Friday, May 27, 2011

How to Manage ERP in Configuration Management

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ERP in configuration management is an important resource for thriving business markets.
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is quickly becoming a growing field in today’s job market. With ERP, business owners and managers can integrate technology in management practices and develop techniques to incorporate software usage among employees. Particularly, ERP in configuration management includes developing new ways to maintain reliability in software and information systems performance.

Stages



  1. There are some vital stages individuals who use ERP must follow for successful results. The most vital step in managing ERP in configuration management entails developing a system that both managers and employees can adhere to for best results. After development, management is encouraged to edit and revise the system for errors or glitches that may occur. The next step involves testing the system among management followed by construction and detailing the final outcome. Finally, training employees on the new system will ensure work is done effectively.




    Training

    One of the most vital aspects of managing ERP in configuration management is to successfully train employees on fully understanding and correctly using the system. Many thriving management teams begin this with a clear definition of business processes and procedures. Management must clearly explain what is expected of employees and clarify any misunderstandings if necessary. Other important aspects to consider during training include corroborating technical configuration and design and consistently evaluating performance.

     

     

     

     

    Protocol

    Define a detailed business process master list (BPML). BPML carefully explains business processes and transactions using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. This is critical to ERP's success. Management teams use BPML to illustrate organizational responsibilities and document coverage in real situations and training scenarios. Security profiles are also developed for each member in the work team.

     

     

    Implementation

    Once management teams and employees are comfortable with ERP, it is important that business duties and goals are efficiently implemented. Two main systems must come into play. The first involves configuring the system itself, while the other involves configuring the system that is combined with other components. Once each system has been mastered, they can be used interchangeably.

     

    Execution

    Finally, divide new projects into subprojects and clearly define the goal for each one. Split up projects among employees and ensure they have precise knowledge on its details. Encourage them to identify and implement ERP in these projects along with operational procedures. Keep a close eye on employees as they perform new tasks and correct any mistakes if necessary.





3 common mistakes made when training ERP staff !


3 common mistakes made when training ERP staff
When any new software or business process is implemented in the organization, the staff will need to be trained in order to ensure that they are capable of using the new system and implementing a new ERP system is no different. Staff needs to be trained on how to use ERP software otherwise they will not be able to use the ERP system to its full potential. That said there are a number of common mistakes made when training ERP staff. Here are three things mistakes that are commonly made when training ERP staff:


Performing training but no education
Many companies will train staff on how to use a new piece of software but will fall short when it comes to educating their staff. Training is when you show your staff how to use a piece of software, it will ensure that they are capable of carrying out their daily tasks efficiently and is a necessary step to ensure the success of the ERP implementation. However, if the staff are not educated on the deeper ins and outs of the ERP system then they will not be able to diagnose problems when things go wrong therefore it is essential that the staff some form of education on how the ERP system works as well as receiving training on how to use the system. 

Not preparing for resistance
When new staff joins an organisation, they go through the stressful process of having adapt to the organisations business culture and learning how to carry out their job the way the organisation wants the job to be carried out. It should therefore come to no surprise that staff should be hesitant to want a new ERP system to be implemented as they would need to discard everything they learnt in the past in order to learn how to use the new ERP system. To counteract this negative attitude you should show a positive attitude to using the new system and should try to get as many people on board. This will help to pit the negative thoughts about the new ERP system to bed.

Failing to identify teaching requirements and learning outcome
You should be aware that your staff are being trained to use the ERP system effectively and are not being trained to take an exam for a PHD in using ERP systems. On the other end of the scale you should also be aware that skipping vital information will result in poorly trained staff that are incapable of using the system to its full potential. To ensure that you cover everything that you need to cover in your training sessions whilst making sure that you don’t drift off into unnecessary topics, define a set of requirements of the learning outcome of the whole training scheme by identifying what the staff need to know and what they don’t need to know. Once you have identified the requirements, make a detailed lesson plan which will dictate what you should teach the staff in each lesson and most importantly, stick to it.


P.S. : If you have your comments to edit it, let me know.This article  will be edited if more details are found.

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Sunday, May 22, 2011

A conversation between a Soldier and Software Engineer in Shatabdi Train! Interesting and a must read!

(Courtesy : Hiren Parmar)
Vivek Pradhan was not a happy man. Even the plush comfort of the air-conditioned compartment of the Shatabdhi express could not cool his frayed nerves. He was the Project Manager and still not entitled to air travel. It was not the prestige he sought; he had tried to reason with the admin person, it was the savings in time. As PM, he had so many things to do!!


He opened his case and took out the laptop, determined to put the time to some good use.


"Are you from the software industry sir," the man beside him was staring appreciatively at the laptop. Vivek glanced briefly and mumbled in affirmation, handling the laptop now with exaggerated care and importance as if it were an expensive car.


"You people have brought so much advancement to the country, Sir. Today everything is getting computerized. "


"Thanks," smiled Vivek, turning around to give the man a look. He always found it difficult to resist appreciation. The man was young and stockily built like a sportsman. He looked simple and strangely out of place in that little lap of luxury like a small town boy in a prep school. He probably was a railway sportsman making the most of his free traveling pass.


"You people always amaze me," the man continued, "You sit in an office and write something on a computer and it does so many big things outside."


Vivek smiled deprecatingly. Naive ness demanded reasoning not anger. "It is not as simple as that my friend. It is not just a question of writing a few lines. There is a lot of process that goes behind it."


For a moment, he was tempted to explain the entire Software Development Lifecycle but restrained himself to a single statement. "It is complex, very complex."


"It has to be. No wonder you people are so highly paid," came the reply.


This was not turning out as Vivek had thought. A hint of belligerence crept into his so far affable, persuasive tone. "


Everyone just sees the money. No one sees the amount of hard work we have to put in. Indians have such a narrow concept of hard work. Just because we sit in an air-conditioned office, does not mean our brows do not sweat. You exercise the muscle; we exercise the mind and believe me that is no less taxing."


He could see, he had the man where he wanted, and it was time to drive home the point.


"Let me give you an example. Take this train. The entire railway reservation system is computerized. You can book a train ticket between any two stations from any of the hundreds of computerized booking centers across the country.


Thousands of transactions accessing a single database, at a time concurrently; data integrity, locking, data security. Do you understand the complexity in designing and coding such a system?"


The man was awestruck; quite like a child at a planetarium. This was something big and beyond his imagination.


"You design and code such things."


"I used to," Vivek paused for effect, "but now I am the Project Manager."


"Oh!" sighed the man, as if the storm had passed over,


"So your life is easy now."


This was like the last straw for Vivek. He retorted, "Oh come on, does life ever get easy as you go up the ladder. Responsibility only brings more work.


Design and coding! That is the easier part. Now I do not do it, but I am responsible for it and believe me, that is far more stressful. My job is to get the work done in time and with the highest quality.


To tell you about the pressures, there is the customer at one end, always changing his requirements, the user at the other, wanting something else, and your boss, always expecting you to have finished it yesterday."


Vivek paused in his diatribe, his belligerence fading with self-realization. What he had said, was not merely the outburst of a wronged man, it was the truth. And one need not get angry while defending the truth.


"My friend," he concluded triumphantly, "you don't know what it is to be in the Line of Fire"
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The man sat back in his chair, his eyes closed as if in realization. When he spoke after sometime, it was with a calm certainty that surprised Vivek.


"I know sir.... I know what it is to be in the Line of Fire......."

He was staring blankly, as if no passenger, no train existed, just a vast expanse of time.


"There were 30 of us when we were ordered to capture Point 4875 in the cover of the night.


The enemy was firing from the top.


There was no knowing where the next bullet was going to come from and for whom.


In the morning when we finally hoisted the tricolour at the top only 4 of us were alive."


"You are a...?"


"I am Subedar Sushant from the 13 J&K Rifles on duty at Peak 4875 in Kargil. They tell me I have completed my term and can opt for a soft assignment.


But, tell me sir, can one give up duty just because it makes life easier.


On the dawn of that capture, one of my colleagues lay injured in the snow, open to enemy fire while we were hiding behind a bunker.


It was my job to go and fetch that soldier to safety. But my captain sahib refused me permission and went ahead himself.


He said that the first pledge he had taken as a Gentleman Cadet was to put the safety and welfare of the nation foremost followed by the safety and welfare of the men he commanded... ....his own personal safety came last, always and every time."


"He was killed as he shielded and brought that injured soldier into the bunker. Every morning thereafter, as we stood guard, I could see him taking all those bullets, which were actually meant for me. I know sir....I know, what it is to be in the Line of Fire."


Vivek looked at him in disbelief not sure of how to respond. Abruptly, he switched off the laptop.


It seemed trivial, even insulting to edit a Word document in the presence of a man for whom valor and duty was a daily part of life; valour and sense of duty which he had so far attributed only to epical heroes.


The train slowed down as it pulled into the station, and Subedar Sushant picked up his bags to alight.


"It was nice meeting you sir."


Vivek fumbled with the handshake.


This hand... had climbed mountains, pressed the trigger, and hoisted the tricolour. Suddenly, as if by impulse, he stood up at attention and his right hand went up in an impromptu salute.


It was the least he felt he could do for the country.


PS:- The incident he narrated during the capture of Peak 4875 is a true-life incident during the Kargil war. Capt. Batra sacrificed his life while trying to save one of the men he commanded, as victory was within sight. For this and various other acts of bravery, he was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, the nation's highest military award.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

iNetProcess, Archirayan ,Nyusoft, Viteb,6Sense Hiring PHP Experts


1. iNetProcess

Dear Friend,

iNetProcess is a leading french company providing CRM and DMS solutions with a strong experience and major implementations. iNetProcess is an official Gold partner of SugarCRM for CRM solutions and premier partner of KnowledgeTree DMS for Document Management Solutions.

iNetProcess securely hosts solutions and assists organizations with specialized implementations, consulting, customization, training and support in France, India, USA, Australia, UK.

For more info, plz log on to www.inetprocess.com, www.inetprocess.co.in

Company Name: iNETProcess India Private Limited

Job Openings: PHP developer (Junior / Senior) (Exp: Min 1 years & Max. 4 years).

Job Profile: Candidate should have minimum 1 year of experience in PHP development. He/ She should knowledge of PHP, AJAX , MySQL, Jquery,Smarty, Zend Framework.

Gender: Any

Job Location: 504, Kaivaana Building, Opposite Safforn Tower, Near Panchavati Circle, Off CG Road,Ahmedabad.

Please send your CV on below mentioned email if you are interested into the opportunity. Please send your latest updated resume along with the web site address so that we can have a look at your work profile.

Email: pradip.patel@inetprocess.com, contact@inetprocess.co.in

Please forward this message to your friends or in your networks if you are not interested in the opportunity.

Kindly ignore this message if you are already in touch with us.

2. Archirayan info

Dear Friends,

Archirayan info(archirayan.com), Ahmedabad, looking for experienced
and responsible
candidate for Php Development has to be dynamic, flexible, dedicated
and
responsible with good communication skill.

Designation: Php developer
Desired Profile:
candidate reponsible for handle the client and manage all the aspect of the php
projects and team member and can manage more than one project at one time
1-2 Yr + Professional Experience in IT industry. Must have very good
technical
knowledge and be able to work in team environment.
Good Communication skills- Must be able to effectively communicate with
the
clients.

Salary:
Fresher: Salary based on ability.
Compensation: We offer a very good semi-annual bonus as well. Its
depends upon
the capability of the candidates.

Interested candidates, please mail your latest resume to
careers(at)archirayan(dot)com along with following details:

Experience -
Current Work Profile -
Current Salary -
Expected Salary -
Joining time period -
Willingness to locate at Ahmedabad(Y/N)? -

Important:
Please put within the subject heading such as `My Name – 3 month – PHP
Programmer'. Please send your CV to careers@... only.

3. Nyusoft Technologies

Hello Friends,

We are in the process of expansion of PHP division and hence, we need good
candidate for position:

Sr. PHP Developer
Qualifications Expected:
(1) Working Experience: 1-2 years (This should not include training period
during graduation)
(2) Educational Qualifications: B.E. / B.Tech / MCA (with either distinction
or first class grade)

We are looking for following skills in candidate:
(1) Good command over PHP.
(2) Good command over open source like Joomla, Magento, WordPress, etc.
(3) Excellent knowledge of MySQL
(4) Excellent knowledge of HTML/CSS/Java

Interested candidates can forward their resume to <http://nyusoft.info/>
nyusoft.info [at] gmail [dot] com [nyusoft.info@gmail.com] with following
details:
(1) The post for which you are applying
(2) Personal Details
(3) Educational Qualifications
(4) Technical Knowledge
(5) Projects developed during your academics (Organization Name, Project
Description, Team Size and Your Role in project)
(6) Tools / Technologies used in above projects
(7) Work Experience
(8) Current Salary/month
(9) Expected Salary per month
(10) Current Location of candidate

Nyusoft Technologies is an Indian software development and IT outsourcing
company, located in Ahmedabad, which gives both offshore and onshore
technological solutions to business enterprises around the world. Nyusoft
has proven expertise in encompassing low cost, but high quality and reliable
software solutions and services in areas like IT consulting, offshore web
development and Business Applications including e-commerce, e-learning,
finance, manufacturing, content management and many other business systems.

We would be happy to invite you to be a member of Nyusoft family!

Thanks,
Nyusoft Technologies
24-UGF, City Centre,
Nr. Swastik Cross Roads,
C. G. Road, Navrangpura,
Ahmedabad - 380009.
T: +91 - 79 - 3295 2648
Website: <http://www.nyusoft.com/> http://www.nyusoft.com


4. Viteb Solutions

Desired Candidate: PHP Developer ( Night Shift Only )
Experience : 1-3 years

* Server Side Technology: Expert in PHP, My-SQL, Smarty Framework, AJAX
* Client Side Technology: Javascript, jQuery, DHTML, HTML, XHTML, CSS
* Messaging & Protocols: XML, JSON, WebServices and APIs
* Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills
* Knowledge or exposure to the following open source tools like WordPress,
Joomla, OS Commerce, X-Cart, Zen Cart, Drupal, Typo 3 & SugarCRM will be
preferable.

Job Description:

* He /She will be working on stand-alone basis as well as a part of team.
* View and analyze the requirement from the system
* Database design and development of complex modules within the project.
* To ensure that best programming practices as per company standards are
implemented in the modules developed.
* Knowledge sharing & up gradation.
* Solve technical problems of the junior programmers & training new
programmer.Salary: Very Attractive Compensation for Night Shift

Note: If this sounds like you send your updated resume to nikitat@viteb.com.

Office Address:

Viteb Solutions Pvt Ltd:
A 206,Safal Pegasus,
Above ICICI Bank,
Prahladnagar,
Ahmedabad.

Voice:079-65450770

Visit: www.viteb.com 


5. 6Sense Technologies

6Sense Technologies are looking for a great PHP software engineer, to bring depth to the team and spearhead our future development. You will be working across a range of projects, ideally with experience in seeing through a project from start to finish. You will also interact with customers from taking work requests through to working with them to resolve an issue and get new software approved. You must be self motivated and be able to show that you can work on your own initiative.

Excellent PHP & MySQL skills.
Position required:
3- 5 years - 1 position
Fresher - 2 position
Experience across the full application development lifecycle, from
requirements analysis through to design, development and testing.

Send your updated copies of cv at
career@6sensetechnologies.com 

Saturday, May 14, 2011

અમે વારસાગત સમસ્યાના માણસ !

અમે આંધી વચ્ચે તણખલાંના માણસ;
પીળા શ્વાસની તુચ્છ ઘટનાના માણસ.

ફટાણાંના માણસ, મરસિયાના માણસ,
અમે વારસાગત સમસ્યાના માણસ.

‘કદી’ થી ‘સદી’ની અનિદ્રાના માણસ,
પ્રભાતોની શાશ્વત પ્રતિક્ષાના માણસ.

અમે અમને મળવાને ઝૂરતા જ રહીએ,
સડકવંત ઝિબ્રાતા ટોળાના માણસ.

શિખર, ખીણ, ધુમ્મસ, સૂરજ  કે કશું નૈં ?
‘ટુ બી-નૉટ ટુ બી’ ની ‘હા-ના’ ના માણસ.

ભરત કોઈ ગૂંથતું રહે મોરલાનું,
અમે ટચ્ચ ટૂંપાતા ટહુકાના માણસ.

મળી આજીવન કેદ ધ્રુવના પ્રદેશે,
હતા આપણે મૂળ તડકાના માણસ.

 - ભગવતીકુમાર શર્મા

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Media’s Most Embarrassing Obama/Osama Gaffes #NameFail



Politicians and publications have been wrestling with the unfortunate similarities between the names “Obama” and “Osama” since at least 2007. But journalists around the world hadn’t been forced to repeatedly mention both names in the same sentence — until Sunday night, when Obama announced that Osama had been killed.
The result was a day full of Osama/Obama gaffes. The U.S. president was reported dead, said to be the star of an upcoming raid movie, and otherwise momentarily mixed up with the terrorist that he had given the order to kill.
We’ve collected a blooper reel of the day’s name mixups below.

And our Hindi Channel,IBN7:



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On Fox News, Geraldo Rivera said Obama is dead — and instantly realized his mistake.




NPR’s Peter Sagal, who once hosted a segment on the Osama/Obama word similarity, apologized after he made the mistake in a tweet himself.




The BBC declared Obama dead when the news of Osama’s death was breaking, according to the Daily Mail.




MSNBC chief Washington correspondent Norah O’Donnell accidentally declared Obama dead in a tweet.




CNN.com announced that there had been “no indication Obama tried to surrender.”




CBS News White House correspondent, Mark Knoller, made the mistake not just once on Twitter (above), but twice.













Speaking of double offenses, another Fox news anchor also declared Obama dead (his co-anchor quickly corrected him).
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