paradigm shifts?

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

When a business is in the midst of increasing their productivity, it faces different kinds of organizational change. There are lots of ways in order for a business to make it more efficient and to improve operational flexibility. In the spectrum of organizational change, the most essential type of change is paradigm shift which is the radical conceptualization of the nature of the business process and the organization.

Even though it takes a larger risk than the other type of change it has become the most widely applied organizational change to many other organizations for it changes the overall business process thus making a better impact if it is a success. Although business reengineering is also one radical type of change because this approach deals also in redesigning the way work is done in order to better support the organization’s mission and to reduce cost which has the objective of radical improvement in performance and not just incremental improvement, the term paradigm shift is still the most radical type for this kind of approach has found uses in other situation, representing the concept of a major change in a certain thought-pattern.

If this kind of organizational change will be properly implemented and is put into better application by the people in the organization it can create a big radical change in personal beliefs, complex systems, replacing the former way of organizing with a radically different way of thinking. Through this change, it makes an influential technique and a start of something new to improve profits and business operations. Because when we have the focus on making efficient business with the most profitable segment we can make it grow unpredictably fast simply by making a general change in the organization and the best and most radical type of change is paradigm shift.

it doesn't contradict

Question:
Brooks says that adding people to a late project makes it even later (Brooks 1975). Some schedule estimation techniques seem to indicate that adding people to a project can shorten development time. Is this a contradiction? Why or why not?


In the era of business, time management is crucial. Every thing must follow specific schedules or deadlines. When dealing with projects it is much easier to finish it ahead of time to avoid rushing things. The core of the project plan is the project schedule which is used by the project manager to entrust people to the project and show the organization how the work will be performed.

Scheduling techniques doesn’t contradict the idea of Brooks simply because both statements are true. When working with projects we are normally used to work in teams than working by ourselves. That is why the more people who work in a project the more it shorten development time which is usually true by some cases. Why? Because there will be more ideas if there are lots of people working. Sometimes it is better to work on a project with many people on a team than on trying to build a project without any person you can ask for help because it will be much easier to estimate in order to create something that looks like a schedule. Adding people to a project can shorten development time.

On the other hand, adding people to a late project can somehow create tricky situation simply because you still need to orient them the flow of the project. It is also for the reason that each date in the schedule is estimated, and if those dates do not have the agreement of the people who are going to do the work, the schedules will almost certainly be inaccurate. These scenarios are the frequent reasons why some projects are postponed or even canceled.

That is why when working with projects, planning is indeed very important. As we move ahead we are likely to face more complex and difficult challenges. Some of these may involve the coordination of many different people and the completion of many tasks in a precise sequence. In a project and in a real scenario, people working in a plan either numerous number of member or just a small number it can still result to success if and only if the people working in it are competent and willing to complete projects on time. This is why we need to learn how to manage projects well.

its better to buy

Question:

Manny’s Manufacturing must decide whether to build or buy a software package to keep track of its inventory. Manny’s computer experts estimate that it will cost $325m000 to buy the necessary programs. To build the programs in-house, programmers will cost $5,000each per month. What factors should Manny consider in making his decision? When is it better to build? To buy?

Making decision is a matter of life and death. If we want our business to be effective, we need to be able to make good decisions. If we can learn to this in a timely and well considered way, then we can have well-deserved success.

In a business, being practical is a great factor to success. Based on the situation, it is particularly powerful if you have a number of good alternatives to choose from and many different factors to take into account. This makes it a great technique to use in almost any important decision where there isn’t a clear and obvious preferred option.

I think Manny should try getting a list of options and the factors which is need to be considered. Manny should take into consideration the people who will be working if the system will be made in-house and the allotted time to finish the entire program. Since it is not clearly stated if how many peoples are involved in the said projects, we just need to think of the other possible reasons.

When we are referring to big businesses, outsourcing is more illustrious. It is because it improves the quality through contracting out the service with a new service level agreement. They have an access to operational best practice that would be too difficult or time consuming to develop in-house. When big companies outsource their information systems they will have an access to a larger talent pool and a sustainable source of skills. Outsourcing is subcontracting a process. It involves the transfer of the management or day-to-day execution of an entire business function to an external service provider.

Regardless the fact we can minimize the cost if we hire people who will build the software, I would still recommend that Manny will buy software for the main reason that outsourcing offers a lot more.

It is also an ideal tool comparing apples with oranges, such as whether to invest money to buy software of to build it in-house. This makes it easy to choose the most important problem to select that will give the grates advantage

What on earth am I here for?

Everyone’s life is driven by something. I am now again in the midst of nowhere, confused about what’s really my purpose in life. Being confused is not a bad thing. It’s totally natural. But the fact that I don’t really exactly know what really drives my life makes me think more. My professor tells me that I need to awaken my desire to seek the truth about who I am and why I am here. I know that it’s hard and always impossible to define the real meaning of life without having a purpose and the will to make it done.

That is why I keep on starting to construct a design for my life – something that I want to happen and be open to possibility to move on if I fail. What I am now is not merely enough for me to tell that I already found my purpose because our life is driven by something. And I am still on my way on finding what really drives me.

What drives your life?

usep enrollment system (use case diagram)

The image above is the use case diagram of usep enrollment system. It is to show the functions of the enrollment system performed during enrollment time. This diagram is the enrollment flow presented by a graphic illustration in order to present an overview of the functionality provided by a system in terms of actors which is the student, and their goals which is represented by a use cases.

The actor (student) plays a role with the system. Use cases which are drawn as a horizontal ellipse describes a sequence of actions, starting from payments of local fees up to validation of library card. The images in the right side of the diagram are persons involving every transaction.

taking risk

When will I become skilled at taking risk? last day when our SAD group had a quick chitchat (open forum) with our SAD professor about our proposed system and as expected, he keep on asking us that “is it worthy?” Last time, we are asked if the system we proposed are ‘kindda’ worthy of our four years learning at the university. If I will be asked, I would really say “yes” (for some reasons) but on the other side it’s not really worthy. I am a USEP student. I am known to be one of the intellectual giants in the institute of computing. But why is it hard for me to please my self that I can do better than what they think of me?
Upon dealing with challenging proposal, I never really open my mind perhaps because I am not ready to accept failures. I can always think of better ideas, far more challenging than we are proposing now. But I can never deny the fact that when time comes that we will be in the point of implementation, we can’t finish it completely ---- far more than an intellectual giant do.

What am I supposed to do? I need to take a night to reflect. How sad. As far as I know as regards with what I am, I will really need lots of whole night for me to think and reflect before I can realized what am I doing and what I need to be doing.
Not taking risk affects me self-confidence, self-worth, what I do and what I do not do in life. Maybe I am so stupid not to trust my own intuition, capacity and thoughts.

I am struck, not just once but twice. Do I need to hear another one before I will be able to realize what I need to realized? Its time to wake up now and I now I can always do better. Maybe it is just a matter of self-possession and a lot more trust in what we can do.

But HOW? Or maybe the right word is WHEN?

i'd prefer interview and document review

Every process used in systems analysis is long and difficult. But no other part of the process is immense that it cannot be learned. I am the type of person who always makes a good first impression and find reading a humane habit. Taking into consideration the way I view my true persona, I think it will be more comfortable for me using both the document review and a little support on interviewing. Gathering information on the field leads and expands my professional network for the main reason that in interviewing I am the one who initiates the discussion. But based on my personal experience in doing interview, I am not usually satisfied with the information I get. Maybe because I am not a good interviewer or it can also be the interviewee side. Sometimes companies typically won’t give much information specifically that private matter. That is why a need for document review can absolutely fill the missing information I need to know. The main reason why I feel comfortable with document review even if I need to sit in front of a computer and review thousands of pieces of stored information is much simpler and hassle free. Having the aura of a chatty person, every time I do interview while facing executives is always a one way of boosting my self confidence.



When talking about the other side of me, I usually misunderstood by some because I like observing people passing behind me (even if I am in church..peace). But whenever I do go in a company study I set aside that habit because I know observing won’t help me gather better information.

Although I view interviewing a very formal approach in data gathering because you need to follow basic guidelines for interview etiquette I also find reviewing documents a very interesting and a challenging thing. But even if I am comfortable with this kind of technique a proper review is important for proper production because failure to ensure accurate assessment can easily result in many dangers.

we take actions

There are lots of things we can do and have in order for us to achieve our real objectives in life. We breathe because we take actions. Life can be less complicated if we visualizes first what we will need to become so that we will know what road we need to take. In achieving our own objectives in life, typically the desire for success needs necessary course of action together with the will of doing it. I would prefer both of the approach because we cannot always foresee things; we just plan things in preparation for the future challenges soon before we can make mistakes. We all know that being predictive can do a better part in achieving these goals. It is because we need to predict and plan everything ahead of time but everything in this world changes so if time will come that those plans fail, tendencies are we will end up a failure. But going with the flow with a little alliance of being predictive can make every purpose much easier.

In connection with our objectives in life we need to have a cycle as a guide in achieving our goals and the things we aspire. Following steps can be a little complex because we need to take every steps one step at a time. But having these steps implemented can help in putting things in place.

A lifecycle development begins in the determination and the strength of the character doing it. To make the most effective ways of achieving our goals in life are as follows:

• Visualizing the future

We need to visualize mentally and emotionally where we want to go so that we can have a better foundation if we fail. In these step we need to have a strong desire of what we will become for when time comes that we face failures we won’t easily be affected because we have these intense feeling that we MUST achieve that ambitions in life.

• Setting a plan

In every aspects of life, setting a plan comes first. But in pursue of success we need to think about everything first before making plans. How can we make plans if we don’t know where we want to go, right? In setting a plan we need to be more specific and it must be achievable. If our aim is as high as the highest mountain we need to set a plan that can also reach the highest peak. In relation to what is happening now, just an example, as a USEP student we usually don’t have an exact number of grades but as long as we pass it is already a great achievement for us. These kind of approach needs change because it can only make us a failure. If we have plans in life, we need to aim a grade far better that what we expect.

• Taking actions

In every plan we make we need to take everything into actions. What’s the use of planning if we are not making moves in the achievement of that plan? Taking actions is like a matter of life and death. Every small action has bigger chance of either success or failure. But we need to think of our main objectives in life so we can create creative actions.

• Evaluate achievements

In every plan we take we need to have a small recap in order for us to know if we are doing good or we need to change our actions. We will know if we are already in the peak of our objective and if we face failures due to failure actions we need not to feel frustrated. Just think that blessed are those who suffer.

• Plan again if not doing good else continue making actions

After the evaluation, if the plans we make are not doing good we need to plan again and make it better this time. We need to be positive. We need to go back from the planning stage instead of working on some problems. And if our actions are doing great, we need to improve those actions for better outcomes.



Planning won’t end; it is just the circumstances stops if we will prevent it before it gets worse. That is why in setting plans and taking actions we need to be more precise and tight. Because life starts at the point we make it.