Aspiranet is a nonprofit organization in California that provides social services to children and families. It deployed Windows SharePoint Services to improve collaboration among its caseworkers, ensure regulatory compliance, and enhance service delivery. SharePoint helped standardize processes, store documentation, and provide access to critical client information. This improved services by streamlining programs like adoptions and allowing caseworkers to instantly access medical records in an emergency. The deployment also increased compliance by allowing new regulations to be quickly implemented across the organization.
Hagar & Associates aims to connect cities through big data to improve services like transportation, water, power, and emergency response. They partnered with IBM to use Watson for data analysis. A student group recommends ways for Hagar & Associates to take interns from California State University, San Bernardino, including paperwork required. The document also provides a cyber security plan and recommendations to protect data in their system and cloud, including access controls, passwords, firewalls, and physical security of servers.
Data-Ed Online: Data Operations Management: Turning Your Challenges Into SuccessData Blueprint
This webinar aired originally on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. It is part of Data Blueprint’s ongoing webinar series on data management with Dr. Peter Aiken.
Sign up for future sessions at http://www.datablueprint.com/webinar-schedule.
Abstract
While database operations comprise the majority of the organizational data operations management focus, other data delivery options, e.g. portals and virtualization, are interacting with increasingly complex regulatory environments. This presents organizations with dense analysis challenges in order to understand reporting obligations. Using the Zachman Framework as a guide, you will learn how to understand and approach data operations challenges from tuning to real-time reconfiguration. This presentation provides you with an understanding of data operations management, including the initiation, operation, tuning, maintenance, backup/recovery, archiving and disposal of data assets in support of organizational strategies and other activities.
University of Colorado Foundation - External Case StudyStacey Coseo
The University of Colorado Foundation implemented Ellucian Advance to gain better access to integrated, real-time data across departments. This allows for more customized reporting, improved tracking and decision making, and increased accountability of development staff and managers. The personalized outreach and sophisticated data analysis capabilities of Advance enable the foundation to improve fundraising efforts and increase donations.
Big Data Pushes Enterprises into Data-Driven Mode, Makes Demands for More App...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a BriefingsDirect podcast on how creating big-data capabilities are new top business imperatives in dealing with a flood of data from disparate sources.
Data science involves transforming data into valuable insights, products, and stories. It utilizes elements like coding, statistics, machine learning, domain expertise, and visualization. The goals are to avoid issues like overfitting, make causal inferences, and go beyond accuracy to consider speed, simplicity and cost of obtaining data. Data scientists work with big, messy data and aim to measure the right things and explore data characteristics through visualization.
The main purpose of the study is to assess the role of managers in managing information overload in this information age era. The study also intended to specifically achieve the following identified objectives: to ascertain the causes of information overload in organizations in the financial sector and assessed the relationship between information overload and decision making of managers of organizations in the financial sector. The method utilized for this investigation is the descriptive research design. The technique for data analysis was by the utilization of content analysis. In relation to the causes of information overload in organizations in the financial sector, it was basically found that work interruption and work time pressure but the amount of information, organizational design; the nature of information (e.g. the level of ambiguity, novelty and complexity); the person involved in handling the information (e.g. attitude, qualification and experience); tasks or processes to be completed (e.g. frequency of reoccurrence); and the use or misuse of information technology like the internet, social media and e-mail are also causes of information overload. The study discovered that when information overload happens and the capacity to make decision is declined and, in this way, the additional data cannot be processed properly and just meddles the capacity to decide for the firm. With respect to the role of managers in managing information overload in this information era, the study essentially uncovered that found that managers will in general adapt to this idea at individual level, by utilizing a blend of separating, withdrawal and summing up techniques. The study concluded that managers have the role to filter any information to identify any information gaps in order to make good decisions for the improvement of performance in the organization. The study also recommended that managers should not overlook information overload in their organizations especially in this information age era, but needs to make sure that any information received are correctly checked and filtered in such a way that they might aid in making good decisions.
This document discusses business analytics and intelligence. It covers topics such as big data, structured vs unstructured data, databases, infrastructure, analytics evolution, and data visualization. Big data provides value when data sets are massive, though it can be expensive to store and process. Combining structured and unstructured data enables predictive analytics. NoSQL databases were developed to handle diverse data types at large scales. Cloud infrastructure provides benefits like streamlined IT management and widespread access to business intelligence across an organization. Analytics are evolving from internal data analysis to integrating diverse external data sources and building products using predictive insights. Data visualization is an important way to communicate findings from analytics, though the quality of the underlying data impacts the credibility of any visualizations.
Hagar & Associates aims to connect cities through big data to improve services like transportation, water, power, and emergency response. They partnered with IBM to use Watson for data analysis. A student group recommends ways for Hagar & Associates to take interns from California State University, San Bernardino, including paperwork required. The document also provides a cyber security plan and recommendations to protect data in their system and cloud, including access controls, passwords, firewalls, and physical security of servers.
Data-Ed Online: Data Operations Management: Turning Your Challenges Into SuccessData Blueprint
This webinar aired originally on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. It is part of Data Blueprint’s ongoing webinar series on data management with Dr. Peter Aiken.
Sign up for future sessions at http://www.datablueprint.com/webinar-schedule.
Abstract
While database operations comprise the majority of the organizational data operations management focus, other data delivery options, e.g. portals and virtualization, are interacting with increasingly complex regulatory environments. This presents organizations with dense analysis challenges in order to understand reporting obligations. Using the Zachman Framework as a guide, you will learn how to understand and approach data operations challenges from tuning to real-time reconfiguration. This presentation provides you with an understanding of data operations management, including the initiation, operation, tuning, maintenance, backup/recovery, archiving and disposal of data assets in support of organizational strategies and other activities.
University of Colorado Foundation - External Case StudyStacey Coseo
The University of Colorado Foundation implemented Ellucian Advance to gain better access to integrated, real-time data across departments. This allows for more customized reporting, improved tracking and decision making, and increased accountability of development staff and managers. The personalized outreach and sophisticated data analysis capabilities of Advance enable the foundation to improve fundraising efforts and increase donations.
Big Data Pushes Enterprises into Data-Driven Mode, Makes Demands for More App...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a BriefingsDirect podcast on how creating big-data capabilities are new top business imperatives in dealing with a flood of data from disparate sources.
Data science involves transforming data into valuable insights, products, and stories. It utilizes elements like coding, statistics, machine learning, domain expertise, and visualization. The goals are to avoid issues like overfitting, make causal inferences, and go beyond accuracy to consider speed, simplicity and cost of obtaining data. Data scientists work with big, messy data and aim to measure the right things and explore data characteristics through visualization.
The main purpose of the study is to assess the role of managers in managing information overload in this information age era. The study also intended to specifically achieve the following identified objectives: to ascertain the causes of information overload in organizations in the financial sector and assessed the relationship between information overload and decision making of managers of organizations in the financial sector. The method utilized for this investigation is the descriptive research design. The technique for data analysis was by the utilization of content analysis. In relation to the causes of information overload in organizations in the financial sector, it was basically found that work interruption and work time pressure but the amount of information, organizational design; the nature of information (e.g. the level of ambiguity, novelty and complexity); the person involved in handling the information (e.g. attitude, qualification and experience); tasks or processes to be completed (e.g. frequency of reoccurrence); and the use or misuse of information technology like the internet, social media and e-mail are also causes of information overload. The study discovered that when information overload happens and the capacity to make decision is declined and, in this way, the additional data cannot be processed properly and just meddles the capacity to decide for the firm. With respect to the role of managers in managing information overload in this information era, the study essentially uncovered that found that managers will in general adapt to this idea at individual level, by utilizing a blend of separating, withdrawal and summing up techniques. The study concluded that managers have the role to filter any information to identify any information gaps in order to make good decisions for the improvement of performance in the organization. The study also recommended that managers should not overlook information overload in their organizations especially in this information age era, but needs to make sure that any information received are correctly checked and filtered in such a way that they might aid in making good decisions.
This document discusses business analytics and intelligence. It covers topics such as big data, structured vs unstructured data, databases, infrastructure, analytics evolution, and data visualization. Big data provides value when data sets are massive, though it can be expensive to store and process. Combining structured and unstructured data enables predictive analytics. NoSQL databases were developed to handle diverse data types at large scales. Cloud infrastructure provides benefits like streamlined IT management and widespread access to business intelligence across an organization. Analytics are evolving from internal data analysis to integrating diverse external data sources and building products using predictive insights. Data visualization is an important way to communicate findings from analytics, though the quality of the underlying data impacts the credibility of any visualizations.
The document discusses career opportunities in the oil and gas industry. It describes how oil and gas are essential energy sources and the industry faces an exciting future to meet increasing demand. The industry offers a variety of jobs from office roles to difficult field conditions around the world, requiring various qualifications. Opportunities exist in exploration and production, refining, marketing, research and development, and commercial services. Careers are available for students of science, engineering, mathematics, and business. The next steps are to speak with careers advisors and obtain information from energy company materials online or in print.
This document compares the performance of two optical modulation formats: alternate chirped non-return-to-zero (alCNRZ) and novel chirped return-to-zero (nCRZ). alCNRZ has enhanced nonlinear tolerance for long-distance transmission, while nCRZ provides increased spectral efficiency and a narrower signal spectrum. The document analytically derives mathematical models to describe the complex amplitude of signals for each modulation format. It then compares the performance of alCNRZ and nCRZ based on higher-order dispersion compensation and phase modulation.
This document discusses many technology trends that are changing exponentially, faster than people can adapt linearly. It summarizes key areas like business technology, life sciences, work/life shifts, demographics, education models, globalization, emerging business models, trust economies, cloud computing, big data, machine learning, the internet of things, health monitoring, connected cars, and data analytics. The document urges readers to discuss how they will keep up with this constant, accelerating change impacting all aspects of work and life.
This document outlines the standards for IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements. It details that a parent company must produce consolidated financial statements including all subsidiaries under its control, with control determined by power over operating and financial policies rather than just legal ownership. Consolidation procedures require combining financial statements of parent and subsidiaries, eliminating intra-group transactions and investments, and following accounting methods in IFRS 3. Disclosures must include all interests in group entities.
Ahmed Mohamed Magdy is seeking a challenging Oracle EBS Financial career opportunity. He has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Oracle certifications in Oracle E-Business Financial applications. His work experience includes implementing and providing support for Oracle Financials modules like GL, AP, AR, and Cash Management at the Saudi Arabia Public Sector ministry. He has skills in Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets, and Cash Management.
Irfan Sabir is seeking to enhance his knowledge and experience through original ideas. He has a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Bahria University and a Masters in Electronics from Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology. He has over 12 years of experience operating and maintaining analytical instruments like XRD, NMR, TGA, FTIR, and more. He is currently working as a Sub-Engineer at Quaid-i-Azam University, operating analytical instruments and studying materials for optoelectronic applications.
This document is a resume for Sodfa Al Saleh seeking a customer service or sales position. It summarizes their 3+ years of experience in customer service roles at Royal Jordanian Airline as a passenger check-in agent, where their duties included checking passengers in, issuing boarding passes, handling luggage, and resolving issues. It also lists a previous internship facilitating language and culture training. Key skills highlighted include customer service, problem solving, and working well under pressure.
Este documento presenta los objetivos y contenidos de un curso de Mecánica Clásica para estudiantes de Física. El curso se enfocará en profundizar los conocimientos de dinámica y energía usando herramientas matemáticas avanzadas. Los temas incluyen cinemática y dinámica de partículas, fuerzas centrales, sistemas de partículas, cinemática y dinámica de cuerpos rígidos, y opciones como mecánica lagrangiana o dinámica de fluidos. El
The document is a curriculum vitae for Samuel Sunday Taiwo, a Nigerian professor of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology. It includes sections on his personal details, educational background, qualifications, professional experience, administrative roles, honors and awards, research grants, publications, and additional work experience. Taiwo has over 20 years of experience in academia and research, including positions as Professor, Dean, and external examiner at multiple universities in Nigeria. He has received honors such as the Great African Merit Award and research grants from organizations like Wellcome Trust.
The document contains 4 curriculum vitae summaries:
1. Alie Koroma's CV summarizes his work experience as a mechanic from 1995-2004 and 2005-2009, and as a director from 2010 to present.
2. Patrick Sao Kallon's CV lists his educational background and work as a driver for various organizations from 2003 to present.
3. Mohamed S. Kamara's CV outlines his teaching experience from 2007-2009 and work as a tally clerk and with an institute from 2009-2012.
4. Nfah Alie Kabba's CV describes his certifications in masonry and carpentry and safety officer roles with various companies from 2003 to 2013.
Dr. Ahmed Shafik Ali Khadr is an Egyptian anesthesiologist currently working in Kuwait. He has over 18 years of experience in anesthesia and intensive care. He has worked in several hospitals in Egypt and Italy, specializing in cardiac anesthesia and intensive care. He has extensive experience in various types of surgeries and procedures, and has published research papers.
The document provides an introduction to the author's study abroad experience in the Dominican Republic, where he sought to understand how the country produces so much baseball talent. Through readings, site visits, film screenings, and an internship with Major League Baseball, the author concluded that MLB has colonized Dominican baseball to the extent that it has become an extension of MLB's development programs. Key sources that informed this view included articles on MLB's influence in the country and visits to baseball academies and a winter league team. The internship, where the author evaluated practices at over 10 MLB academies, most solidified that MLB has shaped Dominican baseball.
Dr. Ahmed Shafik Ali Khadr is an Egyptian anesthesiologist and intensive care specialist currently working in Kuwait. He has over 18 years of experience in anesthesia for various specialties. He has extensive experience in cardiothoracic anesthesia from working in cardiac surgery in Egypt. He also has experience in intensive care medicine. He has additional qualifications in anesthesia from Cairo University and completed fellowships in cardiac anesthesia and echocardiography in Italy.
The Cornerstone Group organized a trip to Ripley's Believe It or Not museum for underprivileged youth at Boys Town Central Florida. They raised funds through social media outreach, donations, and community events like a 5K run and restaurant spirit nights. While some fundraising events did not meet participation goals due to scheduling issues, the group ultimately raised over $1000 to pay for museum tickets and a barbecue for 15 youth. Both the client and team viewed the project as a success in providing a positive experience and role models for the youth.
The document contains a resume for Irfan Bashir Bazaz seeking a new role utilizing his 10 years of experience in marketing and retail. He has held several positions including Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager for Debenhams Cosmetics Health & Beauty stores in Ajman, UAE from 2009 to 2015. His experience includes managing teams, maximizing sales and profits, implementing marketing strategies, and ensuring compliance. He is seeking a role where he can continue leveraging his skills in leadership, sales, operations and customer service.
Muhammad Raza Abbas is an electrical technician with over 7 years of experience in erection, commissioning, start up, maintenance, and shutdown activities for various industries in Pakistan. He holds a B-Tech in Electrical Power Engineering and certificates in computer applications and electrical technology. Currently he works as an electrical technician at Pak-American Fertilizer, where his responsibilities include supervising maintenance of electrical systems, generators, motors, transformers, and more. He also has experience planning and executing shutdowns, installing and troubleshooting instruments, and training junior staff.
The document provides an overview of the ChildStory program which aims to improve services and outcomes for children at risk and in care through an improved IT system. Key points:
- ChildStory will implement a new ecosystem of technology solutions to support objectives of the Safe Home for Life initiative.
- The reference architecture describes the required functions and how they are organized into various components like case management, data management, enterprise services etc.
- The solution will include case management systems, content management, mobile and web apps, and capabilities like search, collaboration and identity management.
- It will be delivered as a software-as-a-service model using private and public cloud services.
The Family Support Liaison Program (FSLP) at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools needed a way to securely share student records between schools and the head office. They were using separate InfoPath forms and lists in SharePoint which was time-consuming. Kwizcom's List Forms Extensions and Repeating Rows field types were deployed, allowing FSLP workers to enter all data into a single form while maintaining appropriate access levels. This automated reporting and improved collaboration to better assist students.
Kintone girls in tech hacking for humanity SF 2017 slidesLindsey Lonne
This document summarizes a presentation about the no-code/low-code application platform Kintone. It introduces Kintone and discusses how its drag-and-drop interface allows business users to build applications without coding. Examples are provided of non-profits using Kintone to manage data and track outcomes. The document concludes by announcing a contest where attendees can build an app with Kintone to help humanity and win an Amazon Echo.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation implemented Microsoft SharePoint Server to improve information sharing and collaboration among its 65,000 employees. This allowed information to be published 400% faster, reduced document approval times by 30-60%, and cut the cost and time of creating collaboration sites in half. SharePoint provided a single platform for content management, workflows and analytics, replacing isolated databases and file shares. Department divisions leveraged SharePoint for strategic planning, performance tracking and other operations.
The document discusses career opportunities in the oil and gas industry. It describes how oil and gas are essential energy sources and the industry faces an exciting future to meet increasing demand. The industry offers a variety of jobs from office roles to difficult field conditions around the world, requiring various qualifications. Opportunities exist in exploration and production, refining, marketing, research and development, and commercial services. Careers are available for students of science, engineering, mathematics, and business. The next steps are to speak with careers advisors and obtain information from energy company materials online or in print.
This document compares the performance of two optical modulation formats: alternate chirped non-return-to-zero (alCNRZ) and novel chirped return-to-zero (nCRZ). alCNRZ has enhanced nonlinear tolerance for long-distance transmission, while nCRZ provides increased spectral efficiency and a narrower signal spectrum. The document analytically derives mathematical models to describe the complex amplitude of signals for each modulation format. It then compares the performance of alCNRZ and nCRZ based on higher-order dispersion compensation and phase modulation.
This document discusses many technology trends that are changing exponentially, faster than people can adapt linearly. It summarizes key areas like business technology, life sciences, work/life shifts, demographics, education models, globalization, emerging business models, trust economies, cloud computing, big data, machine learning, the internet of things, health monitoring, connected cars, and data analytics. The document urges readers to discuss how they will keep up with this constant, accelerating change impacting all aspects of work and life.
This document outlines the standards for IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements. It details that a parent company must produce consolidated financial statements including all subsidiaries under its control, with control determined by power over operating and financial policies rather than just legal ownership. Consolidation procedures require combining financial statements of parent and subsidiaries, eliminating intra-group transactions and investments, and following accounting methods in IFRS 3. Disclosures must include all interests in group entities.
Ahmed Mohamed Magdy is seeking a challenging Oracle EBS Financial career opportunity. He has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Oracle certifications in Oracle E-Business Financial applications. His work experience includes implementing and providing support for Oracle Financials modules like GL, AP, AR, and Cash Management at the Saudi Arabia Public Sector ministry. He has skills in Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets, and Cash Management.
Irfan Sabir is seeking to enhance his knowledge and experience through original ideas. He has a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Bahria University and a Masters in Electronics from Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology. He has over 12 years of experience operating and maintaining analytical instruments like XRD, NMR, TGA, FTIR, and more. He is currently working as a Sub-Engineer at Quaid-i-Azam University, operating analytical instruments and studying materials for optoelectronic applications.
This document is a resume for Sodfa Al Saleh seeking a customer service or sales position. It summarizes their 3+ years of experience in customer service roles at Royal Jordanian Airline as a passenger check-in agent, where their duties included checking passengers in, issuing boarding passes, handling luggage, and resolving issues. It also lists a previous internship facilitating language and culture training. Key skills highlighted include customer service, problem solving, and working well under pressure.
Este documento presenta los objetivos y contenidos de un curso de Mecánica Clásica para estudiantes de Física. El curso se enfocará en profundizar los conocimientos de dinámica y energía usando herramientas matemáticas avanzadas. Los temas incluyen cinemática y dinámica de partículas, fuerzas centrales, sistemas de partículas, cinemática y dinámica de cuerpos rígidos, y opciones como mecánica lagrangiana o dinámica de fluidos. El
The document is a curriculum vitae for Samuel Sunday Taiwo, a Nigerian professor of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology. It includes sections on his personal details, educational background, qualifications, professional experience, administrative roles, honors and awards, research grants, publications, and additional work experience. Taiwo has over 20 years of experience in academia and research, including positions as Professor, Dean, and external examiner at multiple universities in Nigeria. He has received honors such as the Great African Merit Award and research grants from organizations like Wellcome Trust.
The document contains 4 curriculum vitae summaries:
1. Alie Koroma's CV summarizes his work experience as a mechanic from 1995-2004 and 2005-2009, and as a director from 2010 to present.
2. Patrick Sao Kallon's CV lists his educational background and work as a driver for various organizations from 2003 to present.
3. Mohamed S. Kamara's CV outlines his teaching experience from 2007-2009 and work as a tally clerk and with an institute from 2009-2012.
4. Nfah Alie Kabba's CV describes his certifications in masonry and carpentry and safety officer roles with various companies from 2003 to 2013.
Dr. Ahmed Shafik Ali Khadr is an Egyptian anesthesiologist currently working in Kuwait. He has over 18 years of experience in anesthesia and intensive care. He has worked in several hospitals in Egypt and Italy, specializing in cardiac anesthesia and intensive care. He has extensive experience in various types of surgeries and procedures, and has published research papers.
The document provides an introduction to the author's study abroad experience in the Dominican Republic, where he sought to understand how the country produces so much baseball talent. Through readings, site visits, film screenings, and an internship with Major League Baseball, the author concluded that MLB has colonized Dominican baseball to the extent that it has become an extension of MLB's development programs. Key sources that informed this view included articles on MLB's influence in the country and visits to baseball academies and a winter league team. The internship, where the author evaluated practices at over 10 MLB academies, most solidified that MLB has shaped Dominican baseball.
Dr. Ahmed Shafik Ali Khadr is an Egyptian anesthesiologist and intensive care specialist currently working in Kuwait. He has over 18 years of experience in anesthesia for various specialties. He has extensive experience in cardiothoracic anesthesia from working in cardiac surgery in Egypt. He also has experience in intensive care medicine. He has additional qualifications in anesthesia from Cairo University and completed fellowships in cardiac anesthesia and echocardiography in Italy.
The Cornerstone Group organized a trip to Ripley's Believe It or Not museum for underprivileged youth at Boys Town Central Florida. They raised funds through social media outreach, donations, and community events like a 5K run and restaurant spirit nights. While some fundraising events did not meet participation goals due to scheduling issues, the group ultimately raised over $1000 to pay for museum tickets and a barbecue for 15 youth. Both the client and team viewed the project as a success in providing a positive experience and role models for the youth.
The document contains a resume for Irfan Bashir Bazaz seeking a new role utilizing his 10 years of experience in marketing and retail. He has held several positions including Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager for Debenhams Cosmetics Health & Beauty stores in Ajman, UAE from 2009 to 2015. His experience includes managing teams, maximizing sales and profits, implementing marketing strategies, and ensuring compliance. He is seeking a role where he can continue leveraging his skills in leadership, sales, operations and customer service.
Muhammad Raza Abbas is an electrical technician with over 7 years of experience in erection, commissioning, start up, maintenance, and shutdown activities for various industries in Pakistan. He holds a B-Tech in Electrical Power Engineering and certificates in computer applications and electrical technology. Currently he works as an electrical technician at Pak-American Fertilizer, where his responsibilities include supervising maintenance of electrical systems, generators, motors, transformers, and more. He also has experience planning and executing shutdowns, installing and troubleshooting instruments, and training junior staff.
The document provides an overview of the ChildStory program which aims to improve services and outcomes for children at risk and in care through an improved IT system. Key points:
- ChildStory will implement a new ecosystem of technology solutions to support objectives of the Safe Home for Life initiative.
- The reference architecture describes the required functions and how they are organized into various components like case management, data management, enterprise services etc.
- The solution will include case management systems, content management, mobile and web apps, and capabilities like search, collaboration and identity management.
- It will be delivered as a software-as-a-service model using private and public cloud services.
The Family Support Liaison Program (FSLP) at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools needed a way to securely share student records between schools and the head office. They were using separate InfoPath forms and lists in SharePoint which was time-consuming. Kwizcom's List Forms Extensions and Repeating Rows field types were deployed, allowing FSLP workers to enter all data into a single form while maintaining appropriate access levels. This automated reporting and improved collaboration to better assist students.
Kintone girls in tech hacking for humanity SF 2017 slidesLindsey Lonne
This document summarizes a presentation about the no-code/low-code application platform Kintone. It introduces Kintone and discusses how its drag-and-drop interface allows business users to build applications without coding. Examples are provided of non-profits using Kintone to manage data and track outcomes. The document concludes by announcing a contest where attendees can build an app with Kintone to help humanity and win an Amazon Echo.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation implemented Microsoft SharePoint Server to improve information sharing and collaboration among its 65,000 employees. This allowed information to be published 400% faster, reduced document approval times by 30-60%, and cut the cost and time of creating collaboration sites in half. SharePoint provided a single platform for content management, workflows and analytics, replacing isolated databases and file shares. Department divisions leveraged SharePoint for strategic planning, performance tracking and other operations.
Knowledge tree implementation case studyShyam Desigan
Volunteers of America Chesapeake needed a document management solution to help with cost reimbursement invoicing and auditing. They selected KnowledgeTree's cloud-based software as a service due to its ease of use, quick implementation time, and hosting on Amazon Web Services. KnowledgeTree helped Volunteers of America Chesapeake digitize processes, improve collaboration, facilitate full cost reimbursement, and uncover $30,000-$50,000 in additional annual revenue. The non-profit found that KnowledgeTree's hosted solution saved time, resources, and money compared to traditional on-site systems, aligning with their business model.
Knowledge Tree Implementation Case StudyShyam Desigan
Volunteers of America Chesapeake needed a document management solution to help with cost reimbursement invoicing and auditing. They selected KnowledgeTree's cloud-based software as a service due to its ease of use, quick implementation time, and low costs. KnowledgeTree helped Volunteers of America Chesapeake digitize their processes, improve collaboration, and uncover $30,000-50,000 in additional annual revenue through improved invoice documentation and reimbursement.
The Sherpa Approach: Meeting the Demands of the Digital AgeSherpa Software
The document discusses the growth of electronically stored information (ESI) and how it has led to increased complexity and demands in the field of e-discovery. It notes that by 2020, organizations will deal with 50 times more data stored across 75 times more "containers." It then outlines Sherpa Software's expanded e-discovery services which now cover various stages of the e-discovery reference model (EDRM) including early case assessment, litigation hold management, search and collection, processing, document review, and litigation preparedness in order to help organizations address their evolving e-discovery needs. Sherpa positions itself as a one-stop shop that can assist with all aspects of the e-discovery process using both its software and professional services
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The document discusses a new IT system called MENTORlynx that was implemented by the Big Brother's Watching mentoring program. MENTORlynx is a secure database that improves upon the previous outdated system. It offers better storage, tracking of mentees and mentors, and compatibility testing to accurately match individuals. The new system links up to other databases for continuity of services and monitoring. It aims to provide a more effective mentoring process through use of technology.
Project 1 - Development on the New Ministering ApplicationAlger Aranda
This is the documentation of our Systems Request, Alternative Matrix, Executive Summary, Feasibility Analysis, Package Diagram, Method Specification, RFP/RFI for database of our Mobile Application.
This document provides an overview of Ruvos, a company that was founded in 2004 as UberOps and has since grown to over 80 employees providing data integration, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and analytics services. It summarizes the company's history and solutions, highlights key customers and partnerships, and provides an overview of its team's expertise and some example projects including COVID-19 response and a national data exchange platform.
Novant Health is an integrated healthcare system serving patients in multiple states. It was using multiple legacy IT systems for claims management that created data silos and inconsistencies. In 2016, Novant implemented the RL software from RLDatix to integrate its claims, risk, and feedback modules. This improved data integrity, reduced claims lag, enhanced communication between teams, and improved Novant's ability to track claims and identify risk trends. The consolidated data from the integrated RL system allows Novant to better predict losses and enhance patient safety.
The Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RF) manages funding for programs awarded to CUNY. The RF partnered with NEC to build a new data warehouse using IBM Cognos Express for financial reporting. This new solution allows for self-service ad-hoc reporting, improved data integrity, faster outputs, and significant cost savings compared to the RF's previous system. The RF can now better track grants and expenses to ensure compliance and make analytical decisions.
The American Hospital Association deployed a social intranet and collaboration platform to enable better connection and information sharing among employees. This addressed issues with previous systems like email and shared drives that resulted in silos of information. The new platform integrates social networking tools and existing systems to break down barriers and allow work to be done more efficiently. It has improved collaboration, project management, and access to resources. Employees can now more easily find relevant information and colleagues to help complete tasks and better serve AHA members.
The document discusses governance, management and quality issues within the NSW Department of Human Services and two of its agencies: Community Services and Housing NSW. It describes how both agencies previously struggled with incomplete and inaccurate information, but implemented solutions to improve data quality and build corporate information management capabilities. For Community Services, this involved developing an information system called CIW. For Housing NSW, initiatives included replacing the aging IHS system with a new system called HOMES, and establishing a business intelligence competency center and data warehouse to improve reporting and analysis. Both cases highlight the importance of strong executive sponsorship, clear roles and responsibilities, and aligning information management closely with business needs.
As most NHS Trust’s advance in their commitment to deliver high quality services such as those illustrated by the Service Improvement Programme, it is essential the organisation is able to support good quality services through well informed decision making for services users and carers.
This whitepaper looks at ways in which Trusts can improve how they share knowledge and work collaboratively towards the main goal; quality patient care.
As most NHS Trust’s advance in their commitment to deliver high quality services such as those illustrated by the Service Improvement Programme, it is essential the organisation is able to support good quality services through well informed decision making for services users and carers.
This whitepaper looks at ways in which Trusts can improve how they share knowledge and work collaboratively towards the main goal; quality patient care.
The five essential_elements_of_self-service_data_integration_0816Zola Octanoviar
Firehoses of data are streaming into enterprises from various sources, putting pressure on old data integration systems to present information faster. This has led to the development of self-service data integration solutions enabled by new storage and processing frameworks. The document discusses the five essential elements that a self-service data integration solution should provide: 1) comprehensive data discovery, 2) big data capacity, 3) user management and access controls, 4) evolution of data governance, and 5) a single platform from one vendor. It then provides an example of how a pet hospital network used a self-service data integration solution to integrate data from multiple systems and locations to facilitate insights and decision making.
1) A Canadian social services ministry implemented IBM Cúram software to securely capture and track case data, provide automated workflows, and easily integrate with existing systems. This increased worker productivity while improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families.
2) A German social services organization implemented IBM Cúram solutions to manage child welfare cases from intake to resolution. The integrated system matches providers to a child's needs and supports caseworker collaboration.
3) A government agency in Asia-Pacific implemented IBM Cúram to provide a single point of access to services, expedite eligibility determination, and match individuals to appropriate programs and services based on their needs.
Beyond Intranet distinguished a clear solution: using the Microsoft Power Platform, we figured out how to create a simple to utilize, HIPAA agreeable portable arrangement that empowered LifeWorks staff to rapidly and safely transfer client data into Dynamics 365 CRM. LifeWorks no longer needs to stress over individual staff utilizing a non-HIPAA agreeable transfer technique. All things being equal, they can now be guaranteed that their staff are utilizing a uniform, association wide technique that recoveries time and takes out hazard.
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Customer Solution Case Study
Nonprofit Improves Services to California
Families with Collaboration Software
Overview
Country or Region: United States
Industry: Nonprofit—State and local
services
Customer Profile
Aspiranet is a nonprofit organization
headquartered in South San Francisco,
California. Aspiranet provides an array of
social and educational services to
California children and families.
Business Situation
Because Aspiranet works with vulnerable
children and families, it is imperative to
carefully coordinate service delivery and
keep meticulous record to remain
compliant with regulations.
Solution
Aspiranet deployed Windows® SharePoint®
Services to enhance collaboration among
caseworkers, ensure the availability of
data, and develop compliant business
processes.
Benefits
Improved collaboration
Assured compliance
Enhanced service delivery
“Our vision is to take collective action to support
communities and families as they love and care for
children.”
Vernon Brown, CEO, Aspiranet
When a child is abused or neglected—or when a child tries to stay
out of trouble after school—access to services that respond to the
immediacy of the need can be the difference between a positive or
negative outcome. In California, extending services that provide
care, support, guidance, and educational opportunity is the daily
challenge that veteran social worker Vernon Brown, CEO of
Aspiranet, focuses on every day. Founded in 1975 as a six-bed
group home in Moss Beach, California, Aspiranet operates 35 core
programs that deliver services to more than 10,000 California
children and families a year. Accomplishing this mission requires
caring, skillful caseworkers and integrated information technology.
To remain effective, Aspiranet deployed Windows® SharePoint®
Services, helping to improve collaboration among caseworkers and
enhance the services the organization delivers to communities.
2. Microsoft Server Product Portfolio
Customer Solution Case Study
Nonprofit Improves Services to California
Families with Collaboration Software
3. Situation
“Our vision is to take collective action to
support communities and families as they
love and care for children,” says Vernon
Brown, CEO of Aspiranet, a nonprofit
organization that provides social services to
children and families in California.
When Brown joined Aspiranet in 1978, the
organization’s business processes relied only
on paper forms. Aspiranet’s first venture into
technology began in 1982 when caseworkers
started tracking information on an Apple IIc
for 48 children. “Much has changed since
those days,” Brown recalls. “Today our
caseworkers must meet higher standards of
compliance and documentation on
thousands of cases.”
The organization’s caseworkers and
administrative staff relied heavily on fax
machines to communicate critical
information. All information about children
and their families was recorded on paper,
and manual filing was standard. In parallel to
its vast array of file cabinets and clerks, the
five-person IT staff maintained several
different databases on servers located at
each of Aspiranet’s offices scattered across
California. To maintain the IT infrastructure
and synchronize data, the Aspiranet IT staff
ran itself ragged servicing systems located in
each of its three major operational regions,
centered in the Los Angeles Basin, the
Central Valley, and the San Francisco Bay
Area. “Our IT staff logged over 100,000 miles
per year in those days,” says Brown.
The old records systems were at their
breaking point when Aspiranet dramatically
expanded its foster care programs in the late
1990s. The organization began making
investments in IT, in part to cope with its
dramatically rising case load. The infusion of
new technology made only marginal
improvements in operations, which were
dispersed over 25 separate locations at the
time. On average, three Aspiranet employees
shared one computer. Further hampering the
modernization effort was the absence of a
strategic IT plan. A common, centralized e-
mail deployment was not included.
Migration from the old paper-based and fax-
based system took nine months, and during
that time, individual users and field offices
haphazardly adapted their old processes to
their new equipment. Instead of faxing or
manually routing documents and reports of
their activities, Aspiranet caseworkers and
administrative staff shared forms and
documents using common drives with no
consistency.
By the early 2000s, Aspiranet had grown to
include new program areas and a burgeoning
population of children and families receiving
its services. “During this time, the practice of
case management had undergone significant
transformation, with greater expectations of
compliance with specific standards for
caseworker activity and record keeping,” says
Miles Dapsauski, Executive Director of AltruIT,
an IT support organization and Microsoft
Registered Partner that grew out of Aspiranet
to become a resource for the broader
nonprofit community.
Aspiranet found itself with a tangle of records
and procedures that were difficult to track
and recall. On top of this complexity was a
required layer of security, which was
necessary to protect client confidentiality in
accordance with a host of new privacy
protection regulations.
“Our system had become unsustainable,”
says Brown of Aspiranet’s 1990s-era foray
into IT transformation.
Solution
With a grant from Microsoft in 2003,
Aspiranet took its first bold step toward
“Our caseworkers must
meet higher standards
of compliance and
documentation on
thousands of cases.”
Vernon Brown, CEO, Aspiranet
4. automating enterprise operations with the
deployment of the Windows® 2000 Server
and Windows XP operating system.
The grant, with licenses for several different
Microsoft® products was valued at over
U.S.$750,000. The savings from the
Microsoft donation allowed Aspiranet to
invest resources into a centralized data
center and private wide area network (WAN).
The WAN addressed another critical shortfall
in meeting new standards of care: protection
of confidential data. During this period,
Aspiranet also moved to an enterprisewide e-
mail deployment, which greatly improved
communications across program units.
“While these improvements in security and
messaging were steps in the right direction,
they did not address the core program
processes essential to Aspiranet’s six major
program areas: Family, Adoption, Foster Care,
Education, After-School Care, and
Community,” explains Dapsauski.
That is when the company’s part-time Forms
Administrator, Kevin Rinker, discovered a low-
cost solution that would harness the
capabilities of Microsoft Office SharePoint®
Server already embedded in the installed
Windows 2000 Server infrastructure.
Rinker’s idea was to use Windows SharePoint
Services, a feature of the Windows Server
operating system, to rein in and standardize
Aspiranet’s casework practices and workflow.
Aspiranet also began to use Windows
SharePoint Services to collect and store the
detailed documentation required by state and
local government agencies, as well as
institutional donors.
Rinker discovered that Windows SharePoint
Services could also be used to help improve
Aspiranet’s relationships with its program
participants and partners. Rinker looked
outside of the nonprofit industry for examples
of companies that integrated Windows
SharePoint Services into business processes,
and found particular inspiration in the
installation used by Hawaiian Airlines. As a
result, Aspiranet developed a SharePoint Web
portal for children and families who
participate in its programs. Windows
SharePoint Services also enabled Aspiranet
to directly collaborate with its service delivery
partners, other nonprofit organizations, and
government agencies.
Benefits
Aspiranet’s installation of Windows
SharePoint Services has allowed the
nonprofit to extend its focus on services for
California’s children and families by building
upon SharePoint as a tool that supports its
business practices. Caseworkers in the field
no longer struggle with time-consuming faxing
and filing, resulting in measurably improved
and more uniform service quality.
Improved Collaboration
Initially, Aspiranet’s social workers were
hesitant to start relying on the new
SharePoint-based system. Getting buy-in from
the nonprofit’s frontline was tough, Brown
recalls. “At the time, caseworkers were not
the most tech savvy bunch,” he says. “But a
real-world incident early on changed a lot of
minds about the new system.”
When a foster child under Aspiranet’s care
suddenly became seriously ill and was air
lifted to the nearest children’s hospital,
emergency medical personnel and foster
parents didn’t have the child’s medical
records readily available. An Aspiranet social
worker was able to instantly access the
child’s medical records through the new
system. The worker was able to share critical
information with the team, which saved the
child’s life.
“The time span of a
typical adoption case
has been dramatically
shortened, which is
better for both the
adopted child and for
the adopting parents.”
Miles Dapsauski, Executive Director, AltruIT
5. Other Aspiranet programs have been
streamlined by Windows SharePoint Services.
“For example, the time span of a typical
adoption case has been dramatically
shortened, which is better for both the
adopted child and for the adopting parents,”
says Dapsauski.
Assured Compliance
Managers at Aspiranet report that the
installation of Windows SharePoint Services
can be credited with improving the
nonprofit’s compliance and accountability.
New statutory and regulatory requirements
can now be promulgated quickly and
uniformly throughout Aspiranet’s network of
practitioners and supervisors. Records are
now authoritative and immediately available
to Aspiranet managers and California state
officials.
The installation is scalable, which ensures
that all of Aspiranet’s programs can be
managed and reviewed in fine detail
regardless of size or scope. For example,
Aspiranet uses Windows SharePoint Services
to administer daily after-school programs
involving thousands of children by using a
barcode-based identification system to
validate participation. The SharePoint
infrastructure also helps serve Aspiranet’s
adoption programs, which require intensive
documentation and client interaction over
long periods of time, often spanning years.
Previously, programs of such disparate scale
simply were not subjected to similarly
thorough scrutiny by management, funders,
or overseeing government agencies.
Enhanced Service Delivery
Brown is especially satisfied with the
administrative savings that Aspiranet has
been able to realize since adopting Windows
SharePoint Services. “Case work is hard,”
says Brown, “so we have to be able to
address staff turnover.” But turnover-related
costs have been minimized since Aspiranet
built SharePoint-based training and new-
employee orientation online training.
Automation has also reduced Aspiranet’s
human resources (HR) management costs.
“The implementation of an online claim
system has reduced Aspiranet’s worker’s
compensation costs,” says Dapsauski.
Indeed, Brown believes that his five-person
HR and Payroll Department, overseeing the
needs of more than 850 employees, sets a
new standard for nonprofit overhead
efficiency.
Management and funding have also reached
a new level of efficiency and granular control.
Because Aspiranet relies on a variety of
different public and private sources for its
funding, reporting requirements vary wildly. A
recently implemented time and attendance
accounting system even allows real-time
monitoring of individual program
performance, and an overall reduction in
accounting and auditing costs.
Aspiranet is already looking to the future for
new opportunities to incorporate technology
into its vision of taking collective action to
support communities and families as they
love and care for children. A pilot project in
conjunction with Motorola to provide
Aspiranet caseworkers with mobile tools to
help older foster youth make the transition to
adulthood is set to begin in February 2009.
Frontline social workers have played a
leading role in designing the hardware and
software for this innovative new program for
this at-risk group, who often find those first
years out of the foster care system especially
difficult.
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Document published March 2009
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