A leading gas transporter in the UK supplying gas to nearly 20 million consumers needed an ERP system that would efficiently handle the huge volume of transactions between its suppliers and customers. Wipro team worked in the TeamSAP mode to implement the project end-to-end. Practically all the client's business processes...
The authors have developed a pattern language for developing parallel application programs [MSM04]. This pattern language, which one call PLPP Pattern Language for Parallel Programming, embodies a development methodology in which one can develop a parallel application by starting with a good understanding of the problem and then working through...
A reengineering pattern describes how to go from an existing legacy solution to a new refactored solution. This paper discusses the role of reengineering patterns and contrast them with design patterns and antipatterns. The paper then highlights the structure of a reengineering pattern and present two simple, related patterns for...
Much has been written about "reengineering" the finance function, yet the most common application has been cost cutting. This ignores the original calling of reengineering-reformulating business processes to achieve competitive advantage. The reason cost-cutting practices prevail is that many finance functions, including strategic planning, are so reactive as to contribute...
A leading U.S.-based provider of wireless telecommunications services needed help. Employee satisfaction was at an all-time low due to due to unclear priorities, growing workloads, and uncertainty. Growth had driven organic development and resulted in an imbalanced organizational structure that was insufficient to support future expansion. The company requested PRTM's...
In the wake of the terrorists' attacks of September 11, 2001, the Transportation Security Administration was formed and charged with the mission of better securing U.S. airports. Pearson Government Solutions provided TSA a complete, end-to-end human resource management solution to successfully recruit, assess, hire, orient, and administer nearly 60,000 qualified...
Vodafone D2, the largest operating company within the Vodafone Group, identified an emerging organizational issue that - if left unattended- could ultimately have affected its capacity for growth. The problem is common in the rest of the mobile industry, but was made all the more pressing for Vodafone D2 because...
The Hornsby Central Library project involved re-engineering the conventional air conditioning system in Hornsby Central Library to exploit waste heat from a gas-powered microturbine that also serves to provide the primary electricity supply to the building. Recovery of thermal energy from the microturbine exhaust gas is a key element of...
The sixth-largest bank in the Euro zone, Societe Generale has more than 80,000 employees spread across 500 offices in 75 countries (35,000 in France). This global enterprise has natural challenges in the area of human resource management. One key challenge is accommodating and managing multiple layers of professional and administrative...
The client is a leading data communications equipment manufacturer. Some components of the customer's ATM switching board were to become obsolete in a short time. One alternative was to replace some of the components, but the prerequisite was that there would be no deterioration in performance of the existing switch...
This template can help your company assess a particular business opportunity and its potential impact within your industry. This template is structured as a formal plan that makes it easy for you to review such data as general industry information, your company's organizational structure, direct competition, and potential customers.
Organizational Structure OS refers to the formal pattern in which people and jobs are grouped in an organization. Organizational Design OD refers to the management decisions and the set of structural elements used to effect changes in the OS. OD and OS help in providing a definite direction to the...
Employers who are looking to eliminate "Problem employees" may take actions that put their company at risk. An employee who quits may still claim that his/her employer made working conditions intolerable. This paper explores how employers can avoid the danger of "Constructive discharge" litigation by practicing good human resource management.
Program transformations form the basis for a practical solution to assembler reengineering and migration projects. Near 100% automated migration can be achieved once the transformation engine has been properly tuned to match the source system. This paper describes the legacy assembler problem and describes how the FermaT transformation system is...
Why is the CEO so important? The CEO has the most influence over the entire organization and its culture and can usually make things happen. Although the immediate supervisor or manager is the key person for day-to-day communication, the CEO is the decision maker at the top of the organizational...
Pearson Government Solutions, in a sub-contractor role, provided large-scale data management and human resource management services for one of three contractor-operated Data Capture Centers DCCs, receiving and processing approximately 46 million census forms in 120 days. This resulted in 2000 U.S. Census team earning high award fee scores throughout the...
This paper explores why existing formal and informal approaches to Employee Performance Management and Appraisal EPMA tend to work well enough in theory, but fail to meet expectations in practice. It is split into two parts. The first part identifies the root cause of the problem and presents a solution...
Several generations now have been raised on the assumption that organizations behave as machines. One's language reflects this: "Output, supply chain, production, human resources, organizational structure, departments, divisions, work units, person hours, efficiencies, raw materials, finished products, inventories, re-engineering, etc.". The problem with the above is; organizations are living systems....
A top priority for managing corporate change is carried out through effective employee communication. Whether companies are consolidating their departments, downsizing their workforce or undergoing a corporate merger, sticking to an effective and results-based message creation strategy can help to ensure the smooth and successful transitioning from one point to...
Human Resources Management is partly involved in being an advocate for employee concerns and issues, which pervade the work environment. Communication of issues to those above us has become a one-way process. How do we form the relationship whereby communication can take place on between our departments and those, which...
