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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Reading Question: Systems Thinking, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
This is a great thread. These are definitely good examples of holistic, systems thinking. So if Rex Ryan is picking up the big star Shady McCoy, does that mean he is a “reductionist” guy and not a “systems” guy? Maybe my Jets were so bad with Rex lately because he could not land any stars despite his reductionist mindset, and they had nobody…[Read more]
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Critical Unfunded Project, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Kerry – I see what you are saying and you obviously have a better perspective of this market than I do. But I think the issue here is VWoA and VWAG being on two different pages, which I think is a problem. From the article, it does not seem that VWoA paid much attention to funding of the global supply chain management project because it was…[Read more]
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Advice for Matulovic, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
I agree with your points. Its definitely on Matulovic to communicate the corporate strategy here, and hopefully he can get some buy-in by the ELT members so that they recognize that special treatment is not helping the process.
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen Process Assessment, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Vinay – I agree with your points, especially that this effort allowed the leaders of the business units to see the vision of the company and understand that their projects need to be aligned with that. The only problem is that they ended up not recognizing the importance of their global supply chain funding. That was a failure of leadership from…[Read more]
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Reading Question: IT Investments, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Interesting to hear that a microchip company doesn’t see the value of IT. Do you feel that the performance of the company subsequently was affected adversely by the underinvestment in IT? Or is it hard to say if it had a direct effect? Whereas I get most of the arguments that Conrad is making, I think its hard to measure a direct cause and…[Read more]
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Reading Question: Systems Thinking, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Paul- that’s a great example. I agree with your assessment. The bottom line was addressed as well as the intangible issues related to the penny arcade. The cause and effect down the line might even have been your own customers taking their change to another back if you closed the penny arcade. For instance, I have accounts at both PNC and TD…[Read more]
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen Process Assessment, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Agree with you, Steve. Structure was definitely needed, but the ELT and Matulovic were not able to keep the strategic objectives of VWAG in mind. And there indeed was not enough buy in. Why were they even asking for special favors of they knew why this process was being implemented? And the global supply chain funding mismanagement is on…[Read more]
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Reading Question: IT Investments, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Alex – thank you for sharing your insight into this difficult but important problem. And regarding our need to work hand-in-hand with IT, I could not agree with you more. Interestingly, an entire industry of healthcare-related IT solutions has sprung up with Obamacare and hopefully its a matter of time until we get better aligned with them.…[Read more]
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Reading Question: Business Models, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Paul – really interesting inside info to hear about TD Bank’s evolution with connecting with customers. The Smart ATM concept is something I’ve definitely never seen. I hope that works out. What is the prototypical need or experience you are aiming for with that channel?
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Weekly Question #7: Complete by March 27, 2017, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Matulovic can let the ELT members know that in a transparent process such as this, it would not be appropriate to give special treatment. This would potentially lead to significant misgivings and threaten the integrity of the project. Who is going to put the time into that whole process and go to a two day retreat the next year to prioritize…[Read more]
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen Process Assessment, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Matulovic and VWoA are on the right track. He went about it in a logical fashion by putting out fires first to get the current projects in order. Then he went about determining which projects actually needed funding by carefully identifying those that were strategically aligned with the enterprise goals. In this process, similar or redundant…[Read more]
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Weekly Question #7: Complete by March 27, 2017, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
The global supply chain management project was not completely funded because it was not viewed as being highly aligned with the enterprise goals, although “optimize supply flow” was #5 on that list. If this was important for VW’s globalization initiatives, it should have been considered a higher priority on VWoA’s enterprise goals. This demonst…[Read more]
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Reading Question: IT Investments, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
I believe that my hospital has underinvested in Information Technology with respect to the implementation of our Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. Under Conrad’s concept of performance-based value, I would argue that the performance of our organization has only improved in certain aspects. As he argues (page 18), IT needs to be fully i…[Read more]
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Reading Question: Systems Thinking, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Response to a natural disaster is an example in which systems thinking can be far more useful than only reductionist, logical thinking. I will use the 2010 earthquake in Haiti as an example. Many well-meaning physicians and healthcare professionals from the United States and around the world rushed to the aid of our neighbor, but typically with…[Read more]
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Weekly Question #7: Complete by March 27, 2017, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Key resources: I work at an academic hospital in a department whose mission is focused on patient care, research, and education. As an orthopaedic trauma surgeon, my section’s role is particularly focused on the care of, research of, and education/training in the management of severely injured patients. There are several key resources that a…[Read more]
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Case Question: When Hackers Turn to Blackmail, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Eric – I would agree with your points. Although they technically did have the data backed up, they had no access to it whatsoever. I would tend to agree with you that the hackers probably would collect their ransom and give them back their access. But I don’t think you even need to assume that to make the decision. I think they have to pay the…[Read more]
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Case Question: When Hackers Turn to Blackmail, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Sam,
I would agree with you IF the hospital actually has backed up data and the data can truly be transferred offline. But if they have lost complete control of the data and didn’t back it up, I think they should do everything you said, but are backed too far into a corner and have to pay the ransom. Maybe I dont fully understand the grasp of…[Read more] -
Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Case Question: When Hackers Turn to Blackmail, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Great thoughts by you guys. I don’t think anyone would argue about getting consultants to help as well as law enforcement. But they had no backup plan. It would be easier to hold tight and avoid paying the ransom if they at least had some backup data, even if on paper, to utilize for the most basic patient care issues. But in this case, they…[Read more]
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
I have a 5 year old, so I gave this a shot with her sitting at the computer looking at the Yelp site with me. I asked “SpongeBob and his friends know that the Krusty Krab makes tasty Krabby Patties while the Chum Bucket makes yucky food, but how would a visitor to Bikini Bottom know which place has better food?” After she suggested that they…[Read more]
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Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Integrating the Internet of Things, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
Thanks for sharing that and for your kind words, Duke. Here is Mr. Chesky’s apology that I read at ( http://blog.airbnb.com/our-commitment-to-trust-and-safety/ )
And here is EJ’s blog where she discusses the details, including how Airbnb asked her to shut down her blog at (…[Read more]
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