.

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Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insource

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsourcing

(MIS)assignment 7 SONA-2009related to ICT

2009-08-30T23:09:00.000-07:00

Its such a good thing having a
state of the nation address(SONA) of the president since it shows to
people the achievements brought by the leadership of the
president.Last July 27,2009 she made her SONA .Here, she have tackled
the complement of her leadership such a financial assessment,
infrastructure, ,agriculture ,housing ,down drug price and etc..She
had tackled about the ICT that Iam concerning with. As an IT student
I do concern of these things cause i know it can help a lot to make
our country be more successful soon.

“ Let us have a Department of ICT”

-It a complement to our
president that ICT department is now being part of our government in
enhancing services for the Pilipino People. As she have said
that
“Our reforms
gave us the resources to protect our people, our financial system and
our economy from the worst of shocks that the best in the West failed
to anticipate.”
-It
such a good thing that the best of the west failed to anticipate
means that even the riches country in this world failed to realize
that our country are are reforming and adopting IT/IS changes .Proves
that despite of the financial crisis felt by the world now ,we
Pilipino are striving hard to attain the good services of new
technology.
-Having an ICT department in our government has a big
impact to every Pilipino people first is job opportunity, lessen a
corruption since budget is manage, reliable produced system to used
by each department. Proud to say Pinoy’s are intelligent in nature.

“Kung
noong nakaraan, lumakas ang electronics, today we are creating wealth
by developing the BPO and tourism sectors as
additional engines of growth. Electronics and other manufactured
exports rise and fall in accordance with the state of the world
economy. But BPO remains resilient. With earnings of $6 billion and
employment of 600,000, the BPO phenomenon speaks eloquently of our
competitiveness and productivity”

These proved that our country is
now enduring the best business outsourcing
that would help in for the big income for the whole country .It
help to every Pilipino people to
have jobs and it stated that we are going higher as time gone by ..
“BPO phenomenon speaks
eloquently of our competitiveness and productivity”Soon
it would help to prove to the other country that we are best in
business process
outsourcing .

“As
the seeds of fundamental political reform are planted, let us address
the highest exercise of democracy – voting! In 2001, I said we
would finance fully-automated elections. We got it, thanks to
Congress.”

-these is a proved that our country is now enduring the new and high
technology. Next year election we will endure automated election.
These would help to lessen the unreliable result of last election Its
an easy way for the voters to vote and it help every Pilipino people
to have knowledge with these things. It has also a big impact to our
country.

Reference:
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/168382/PRESIDENT-ARROYOS-NINTHSTATE-OF-THE-NATION-ADDRESS

assignment 7(HRM)Human Resource

2009-08-30T22:16:00.000-07:00

"Human beings are the most important, potent and critical, resource of any organization, and yet the least understood and the worst managed of its resources"

In this assignment we have a task to make a reflection on the above quoted statement "Human beings are the most important, potent and critical, resource of any organization, and yet the least understood and the worst managed of its resources" .In these statement the first thing Ive understand that us human being does have a skill yet unmanageable because we have a moral,common sense and mind to speak our voice suggestion rights to help the company .

Human resources
is an increasingly broadening term that refers to managing "human capital," the people of an organization. The field has moved from a traditionally administrative function to a strategic one that recognizes the link between talented and engaged people and organizational success. The field draws upon concepts developed in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and System Theory. Human resources has at least two related interpretations depending on context. The original usage derives from political economy and economics, where it was traditionally called labor, one of four factors of production although this perspective is changing as a function of new and ongoing research into more strategic approaches at national levels. This first usage is used more in terms of 'human resources development', and can go beyond just organizations to the level of nations . The more traditional usage within corporations and businesses refers to the individuals within a firm or agency, and to the portion of the organization that deals with hiring, firing, training, and other personnel issues, typically referred to as 'human resources management'.

Important
We are said to be an important resources to the organization cause we are the brain of the organization.We planned, analyze,establish things for the success of the organization.If theres no human resource , there.s no word such organize. People organized things in its application to be useful.

Potent
Exerting or capable of exerting strong influence .We are has a big influence to the other because we have ideas that could influence everyone and help for the oraganization application .

Critical
People could make the organization up or down. We are said to be a critical because we can react to the things done to an organization .If it is bad or good to everybody. Perhaps, if we have a wrong decision it may lends to bad result.

Least Understood
Human resource is sometimes hard to understand simple because we have unique ideas than the other .We understand things which for the other it is such a worst thng to do. It lend to mis understanding

Worst Managed
We are said to be a worst managed to all resources as I have said that we have a moral,common sense and mind. So it means that if it is against our will, that can't provoke us to do it. We people has a behavior that even we have in demand skills for the organization yet we have unnecessary behavior,it will lend to a worst managing simply because we can't control by the people holding us or our boss. It is also a worst managed when the people holding human resources can't initiate the attitude,abilities &skills,personality,Variations in gender, nationality and culture,Motivation and work ability. These should be analyze for managing a human resource.

1.Personality

is a combination of physical and mental aspects, which result in each person’s
character. Personality is caused by genes, social environment, culture and relationships among family members. Understanding personalities can help organization leaders understand people’s actions, changes and development. The leader can even understand what and to what degree people are aware of things inside and outside the organization.

2.Attitude

is defined as people’s responses to things. Attitudes will be both positive and
negative. They directly involve emotion, awareness, belief and opinion. Attitudes can be observed from the behaviour exhibited when people respond to people, animals or things. People’s attitudes can be seen when they act, for example, with friendliness or aggressiveness.

3.Abilities and skills

Mental ability is called intelligence, while physical ability is called skill.
Ability can be innate or come through learning. For examples the ability to remember a picture or figure, or the ability to present a beautiful speech to co-workers, or to summaries an event correctly and quickly. Organization leaders can determine people’s abilities and skills and assign a job suit them As a result, an organization can achieve the work it has targeted.

4.Variations in gender, nationality and culture.

People’s gender, nationality and culture will vary inside and outside the group People in an organization will have a variety of cultures, value estimations, languages, skills, beliefs and thoughts. These variations can be seen around the world. It can not be said that people of different nationalities have different work potentials, Due to a lack of study in this area, organization leaders, however, need to learn how to communicate with people who different qualities as mentioned above. It is not a simple task to put the right people in the right job in line with their ability, skill, knowledge and attitude towards the organization.

5.Motivation and work ability.

Somethings can act as a stimulus within an organization-for
example, rewarding or performance. According to study rewarding have the best influence on the performance of people in an organization. Organization leaders should learn to use motivation to realize employees’ mental and physical potential. A “reward” means not only financial benefits but also non- financial benefits such as praise and medals from the organization.

Modern analysis

Modern analysis emphasizes that human beings are not "commodities" or "resources", but are creative and social beings in a productive enterprise. The 2000 revision of ISO 9001 in contrast requires to identify the processes, their sequence and interaction, and to define and communicate responsibilities and authorities. In general, heavily unionized nations such as France and Germany have adopted and encouraged such job descriptions especially within trade unions. The International Labour Organization also in 2001 decided to revisit, and revise its 1975 Recommendation 150 on Human Resources Development [5]. One view of these trends is that a strong social consensus on political economy and a good social welfare system facilitates labor mobility and tends to make the entire economy more productive, as labor can develop skills and experience in various ways, and move from one enterprise to another with little controversy or difficulty in adapting. Another view is that governments should become more aware of their national role in facilitating human resources development across all sectors.

How to Handle Human Resource
1. Don’t ignore the problem.
Assuming that the employee provides value to the company and possesses redeeming qualities, there are ways to deal with difficult employees. Most often, managers will simply ignore problematic staffers. Managers who live by this rule hope the problem will just go away; that these people will somehow turn themselves around or stop being troublesome. Ignoring the situation is the wrong solution to what could likely become a progressive problem.

2. Intervene as soon as possible.
It is important to take action as soon as the negative behavior pattern becomes evident--when left untouched, this problem will only escalate.

Occasionally, the difficult employee has no idea that his behavior is a problem or that others react negatively to his actions. This is because most people tend to put up with the annoying behavior and “go along to get along.” At the same time, some employees just consider it a “job frustration.” Just like some managers, employees want to be liked by colleagues and subordinates and are therefore reluctant to speak up when a problem arises.

Ultimately, it is the manager’s responsibility to take the appropriate action to correct the problem. Whether the concern exists due to the employee’s lack of knowledge of the issue, lack of feedback or projecting the difficulty onto someone else, the manager has the responsibility of addressing and turning around the predicament. The manager needs to gather information from employees to discern the extent of the problem and personally observe the employee interacting with customers or vendors.

3. Research the problem personally.
Armed with accurate data and examples, the manager needs to then take this person into a conference room or office--away from others--and calmly address the issue. To begin, the manager needs to ask the employee if he is aware of any ongoing issues to determine if the difficult person is aware of the problems.

If the employee is “unaware,” the manager needs to describe the unacceptable behavior. The employee might interrupt to disagree or deny the existence of any issues. Nevertheless, the manager needs to continue by giving clear examples of the unwanted behavior.

The manager also needs to allow the employee to respond to the allegations. If the difficult employee refuses to believe that the allegations exist despite the evidence, the most the manager can hope for is an intellectual acceptance of the possibility that a problem exists.

4. Help the problematic employee to get back on track.
Once the employee begins to understand that these negative behaviors are real and experienced by others in the organization, the manager or someone from human resources should begin to coach the difficult employee in displaying more acceptable and appropriate behaviors. The employee needs time and practice in “trying on” new, more suitable behaviors. HR and/or the manager need to provide specific feedback to this employee on the success or failure of his efforts in minimizing the negative actions and implementing ones that are more positive.

5. If all else fails, termination may be necessary.
If the employee continues to deny his inappropriate behavior and refuses to try to improve the situation, the manager needs to place this person on the fast track towards termination. Often this involves recording a series of well-documented verbal and then written feedback about the behavior. Strictly following company protocol, there should be a period for the employee to address the questionable behavior. If this trial period does not result in improved behavior, then the employee needs to be terminated.

Most employees will recognize the negative behavior and will at least attempt to turn it around. This is especially true during tough economic times when unemployment is high and finding a new job is difficult. In any case, the manager needs to follow company guidelines in recognizing the unacceptable behavior, providing direct feedback, providing input to try to turn it around and ultimately taking action in a timely manner.

Not doing so is a disservice to the problematic employee, other employees and the success of the organization.

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Referrences

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_resources
http://msci.chandra.ac.th/download/km/01.pdf
http://www.entrepreneur.com/humanresources/employeemanagementcolumnistdavidjavitch/article201950.html

(HRM)assignment6 21st -century corporations look like

2009-08-26T20:09:00.000-07:00

What do you think will the 21st -century corporations look like?

Every century there many things change such that people, culture, technology , and even the businesses corporation. As time gone changes always takes place since people want to be satisfy more and people want to explore more things for the better living. People, culture , individual’s life may change because of technology approaches. and even businesses corporation takes the changes for the services. For the pass years corporation had encountered much problem with there managing people ,data records, management and monitoring of there assets, liabilities and owners equity of their corporation . Problems such loss of data , unrecognized spending of money, monitoring unreliable workers. In these people learned possible effect for these problems that really effective nowadays.

With regards of 21st century ,I’m sure that these century would be focusing in e enhancement. More reliable IT /IS , more efficient internet services, providing less effort of transaction, monitoring to every branches of the corporation may take place to the corporation . Corporation may prioritized people that has much knowledge about there business and can endure the IT/IS change . The 21st century corporation will require an array of new skills, all of which must be mastered for leaders to gain the upper competitive hand. Globalization has opened new markets. Deregulation has broken down industry boundaries. Venture capital has funded thousands of new tech-savvy insurgents who now threaten incumbents. And the ever-ubiquitous Web has brought the potential for remarkable gains in productivity--but also for frightening deflationary pressures. All these forces are fast propelling the creation of new business models in the 21st century, models that will look nothing like the once-healthy and seemingly invincible enterprises of an earlier age. The infrastructure will be more high-tech .

But then these things has much effect for the global warming . Without using technology in proper way, can destroy our mother nature. Less managing of things that made .Every thing that made here will have there end so used technology wisely .

Lets define corporation and what people think about 21st century corporation and some things that is involced in this topic

Corporation

The most common form of business organization, and one which is chartered by a state and given many legal rights as an entity separate from its owners. This form of business is characterized by the limited liability of its owners, the issuance of shares of easily transferable stock, and existence as a going concern. The process of becoming a corporation, call incorporation, gives the company separate legal standing from its owners and protects those owners from being personally liable in the event that the company is sued (a condition known as limited liability). Incorporation also provides companies with a more flexible way to manage their ownership structure. In addition, there are different tax implications for corporations, although these can be both advantageous and disadvantageous. In these respects, corporations differ from sole proprietorships and limited partnerships.

21st Century Corporation Opinions

Positive

21st Century Business is independently produced by Multi-Media Productions (USA), Inc. and is distributed worldwide on CNBC as paid programming and the Fox Business Network as paid programming. Additionally, the series airs internationally in Canada and on Asia Television and can be accessed 24/7 via 21CBTV.com. 21st Century Business can also be seen on various Internet Television outlets such as YouTube, iTunes Podcast, MSN Video, Yahoo! Video and many more.
21st Century Business is independently produced by Multi-Media Productions (USA), Inc. and is distributed worldwide on CNBC as paid programming and the Fox Business Network as paid programming. Additionally, the series airs internationally in Canada and on Asia Television and can be accessed 24/7 via 21CBTV.com. 21st Century Business can also be seen on various Internet Television outlets such as YouTube, iTunes Podcast, MSN Video, Yahoo! Video and many more.

Negative

Make no mistake about it: the 21st century is one of the most stressful periods of human history, so far as the average citizen is concerned. Despite vast improvements in many areas of life for most everyone (as well as an explosion in personal opportunity for fame and fortune such as the world has never seen before), the domination of largely unbridled pure economics and virtually unrestrained technological development on human affairs at this time makes for daily stresses probably unimaginable by 20th century natives, or those born in the subsequent 22nd century. For instance, a substantial portion of the most developed geopolitical blocs actually cut back many traditional social programs such as Social Security, pensions, and subsidies for child care, public education, and medical insurance (or else decimate them through woefully misguided privatization attempts) in the late 20th/early 21st centuries. Of course, these cutbacks often result in mass unrest and dissatisfaction among the populace of those states, which creates yet another source of instability and stress for many citizens-- until the political backlash manages to reverse the courses of many governments on the issues. The immense uncertainty about many matters is bad enough, but what certainty does exist is often still worse...

The often barely restrained financial markets of the late 20th century may offer cautionary tales for the much freer global markets of the 21st-- especially where geopolitical governments increasingly bow to the regulatory wishes of mega-corporations (regardless of social welfare). The former markets were volatile, "...prone to speculative ruin...[and]...more vulnerable to self-inflicted calamity..." due in large part to a given market's regulation by governments being inversely proportional to that market's size. Laissez-faire economies may have no natural defense against excessive and destabilizing speculation. In the late 20th century there was no single institution of sufficient power and wisdom to temper global excesses in the financial markets as certain national concerns could do for inidividual countries

How, exactly, will these forces reshape the 21st century corporation? The organizations that flourish will have several defining features.

-- It's management by Web.

That means not just Web as in Internet but the web-like shape of successful organizations in the future. If there are a pair of images that symbolize the vast changes at work, they are the pyramid and the web. The organizational chart of large-scale enterprise had long been defined as a pyramid of ever-shrinking layers leading to an omnipotent CEO at its apex. The 21st century corporation, in contrast, is far more likely to look like a web: a flat, intricately woven form that links partners, employees, external contractors, suppliers, and customers in various collaborations. The players will grow more and more interdependent. Fewer companies will try to master all the disciplines necessary to produce and market their goods but will instead outsource skills--from research and development to manufacturing--to outsiders who can perform those functions with greater efficiency.

Managing this intricate network of partners, spin-off enterprises, contractors, and freelancers will be as important as managing internal operations. Indeed, it will be hard to tell the difference. All of these constituents will be directly linked in ways that will make it nearly impossible for outsiders to know where an individual firm begins and where it ends. ''Companies will be much more molecular and fluid,'' predicts Don Tapscott, co-author of Digital Capital. ''They will be autonomous business units connected not necessarily by a big building but across geographies all based on networks. The boundaries of the firm will be not only fluid or blurred but in some cases hard to define.''

It's more about bits, less about atoms.

The most profitable enterprises will manage bits, or information, instead of focusing solely on managing atoms (the corporation's physical assets). Sheer size will no longer be the hallmark of success; instead, the market will prize the ability to efficiently deploy assets. Good bit management can allow an upstart to beat an established player; it can also give an incumbent vast advantages. By using information to manage themselves and better serve their customers, companies will be able to do things cheaper, faster, and with far less waste.

It's mass customization.
The previous 100 years were marked by mass production and mass consumption. Companies sought economies of scale to build large factories that produced cookie-cutter products, which they then sold to the largest numbers of people in as many markets as possible. The company of the future will tailor its products to each individual by turning customers into partners and giving them the technology to design and demand exactly what they want. Mass customization will result in waves of individualized products and services, as well as huge savings for companies, which will no longer have to guess what and how much customers want.

It's dependent on intellectual capital.

The advantage of bringing breakthrough products to market first will be shorter-lived than ever, because technology will let competitors match or exceed them almost instantly. To keep ahead of the steep new-product curve, it will be crucial for businesses to attract and retain the best thinkers. Companies will need to build a deep reservoir of talent--including both employees and free agents--to succeed in this new era. But attracting and retaining an elite workforce will require more than huge paychecks. Corporations will need to create the kind of cultures and reward systems that keep the best minds engaged. The old command-and-control hierarchies, with their civil-service-like wages, are fast crumbling in favor of organizations that empower vast numbers of people and reward the best of them as if they were owners of the enterprise.

It's global.

In the beginning, the global company was defined as one that simply sold its goods in overseas markets. Later, global companies assumed a manufacturing presence in numerous countries. The company of the future will call on talent and resources--especially intellectual capital--wherever they can be found around the globe, just as it will sell its goods and services around the globe. Indeed, the very notion of a headquarters country may no longer apply, as companies migrate to places of greatest advantage. The new global corporation might be based in the U.S. but do its software programming in Sri Lanka, its engineering in Germany, and its manufacturing in China. Every outpost will be seamlessly connected by the Net so that far-flung employees and freelancers can work together in real time.

It's about speed.
All this work will be done in an instant. ''The Internet is a tool, and the biggest impact of that tool is speed,'' says Andrew S. Grove, chairman of Intel Corp. (INTC) ''The speed of actions, the speed of deliberations, and the speed of information has increased, and it will continue to increase.'' That means the old, process-oriented corporation must radically revamp. With everything from product cycles to employee turnover on fast-forward, there is simply not enough time for deliberation or bureaucracy.

The 21st century corporation will not have one ideal form. Some will be completely virtual, wholly dependent on a network of suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors for their survival. Others, less so. Some of the most successful companies will be very small and very specialized; others will be gargantuan in size, scope, and complexity.

Some enterprises will last no longer than the time it takes for a new product or technology to reach the market. Once it does, these temporary organizations will pass their innovations on to host companies that can leverage them more quickly and at less expense. The reason: Every company has capabilities, but also disabilities, as Harvard Business School's Clayton M. Christensen puts it. The disabilities--things like deeply held beliefs, rituals, and traditions--often smother radical thinking. Some biotech upstarts, for example, have already served as external labs for large, powerful pharmaceutical companies. Some technology ventures have drawn seed capital from Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), only to be acquired by the network giant once the technology has been proven.

CULTURAL CHANGE.

The potential for productivity gains is everywhere, in every process, in every industry. The bigger the company and the larger its costs, the greater the opportunity to see tremendous efficiencies. In the years to come, large incumbent corporations that get it will be the greatest beneficiaries of the Net, not the dot-com insurgents that once garnered all the publicity and market valuations.

Despite a handful of leading-edge companies, the true 21st century corporation, at least as it will eventually emerge, does not yet exist. John F. Welch Jr. of General Electric Co. may have created the archetypal ''learning organization,'' a highly diverse company that shares ideas across its many boundaries. Chambers of Cisco Systems may boast the most networked organization in the world, a company in which nearly all its administrative functions are conducted over the Internet. Michael S. Dell may have built the most efficient supply-chain network ever, a model that requires virtually no inventory. But there is no one company today that embodies all the possibilities and promise of the superefficient 21st century corporation.

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Refferences:
http://www.jrmooneyham.com/s2183ref.html
http://www.21cbtv.com/
http://www.businessweek.com/common_frames/ma_0035.htm?/2000/00_35/b3696011.htm

If I'll be an IT Consultant(MIS)assignment6

2009-08-19T19:38:00.000-07:00

If you were hired by the university president as an IT consultant, what would you suggest (technology, infrastructure, innovations, steps, processes, etc) in order for the internet connectivity be improved?

In this assignment ,we are asked that if ever we become a IT consultant that employed by our university president ,what would suggestion we could give in order for the internet connectivity be improved.

Assuming that I’ll be an IT consultant of our university .I should analyze the state of our university the capacity , situation to adopt IT/IS changes. There should be person that could handle for the implementation. There should be a budget before committing into changes in improving our the university

Before I could answer that question we should define first the factors for analyzing to attain ideas improving internet connectivity in our university.

IT consultant

An IT consultant works in partnership with clients, advising them how to use information technology in order to meet their business objectives or overcome problems. Consultants work to improve the structure and efficiency and of an organsiation's IT systems.

IT consultants may be involved in a variety of activities, including marketing, project management, client relationship management and systems development.

They may also be responsible for user training and feedback. In many companies, these tasks will be carried out by an IT project team. IT consultants are increasingly involved in sales and business development, as well as technical duties.

Task typically involve:

meeting with clients to determine requirements;
working with clients to define the scope of a project;
planning timescales and the resources needed;
clarifying a client's system specifications, understanding their work practices and the nature of their business;
travelling to customer sites;
liaising with staff at all levels of a client organisation;
defining software, hardware and network requirements;
analysing IT requirements within companies and giving independent and objective advice on the use of IT;
developing agreed solutions and implementing new systems;
presenting solutions in written or oral reports;
helping clients with change-management activities;
project managing the design and implementation of preferred solutions;
purchasing systems where appropriate;
designing, testing, installing and monitoring new systems;
preparing documentation and presenting progress reports to customers;
organising training for users and other consultants;
being involved in sales and support and, where appropriate, maintaining contact with client organisations;
identifying potential clients and building and maintaining contacts.

Innovation
The term innovation refers to a new way of doing something. It may refer to incremental, radical, and revolutionary changes in thinking, products, processes, or organizations. A distinction is typically made between invention, an idea made manifest, and innovation, ideas applied successfully. (Mckeown 2008) In many fields, something new must be substantially different to be innovative, not an insignificant change, e.g., in the arts, economics, business and government policy. In economics the change must increase value, customer value, or producer value. The goal of innovation is positive change, to make someone or something better. Innovation leading to increased productivity is the fundamental source of increasing wealth in an economy.
Innovation is an important topic in the study of economics, business, design, technology, sociology, and engineering. Colloquially, the word "innovation" is often synonymous with the output of the process. However, economists tend to focus on the process itself, from the origination of an idea to its transformation into something useful, to its implementation; and on the system within which the process of innovation unfolds. Since innovation is also considered a major driver of the economy, especially when it leads to increasing productivity, the factors that lead to innovation are also considered to be critical to policy makers. In particular, followers of innovation economics stress using public policy to spur innovation and growth.
Those who are directly responsible for application of the innovation are often called pioneers in their field, whether they are individuals or organisations.

Infrastructure
can be defined as the basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function. [2] The term typically refers to the technical structures that support a society, such as roads, water supply, sewers, power grids, telecommunications, and so forth. Viewed functionally, infrastructure facilitates the production of goods and services; for example, roads enable the transport of raw materials to a factory, and also for the distribution of finished products to markets. In some contexts, the term may also include basic social services such as schools and hospitals [3]. In military parlance, the term refers to the buildings and permanent installations necessary for the support, redeployment, and operation of military forces
In this article, infrastructure will be used in the sense of technical structures or physical networks that support society, unless specified otherwise.

Technology
Technology is a broad concept that deals with an animal species' usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects an animal species' ability to control and adapt to its environment. Technology is a term with origins in the Greek "technologia", "τεχνολογία" — "techne", "τέχνη" ("craft") and "logia", "λογία" ("saying").[1] However, a strict definition is elusive; "technology" can refer to material objects of use to humanity, such as machines, hardware or utensils, but can also encompass broader themes, including systems, methods of organization, and techniques. The term can either be applied generally or to specific areas: examples include "construction technology", "medical technology", or "state-of-the-art technology".
The human species' use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools. The prehistorical discovery of the ability to control fire increased the available sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact freely on a global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes; the development of weapons of ever-increasing destructive power has progressed throughout history, from clubs to nuclear weapons.
Technology has affected society and its surroundings in a number of ways. In many societies, technology has helped develop more advanced economies (including today's global economy) and has allowed the rise of a leisure class. Many technological processes produce unwanted by-products, known as pollution, and deplete natural resources, to the detriment of the Earth and its environment. Various implementations of technology influence the values of a society and new technology often raises new ethical questions. Examples include the rise of the notion of efficiency in terms of human productivity, a term originally applied only to machines, and the challenge of traditional norms.
Philosophical debates have arisen over the present and future use of technology in society, with disagreements over whether technology improves the human condition or worsens it. Neo-Luddism, anarcho-primitivism, and similar movements criticise the pervasiveness of technology in the modern world, opining that it harms the environment and alienates people; proponents of ideologies such as transhumanism and techno-progressivism view continued technological progress as beneficial to society and the human condition. Indeed, until recently, it was believed that the development of technology was restricted only to human beings, but recent scientific studies indicate that other primates and certain dolphin communities have developed simple tools and learned to pass their knowledge to other generations.

These are some suggestions:

Connectiviy

Hardware/Software

Accessible Electricity

Electricity

Policies

Connectiviy

There should be an enough internet connectivity (WiFi) to our university , not only in engineering building but also in other colleges . In order for the other student that could access the net at a comfortable time they want. It is good for the student , since internet connection help everyone to gain much knowledge specially using computers, accessing sites, For us to be improved and for us not be left behing.

For better and comfortable to all student having there laptops ,the university should give a room or a place that student can easy spend time with there laptops.

Hardware/Software

Putting and changing hardware should be the prior of the university. We all know that we have many computers but then few of them are usable . It is good job by the university that they change the monitor in an LCD monitor in a lab1 of our college (Institute of Computing). It should be followed by changing hardware in our libraries, nodal and other computer laboratories. It would help for the lessen electricity consumption and fast internet connection.

Network services

Enhancement of network services . having computer laboratories in each colleges that accessible by the student So that they could not find hard time spending on our library just for waiting for an hour before accessing the net . It would help to accommodate all student for us not to spend much money in the internet café in doing projects. University should provide those things because much student enrolled here doesn’t have much money spending time on internet cafes.

Electricity

All student should have the right to used electricity .These could help student to used laptops and other important matter that is involved electricity and learnings.

Policies

There should be a policies for student to follow and for the implementation could not be destroyed easily. Student should used it well in order it would last for many years.

Others

It would be good that our Obrero Campus Student (CouncilOCSC) has a network connection to every Local Council(LC)to every colleges. For monitoring the cash flows, budgets , works and implementation of the LC . It should be accessible also for the student to know some implementation and other things that student should know.

References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology

BARRIERS on IT/IS implementation (MIS)assignment 5

2009-08-17T01:40:00.000-07:00

BARRIERS on IT/IS implementation

In this assignment our task is to identify and discuss barriers in our company’s IS/IT implementation.
We all know that all things made here has its positive and negative effect like IS/IT ;it is useful to everyone specially to a business world but then it has some point that has negative effect.

In our discussion ,we have already tackled the IS/IT and its importance to the company. It is implemented to lessen the work of peopleware, reliable data documentation, accessing to net and their network in every department , flexible monitoring beyond the company. But then there are many barriers in implementing these.

As we have interviewed our adopt company .They state it is not a barriers thus, it is a challenge.
In EMCOR ,they implemented there IS/IT in a process.They used IS/IT for many years already and time goes by while IT world is evolving EMCOR joined the flow if necessary to endure their success.

Since company has a big plans for the future and plan for many branches soon they adopt a IS/IT that a big capacity to serve the company’s future plans.

Some IT/IS barriers :

Lack of adequate financial support

Financial pressures are a powerful limitation on capital investment in information technology. The top three IT implementation barriers cited by 2001 survey respondents are lack of adequate financial support for IT (21%), difficulty proving IT quantifiable benefits/ROI (15%), and vendors’ inability to effectively deliver product or service to respondents’ satisfaction (14%). Although it is still a top concern, difficulty in proving ROI has decreased in significance from 22% last year.

Accessing capital and demonstrating return-on-investment are not the only challenges. While recruiting and retaining high-quality IT staff was mentioned, staffing concerns dropped for the second year in a row; only 6% of respondents cited it as a barrier, compared to 15% in 2000, and 23% in 1999.

According to the report, the major challenges facing Web services projects, and the percentage of IT execs who cite each one as their primary concern, include:

1. Inexperience in architecting Web services (19.4%);
2. Changing internal organizational culture to embrace Web services (18.5%);
3. Multiple standards for implementation (also 18.5%);
4. No perceived business case for Web services (14.6); and
5. The difficulty of managing relationships with other organizations (6.8%).

There are numerous definitions of Web services, which has led to some confusion among IT executives. Loosely defined, Web services allow enterprises to knit together various business information and applications, both in-house and with outside partners, by using standards for integration such as XML, SOAP, and UDDI. Web services are considered a relatively inexpensive way to derive more value from previous IT investments by improving workflow and business efficiency - a major draw in the current economic climate.

Barriers before implementing IT/IS in EMCOR:

Time
planning and discussing well for the positive and negative effect for the implementation .The effects of these things that the company should have in the future years.

Training
Having new IS/IT, there should be trained personnel or a peopleware to handle IS/IT. implementation. It takes many training to be able to do such task.

Cost
There should be a budget in implementing new IS/IT. Company should be prepare for the budgets and the used of its IS/IT for them success.

Planning
They should plan what to do with their network .If they mis planning ,their business would be failed .Example If they use big servers for a little purposes could cause much problem to a company and the cost of that servers is much than theire income.

These are some of the barriers that company should analyze before they implement IS/IT in there company . It should be planned well Business Case be planned well .

References:

http://www.himss.org/2001Survey/HIMSS/surveyfinal/6.htm

Downsizing (HRM)assignment 5

2009-08-17T01:38:00.001-07:00

Identify a company website that has undergone HR downsizing. Identify the cause of downsizing and describe its processes.

In this assignment we have a tak to identify a company ‘s website that has undergone downsizing and identify the cause and process of downsizing.

Thus, I have search some sight that help me to evaluate the company and learn some causes . Downsizing probably has a negative or positive to a company. There a fact that if they do this they can help the company to progress and some of companies would closed.
This is a technique to help the company to recover from such business failure.

As we have heard on the news , television, radio broadcast the most prevalent dilemma nowadays that many firms nowadays had done downsizing due to the recent world financial crisis they cannot sustain anymore the high inflation rate low income and high expenses . downsizing is the way for them to recover by this disaster. They lessen the manpower, layoff but later be rehired,early retirement.

Downsizing
In a business enterprise, downsizing is reducing the number of employees on the operating payroll. Some users distinguish downsizing from a layoff , with downsizing intended to be a permanent downscaling and a layoff intended to be a temporary downscaling in which employees may later be rehired. Businesses use several techniques in downsizing, including providing incentives to take early retirement and transfer to subsidiary companies, but the most common technique is to simply terminate the employment of a certain number of people.
Rightsizing is downsizing in the belief that an enterprise really should operate with fewer people. Dumbsizing is downsizing that, in retrospect, failed to achieve the desired effect.

It is an extremely relevant issue to organizations today in that it has become the most prevalent dilemma in recent years. The current tendency of organizations to restructure and ultimately to downsize has a major negative impact on the organizations themselves, on their surviving and terminated employees, on the government, and on society as a whole. In fact, it is everyone's problem, and it seems to have become more the rule than the exception that it used to be in the not too distant past. The current adverse economic climate has been persistent and long-lasting. As a result, many organizations that were operating inefficiently have been ..

Why do Firms Downsize?

Reduce costs
Reduce layers of management to increase decision making speed and get closer to the customer
Sharpen focus on core competencies of the firm, and outsource peripheral activities
Generate positive reactions from shareholders in order to improve valuation of stock price
Increase productivity

Downsizing Effects: Overall

Mixed effects on firm performance: some short-term costs savings, but long-term profitability & valuation not strongly affected.
Firm’s reputation as a good employer suffers. Example: Apple Computer’s reputation as good employer declined after several layoffs in 1990s.
Downsizing forces re-thinking of Employment Strategy. Lifelong employment policies not credible after a downsizing. Example: IBM abandoned lifelong policy after several layoffs in early 1990s.
Downsizing Works Best When:
Changes in Strategy, Organization structure and Culture accompany job cuts of downsizing
Weak business units and plant closures are used as basis of reductions, rather than across the board cuts affecting all units (including healthy ones)

Effects of Downsizing
All small business owners know the weighty responsibility of having employees dependent upon him to provide for their families. Despite a popular perceived view, not all business owners are cold-hearted calculating machines caring only for profits at the expense of everyone they step on while rising to the top.
Downsizing also has an economic risk. Shrinking a business reduces market value and reduces its customer base, which can be dangerous if perception of the company views it as unreliable. Growth is always viewed as a positive. Downsizing is not, and doing so will require a good public relations plan to offset negative publicity and customer perceptions.
Another effect is the emotional costs to both owner and employees. Losing a job for any reason is traumatic enough, but losing a job as the result of a business owner’s decision to downsize can be easily misunderstood.

Some Firms undergone downsizing

Philippine Airlines, Inc.

PAL
was
forced to downsize its international operations by completely cutting
operations to Europe and
eventually Southwest Asia,
cutting virtually all domestic services excluding routes operated from Manila, reducing the size
of its fleet and terminating the jobs of thousands of employees.

The airline was placed under receivership in 1998, gradually restoring operations to many of the destinations it formerly serviced. PAL exited receivership in 2007 with ambitious plans to further restore services to its previously-serviced destinations, as well as diversify its fleet.

Motorola Inc .
Based
Motorola Inc. on Monday announced it is downsizing its workforce in the
Philippines as global sales plunge because of weak demand for new mobile
phones.In a press briefing with reporters in Manila, Motorola, which is
headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, said they have still to determine how
many workers will be laid off in the Philippines, but added a significant part
of its workforce in the region will be laid off.

Malyn Molina, Motorola's account direct at Ogilvy Philippines told reporters in Manila, "The mobile devices division of Motorola Philippines will still be operating although it will no longer be as big and aggressive as before. But the concept stores and the distributor network will still be there."
But the downsizing of Motorola's workforce in the Philippines will not affect consumers the company said because a skeletal staff offering technical support and coordination

The Army’s elite units

Have grown“demoralized" and restive amid reports that headquarters plans to cut
their strength to just a third of their present size and curb their potential
to mount coups, a senior military officer said Thursday.

A
senior military officer who spoke on condition of anonymity said Army chief
Lieutentant General Romeo Tolentino has given a team until the end of the month
to study the downsizing of the First Scout Ranger Regiment (FSRR) and Special
Forces Regiment (SFR).

The two units consist of three
battalions each at present.

“Officers and men of Socom are greatly affected and demoralized by the ongoing
study at Army headquarters to downsize (the FSRR and SFR)…from their present
organization set up to just one battalion each to remove their capability to
launch coups and topple government," he said.

About 500 men make up a battalion.

Morale problem

“They all know what’s going to happen because that (downsizing of FSRR and SFR)
is the desire of the (Army chief)," he said. “This is a big problem in
terms of the morale of the present personnel and it also affects those who
formerly served with the Special Forces and Rangers."

"In fact, less than 50 Rangers out of nearly 5,000 Socom forces were
involved (in the plot). Why will the whole Socom unit, with the overwhelming
majority who remained loyal and professional, suffer from the misdeeds of the
misguided few," he said.

The officer added that it was “very ironic" that the planned downsizing
comes at a time when the government is renewing its campaign to cripple the
insurgents in two years.

The official said FSRR and SFR forces are have proven to be effective in the
conduct of counter-insurgency operations or counter-guerilla warfare.

“These (expertise) are the core competence or forte of Socom forces. The Socom
forces are the national maneuver force of the (Armed Forces of the Philippines),"
he said.

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References:

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/13375/Elite-Army-units-demoralized-restive-over-downsizing-plans
http://www.answers.com/topic/philippine-airlines
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-16454092.html
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci759501,00.html
http://business.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Downsizing

MY UNIVERSITY(HRM)assignment4

2009-07-22T20:15:00.000-07:00

Based on your answers in Assignments 2 and 3, how can the university help you achieve what you want to be in the future?

To be a successful degree holder that works with his passion. School has a big impact to mold his/her ability in order to be a useful individual someday that plays big role to the industry. It equips students to enhance the ability to render services in the real application of life . It

Being a student of this university that I’m proud of .I do believe that this university especially my college would help me in order to be a successful person someday. Since I know graduate students here are molded enough knowledge that’s why they are successful nowadays .They produce a competitive students.

Though this university is a public university and only public school in our city. And this university doesn’t have enough facilities but then they mold us to meet our capability in this passion.

We are an IT student ,we should be facilitate well with enough technology. But then equipments here are not enough for all student .I just remember the machine problem we have done. For many times, hardware are not enough, some are un useful . So there is reason it would bring home.. But these things doesn’t affect us much as long as we are responsible to things on class discussion. We are in the country that doesn’t have enough budgets. It begins with yourself.

The implementation of not using laptops on the university to save energy is really bad to every IT/CS student because we used it for our learning. University doesn’t have enough equipment , how could they stop us. I hope it is analyze by everyone because school has the big impact of the learnings of every student .

When I meet my job someday and apply my knowledge I’ve learn with this university ill never forget what university I came from. I’m really proud on my university though it doesn’t comply the needs of student.

(HRM)assginment1Best Practices on Human Resource on New City Commercial Corporation

2009-07-20T19:27:00.000-07:00

Best Practices on Human Resource on New City Commercial Corporation

People Department

- is the name of department that manage Human Resource.

- All transaction of the company should be manage by this department since

this department is the main department of the company.

Function

Maintenance personal data

Modification updating

Man power report

Government report

Prepare task for the necessary department

Certification of employee.

Insurance of employee

NCCC Spirit

“I will be humble in my way, Caring myself hardworking to do excel while having fun along the way”

NCCC Bylaws

• Humble

• Caring

• Hardworking

• Excellence

• Fun

NCCC job hiring qualifiacation

Fresh Graduate should :

Undergone trainee

Experience is not necessary

Good Background

High Position should :

Has enough experience to desired position

Good background

Qualification to be regular:

Sales associate

Performance

Attendance

Serve customer

Work limit

-5 months only

Company employee

-5000 employees (company wide)

HRIS

- this company used a magic software to manage the data of the employee working on the company.

Data employee

ID no - it is the primary key

       -it is properly encode for lessen the redundancy of the data of the employee

Name - for employee’s identification

B-Date -for employee’s age

Address -for employee’s home

Background -to know what he is into. His quality being a employee/person.

Department -To know what department he is working

Date hired and date due

                 -if it color blue means active and if it is yellow he is lead out already

-but then the data of the employee that is lead out is never delete because of information the company may used soon  

Ms Regine Castillo- a HR staff of NCCC who grant our interview.

on-line job services(HRM)assignment3

2009-07-15T22:35:00.000-07:00

In this assignment we have to examine five(5) different on-line job services and write a brief evaluation of the services and which do you like best and why.?
As I surf the net I found out some online service that could help me in the feature. Here are the ff:

medical transcriptionist
A medical transcriptionist is the person responsible for converting the patient's medical records into typewritten format rather than handwritten, the latter more prone to misinterpretation by other healthcare providers. The term transcriber describes the electronic equipment used in performing medical transcription, e.g., a cassette player with foot controls operated by the MT for report playback and transcription. In the late 1990s, medical transcriptionists were also given the title of Medical Language Specialist or Health Information Management (HIM) paraprofessional.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_transcription

Online Data & Business Analyst
This professional will deliver quality quantitative advice to the team that will inform strategic planning and strategic decision-making. The position is responsible for establishing and tracking performance metrics for the group and managing customer research. A high degree of comfort with Excel modeling and statistical analysis is required as this individual will be maintaining complex models that track all metrics related to eCommerce performance.
http://careers.stateuniversity.com/pages/142/Web-Designer.html

Web designer
Web designers are responsible for creating the look and feel of World Wide Web pages for a client's Web site. This involves developing a graphic design that effectively communicates the ideas being promoted by the Web site. A web designer may take part in the initial planning of a Web site, meeting with the client to discuss ideas for the layout and organization of the site, the types of colors or images to use (photos, illustrations, videos, etc.), and other matters concerning overall graphic design. Sometimes a web producer has already developed a basic concept for the web page. In this case it is the web designer's task to create a design that matches the producer's ideas.
http://careers.stateuniversity.com/pages/142/Web-Designer.html

IT consultant
An IT consultant works in partnership with clients, advising them how to use information technology in order to meet their business objectives or overcome problems. Consultants work to improve the structure and efficiency and of an organsiation's IT systems.
IT consultants may be involved in a variety of activities, including marketing, project management, client relationship management and systems development.
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/p/types_of_job/it_consultant_job_description.jsp

Systems analyst
A systems analyst is responsible for researching, planning, coordinating and recommending software and system choices to meet an organization's business requirements. The systems analyst plays a vital role in the systems development process. A successful systems analyst must acquire four skills: analytical, technical, managerial, and interpersonal. Analytical skills enable systems analysts to understand the organization and its functions, which helps him/her to identify opportunities and to analyze and solve problems. Technical skills help systems analysts understand the potential and the limitations of information technology. The systems analyst must be able to work with various programming languages, operating systems, and computer hardware platforms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_analyst

♥Among those 5 services mention above I do preferred most System analyst as an online service . I am interested to what it is doing.. It have stated there that system analys plays a vital role in a system development process to a company. It has many features that I am so interested.