11. OLAP: an online analytical processing (OLAP) engine, responsible for data discovery, including capabilities for limitless report viewing, complex analytical calculations, and predictive “what if” scenario (budget, forecast) planning. It performs multidimensional analysis of business data and provides the capability for complex calculations, trend analysis, and sophisticated data modeling. 12. “Drill down”: To drill down means to go through the hierarchy of folders to find a specific file or to click through drop-down menus in a GUI or access database.…
Team, Please join me in congratulating Lisa Williams for her promotion from IT Analyst (P2) to Sr. IT Analyst (P1)! In the last couple of years Lisa is has been consistently exceeding expectations and demonstrates an exceptional level of performance that exceeds her current responsibilities. Lisa was either project lead or advisor for various enterprise level projects such Office 2013 upgrade, SCCM, IE11, Windows 10 upgrade, PCI Compliance, OneDrive, etc. Thanks to her tireless work all the projects were either successfully completed or are on their way to be successful and completed on time.…
There are many traits that conform a leader, and there are various types of leaders. To me, a leader inspires people around them with his or her actions. Integrity plays a major role to influence others and also to be trusted. Doing what is right sometimes can be more difficult, but I believe that this will create a better relationship with people around us. To be a good leader trust is essential, from both the leader and the followers.…
Cognibox, the Canadian leader in Canadian leader in risk management and contractor compliance, welcomes Anne-Sophie Tétreault, Eng., as senior expert, HSSEQ Compliance & Risk Management Processes at Cognibox. Anne-Sophie has 20 years’ experience in the field of integrated management systems. She is a seasoned expert on incorporating and optimizing health & safety, security, environment, industrial process safety, and quality in company strategy. This in turn helps corporations to achieve their health, safety, security and environment (HSSE) goals, regulatory compliance and customer satisfaction. Anne-Sophie started her career as a project engineer for Molson-Coors Breweries and then moved to QMI, a division of the Canadian Standards Association.…
The Marine Corps leadership sets itself apart from the other services. Marines have a common core of beliefs instilled while at recruit training. Leadership understands the most precious asset is the individual Marine. Leaders have a responsibility to motivate and inspire Marines. The speed and tempo of the ever-changing world, and Corps, has caused certain aspects of styles of leadership to change and has resulted in a split in ideology.…
I am nominating Lanie Borchers for Energizing Award for Q1 of 2017 for her Continuous Improvement, Respect and Customer Focus. Lanie is very actively participating in Team’s life by sharing her ideas or by editing internal documents. She creates or edited few job aids, recent one is the job aid for adding TR information into D030/D046. She very actively participated with editing The Design Process document and the AutoCad standard template which was recently presented to other NB teams.…
13 Database high For any business to operate effectively, it needs to have an IT system that interacts with the user, other applications to capture and analyze data. Thus, Kelly must ensure she has a system that supports database. 14 Data Warehouse high The system should support storage of data as well as reporting and analyzing the same data to derive meaning from it to make business decisions regarding the future of the…
A leader, as generally known, should be someone who possesses the ability to lead by example. In Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, R.P. McMurphy is a patient in an asylum crusading against the tyranny of the head nurse, Nurse Ratched. Both McMurphy and Nurse Ratched use their resources and attributes to the fullest, yet only one of these leaders can persuade the patients to take the position of the respective side. McMurphy’s genuine and unique personality assists him in swaying the patients. On the contrary, Ratched’s emotionless, business-like approach prevents her from being sentimentally affected.…
The leading of a team or group is not a simple task but involves real life skills that take time, thinking and commitment. The role of leadership is an essential aspect of an organization since it can determine the difference between success and failure. “Although leaders are gifted in different ways, with different personalities and varying skill sets, all leaders can grow, become more skillful, and become more competent so that they can achieve greater effectiveness” (Ledlow & Coppola, 2014, pp. 10). At times, leadership may seem overwhelming and complicated, but by concentrating on specific fundamentals they will find that they can guide the team with the assurance and competence. There no one style of leadership, in fact, there are several…
Leadership on the line by Ronald A. Heifetz and Marty Linksys is a very timely book. Maggie’s description of her Indian community and the effects of alcohol made me think of many urban communities and the pain that lurks in those communities. The stories she shares about Lois and the heart she had for her community and desire to make it better make you think we need more leaders like that. Lois leadership inspired me because she saw something wrong in her community she believed she could bring change. Lois is a good picture of servanthood she doesn’t sit and think someone should so something…
I believe all the knowledge management positions are significant within an organization. As stated in our lesson, they support the commander and staff in achieving situational understanding and making informed, knowledgeable and timely decisions. I have selected two sections in my opinion are critical for enabling the staff to perform KM responsibilities. Knowledge Manager officer is an important section within the knowledge management process to ensure developmental sharing is being conducted within the organization. The officer in-charge must ensure all processes are being effectively understood within the unit.…
The science of information management is growing extremely important as international businesses are turning more complex with each passing year, and knowledge required to excel in the aforementioned field is also getting further involved. With my substantial professional background in computers and telecommunications, I have gained interest and turned out be skillful in this field. However, with each new assignment, the thorough knowledge of information management is becoming imperative. My extensive work experience in information and Communication domain is making it absolutely exigent to have the managerial grasp with comprehensive technical knowledge if I am to prepare myself for the inevitable challenge of a successful career. Such an…
The film The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger is the story of Andrea; a college graduate with a degree in English pursuing her dream of becoming a writer. While seeking for a job that pays the bills, she applies for the assistant position of Miranda Presley, the director of Runway, one of the most prestigious fashion magazines in the world. Andrea knows that if she manages to work for Miranda, she will get a prominent reputation that will open a lot of doors in her career. Moreover, she will have the job experience needed in her professional journey of becoming a respected journalist. However, she is so obsessed with meeting the Miranda high standards that she forgets what is important to her.…
An experienced and multi-skilled industry professional with wide-ranging experience, having accrued a comprehensive range of technical skills through the successful delivery of major infrastructure and capital works projects over 25 years. Demonstrates exemplary interpersonal and planning skills whilst ensuring that productivity is maximised and that all operations are carried out safely within agreed timelines. Responds swiftly to changing business needs and industry developments. A diligent and hardworking individual who has a proven record in managing OH&S and compliance issues and is dedicated to ongoing development through learning commitment. • Strategic Asset Planning • Multi-Million Dollar Projects • Project Lifecycle Management…
3.1 Organizational Structure (Dumisani) Even though it’s stated that Multi Projects has a matrix organizational structure, but it is not applied effectively. They are instead using Balanced Matrix Organizational structure hence there are below listed problems due to nonexistence of direct reporting for project managers. • Lack of customer focus Julie’s project has tight schedule, Jeff tells her about reassigning her key resource Tyler to his project. She opts to discuss with Jennifer a week later.…