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| Sumit_A |
Fantastic thread. Just what I wanted.
Hi TA's I just moved to NYC, living downtown Manhattan. Anyways...
1>I am a Network/Security Consultant (Sr. Architect, Cisco Specialist), Have like a Zillion Certifications.
2>I like what I do, its very ineteresting and would have prolly done this all my life and excel in it as I already do :tongue2 , if not for Music and in my case Trance.....I am a DJ since 1998 and the Music just keeps suckin' me in every day, every great tune.
3>hehe wierd but I have a "Design"...if all goes well then will hopefully be a full time Music Producer/DJ/Studio Engineer.....few years from now...
Just reached NYC 2 weeks back...would love to get together with the TA's and the DJ's in here and .....
Para Siempre,
Sumit A. |
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| mcb001982 |
1: i am a service consultant in the automotive industry, the particular brands that i work with would be audi, porsche, bently, rolls royce, lamborghini, spyker, panoz, saleen. what a service consultant does is takes care of the customers and there cars when coming into the dealership for service/repair.
2: do i like my job..... how else do you think i would ever get to drive these sort of cars in my life? hell ya it is fun and def. worth the stress :crazy: |
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| dcougar99 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sumit_A
Fantastic thread. Just what I wanted.
Hi TA's I just moved to NYC, living downtown Manhattan. Anyways...
1>I am a Network/Security Consultant (Sr. Architect, Cisco Specialist), Have like a Zillion Certifications.
2>I like what I do, its very ineteresting and would have prolly done this all my life and excel in it as I already do :tongue2 , if not for Music and in my case Trance.....I am a DJ since 1998 and the Music just keeps suckin' me in every day, every great tune.
3>hehe wierd but I have a "Design"...if all goes well then will hopefully be a full time Music Producer/DJ/Studio Engineer.....few years from now...
Just reached NYC 2 weeks back...would love to get together with the TA's and the DJ's in here and .....
Para Siempre,
Sumit A. |
Hey Siempre... where did you move from? and welcome to the area... I live in PA but party in DC most of the time. |
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| kid nyce |
| quote: | Originally posted by dcougar99
datamining is only a small part of a EBI solution... and there are so much data out there to look at that people dont know about. and there are a lot of fortune 500 that arent up to speed on that area yet because they are so large and its much more difficult to implement a solution over the entire enterprise. you see more of a diverse user group with custome developed tools etc. Corporate Performance Managment is the next big thing and ill be right there when it hits. :p |
CPM is a HR department isn't it? Isn't CRM where you want to be? Corporate Resource Management? The dev/imp of solutions within a diverse user group. I straddle that line quite frequently. CPM/PMP are all HR "tools" to assign metrics to preformance. From an mgmt point of view I can understand how CPM/PMP can award you a tiered position, however requires strict organizational skills that practice in efficiency. That stuff is done anyways by the dev/imp team. Part of logic when working in the corp MIS environment is to naturally adapt those skills and incorporate it into your day to day. I'm not exactly sure as to the scope of BI and its reward, however it does sound appealing. I'd prefer to stay on the dev/imp side of MIS versus the mgmt aspect. But like you said, if you have a team to pull with, then the project manager will be successful. I think that management positions are easier to be replaced then a graded level dev/imp specialist who knows the history of system and essentially is the backbone to the company. You do what you are told to do, but you get paid more than the guy telling you what to do. You essentially become an asset without responsibility. You don't answer to someone who can fire you. Most project managers depend on their team to pull for you, I'd like to leave destiny in my own hands. Just my preference.
Your area of interst intrigues me, possibly we should collaborate some time and shoot the . Although I'm just an entry level college grad working for a fortune 500 publishing company and essentially have been awarded as an asset to this company. What would order fulfillment be without a reporting tool for data analysis. Stability, security, and work you like to do are essential to success. Anyone else want to retire by 35? I know i do hahah! |
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| DarkFall01 |
| quote: | Originally posted by kid nyce
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You seem like you got a really good job at a good company with good salary. May I ask what school you went to? Also, are you thinking of going to grad school? I'm def getting an MBA after I work for 3-5 years, its something I've always wanted :) |
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| dcougar99 |
| quote: | Originally posted by kid nyce
CPM is a HR department isn't it? Isn't CRM where you want to be? Corporate Resource Management? |
no its not CRM... its Corporate Performance Management...
corporate performance management (CPM) software helps you make better decisions with greater confidence. Know How you are doing, Why, and determine What you should be doing..
some info on CPM....
Create single version of the truth with coordinated, consistent, and timely information from your financial, operational, and external data sources. Use integrated plans, forecasts, business intelligence reports, analysis and scorecards to create a decision-making platform that draws on your single version of corporate information.
Better operational performance
Improve visibility into the "what and why" of performance.
Improve ability to recalibrate strategies and plans as needed.
Inform and connect decision-making throughout the organization.
Sustainable management oversight
Improve and gain competitive value from compliance efforts.
Improve process integrity for better control.
Link financial and operational data for greater transparency.
Its quite large and something that and CEO, CIO CFO would die for... right now most of this is put together by hand or smaller processes like reporting from a CRM application and then trying to use it in conjunction with an asset management system and change management system. Cant be done easy and decision makers know not to trust the process 100%... but CPM takes it all in and well you get the point.... and ill be happy to retire at 50:toocool: |
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| dcougar99 |
| oh yea i forgot to add... 95% of fortune 500 are no where near ready for CPM, it will take most of them at least 5 years to even be at the point that they can begin moving into an actual CPM project. The ground work must be laid first... and thats what all the BI tools are doing right now... all ground work. so plenty of potential over the long run (lol like 10 years :stongue: ) |
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| kid nyce |
| quote: | Originally posted by dcougar99
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So essentially this is a decision making system which isn't guaranteed a 100% success rate. I understand the outcome but the processes in which you use to determine the "scorecard" on a decision I feel will would be inaccurate. That reminds me of a movie with Ben Stiller. I understand how upper management and board members would use such a system to better assist the productivity, efficiency and revenue of a company but that's achieved by Six Sigma (standard deviations) Everything you list sounds systematically ideal in terms of efficient output, just that the field you are identifying should be in line with any project manager's skill set (or alteast those that qualify for the position).
In response to how fortune 500 companies are not currently set up and operational with a CPM, I find hard to understand. I can see what you are saying and where it is going, but from an Systems Op in a Fortune 500 company, the procedures listed are amongst my every day norm. I sit and look at sales data, i'm literally on the revenue line (in terms of marketing, buying patterns, overhead) And at the position I'm in, all the above qualifications must be taken into consider prior to any "revenue generating" decision. The ground work being laid currently I understand, it's evolving in my company no doubt about that. Maybe it's one of those generation gaps, since coming out of college MIS was the major to succeed in. Not completely technical with proper organizational skills. This BI Degree that you mention to me is fairly new. The first I've heard of yet. I'm guessing its a new field in management where the stress the smaller quantifiable procedures in hopes of eliminating redundant protocols within a company. The way I read it is that BI essentially makes any "operational decisions" into a pro/con list. I don't know, it's alittle too out of the relm for me at this time...keep in mind I've been looking at 11i scripting all day. It does intrigue me no doubt, just questionable in my eye.
| quote: | Originally posted by DarkFall01
You seem like you got a really good job at a good company with good salary. May I ask what school you went to? Also, are you thinking of going to grad school? I'm def getting an MBA after I work for 3-5 years, its something I've always wanted :) |
My first 2 years I attended Rochester Institute of Technology (great program, great academia, horrible social life)
Transfered back to NYC and went to New York Institute of Technology.
Graduated with a BS in MIS (1.5years - 3semesters@21credits = mon-thurs class from 3pm-midnight) Yes I know I'm on crack but I couldn't take school no more, pissed me the hell off!
Currently I work for McGraw-Hill Companies Professional Division. I got hired with the title "Online Accounts Coordinator" and somehow fallen into this Data Analysis, Operations Admin, 11i Core User, and alot of Online Accounts Coordinating - working with Google, Amazon, B&N, Bookscan, Ingram, B&T. My responsibilities are infinite, 1 meeting I can be sitting there discussing how Amazon's Search Inside the Book Program is boosting sales rank for a book and then leave the meeting into another meeting about how to redesign MHE's Online Bookstore and then the daily Oracle Touchpoint calls/Remedy Ticket Approval Process as per any special consideration to 11i reports that are not achieving the proper data to support the sales force. (breathe)
I've been employed at MH for approximately 8months (freshout of college) and I'm expected to receive a 150% salary increase, yes they will double it plus more, and incentive packages which is tbd. Not bragging cuz from October-December including Thanksgiving day and XMas Eve I had to work saturday and sundays heh 7days a week for 3 months no overtime LOLS....anyways enough is enough this post probably bored everyone to death... |
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| madhattared |
| quote: | Originally posted by DarkFall01
No, I they got my resume from my school, called, interviewed, etc and gave me the job 2 weeks ago :)
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nice nice, who is your boss? they treat the interns like gold, do you know if you're working in stowe or framingham?
i've been workin there for the past 5 summers doing software test and they want me back again this summer so hopefully we'll meet up =)
its nice they treat their interns/ coops like gold.
my deal:
1) Junior Comp Sci student at RPI with a concentration in high performance computing.
Minors in Mangement in Technology and Philosophy
2) I enjoy comp sci but I enjoy working with people more so its def looking like I'd rather be a manager then just a coder. So this means the MBA is going to have to be aquired sooner or later. |
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| dcougar99 |
| quote: | Originally posted by kid nyce
So essentially this is a decision making system which isn't guaranteed a 100% success rate. I understand the outcome but the processes in which you use to determine the "scorecard" on a decision I feel will would be inaccurate. That reminds me of a movie with Ben Stiller. I understand how upper management and board members would use such a system to better assist the productivity, efficiency and revenue of a company but that's achieved by Six Sigma (standard deviations) Everything you list sounds systematically ideal in terms of efficient output, just that the field you are identifying should be in line with any project manager's skill set (or alteast those that qualify for the position).
In response to how fortune 500 companies are not currently set up and operational with a CPM, I find hard to understand. I can see what you are saying and where it is going, but from an Systems Op in a Fortune 500 company, the procedures listed are amongst my every day norm. I sit and look at sales data, i'm literally on the revenue line (in terms of marketing, buying patterns, overhead) And at the position I'm in, all the above qualifications must be taken into consider prior to any "revenue generating" decision. The ground work being laid currently I understand, it's evolving in my company no doubt about that. Maybe it's one of those generation gaps, since coming out of college MIS was the major to succeed in. Not completely technical with proper organizational skills. This BI Degree that you mention to me is fairly new. The first I've heard of yet. I'm guessing its a new field in management where the stress the smaller quantifiable procedures in hopes of eliminating redundant protocols within a company. The way I read it is that BI essentially makes any "operational decisions" into a pro/con list. I don't know, it's alittle too out of the relm for me at this time...keep in mind I've been looking at 11i scripting all day. It does intrigue me no doubt, just questionable in my eye.
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Take a look at this site http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocum...earch&id=423691 (its Gartner) that will spell it out to a T. See if this makes any more sence for ya. Let me know if this helps out... its not a BI degree but more the method etc. that you use in working with managment and the software ( www.cognos.com etc) is a tool that allows you to get there. |
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| ZzZ The Goddess |
| quote: | Originally posted by dcougar99
Hey Siempre... where did you move from? and welcome to the area... I live in PA but party in DC most of the time. |
ummmm, I dont think his name is siempre....that means always in spanish :p |
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| trunks1022 |
Greenberg Traurig
i see myself sticking with law-related stuff for a while... |
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