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Jessica Cracchiolo commented on the post, Effective Elevator Pitches, on the site 9 years, 12 months ago
I agree with Ennico’s points that you should introduce yourself, talk about the most important feature of your business plan, and get the person excited and wanting to hear more from you. if you are giving a 30 second pitch, it should be interesting because you want to capture the audiences attention. I think its important to tell a brief story in…[Read more]
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Jessica Cracchiolo wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 – Section 3 Spring 2015 10 years ago
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Jessica Cracchiolo wrote a new post on the site Jessica Cracchiolo's E-portfolio 10 years, 2 months ago
This is the final week for the BAs and PMs. Wednesday morning all the PMs and BAs got together in the morning to practice the presentation. We also went over the scope a final time and the business rules. Unfortunately, I was not able to watch the BAs presentation but, I heard they did a great job. I am very proud of the BAs because they have come a long way and looking back from the second week of the semester, communication has increased. I believe we did a great job as a team on motivating the BAs and get them where they needed to be.
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Jessica Cracchiolo wrote a new post on the site Jessica Cracchiolo's E-portfolio 10 years, 2 months ago
This week the BAs and PMs met on Wednesday and we went over the scenario. We discussed the role each BA was going to play in the video and we also went over some business rules. We have come along way as a team […]
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Jessica Cracchiolo wrote a new post on the site Jessica Cracchiolo's E-portfolio 10 years, 2 months ago
Today I met with all of the BAs and we went over the business rules and scenario. The BAs have not acted out their skit yet but will do so next week. So far, they have only seven business rules but by the time the […]
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Jessica Cracchiolo wrote a new post on the site Jessica Cracchiolo's E-portfolio 10 years, 2 months ago
The BAs prototype is coming along nicely and they have been working closely together on the project and the communication has been very good between the BAs and PMs. Eugene drew out the scenario and it was in […]
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Jessica Cracchiolo wrote a new post on the site Jessica Cracchiolo's E-portfolio 10 years, 3 months ago
This week the BAs designated each task amongst themselves. My team and I are going to send an email to the BAs early next week to see where they stand on the tasks they were each assigned and make sure they complete the work. Howard told his team members he was going to show up to todays 1pm meeting but he ended up not coming and the only BA that was present was Mike. Mike has started the prototype and thus far it looks really good. Communication is improving each week amongst the BAs and PMs and the only BA who we have not met or spoken to is Harold. Hopefully we will have a chance to meet with him before the project due date.
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Jessica Cracchiolo wrote a new post on the site Jessica Cracchiolo's E-portfolio 10 years, 3 months ago
On Thursday we met with the BAs and went over the scenario and JIM. We discussed the prototype and case that is also due next week. The BAs and PMs discussed different prototype ideas for the project. They are going to create a website and combine the five different sites the company has into one. I think this is a good idea because there is no need to have five different websites for one company.
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Jessica Cracchiolo wrote a new post on the site Jessica Cracchiolo's E-portfolio 10 years, 3 months ago
Communication with the BAs has improved from previous weeks and this is the second week in a row where I have met with the BAs. We had a meeting today but only me, Mike, and Lamar were in attendance. We discussed about their status on the project, JustInMind, and the extra credit. I was also informed that Harold has spoke to Flanagan and the team is going to give him “one more chance” in regards to the project and attending meetings. Communication has been better between the BAs and PMs and that is shown through email responses. In two weeks the BAs have their scenarios due so I scheduled a meeting for next Thursday for the BAs to meet with the PMs so we can guide them in the right direction. Unfortunately, I will not be at the meeting on Thursday because I will be at my internship. Hopefully Harold will be at the next meeting along with the rest of the BAs so we can all be at eye level regarding the project.
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Jessica Cracchiolo wrote a new post on the site Jessica Cracchiolo's E-portfolio 10 years, 3 months ago
This week was off to a rough start because the communication between us and the BA’s was terrible. Only Mike and Eugene were responding to our emails. On Wednesday, Professor Flannagan met with the BA’s in his office and I decided to join the meeting because that was my time to finally meet with the BA’s and explain how communication with the PM’s is very crucial. After the BA’s met with Flannagan; Josh, Bakari, and myself finally met with the BA’s! Our meeting went very well and we established meeting times and the progression on their project. The BA’s are going to meet every Friday around 9am. The BA’s and PM’s are going to meet every Friday around 1pm. We met with the BA’s again today and we went over the scope document and discussed JustInMind. The meeting was successful today because we have established how communication is important and we want to help the BA’s succeed. We still have not met Harold and he was not at Flanagan’s Wednesday meeting.
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Jessica Cracchiolo wrote a new post on the site Jessica Cracchiolo's E-portfolio 10 years, 4 months ago
This week there has been a lack of communication with the BA’s. It was brought to the PM’s attention that two of the four BA’s could not attend the interview for the following week and the other two BA’s were not […]
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Jessica Cracchiolo wrote a new post on the site Jessica Cracchiolo's E-portfolio 10 years, 4 months ago
This past week the PM’s worked on different tasks. I worked on the meetings/schedules. What I have been doing that has worked is form trust with the BA’s. The BA’s trust me enough to text me if they have any […]
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Jessica Cracchiolo commented on the post, Internship Discussion Question #1, on the site Industry Experience in MIS-SUM14 10 years, 7 months ago
Hi All,
This summer I will be working as an Operations Analyst intern at JPMorgan Chase. I will mainly focus on editing and updating process flows on an application called ProVision. The process flows are very […]
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Jessica Cracchiolo commented on the post, Discussion Question #2, on the site Industry Experience in MIS-SUM14 10 years, 7 months ago
Some of the most important things I had to find out on my own during the first week of the internship was where I go to print something. I had to go to the nearest computer and find out what number it was, then, I […]
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Jessica Cracchiolo commented on the post, What is the most important…………?, on the site Industry Experience in MIS-SUM14 10 years, 7 months ago
The important skills I have learned so far at my internship are social skills and technical skills. I have learned how to create process flows on an application called ProVision. Before starting this internship I […]
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Jessica Cracchiolo changed their profile picture 11 years, 9 months ago
A good way to practice giving a better presentation is to practice presenting in front of a group of people that will provide you with honest feedback and are good at presenting themselves. Presentations are extremely important in the real world because a lot of employers are looking for people who have great communication skills. By being a great presentation, it shows that you are a subject matter expert on the topic that you present, shows that you are a great communicator, and shows that you are confident in your abilities. They are definitely all important to having a successful career.
The best way for a person to improve their presentation skills is to first practice by themselves. Then once they are comfortable with the material, practice in front of a group of people. As Andre said, doing this will provide a person with valuable feedback that will improve their presentation. Although it’s important to practice the material a person is presenting, a person should not memorize what they are going to say because one slip up could end up ruining the whole presentation. A person should just have key points and an idea of what they are going to say. Another good idea is to think of any question people viewing the presentation might ask. That way the presenter can have answers ready ahead of time. As far as the importance of presentation skills, I think it depends on what you are doing or what your career goals are. If you are comfortable working a job alone where you report to one person you don’t really need good presentation skills. But if you want to leader others or create change within a company, you will need to have good presentation skills. Ultimately the importance of presentations skills depends on how high of a position you desire in a company, the high you climb in a company the more important presentation skills are.
I definitely think there is a growing emphasis on good presentation skills both in classrooms and in boardrooms. I have noticed that a majority of my upper-level courses at Temple have all had presentation components that were critical to success in that class, which I think closely mirrors how the ability to present well is critical to success in one’s career. What I’ve learned through my various courses as well as through being the TA for two presentation-intensive courses is that confidence is key. It’s true that you are always going to be more critical of yourself than the audience will be, so it’s critical not to get too stuck in your own head while presenting. Maintaining a clear, strong voice projects confidence, which in turn makes a presentation more interesting and more poignant. To better hone presentation skills, practice is essential. I find that I, personally, present better when I know the material really well. I would advise against memorizing, as that can cause one to stumble when trying to regurgitate information exactly. In terms of how to practice, I think practicing along at first and then in front of another person or trusted small group is a great way to get honest feedback.