The MIS5102 course gave a overall view of how process works. It also taught me how proper management can be used in business situations as well as life situations. The emphasis on process, system thinking and the […]

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings had to apologize to customers for splitting the DVD and streaming video services. In doing so, he used the “Elephant” analogy to explain the need for change. Essentially, he was back […]

My basic method is to estimate based on work load and priority. The methods that could be used to narrow my confidence interval is to be more specific with the exact time the assignment is needed for completion. […]

In my organization, we tend to make decisions based more on qualitative metrics. The product that we are delivering needs to be evaluated continuously on how well the end-users can access the electronic medical […]

One of the biggest projects that I have worked on to date is my daughter’s wedding. The wedding date was set up 2 years from the engagement and announcement and we thought that was enough time to budget to pay for […]

The most important take away from the guest speaker’s presentation was the issue of the resistance to change from the older existing staff. With all of the planning, setting goals, looking at processes etc. in […]

I feel that the development of Watson was a different situation. The project was much more complex and for the project requirement, the element of time was the most difficult and complicated to pinpoint. When […]

The root cause for the problem that we identified was a lack of interest in using the application by the staff and deficit in training by management. The problem was somewhat complex because there seemed to be a […]

In my job, I have to use a remote server to access certain computer applications. There are times when my computer cannot find the server, or the server is down so I cannot get to the applications that I need. […]

One downside to system thinking is some individuals who do not look at a process with the big picture approach. They are more invested in their own individual suggestions and opinions when it comes to change or […]

Our group was able to arrive at a consensus by first examining our individual ideas and suggestions. We compared our lists to see which of our ideas were similar, and discussed the items that were unique. Once the […]