---HRM Assignment # 3---

(5) different on-line job services

Assignment # 3 in Human Resource Management. We are to examine 5 different online jobs in the internet and write a brief evaluation of the services and chose which we think the best for us. and this are my chosen online jobs:

Telecommuting Entertain & Media Online Jobs

Welcome to the Entertainment and Media telecommuting jobs page! Entertainment and Media is a thrilling world where you get to be the center of attention. Entertainers express themselves through a variety of activities, such as dancing, singing, playing an instrument, comedy, performing in plays and movies or in the visual arts. Media work involves performing on the radio, newspapers, television, movies, theatre, or video. There are also many support roles available in the Entertainment and Media industry to choose from such as production, writing, casting, make-up and hairstyling. The opportunities in Entertainment and Media can vary from freelance, independent and contract work to part time and full time in some cases. Job titles may include Actor, Speaker, Musician, Singer, Artist, Communications Specialist, Promotional Rep, Agent, Performer, and News Journalist. Be sure to earn your fifteen minutes of fame with an online Entertainment or Media job found here.

http://www.flexjobs.com/jobs/entertainment-media

Telecommuting Graphic Design Online Jobs

Welcome to the Graphic Design telecommuting careers page! Graphic Designers produce visual solutions to the communications needs of their clients through a variety of creative skills and commercial awareness. Graphic Designers are creative people who have a flair for what is appealing to consumers, are aware of upcoming trends and can convert their ideas into visually pleasing images. There are many avenues for Graphic designers to work virtually in marketing, technology and commercial industries. Other job titles for Graphic Designers are Commercial Artist, Illustrator, Designer, Conceptual Professional, Art Director, Layout Manager, and Creative Director. There are many excellent contract, freelance, independent, part time and full time opportunities below.

http://www.flexjobs.com/jobs/graphic-design

Telecommuting Art & Creative Online Jobs

Welcome to the Art & Creative telecommuting jobs page! Art & Creative careers often allows its professionals an exceptional amount of flexibility in their jobs. Artists and Creative professional range in roles from painters to graphic designers to teachers. Many Art and Creative jobs involve coming up with original and innovative ideas, both for aesthetic and practical value. Some Artists work freelance while others work as part of a company's or educational staff. Some of the common job titles for Artists and Creative careers are Art Director, Illustrator, Commercial Artist, Graphic Designer, Website Designer, Conceptual Designer, Interior Decorator, Textile Designer, Painter, Photographer, Musician and many others.

http://www.flexjobs.com/jobs/art-products-services

Telecommuting Music Online Jobs

Welcome to the Music telecommuting jobs page! There are seom great opportunities to work from home in the field of music thanks to the Internet and other technology. Music being more accessible in digital formats, and it has gone mobile as more and more people enjoy downloading and listening to Mp3 files, digital videos and other forms of music entertainment right on their computers, cell phones, and Mp3 players. If you are interested in working in the music industry, then you may want to work as a musician, music or video creator or producer, or you can write about the world of music online as a blogger or website manager.

http://www.flexjobs.com/jobs/online-music

Telecommuting Teaching Online Jobs

Welcome to the teaching online jobs section! Teachers provide educational services for students of all ages, from K-12 to adult learning or college and university environments. Teachers are generally experts in one or more subject areas and have the special training to assist students with learning key concepts and difficult subjects. Teachers most often manage live classrooms in schools, colleges and universities, but in this information age, many are providing their teaching services online. There are many accredited online univeersity, college and high school programs that are fully online now so that has opened up the door for more telecommuting jobs for qualified teachers. Teachers may also be referred to as instructors, facilitators and professors. Teaching jobs may also include working as a teaching assistant providing support to teachers. Please come back often to review the many online or virtual teaching opportunities available online for you.

http://www.flexjobs.com/jobs/online-teaching

My views:

Choosing ones carrier is indeed a long path to take before working to the world of job. Among the 5 jobs I mentioned above, I think and I believe that Music telecommuting job really fit my personally as a music lover person. Since I was young I love music, music is my passion and my carrier, although I don’t really have a good voice but still I can be music personnel someday. Yes, this kind of job would really help my ability not just a music lover but also as an IT student. I can write songs and can be a musician as time goes by. Since it talks online working, my ability as a Information Technology can conquer this dream, knowing how to surf computers, programming and designing such web. Well I’m hoping that someday, somehow my dream will all come true. We don’t know it can be next month or who knows tomorrow is my lucky day..(^^)!!!

---MIS Assignment # 4---

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What is Green Computing?

Green computing is the study and practice of using computing resources efficiently. The primary objective of such a program is to account for the triple bottom line, an expanded spectrum of values and criteria for measuring organizational (and societal) success. The goals are similar to green chemistry; reduce the use of hazardous materials, maximize energy efficiency during the product's lifetime, and promote recyclability or biodegradability of defunct products and factory waste.

Modern IT systems rely upon a complicated mix of people, networks and hardware; as such, a green computing initiative must be systemic in nature, and address increasingly sophisticated problems. Elements of such a solution may comprise items such as end user satisfaction, management restructuring, regulatory compliance, disposal of electronic waste, telecommuting, virtualization of server resources, energy use, thin client solutions, and return on investment (ROI).
The imperative for companies to take control of their power consumption, for technology and more generally, therefore remains acute. One of the most effective power management tools available in 2009 may still be simple, plain, common sense.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_computing

What is Green Computing?
Green computing is the environmentally responsible use of technology.

What can I do to “green” my technology use?
• Enable power management on your computer.
• Power down the computer and monitor when not in use.
• Consider plugging your computer and peripherals into a power strip with an on/off switch and turn the entire power strip off when not in use.
• Think before you print. Do you really need a paper copy?
• Use recycled paper if possible
• Use Print Preview to review your job before printing it
• Print in black and white whenever possible.
• Print two-sided whenever possible.
• Reuse unnecessary print jobs as scratch paper.
• Advertise events, parties, etc. electronically or with chalk instead of print-outs.
• Recycle!
o Use the recycling bins around campus to recycle paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic
o Toner on campus can be brought to ISR for recycling
o Beloit College computers and laptop batteries can be brought to ISR for recycling
o Locations for recycling home computers can be found here
o Recycle used alkaline batteries in Pearsons by the mail center or in the Library
• Use email instead of faxes
• If you are in the market for a new computer at home, consider buying an Energy Star compliant computer
• If it’s possible, download software from the web instead of purchasing a physical installation disc

What is Power management and how does it help?

Every day energy is wasted by computers and monitors that are left on when not in use. By simply putting the hard drive and monitor to sleep after a short period of inactivity, huge energy savings can be realized. The computer should wake up with a quick click of the mouse or by pressing a key on the keyboard.

In some cases, you will need to press the power button briefly to wake the computer up. Also, be sure to shut down your computer before leaving for the day and over weekends. Use this handy calculator to get an idea of how much energy and money can be saved.

http://www.beloit.edu/isr/greencomputing.php

Green Computing Saves Green

As computers play an ever-larger role in our lives, energy demands, costs, and waste
are escalating dramatically. Consider the following from the Climate Savers Computing
Initiative:
• In a typical desktop computer, nearly half the power coming out of the wall is wasted
and never reaches the processor, memory, disks, or other components.
• The added heat from inefficient computers can increase the demand on air
conditioners and cooling systems, making your computing equipment even more
expensive to run.
• Even though most of today’s desktop computers are capable of automatically
transitioning to a sleep or hibernate state when inactive, about 90 percent of systems
have this function disabled.
• Some 25 percent of the electricity used to power home electronics—computers, DVD
players, stereos, TVs—is consumed while the products are turned off.

http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/SLAT-7DCQ5J_R0_EN.pdf

Eco-friendly computing

We can’t live without PCs, but we need to learn how to live with them: they consume too much electricity and generate too much e-waste. A typical PC takes 110 watts to run, and there are almost a billion of them on the planet. And according to the Silicon Valley Toxics Commission, e-waste is the fastest growing part of the waste stream.
The solution is simple
Today's PCs are so powerful that we no longer need one for each person. We can tap into the excess power in one PC and share it with many users. NComputing technology uses just 1 to 5 watts, lasts for a decade, and generates just a few ounces of e-waste.


Save on computer costs & electricity
NComputing systems cost at least 50% less than standard PCs, and since they draw less than 5 watts, you reduce your energy footprint by as much as 90% per user. And because NComputing devices produce practically no heat, they reduce the need for energy-consuming air conditioning. Electricity savings alone can pay for the NComputing virtual desktops in as little as one year. No wonder NComputing has won so many green awards.





http://www.ncomputing.com/GreenComputing/Greencomputing.aspx

My Views

Living in this material world is indeed takes a lot of efforts to boost every excellent performance and good deeds in every little way in our life. We have to think that it is our responsibility to take care our of mother nature. This Green Campus Computing is one of t5he solution of this deteriorating environment of today's generation. Through this, we can help lessen and minimize every pollution into our society. Computers have their own waste that should be segregate well and place in right corner.

How will I going to implement this program to our school? Simply trough campaigns and sharing to every student in school. They have to be aware of this program knowing that they use High Technologies, and it its a privilege to know and learn such moral and valuable lesson. Support Green Campus Computing and be aware to serve and protect our mothers nature.

---HRM & MIS COMDAPP---

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* COMDAPP Amusement *

COMPUTER MANUFACTURERS DISTRIBUTORS AND DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (COMDDAP) held an Expo last June 2-4, 2009 at The Apo View Hotel, Davao City


About COMDDAP

THE POWER OF INTERDEPENDENCE COMDDAP is an association of the country's top information technolgy businesses. Its primary objective is to promote the sustainable development of the of the country's information technology industry through voluntary collaboration of its member companies. It is the goal of COMDDAP to be able to provide its members general views and updates from different sectors - private and government, and highly regarded individuals to further uplift the morale and knowledge of its organization.

COMDDAP has been maintained and financed by its members through dues, fees, contributions or donations, and bannered by these specific objectives:
• Promote the use of information technology and elevate its standards in the Philippines;
• Make computers affordable and available to the masses;
• Provide and create opportunities for users to develop themselves to their fullest potentials;
• Supply the market with quality products at reasonable prices with good after-sales support;
• To work closely with the government, the private sector and international entities in promoting the use of information technology;
• Provide a forum of discussion on matters relating to the compute industry; and
• Foster anf cultivate harmony, cordiality and camaraderie among the members so that they can work together as one for the benefit of the industry.

The Visions of COMDAPP

The vision of promoting and elevating the standards of Information technology (IT) in the Philippines fueled a group of prominent computer companies to form the Computer Distributors and Dealers Association of the Philippines or COMDDAP. Its initial member-companies represent the world's leading makers and providers of computer products, solutions and peripherals.


COMDDAP as an association.

COMDDAP counts among its achievements the holding of the Annual COMDDAP exhibit, more popularly known as the COMDDAP EXPO, which has become a consistent crowd drawer and has in itself set new records in terms of the quality of exhibit area, exhibitors, visitors, and venues. In fact, COMDDAP EXPO in 1999 marked the first exhibit to have adapted an upgraded booth shell schemes. COMDDAP has also pledged to protect its members in addressing the growing issue of software piracy, a practice that has affected and stunted the growth of the local software industry, as well as the country’s trade relations with other countries .In pushing this, COMDDAP has expressed its full support in the local manufacturing of DOS at an affordable price and with after-sales support, as well as launching a massive educational campaign.

Source: http://www.comddap.org/aboutus.htm

I Witness..

It was a hot yet glamorous day of June 2, 2009 when we witnessed the most fabulous exhibit in Apo View Hotel. COMDAPP a word which mesmerize our eyes as we’ve seen the event. Buzz of people came around to see and attend the said event. Well as a student, do I make my self a loser? We were there and grab the opportunities to learn and experienced some various events. Booths of different companies fabricate their models and give some freebies about their products regarding technology matter. There were even visitors, exhibitors and students came from different companies and schools. Some of the exhibitors were SMART Communication, Canon Marketing Philippines, Neo, Asian Tech and many more.

It was around 1:30 pm when we registered to Tech Session because there were limited sits only and luckily we attended those seminars showcasing their systems, and products. We really had fun and learned many things which definitely improve and help us as an Information Technology student. Yes, these are just once in a lifetime and were lucky to have the event. Professionals and visitors also attended the event but mostly it was us who filled the room. Students from University of Southeastern Philippines were eager to listen to the discussion.There were about 6 exhibitors who perform their presentations through power point presentation. Yes it was indeed a grateful and meaningful event that was once happen in our. The first session I attended was about ERIC(Enterprise Resource & Information Control) Managment System. ERIC creates great automotive dealers systems for big automotive dealers around the world. The session was conducted by Mr Celmer L. Santos. Below is a brief profile of ERIC DMS I go from their site.

ERIC Dealer Management System (DMS)


The ERIC Dealer Management System (DMS) is an end-t-o-end software solution for automotive sales, parts and service businesses. ERIC DMS covers the full range of dealer activities-from marketing to sales and services.

• Schedule prospects for test drives and follow up on appointment

• Monitor and increase sales

• Delight customers with gentle reminders for appointments

• Manage vehicle inventory

• Deliver impeccable service

• Control parts & consumables cost

• Monitor and correctly implement warranty for parts & service

• Report your financial bottom line

Source: http://www.jupitersystems.com.ph/product.aspx?prod_id=1


The second session was about the new feature hardware of HP(Hewlett Packard) which is the thin client. This presentation really amazed by everyone for their product really interesting and eye catching. They have tokens after the presentation and unfortunately I did not win. Ahahahaha...but its ok for I really had fun with the giving of tokens alone. Questions were easy to answer, however first hand to raise will win. Here are some of the definitions and terms with Thin Client Product.


Thin Client

A thin client (sometimes also called a lean or slim client) is a client computer or client software in client-server architecture networks which depends primarily on the central serverfat client does as much processing as possible and passes only data for communications and storage to the server.
for processing activities, and mainly focuses on conveying input and output between the user and the remote server. A thin client, sometimes called a lean client, is a low-cost, centrally-managed computer devoid of CD-ROM players, diskette drives, and expansion slots. The term derives from the fact that small computers in networks tend to be clients and not servers.

Since the idea is to limit the capabilities of these computers to only essential applications, they tend to be purchased and remain "thin" in terms of the client applications they include. As software as a service (SaaS) gains popularity, it is expected that thin clients and blade PCs will replace desktop PCs in many work and educational environments. In general, they are not as vulnerable to malware attacks, have a longer life cycle, use less power and are less expensive to purchase.

Thin client is also used to describe software applications that use the client-server model where the server performs all the processing.

It was indeed a great experienced and opportunity to everyone. We learned many things and value it. We thank COMDAPP for inviting and allowing us to see some rare opportunities that we cannot forget. This is all my experienced and have a nice day ahead.

Source: http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid7_gci213135,00.html

Proven and Tested

---MIS Assignment #1----

My Chosen Companies

We’ve been through ups and downs in choosing companies to conduct our study regarding their IT/IS system. It was yesterday when we find out that we have to post our list of chosen companies in Managerial Information System group. Heavy rains outside made us struggling in finding internet café’s to search the profile of every company we take note. And after a long and winding time waiting for approval, breathe taking acts impulses our nerves as we’ve witness the companies which our professor checked by. Dr. Randy S. Gamboa is the man behind our research papers, for he wants us to know and learn such brilliant papers, systems and flow of works in every company he approved. These are the companies that I posted in our group:

1)Callbox-provide your company with the focused sales efforts it requires. Outsource your sales function to Callbox. Our people are able to determine a business sales solution that will produce optimal results according to your particular need. We can provide a new or complementary sales team and/or simply augment top performers, fill gaps or assist in the evaluation and realignment of an existing team. You will get improved results from an outsourced sales component because our team will bring a level of consistency and best practices to your company that's often too difficult to achieve and maintain with an in-house staff.

2).SM City Davao-is a shopping mall owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings located in the City of Davao. It is the SM SuperMall located in the Mindanao Region. The mall was constructed and opened in November 2001 with a design similar to SM City Pampanga and SM City Cagayan de Oro. It has a land area of 132,000 sq.m and a floor area of 75,440 m².

3). ANFLOCOR-The rise of the ANFLO Group business empire started from a vision of one man, Don Antonio O. Floirendo, Sr., or AOF, as he is fondly called by his employees. AOF's business acumen, inspired by his foresight and gut-feel, enabled him to build a business conglomerate which is proudly Mindanao based.

4).PLDT- Founded on November 28, 1928, Philippine Long Distance Company (PLDT) is the leading telecommunications provider in the Philippines. Through its three principal business groups - fixed line, wireless, and information and communication technology - PLDT offers the largest and most diversified range of telecommunications services across the Philippines’ most extensive fiber optic backbone and fixed line, cellular and satellite networks.

5).ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation- - (ABS-CBN: "Alto Broadcasting System-Chronicle Broadcasting Network") is a Philippine-based multi-media conglomerate. It is an integrated media and entertainment company in the Philippines with 42 subsidiaries and an asset base of more than PHP32.5 billion (US$666.8 million) as of June 2008. Business Description:
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation. The Group's principal activity is that of a media and entertainment company. It is principally involved in television and radio broadcasting. It also produces television programming for domestic and international audiences and other related businesses. The Group has three business segments namely, Broadcasting, Cable and Satellite and Other Businesses. Broadcasting covers the production of television and radio programs that serve its target audience's needs for news, information and entertainment, and public service

6).SkyCable- is a direct-to-home cable TV and subscription service, established by the Lopez Group of Companies and Central CATV Group Of Companies. It is one of several subsidiaries of ABS-CBN.
SkyCable has been selling custom tuned downconverters for use in the Microwave Bands since 1995. Additionally we
have been servicing home and commercial satellite reception equipment for a number of years. We sold the R.L. Drake
MMDS Downconverter that are being successfully used around the world. These, however, are now sold out and are no longer available.

7).Bayan Telecommunications, Inc. (BayanTel)- is a telecommunications company serving areas in Metro Manila, Bicol and local exchange service areas in the Visayas and Mindanao regions combined cover a population of over 25 million, nearly 33% of the population of the Philippines.

8).Hubport-An alliance with Hubport Interactive enables a business to build an imperative subsistence in the online B2C (Business-to-Consumer) space. We empower your website to attain optimum function and revolutionize your business by creating online channels to effectively connect with existing clients and successfully tap new ones. Our accomplished E-Commerce Storefront encoders, Retail Shop Managers, and Online Marketing Consultants provide the technology backbone that launch prospering and profitable websites.

9).Smart Communications- is a wholly-owned mobile phone subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT). Its main focus is to handle the PLDT Group's wireless services business. It operates a nationwide cellular network covering over 99 percent of the population. On April 20, 2008, Smart updated its logo, changing with the new, shortened letter "S", stylized versions of letters "A" & "T", and a new line below the logo.

10).Globe Communications- is a niche agency which is expert in internal and external business communications. The expertise of our agency principals extends beyond public relations theory and their strategic insight stems from decades of experience in business, politics, advertising and media management.

With all these leading offices and companies competing the entire Metro Davao, I personally pick ABS-CBN Corporation for I stand that this company indeed give sufficient information’s about dealing their Information System. Their profile present that “In 2003, during the television station's 50th anniversary, ABS-CBN launched its present slogan, "Kapamilya" (literally means "a member of the family"), which it believes reaffirms the network's commitment to quality programming that will foster the morals and values that are ostensibly upheld in many Filipino families.

They strive to create and deliver programs that are relevant to every audience that are easy to cath up, delivered with warmth and knowledge. Although other companies listed above are proclaim as the best of its best, yet, I maybe have a hard time in visiting their desired office here in the city for them are located kilometers away from the city and our residence. They believe that every people has the right and has a love on e to feel that he is "tunay na kapamilya".

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_City_Davao
http://wrightreports.ecnext.com/coms2/reportdesc_COMPANY_C60862750
http://www.bayan.com.ph/
http://smart.com.ph/
http://www.callboxinc.com/optimizing-sales-performance.html
http://www.anflocor.com/
http://www.pldt.com.ph/about/Pages/summary.aspx
http://www.hubportinteractive.com/about-us.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyCable
http://www1.globe.com.ph/about.aspx

---Managerial Roles by Henry Mintzberg---

Managers must wear many different hats in formulating and implementing task activities related to their positions. In an attempt to understand the diversity of hats managers must wear, Henry Mintzberg examined managerial activities on a daily basis. His study enabled him to identify ten different but, coordinated sets of behavior, or roles, that managers assume. These ten roles can be separated into three general groupings: interpersonal roles, informational roles, and decisional roles. These are the Managerial Roles stated:


INTERPERSONAL-Three of the manager's roles come into play when the manager must engage in interpersonal relationships. The three roles of figurehead, leader, and liaison are each necessary under differing circumstances. Adopting one or another of the three interpersonal roles is made easier by the formal authority the manager obtains from the organization.

Figurehead- Performs ceremonial and symbolic duties such as greeting visitors, signing legal documents
Leader- Direct and motivate subordinates, training, counseling, and communicating with subordinates
Liaison-Maintain information links both inside and outside organizaion; use mail, phone calls, meetings

INFORMATIONAL-These informational roles are created as a result of enacting the set of interpersonal roles already described. A network of interpersonal contacts with both subordinates and individuals outside the work unit serves to establish the manager as an informational nerve center of the unit, responsible for gathering, receiving, and transmitting information that concerns members of the work unit.

Monitor- Seek and receive information, scan periodicals and reports, maintain personal contacts
Disseminator- Forward information to other organization members; send memos and reports, make phone calls
Spokesperson-Transmit information to outsiders through speeches, reports, memos

DECISIONAL-Entrepreneur-Initiate improvement projects, identify new ideas, delegate idea responsibility to others
Disturbance Handler-Take corrective action during disputes or crises; resolve conflicts among subordinates; adapt to environmental crises
Resource Allocator-Decide who gets resources, scheduling, budgeting, setting priorities
Negotiator-Represent department during negotiation of union contracts, sales, purchases, budgets; represent departmental interests


Sources: http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~ml325898/esp/Roles.html

---Information System Leadership Roles---

The Roles of Leadership and Management clearly address both sides of this dichotomy and do so in meaningful and understandable ways. And they present meaningful dialogue on the important aspect of management. A number of models describing the manager's work have been proposed including functional descriptions such as planning, organizing, directing, controlling, coordinating, and innovating. Similarly, frameworks based on the methods used to accomplish these functions, for example, Mintzberg's role typology, have been proposed. According to Mintzberg (1990), the manager's job can be described in terms of various roles. These are the roles of the leader of Information System:

1. Chief architect. The chief architect designs future possibilities for the business. The primary work of the chief architect is to design and evolve the IT infrastructure so that it will expand the range of future possibilities for the business, not define specific business outcomes. The infrastructure should provide not just today's technical services, such as networking, databases and desktop operating systems, but an increasing range of business-level services, such as workflow, portfolio management, scheduling, and specific business components or objects.

2. Change leader. The change leader orchestrates resources to achieve optimal implementation of the future. The essential role of the change leader is to orchestrate all those resources that will be needed to execute the change program. This includes providing new IT tools, but it also involves putting in the place teams of people who can redesign roles, jobs and workflow, who can change beliefs about the company and the work people do, and who understand human nature and can develop incentive systems to coax people into new and different behaviors.

3. Product developer. The product developer helps define the company’s place in the emerging digital economy. For example, a product developer might recognize the potential for performing key business processes (perhaps order fulfillment, purchasing or delivering customer support) over electronic linkages such as the Internet. The product developer must "sell" the idea to a business partner, and together they can set up and evaluate business experiments, which are initially operated out of IS. Whether the new methods are adopted or not, the company will learn from the experiments and so move closer to commercial success in emerging digital markets.

4. Technology provocateur. The technology provocateur embeds IT into the business strategy. The technology provocateur works with senior business executives to bring IT and realities of the IT marketplace to bear on the formation of strategy for the business. The technology provocateur is a senior business executive who understands both the business and IT at a deep enough level to integrate the two perspectives in discussions about the future course of the business. Technology provocateurs have a wealth of experience in IS disciplines, so they understand at a fundamental level the capabilities of IT and how IT impacts the business.

5. Coach. The coach teaches people to acquire the skill sets they will need for the future. Coaches have to basic responsibilities: teaching people how to learn, so that they can become self-sufficient, and providing team leaders with staff able to do the IT-related work of the business. A mechanism that assists both is the center of excellence - a small group of people with a particular competence or skill, with a coach responsible for their growth and development. Coaches are solid practitioners of the competence that they will be coaching, but need not be the best at it in the company.

6. Chief operating strategist. The chief operating strategist invents the future with senior management. The chief operating strategist is the top IS executive who is focused on the future agenda of the IS organization. The strategist has parallel responsibilities related to helping the business design the future, and then delivering it. The most important, and least understood, parts of the role have to do with the interpretation of new technologies and the IT marketplace, and the bringing of this understanding into the development of the digital business strategy for the organization.



Source: http://csdl2.computer.org/comp/proceedings/hicss/2000/0493/07/04937055.pdf

"..mY reFlection.."

It was warm Thursday on the afternoon of the 18th of June, 2009 when we had our first meeting on MIS. It was introduced by our professor oh sorry I mean “Facilator”, hehe. According to him he is “gwapo”, and a national president officer of PSITE. He discussed about MIS and how it deals to work. Managing ones system is indeed a hard thing to do. It takes a lot of sweats, efforts, time and controls. This would give an organized pattern of certain documents or work and clean sequence of various things, however hat we think is not as easy to do for the reason that, there are some rules and decisions to establish in managing.

High technology is rampant in today’s generation, thus it helps a big impact in making such difficult work like manually done. These days, information resources have developed tremendously especially with the latest technology available. One way to manage them is by having a system that used to be called Management Information Systems (MIS). Nowadays, the terminology of Information Technology (IT) is widely used. IT has developed into a popular and a well paying job. That is why they made to create a system that would guarantee give a necessary focused on decision making. I believe that MIS or Management Information System is the appropriate system in managing data to a system.

It is said that MIS or Management Information System is a subset of the overall internal controls of a business covering the application of people, documents, technologies and procedures by management accountants in solving business problems such as costing a product, service or a business-wide strategy. Management Information Systems are distinct from regular information system in that they are used to analyze other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization. Academically the term is commonly used to refer to the group of information management methods tied to the automation or support of human decision making. Decision support system, Expert systems and Executive information systems. By this meaning, I can say that Information System should corporate to management in order for Information System to have persons to manage for. That since information technology or IT compose of Hardware and Software, it is advice to have personnel to control the system to be able to fix problems and errors to the system if ever it occurs which MIS can handle.

Management Information System is a planned system of the collecting processing, storing and disseminating data in the form of information needed to carry out the functions of management. In a way it is documented report of the activities those ere planned and executed. A market or office that has information system consist of people, equipment and steps procedures to analyze, think and timely, accurate information to marketing or managing decision makers. Although according to my research that the terms MIS and Information Systems are often confused. Information Systems include systems that are not intended for decision making. The area of study called MIS is sometimes referred to, in restrictive sense as information technology management. That area of study should not be confused with computer science.

Information Technology service management is a practitioner-focused discipline. MIS has also some differences with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) as ERP incorporate element that are not necessarily focused on decision support. Well Management Information System linked to work which serves and give a system which naturally supply the needs of a manager to a company. This MIS is a general name for the academic discipline covering the application of people, technologies, and procedures. It is collectively, the information system to business problems. On the other hand, MIS can also help in gathering and processing specific information for decision making, and analyzing customer behavior, if we talked about management information system, we say that in business information systems support not only business process and operations, but also decision making and competitive strategies which are the fields of Management Information System. Some say that as an area of study MIS is sometimes referred to, in a restrictive sense, as information technology management.

The study of information systems is usually a business administration discipline. It concentrates on the integration of computer systems with the aims of the organization or company. This subject would help us students in analyzing and solving matters regarding to problems which management covers. This means exactly what says, it’s an Information System used by Management. Now, the definition of an Information System is a set of interrelated components that collect, process, store, and distribute information to support decision making and control in an organization. It also helps managers and workers analyze problems, visualize complex subjects, and create new products. In Conclusion, Information Systems is a major part of a Management Information System and MIS are a major part of an organization. MIS are the decision-making element that helps plan and decide where the organization wants to go in the future.

Also you have learned that the success of an organization depends partly on how successful their Information System is. Information Systems can make a huge impact on Management Decision-Making. These Systems can provide information about different aspects of the decision situation and the decision process. For example, they could tell what problems or opportunities can be trigger the decision process and which solutions could be alternatives and they can tell you how the decision was reached.

These systems can also help managers stimulate innovation on existing decision procedures or explore different solution designs. There are different types of Information systems that managers could use in decision-making. MIS Management Information Systems can be defined as the combination of human and computer based resources that results in the collection, storage, retrieval, communication and use of data for the purpose of efficient management of operations and for business planning. Generally, MIS deals with information that is systematically and routinely collected in accordance with a well-defined set of rules. Thus, and MIS is a part of the formal information network in an organization. Information that has major managerial planning significance is Such information is not part of MIS, how ever; one- shot market research data collected to gauge the potential of a new product does not come with in the scope of an MIS by our definition because although such information may be very systematically collected it is not collected on a regular basis.