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Celia Hall commented on the post, Weekly Question #7: Complete by November 10, 2016, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Five years from now I would like to continue to utilize technology to be more efficient in my personal and professional life. As technology develops I never want to fall out of practice and I want to continue to be knowledgeable in what is being offered. I also want to be more aware of how the systems within my company are being used and be aware…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Weekly Question #7: Complete by November 10, 2016, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Chris – I completely agree. I think that communities of practice really give you an opportunity to get out of your work bubble. Every time I go to a SHRM conference or participate in a local SHRM event I come back to work with great ideas and I can’t wait to share them with my team. I think it is good to have that moment away. I have even had…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Weekly Question #7: Complete by November 10, 2016, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Abundance of any service or product can definitely disrupt industries more than scarcity would. As we progress as a society we go through a cyclical phase of scarcity and abundance. We experienced it with cell phones, computers and printers. The more access people have to a particular technology the cheaper it becomes thus creating a disruption.…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Weekly Question #7: Complete by November 10, 2016, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
There are a number of things that need to be considered by any company before considering an open innovation model. Siemens is a good example of the positives and negatives that are associated with open innovation. Open innovation allows companies to utilize ideas generated internally and externally in order to advance. No company can innovate…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Case Question: Radiohead, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Shenita – You make a very good point. Radiohead had a large following which is really what allowed them to connect with their fans and sell directly to them the way they did. For other artists pulling that kind of crowd and having the money to support a digital sales initiative comes with time and would be harder for newer artists. That is exactly…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Reading Question: Community of Practice, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I have been a member of different types of communities of practice groups both inside and outside my organizations. The one I have been involved with the longest has been the Society of Human Resources (SHRM). SHRM is one of the biggest societies devoted to human resource management and has over 200,000 members in countries around the world. At…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
The way that we receive and listen to music has changed over the years. The recording industry has shifted from the days of selling vinyl records to selling digital singles and albums online. One of the biggest advantages of shifting to selling digital music is that in this age of technology, more consumers can be reached with this method. Another…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Weekly Question #4: Complete by February 15, 2017, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I think the global nature of Wyeth’s environment influenced the decision to design and implement the ERP system and the global data warehouse. It was clear that Wyeth did not have the culture or business process of a global organization and that the IT department was fragmented based on individual country needs. It was also clear that this i…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Weekly Question #4: Complete by February 15, 2017, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Ryann – Thanks for sharing. I think that is great that your company is moving to a centralized ERP system. I think that while IT plays a vital role for our company, our IT systems are still divided. I think part of the problem is that our company customizes our systems to meet the needs of our multiple customers while still reducing cost. Our US…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Weekly Question #4: Complete by February 15, 2017, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Brandon – interesting post. I think you make a good point. Some businesses cannot operate purely on cloud computing. I am also very aware with the network issues associated with VPNs as my company uses them as well. I would be very concerned that having any internet disruptions could cause a lot of issues, especially when all of the company data…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Reading Question: The Cloud, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
If I were explaining the cloud to a coworker it would probably go like this:
Hey wouldn’t it be cool if we could share our calendars, our documents, our programs and data by just logging on to the internet? The cloud is like a virtual warehouse where you can store data, programs and more. The best part about it is that we can d…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Reading Question: BYOD, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
BYOD is not a concept that I believe would be accepted in our company. The IT department in our company is keen on securing the information we have and it goes through extreme measures to do so. With a company issued laptop some people, depending on your department, have the option to have a PC or MAC. Our IT department has a limited selection of…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Case Question: Amazon Web Services, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
The following web services were offered by Amazon.com:
· Simple Storage Service (S3): basic interface for storing and retrieving data from anywhere on the Web
· Elastic Compute cloud (EC2): Elastic computing capacity in the cloud
· Simple Database: Web service for providing real time lookup & queuing of structured da…[Read more] -
Celia Hall commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Critical Unfunded Project, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I can understand why a global initiative was missed. The members of the planning committee were comprised of only VWoA members. I think that when discussing enterprise initiatives there should be a global executive present during the process to ensure that there are no global initiatives that are not considered. The first phase required all…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 2, 2017, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Nicole, I agree with you. i think it is natural for people to be displeased when the things they want are not made available to them but it is not fair for them to put Matulovic in this situation. They should understand that decisions made throughout the priority management system were done to identify top initiatives that not only meet the…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 2, 2017, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Matulovic made a difficult decision when he decided to move to a priority management system. Making any exceptions to the system would defeat the purpose of having the system implemented to begin with. I think that it would be best for all executives to voice their concerns about the gaps of the system rather than fight for their initiatives to be…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Reading Question: Systems Thinking, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Ryann – This was a very good example. While I think that the systems thinning approach can be beneficial, I am concerned that sometimes companies, in this case a specific airline carrier, can focus on all initiatives at the same time. With so many moving parts for an airline carrier to consider in its system, i wonder if sometimes it would be…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 2, 2017, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Systems Thinking in Healthcare
Reading this article was very interesting as I was able to really relate to the systems thinking idea. In the article systems thinking and practice was described as “seeing the world in a particular way, because how you ‘see’ things affects the way you approach situations or undertake specific tasks.” I feel li…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 2, 2017, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Ryan,
Thanks for sharing. I think that shared services models, when implemented properly, can yield great benefits. The process of standardizing all processes across your business will not only provide cost savings and efficiencies, but it will satisfy customer needs. My company went to a shared services model a few years ago and it provided us…[Read more]
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Celia Hall commented on the post, Reading Question: Business Models, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Customer Segment at BAE Systems
At BAE Systems our customer segments is 80% military which makes our segment a niche group. Within that one segment we offer a multi sided platform that provides products and services to many of the U.S military branches. Our business is broken down into sectors to meet the needs of our customer segments.…[Read more]
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