Technical content is a commodity that leads the post-capitalistic society. Technical Writers must think of themselves as Knowledge Brokers and communicate the value they provide which includes increased revenue and improved customer retention. Christopher Ward (WebWorks Software) and Emmelyn Wang (STC Austin / Hoover's Software) provide real world examples of business strategies and the procedures that can align. This presentation will help you build business cases for your company to invest in Technical Communication/Publications as a revenue generator.
How to Create an Authoring Infrastructure that Supports 24/7 Global Content D...Emmelyn Wang
McKinsey has published several articles following the need for digital content in Asia.
Internet usage is poised for explosive growth across Asia, driving massive consumer demand for digital content and services. The biggest challenge for businesses hoping to meet this demand is how to make money will while creating low-cost content. Let’s consider how technical communication professionals on this side of the world can contribute to this growing need.
How do we fit in the picture and take part in this conversation?
What value is gained and what lessons can we learn from the high volume of interactivity?
How do we apply TC principles to technologies and organizations poised for growth in
developing countries?
How do you create an authoring infrastructure that supports 24/7 content development?
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This paper explores potential advantages of using virtual teams for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a comprehensive review on various aspects of virtual teams. Based on the standing of the pertinent literatures, attempt has been made to study the aspects by online survey method in Iran and Malaysia. In both countries, SMEs play an important role in their economies, employments, and capacity building. Virtual R&D team can be one of the means to increase SMEs efficiency and competitiveness in their local as well as global markets. In this context, surveys have been conducted to evaluate the effects of virtuality to the growth of SMEs. The study addresses some differences between two countries in engaging virtual research and development (R&D) teams in their SMEs. It is observed that there is a significant difference between the SMEs turnover that employed virtual team and that did not employ the virtual team. The way for further studies and recommend improvements are proposed.
Talent’s at the top of the agenda – using technology to develop talent and bu...Laura Overton
Laura Overton, Manager of benchmarking practice Towards Maturity , takes an in depth look at the latest research to see how top learning companies are harnessing learning technologies to develop talent and build performance. This presentation is part of the 20 Minute Master Class series run by Successfactors (an SAP Company). Find out more about Towards Maturity Benchmarking at www.towardsmaturity.org.
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The number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially those involved with research and development (R&D) programs and employed virtual teams to create the greatest competitive advantage from limited labor are increasing. Global and localized virtual R&D teams are believed to have high potential for the growth of SMEs. Due to the fast-growing complexity of new products coupled with new emerging opportunities of virtual teams, a collaborative approach is believed to be the future trend. This research explores the effectiveness of virtuality in SMEs’ virtual R&D teams. Online questionnaires were emailed to Malaysian manufacturing SMEs and 74 usable questionnaires were received, representing a 20.8 percent return rate. In order to avoid biases which may result from pre-suggested answers, a series of open-ended questions were retrieved from the experts. This study was focused on analyzing an open-ended question, whereby four main themes were extracted from the experts’ recommendations regarding the effectiveness of virtual teams for the growth and performance of SMEs. The findings of this study would be useful to product design managers of SMEs in order to realize the key advantages and significance of virtual R&D teams during the new product development (NPD) process. This in turn, leads to increased effectiveness in new product development's procedure.
As per Towers Watson's research, 56 % of employees in India believe they must leave their organization to advance to a better job. Comparative figures stand at 43% for the United States, 41 % percent for the United Kingdom, 38 % for China and 37 % for Germany. This clearly suggests that a large number of employees in India have come to seriously consider job-hopping as a means to advance their careers.
How to Create an Authoring Infrastructure that Supports 24/7 Global Content D...Emmelyn Wang
McKinsey has published several articles following the need for digital content in Asia.
Internet usage is poised for explosive growth across Asia, driving massive consumer demand for digital content and services. The biggest challenge for businesses hoping to meet this demand is how to make money will while creating low-cost content. Let’s consider how technical communication professionals on this side of the world can contribute to this growing need.
How do we fit in the picture and take part in this conversation?
What value is gained and what lessons can we learn from the high volume of interactivity?
How do we apply TC principles to technologies and organizations poised for growth in
developing countries?
How do you create an authoring infrastructure that supports 24/7 content development?
Virtual R&D teams and SMEs growth: A comparative study between Iranian and Ma...Nader Ale Ebrahim
This paper explores potential advantages of using virtual teams for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a comprehensive review on various aspects of virtual teams. Based on the standing of the pertinent literatures, attempt has been made to study the aspects by online survey method in Iran and Malaysia. In both countries, SMEs play an important role in their economies, employments, and capacity building. Virtual R&D team can be one of the means to increase SMEs efficiency and competitiveness in their local as well as global markets. In this context, surveys have been conducted to evaluate the effects of virtuality to the growth of SMEs. The study addresses some differences between two countries in engaging virtual research and development (R&D) teams in their SMEs. It is observed that there is a significant difference between the SMEs turnover that employed virtual team and that did not employ the virtual team. The way for further studies and recommend improvements are proposed.
Talent’s at the top of the agenda – using technology to develop talent and bu...Laura Overton
Laura Overton, Manager of benchmarking practice Towards Maturity , takes an in depth look at the latest research to see how top learning companies are harnessing learning technologies to develop talent and build performance. This presentation is part of the 20 Minute Master Class series run by Successfactors (an SAP Company). Find out more about Towards Maturity Benchmarking at www.towardsmaturity.org.
The Effectiveness of Virtual R&D Teams in SMEs: Experiences of Malaysian SMEsNader Ale Ebrahim
The number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially those involved with research and development (R&D) programs and employed virtual teams to create the greatest competitive advantage from limited labor are increasing. Global and localized virtual R&D teams are believed to have high potential for the growth of SMEs. Due to the fast-growing complexity of new products coupled with new emerging opportunities of virtual teams, a collaborative approach is believed to be the future trend. This research explores the effectiveness of virtuality in SMEs’ virtual R&D teams. Online questionnaires were emailed to Malaysian manufacturing SMEs and 74 usable questionnaires were received, representing a 20.8 percent return rate. In order to avoid biases which may result from pre-suggested answers, a series of open-ended questions were retrieved from the experts. This study was focused on analyzing an open-ended question, whereby four main themes were extracted from the experts’ recommendations regarding the effectiveness of virtual teams for the growth and performance of SMEs. The findings of this study would be useful to product design managers of SMEs in order to realize the key advantages and significance of virtual R&D teams during the new product development (NPD) process. This in turn, leads to increased effectiveness in new product development's procedure.
As per Towers Watson's research, 56 % of employees in India believe they must leave their organization to advance to a better job. Comparative figures stand at 43% for the United States, 41 % percent for the United Kingdom, 38 % for China and 37 % for Germany. This clearly suggests that a large number of employees in India have come to seriously consider job-hopping as a means to advance their careers.
ONTOLOGY DRIVEN KNOWLEDGE MAP FOR ENHANCING BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERINGcseij
It has been a constant human desire to be dissatisfied with the status quo as there is always need to
improve upon the way business is being done. As a result, Business process reengineering is introduced
into organization in order to overcome these challenges of inefficiencies and high running cost. A lot of
problems were encountered during the process of reengineering programmes. One of many factors that are
identified as the possible reason for the failures in most business process reengineering is the lack of giving
much emphasis on the knowledge available within the environment in which the business process is taking
place. In this paper therefore we propose a methodology that addresses this issue through the use
knowledge source map and formal organizational ontology. The organization and business process are
model together to provides most efficient way of utilizing the knowledge in the organization in the event of
business process reengineering.
Critical Factors for New Product Developments in SMEs Virtual TeamNader Ale Ebrahim
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are considered as an engine for economic growth all over the world and especially for developing countries. During the past decade, new product development (NPD) has increasingly been recognized as a critical factor in ensuring the continued survival of SMEs. On the other hand, the rapid rate of market and technological changes has accelerated in the past decade, so this turbulent environment requires new methods and techniques to bring successful new products to the marketplace. Virtual team can be a solution to answer the requested demand. However, literature have shown no significant differences between traditional NPD and virtual NPD in general, whereas NPD in SME’s virtual team has not been systematically investigated in developing countries. This paper aims to bridge this gap by first reviewing the NPD and its relationship with virtuality and then identifies the critical factors of NPD in virtual teams. The statistical method was utilized to perform the required analysis of data from the survey. The results were achieved through factor analysis at the perspective of NPD in some Malaysian and Iranian manufacturing firms (N = 191). The 20 new product development factors were grouped into five higher level constructs. It gives valuable insight and guidelines, which hopefully will help managers of firms in developing countries to consider the main factors in NPD.
Strategic Human Resource Design & linking it with Corporate Realities - "Bra...Farooq Omar
This is a real time brainstorming exercise for the business managers and Human Resource executives to analyze this artistically to enhance critical and creative skills to get into a 'Today's Future' . I tried it in academics in EMBA programs and workshops and got excellent results, from those who are more inclined to 'unlearn & learn' at the same time.
If done correctly, they will learn that the CV's at a glance means just gaps and real competencies which an organization demands to feed its functional and operational efficiency to perform par excellence are missed.
The net result is inefficiencies rather than efficiency and productiveness. The selection from using 'keywords' is a stone age practice, still in practice in many organizations. The careful analysis and coming out with value answers will help HR as a part of company's performance indicators, rather than just 'fiddling with papers and judging the applicant with his shinny CV and good looks.
Looks matter, but looks with a competencies person, who may not have a long tail of corporate attachments may very well be the best person for your organization. Such people are usually left out in the initial or first phase of our typical fancy HR rater models.
Annually, billions of dollars are lost in loss of innovation and wrongly applauded ROIs due to lost opportunities which are missed by using wrong 'fishing techniques' and rigid rules of engagement !Interestingly, there are still organizations who even modern times, gives more importance and interested in finding 20 years old 'terminal weakness', and over ride the newer expertise, talent and competencies. For example, some HR people will reject an applicant who had a bad CG PA in high school, but managed excellent outcomes later on in academics and working environment as well...'The poor cap'.!!!
MANAGING TECHNOLOGY AND PEOPLE: THE GREGORY FRAMEWORK APPROACHcharuboua
This concept paper discusses as to how Human Resources Management has evolved from being a Personnel and Administration function in the 1950’s to that of a highly modernized Management of People as Assets. It is equally essential to note the evolution of Technology and how managing this goes in conjunction with People... In the context of technology, people play a major role at various stages of technology, right from its identification to its assimilation and implementation.
ONTOLOGY DRIVEN KNOWLEDGE MAP FOR ENHANCING BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERINGcseij
It has been a constant human desire to be dissatisfied with the status quo as there is always need to
improve upon the way business is being done. As a result, Business process reengineering is introduced
into organization in order to overcome these challenges of inefficiencies and high running cost. A lot of
problems were encountered during the process of reengineering programmes. One of many factors that are
identified as the possible reason for the failures in most business process reengineering is the lack of giving
much emphasis on the knowledge available within the environment in which the business process is taking
place. In this paper therefore we propose a methodology that addresses this issue through the use
knowledge source map and formal organizational ontology. The organization and business process are
model together to provides most efficient way of utilizing the knowledge in the organization in the event of
business process reengineering.
Critical Factors for New Product Developments in SMEs Virtual TeamNader Ale Ebrahim
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are considered as an engine for economic growth all over the world and especially for developing countries. During the past decade, new product development (NPD) has increasingly been recognized as a critical factor in ensuring the continued survival of SMEs. On the other hand, the rapid rate of market and technological changes has accelerated in the past decade, so this turbulent environment requires new methods and techniques to bring successful new products to the marketplace. Virtual team can be a solution to answer the requested demand. However, literature have shown no significant differences between traditional NPD and virtual NPD in general, whereas NPD in SME’s virtual team has not been systematically investigated in developing countries. This paper aims to bridge this gap by first reviewing the NPD and its relationship with virtuality and then identifies the critical factors of NPD in virtual teams. The statistical method was utilized to perform the required analysis of data from the survey. The results were achieved through factor analysis at the perspective of NPD in some Malaysian and Iranian manufacturing firms (N = 191). The 20 new product development factors were grouped into five higher level constructs. It gives valuable insight and guidelines, which hopefully will help managers of firms in developing countries to consider the main factors in NPD.
Strategic Human Resource Design & linking it with Corporate Realities - "Bra...Farooq Omar
This is a real time brainstorming exercise for the business managers and Human Resource executives to analyze this artistically to enhance critical and creative skills to get into a 'Today's Future' . I tried it in academics in EMBA programs and workshops and got excellent results, from those who are more inclined to 'unlearn & learn' at the same time.
If done correctly, they will learn that the CV's at a glance means just gaps and real competencies which an organization demands to feed its functional and operational efficiency to perform par excellence are missed.
The net result is inefficiencies rather than efficiency and productiveness. The selection from using 'keywords' is a stone age practice, still in practice in many organizations. The careful analysis and coming out with value answers will help HR as a part of company's performance indicators, rather than just 'fiddling with papers and judging the applicant with his shinny CV and good looks.
Looks matter, but looks with a competencies person, who may not have a long tail of corporate attachments may very well be the best person for your organization. Such people are usually left out in the initial or first phase of our typical fancy HR rater models.
Annually, billions of dollars are lost in loss of innovation and wrongly applauded ROIs due to lost opportunities which are missed by using wrong 'fishing techniques' and rigid rules of engagement !Interestingly, there are still organizations who even modern times, gives more importance and interested in finding 20 years old 'terminal weakness', and over ride the newer expertise, talent and competencies. For example, some HR people will reject an applicant who had a bad CG PA in high school, but managed excellent outcomes later on in academics and working environment as well...'The poor cap'.!!!
MANAGING TECHNOLOGY AND PEOPLE: THE GREGORY FRAMEWORK APPROACHcharuboua
This concept paper discusses as to how Human Resources Management has evolved from being a Personnel and Administration function in the 1950’s to that of a highly modernized Management of People as Assets. It is equally essential to note the evolution of Technology and how managing this goes in conjunction with People... In the context of technology, people play a major role at various stages of technology, right from its identification to its assimilation and implementation.
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OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are a goal-setting methodology developed by Intel and popularized by Google. It focuses the organization on greatness to achieve its overall strategy, and has gained significant traction with the release of John Doerr’s book Measure What Matters.
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STAT Part 3: Failure at CTO (anonymized) mindful action without performance o...David Denyer
This article is the third of a five-article series on the Strategic Tensions Model for Organizational Resilience. The Strategic Tensions Assessment Tool (STAT) is an online Organizational Resilience survey. In this series of articles, I will discuss each of the four approaches to Organizational Resilience (preventative control, mindful action, performance optimization, and adaptive innovation).
In April 2016, one of EA Learning’s experienced Business Architecture instructors, Judith Oja-Gillam, delivered a webinar to a community of Architects and IT professionals within the IASA network. Judith discussed the discipline of business architecture, its potential value to the business and some of the challenges it looks to address. The approaches discussed are linked closely to the content delivered in EA Learning’s Applied Business Architecture.
The presentation of Capgemini's Jude Umeh on the Bright talk summit.
Enterprise Architecture can play a more prominent role in bringing innovative business models to life. However, EA has an image problem which must be fully addressed in order to take its place as a key enabler for innovation.
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The best preforming companies know they have to translate the abstract into concrete every day principles relying on their own uniquely developed talent and competencies. These organisations design and build their own specific skills to set them apart from competitors. They then bring those capabilities to scale.
We’ve worked with Executives and IT leaders for over 30 years, and the single most common complaint we hear from them is their profound frustration with the lack of results and transparency from their never-ending IT investments.
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The latest data, combined from global enterprises, big consulting and research firms, makes the case that companies need to urgently act to address the digital disruption of their business and their related skills gaps. The data shows that 70% of digital business initiatives are likely to fail to deliver business growth, due to lack of business process and product innovation, as well as poor organizational adaptability.
Poor governance and legacy product management processes to align business and IT initiatives, coupled with insufficient leadership engagement across the organization, are the main reason most companies are wasting money on IT.
This thought paper speaks to these challenges and how optimizing both technology innovation and cross-organizational engagement will accelerate the positive business outcomes that organizations are looking to achieve especially in lieu of increasing digital disruption.
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