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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Reading Question: Business Models, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
John — I noticed that in your post you say you’re available 24/7. As a customer, I would greatly appreciate that kind of service, knowing that if I had any problems I could reach the person with whom I had a relationship. I’ve worked with specific account executives in various industries, but I most certainly did not expect them to be available…[Read more]
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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Reading Question: Business Models, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Thanks for answering my questions, John. The company I worked for made a similar change — we stopped accepting projects just because they were requested and started reviewing each before acceptance to make sure there was budget approval from the right people and to make sure they were in-line with company goals. I’m sure your department, like…[Read more]
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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Critical Unfunded Project, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
I think your post describes one of the inherent problems with the process — there doesn’t seem to be any sort of alignment between VWoA and VWAG. The priorities selected by the leadership committee at VWoA make perfect sense given that organization’s goals, but it seems like the connection between VWoA’s success and VWAG’s success is missing, in…[Read more]
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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Advice for Matulovic, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Nicholas — your point about the methodology perhaps being flawed is similar to one I made on another post, and the reason I’m struggling to come to a firm conclusion about next steps for Matulovic. It seems that the basic methodology was flawed — it left out critical global priorities like the the supply chain management project. The continual…[Read more]
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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Advice for Matulovic, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Will,
Thanks for your response. I like the idea of listening to the executive to better understand their perspective — I’ve found that doing that helps to mollify whoever is upset (to an extent). I also like the idea of not bending the rules but ultimately changing them if it’s determined that they’re not acting in the best interest of the company. -
Rachel Moir commented on the post, Reading Question: Systems Thinking, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Dan — those are all very good points. I was hired at a company where the standard interview process involved your potential supervisor, at least two other people from within the department, and one or more people from different departments, in addition to the standard HR screen. At that company, they wanted to make sure new hires would be a good…[Read more]
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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Reading Question: Systems Thinking, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Being immersed in the world of academia on a daily basis, academic departments, specifically an English department, came to mind when considering this question. An English department consists of multiple faculty members, all specializing in English, but usually in different areas of English, and the purpose of this system is to provide university…[Read more]
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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Reading Question: Business Models, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
I used to work for a “service” department within an organization — we didn’t deal directly with the company’s customers, but we did produce projects (for both internal and external use) based on requests of other departments. During my time there, our department repeatedly encountered several issues, and so I’m wondering if you’ve encountered…[Read more]
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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Critical Unfunded Project, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Hi Will,
Those are really good questions and good points. I don’t think VWoA should just accept things as they are — that wouldn’t fix the lack of funding nor would it prevent global initiatives from being missed. I think VWAG can make a few changes: first, it needs to make sure VWoA has the resources and tools required to successfully follow…[Read more] -
Rachel Moir commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Advice for Matulovic, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Rich, I really like your idea. I agree that until Volkswagen sees IT as a strategic partner instead of a service provider, the department will not have the resources necessary to complete projects crucial to furthering corporate and local initiatives. One of the things I’m struggling in regard to this case (and specifically this discussion…[Read more]
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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Advice for Matulovic, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Like most of the other comments, I believe that Matulovic should stand firm and refuse to accept projects outside of those already agreed upon. If he does start to squeeze in other projects because of special requests, he’ll invalidate the entire planning process and the company will be back to where it started – decisions made based on hap…[Read more]
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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Advice for Matulovic, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Do you think it’s in the best interest of the company to underfund projects like the supply chain initiative that are critical to the success of the global organization, which would in turn filter down to the local organization? I completely understand what you are saying in terms of making a decision and sticking to it, and I also intensely…[Read more]
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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen Process Assessment, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
The new priority management process at VWoA corrected many issues that were problematic in the previous process, including lack of alignment between projects and strategic goals, lack of coordination among business units with similar needs, no clear process to select and prioritize projects, and lack of formalized project management. The new…[Read more]
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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Critical Unfunded Project, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Although the purpose of the “Next Round of Growth” program at VWoA was to prepare the enterprise to be ready for the new global product strategy, the business architecture and subsequent goal mapping created by the leadership committees did not address the connection between the initiatives of VWoA and the initiatives at the global level (the rea…[Read more]
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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Reading Question: Business Models, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
In a previous life, I worked for a start-up educational publisher. The founder/owner/president had held a prestigious position within the children’s division of a well-known company, but decided to leave to start her own business when she saw a need that was not being addressed. The value propositions of the newly-formed company were mainly b…[Read more]
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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Case Question: Airbnb — "EJ" Incident, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Michael, I like your idea of requiring a review before being able to use the service again, and AirBnB heavily pushed me to write a review after I used their service, but it wasn’t mandatory. I also like the concept of ID verification, but like Alan, I’m not sure how feasible that is. I didn’t meet my AirBnB host until there was a problem and they…[Read more]
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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, March 1, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
I think renters need some way to know that hosts are trustworthy – as a renter, I wouldn’t want to pay for a property that was misrepresented, either in location, cleanliness, size, amenities, or presence of host. AirBnB charges your card once the reservation is made (at least that’s how it worked with my reservation), so if there are issue…[Read more]
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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, September 29, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Is there a way to see how many posts we’ve given a “thumbs up?” I’ve been giving thumbs up as I read comments, but I can’t remember how many I’ve done.
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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Reading Question: Security and Fraud, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
I think advances in technology may lull people into thinking their information is secure because of the technology in place. I have security software on my laptop, and I expect it to stop viruses, malware, and Trojans. I also use the software’s browser plug-in to identify safe/unsafe links, but I learned the hard way the software doesn’t stop a…[Read more]
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Rachel Moir commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, February 23, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
That Bloomberg news link is supposed to be this.
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