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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Concluding Question: Note to Self, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
If I was talking to my future self, I would remind myself of the following. First off IT should be viewed as more than just a support department but if positioned correctly it could be a competitive advantage for your company. Next, IT changes every day, just because you are up on the latest technology now doesn’t mean it will still apply 2…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
As people have been able to use the internet as a source of information, people are using professional services such as agents or publishers and trying to do it themselves to save money. I do think that when an author gets successful they will then happily hire an agent / publisher as they would prefer worrying about writing and not the business…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Hi Mariya,
What a great example. I was thinking about using the OMBA Temple community as the example when I made my post. We have formed our own little network and use Google docs to bounce ideas off of each other as well as support each other when anyone is feeling overwhelmed. The network of people I have met through the OMBA at Temple have…[Read more] -
Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Thanks for the questions, the great thing about this network that was created was that I know most of the people as we are all from the same home town. Then people added other people they knew and the group grew larger and larger. Xiaoying, I wouldn’t say it was like Angie’s list but more like thebump.com, etc. Amanda, I totally agree with you,…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Hi March,
Great idea to implement KPI’s, as I do think that with any new idea getting implemented within an organization there should be some sort of measureable to ensure the effectiveness. You also mention cost savings and profitability, the only reason a company would want to implement open innovation, other than wanting to engage their…[Read more] -
Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
The Siemens case reminded me of what is currently going on in my office. We have been trying to get individuals to have more innovative ideas and we actually created a brand called “Spark Thinking” to promote thinking outside the box. Similar to the Siemens approach we give rewards for the best Spark ideas of the month. While reading the case…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Mariya,
I can relate to what you are saying when you say for some reason you feel that free makes it feel like its subpar in quality. If something is offered to me free or extremely less than it should be, I almost think there has to be some sort of catch or its a scam. -
Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Hi Mori,
Your comment about U2 offering free albums to their fans is interesting and although extremely generous it makes me wonder how they are able to do this. Although I am sure they have enough money to never work again, they aren’t running a charity. Artists like U2 (who are amazing live) or even Taylor Swift I think make more money on…[Read more] -
Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Case Question: Radiohead, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Liz, I agree with your last comment about artists prefer to focus on making music rather than the business responsibilities. I think this is very true and once you have a band that is responsible for business responsibilities I think it is really easy to point fingers at each other or building resentment rather all agreeing to hire someone to…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
The advantages of digital media vs. physical media is the sound is much better not to mention that it is able to be accessed by more people. The problem with this is that there are possibilities that the music may get pirated and the artist / record company will lose out on a lot of potential income. The case also spoke about when a consumers…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Reading Question: Community of Practice, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Although this is not a professional community, three and a half years ago when I had my first child some of my friends who were in a similar situation as me decided to start a private Facebook page for all of us first time moms. It started off as a few friends to now hosting a 125 members. We not only shared experiences but we also bounced ideas…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Reading Question: Global & Information Technology, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Great point Mariya! Google must have some sophisticated coding that allows it to be able to understand words in different languages even when not typed in properly, its one way they are staying ahead of the curve.
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Weekly Question #4: Complete by February 15, 2017, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Mori as you work for the government I am no surprised that you cannot BYOD due to security reasons and just in case you ever left you may have top secret information. My company is pretty cheap we are happy with people BYOD but no we do not support or customize it to fit business purposes. Although we sure do promote it, if an employee wants…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Case Question: Wyeth Global IT, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Scott, I know that you have experience with implementing new software for other companies. When do you see it fail? Is it because staff is so resistant to change that they ultimately do not accept the change or is it that the IT department did not think of all possible problems that could arise and therefore the system keeps having kinks and…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Case Question: Globalization and Decentralization, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Hi Clint,
I liked how in your post you mentioned that the IT department was a competitive strategy, I do think that is an important concept for all companies. IT should be viewed as more than just a support department but rather a department that will assist with their future success and should always be aligned with the company strategy. Also…[Read more] -
Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Case Question: Globalization and Decentralization, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
The IT department for Wyeth brought all of the local IT efforts together under one umbrella. IT-enabled globalization in this case in my opinion is another version of centralization / control that a company with multiple divisions does. Although they are trying to get everyone on the same platform and need to understand the needs and laws of…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Case Question: Wyeth Global IT, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
The ERP system and the Global Data Warehouse system were driven by the business needs. My company is having a similar ERP initiative where we are looking to implement one system to be used across all offices. Similarly to Wyeth, although on a smaller scale all of our offices are based in different countries and are on all different systems. It…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Case Question: Amazon Web Services, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Hi Eric, I agree it is hard to answer the question again without repeating what someone else wrote. One thing that you mentioned that I never realized was the cost would go up dramatically once the traffic increased. I was wondering though, if a small business did use Amazon, Google, or whomever to start their business up, do you think they…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Reading Question: The Cloud, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Thank you for your posts about how Google is more secure. I personally would also be paranoid that if I put files out their on the web and anyone could hack them. But what was explained to me was that if my company spends $50k on security, Google spends millions on security and you could expect the data to be more secure. Mariya and Diane thank…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Reading Question: Global & Information Technology, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Mori nice post. I like your last point that many IT systems are automated. Prior to the latest surge in information technology there was always a barrier when it came to language. Nowadays you can choose the language you want to read the webpage in and it automatically changes everything to that language. Also, for example on Facebook, if…[Read more]
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