Hanqing Zhou

Thank you for your sharing. I like what you said about the syntax, it is an important part we need to pay attention when we try to draw the diagram.

Thank you for your sharing. You have a good example. When define the relationships with each entities, people also have different ideas, so it will have many kinds of results, we could not say whether it is true or not.

Everyone has a different understanding of the same thing, it is also same for drawing diagrams. Because human has different views, orders, and thoughts to the processes, so the results been presented are different.
Thus, it is possible that each class diagram can be correct.
Thus, we should make sure the information we need before drawing the…[Read more]

Thank you for your sharing. I really like what your mentioned about the business objectives and direction. You are right, the goal for the organization to design the database is to support business, so we should make it has the same direction with the business goal.

Thank you for your sharing. I agree with your idea about the scenario about the mix data. Yes, like you said, we can easily analyze the words and numbers, but it is hard for us to analyze the video and voice.

Thank you for your sharing. Like you said, if the organization does not analyze the data before making the database, it will cost their time due to the low work efficiency. In the same time, it will also cost their money to re-do the whole processes.

It is important for an organization to analyze the key data before designing a physical database. In order to get the result we want, we need to match the format, semantic, and. arithmetic with the database when transferred data.
If we do not analyze data before designing a new database, it will affect the data integrity which will make the low…[Read more]

Thank your for your sharing. As you said, everyone has their own understanding of the chart, an informal diagram will extend the gap of the different understanding, which will let more issues happen.

Thank you for your sharing. I really like what you mentioned about the modeling validity. Like what your said, a good diagram needs a clear structure to show the relationship with each actor, use, use case and so on.

Thank you for your sharing. You can also analyze the time costs will happen if the organization use the informal diagram. First, it will take time for people to understand and communicate; Second, it will take time for employees to receive training classes; Finally, if one person misunderstand it, may be the issues will happen and make the whole…[Read more]

Thank you for your sharing. I agree with what you said about the “making sure that there is uniformity within the organization.” It really important for organization to keep not only the concept and goal on the same page, but also the technique and same idea about understanding one thing.

Thank you for your sharing. It is true that the rough diagram contains potential cost. It shows in two ways:
1. cost for the employees training classes;
2. time costs for person to understand the diagram and communicate with others.

It seems like it is easy for people to draw the diagram without the syntax and structure, which can help them save much time, but it contains many risks.
First, for the person who knows it and has knowledge about it, he can read the rough diagram and understand it. However, for the for those who do not familiar with the diagram, it hard for them…[Read more]

Thank you for your sharing. I really like what you mention about knowing of the IT strategy and business strategy. I agree with you idea. It is important for not only managers and company owner to know about these two strategy, but also the employees need to know about it which can help both two strategy can be carried out easily.

Thank you for your sharing. You got same idea with me that we need to adjust the IT strategy timely. Like you said, IT is tool to help company achieve their strategy and goal. How strong and how efficient tool we have, how easily for the company to achieve this goal. You also mention about the changing condition, it also affects how we decide to…[Read more]

Thank you for your sharing. Yes, you are right, and I did not mention in my part is knowing about the business objectives and strategy. Actually, it is important step to make the IT strategy aligns with the company’s strategy. We can simplify the this step into four questions: What is our business strategy? What we need? What we have? and How we adjust?

Thank your for your sharing. In many case, when the company what to start a new project, the project manager is usually only consider about the outside stakeholders’ thoughts and feedback, and ignore the inside stakeholders’ voice. Usually, the disagreement comes inside which shows the fundamental defects of the project.

Thank you for your example, Karabo. Many people tend to be mildly hostile to new things, thus, let customers accept new things become a very crucial part of the project. This bank’s project manager is smart that make a show to the users about how security level of the new tech have and make a rewards programs to the users.

Thank you for your sharing. Although in many times the project related to traffic, especially about the road laying, the project can bring a lot of benefits to the local stakeholders. However, the project also influences these stakeholders’ normal living environment or brings them extra to do. Many local stakeholders are disagree with the project.…[Read more]

Thank your for your example. From your example, we can know that in many times, there are many groups of stakeholders, their different ideas and value concept or the points they put attention are all different. I go through the article, I found that senior financial executives are constantly seeking to re-allocate the funds that have been…[Read more]