tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91482551206281480032024-02-20T18:37:02.459+05:30gibsdiscussionsBlog for management documents and subsequent discussionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-83232035988884770172008-05-03T07:55:00.004+05:302009-08-15T15:00:40.522+05:30Software Product deliveryThe study is for process efficiently and prompts software product delivery using ESDM . To compete in the most advanced enterprises, a software publisher must offer state-of-the-art delivery options. <?xml:namespace prefix = o />The demands on an in-house software delivery infrastructure are more strategic, stringent and complex. <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Enterprise customers demand that Unknownnoreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-79955321371211609492007-10-25T15:25:00.002+05:302007-10-25T15:26:40.548+05:30How to Win at Office Politics Like it or not, every workplace is a political environment. But operating effectively within it doesn’t have to mean sucking up, lying, or slinging dirt. In its purest form, office politics is simply about getting from here to there: securing a promotion, seeing an idea come to fruition, or gaining support to make an organizational change. Playing the game well is about defending your Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-81824319380351352412007-06-05T11:25:00.000+05:302007-06-05T14:33:25.663+05:30What Your Boss expects from You ?And what you should expect in return.It’s well understood that the relationships between a boss and his or her direct reports are important ones and figure strongly in the success of a team. Yet while much has been written about character traits and issues of openness and trust, the leadership literature has had strikingly little to say about what a leader should be able to expect from his people. Over the years, I’ve observed that Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-47125005943020408562007-05-22T15:11:00.000+05:302007-05-22T15:13:42.810+05:30How to change your job without changing your officeIn your own company , if you are want more challenges and if you thinks there are enough scope for improvement, you might want to consider applying for an internal vacancy. Internal job moves are generally considered easier to achieve than external ones. Employee wise, you dont have to adapt to the new envionment. You dont have to be sad or taking the openings and you can broaden the scope of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-83115089484926628292007-04-24T16:30:00.000+05:302007-04-24T16:33:30.612+05:30Configuration Management-The Quality team in disguise in your Organization Configuration Management is complex. And as a product evolves, CM gets even more complex. Complexity breeds problems. So how do we continually march our product configurations toward higher and higher quality. You need good people, process, tools and automation. People define and put Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-14566564531130320722007-04-24T16:02:00.000+05:302007-04-24T16:30:44.168+05:30 Configuration Management-The Quality team in disguise in your Organisation Configuration Management is complex. And as a product evolves, CM gets even more complex. Complexity breeds problems. So how do we continually march our product configurations toward higher and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-12024863043198726322007-03-15T22:10:00.000+05:302007-03-15T22:31:23.730+05:30Hostile and friendly Take over When a bidder makes an offer for another, it will usually inform the board of the target beforehand. If the board feels that the value that the shareholders will get will be greatest by accepting the offer, it will recommend the offer be accepted by the shareholders. A takeover would be considered "hostile" if (1) the board rejects the offer, but the bidder continues to pursue it, or Unknownnoreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-83652775129019164592007-02-14T10:16:00.000+05:302007-02-14T11:44:59.787+05:30Foreign Direct Investment – Is India a desired Destination?INTRODUCTION ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT – Foreign Investment refers to investments made by residents of a country in financial assets and production process of another country. After the opening up of the borders for capital movement these investments have grown in leaps and bounds. But it had varied effects across the countries. It can affect the factor productivity of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-22553499352836943152007-02-12T10:13:00.000+05:302007-02-12T10:25:37.123+05:30Better “Investment grade” for India by global rating agencies<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]--> For the first time in 15 years, all 3 global ratings agencies — S&P, Moody’s and Fitch — have placed India in the ‘investment grade’. The decision marks a dramatic reversal of the situation India faced in 1991 when it was downgraded by S&P to below investment grade after the Balance of Payment crisis. <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-58964415858830089482007-02-07T12:42:00.000+05:302007-02-07T21:57:24.757+05:30A different view on foreign direct investment (FDI)Governments with over-optimistic expectations from foreign direct investment should be aware that it does not necessarily increase employment and can have negative effects on a fragile economy. ONE of the myths that appears to be indestructible, despite growing evidence to the contrary, is that of the generally positive and desirable nature of foreign direct investment (FDI). It is Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-39074563407696957492007-01-22T23:32:00.000+05:302007-01-23T18:15:49.777+05:30Planning fallacyIntroductionYou may have seen over enthusiastic managers fails to deliver according to their predictions and have to run around for cover at the end of the financial year.The planning fallacy is the tendency to underestimate task-completion times. It is a consequence of the tendency to neglect distributional data and to adopt what may be termed an internal approach to prediction, in which one Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-3815683848830467422007-01-15T15:49:00.000+05:302007-01-16T14:12:16.084+05:30Cabinets in an organisationWhen you gets into a new organisation, in any hierarchy, You could see a cabinet or the core members of the syndicate which rules the organisation . Your survival in that organisation heavily depends on how you well u understands the syndicate. You have to quickly identify them and must make sure you wont fight them until your base on the firm is Solid .You can be a part of them or be a silent Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-19841969911003910962007-01-07T22:15:00.000+05:302007-01-08T10:22:02.187+05:30Strategy Theories - AdvancedThis post is more technical about the strategies models and theories.We will be analysing some strategy guru's theories like Michael Porter and Kenichi Ohmae. Introduction to Michael porter we have already done in the introduction. Kenichi is called "Mr. Stratgy". Kenichi will be discussed from the Introduction. We will be discussing some of the criticisms about Porter as well.Michael Porter: Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-89982804491818954302007-01-01T19:05:00.000+05:302007-01-02T15:57:37.708+05:30Business Strategy- IntroductionStrategic management is that set of managerial decisions and actions that determines the long-run performance of a corporation. It includes environmental scanning, strategy formulation, strategy implementation and evaluation and control.OverviewAn organization’s strategy must be appropriate for its resources, environmental circumstances, and core objectives. The process involves matching the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-31494363908032448622006-12-26T20:16:00.000+05:302006-12-28T16:32:32.223+05:30Coffin for WTO? International Business- Part 2End of the road for WTO?It will be appropriate to foresee that WTO and the present form of DOHA development forum has failed and will go to extinction unless something dramatic happens in 2007The goal of the Doha talksThe expectation of the Doha talks was that all forms of export subsidies would end by 2013. Trade distorting domestic support would be chopped by at least 60% and tariffs on farm Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-49988489012039763952006-12-24T10:30:00.000+05:302006-12-27T10:43:00.703+05:30International business- IntroInternational trade is the exchange of goods and services across international boundaries or territories. In most countries, it represents a significant share of GDP. Increasing international trade is the primary meaning of "globalization". International trade is also a branch of macro economics, which, together with international finance, forms the larger branch of international economics. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-4711656636977408322006-12-19T17:59:00.000+05:302006-12-19T18:02:18.683+05:30Leadership discussionWhat is Leadership? Many people believe that leadership is simply being the first, biggest or most powerful. Leadership in organizations has a different and more meaningful definition. Very simply put, a leader is interpreted as someone who sets direction in an effort and influences people to follow that direction. How they set that direction and influence people depends on a variety of factors Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-45275516571161620402006-12-17T12:17:00.000+05:302006-12-13T10:33:01.769+05:30MotivationMotivationNearly all the conscious behavior of human being is motivated. The internal needs and drives lead to tensions, which in turn result into actions. The need for food results into hunger and hence a person is motivated to eat.A manager requires creating and maintaining an environment in which individuals work together in groups towards the accomplishment of common objectives. A manager Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-23563869887222415462006-12-14T16:19:00.000+05:302006-12-14T16:21:32.825+05:30Becoming a Successful MentorLeaders should focus 80% of their time and attention noticing and praising successes - because that is how people will really learn what to do, and not just what not to do.The best leaders ignore the mistakes that can be ignored, quickly correct other errors in performance without making a big deal of it, and yet spend most of their time shaping people’s efforts through praise, rather than Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-90171791302080662112006-12-13T10:27:00.000+05:302006-12-13T10:28:25.443+05:30Board of Directors-4 (Staffing and Norming)Staffing (Size, Joining, Recruiting, Informing, Communicating, Rewarding, Removing)One of the most important aspects of Board operations is Board staffing. Just like the careful staffing that is usually done with employees, Board members should be carefully selected, trained and evaluated, as well. In for-profits, Board members and leaders must appreciate the strong value that Boards can bring, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-5113537136676627562006-12-11T16:40:00.000+05:302006-12-11T16:41:18.522+05:30Board of Directors-3 (Q&A)What should I know before joining the board?Questions Prospective Board Members Should Ask Serving as a board member is one of the most challenging and rewarding of volunteer assignments. While appointment or election to a board is an honor, board members have important legal and fiduciary responsibilities that require a commitment of time, skill, and resources. Prospective board members do Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-52127291812608777022006-12-07T10:37:00.000+05:302006-12-07T10:38:51.795+05:30Board of Directors-2 (Legal) Board of Directors-2 (Legal) Articles, Bylaws, Resolutions, Policies Articles of Incorporation The articles of incorporation (or other forms of description, such as charters, constitutions, articles of association, etc.) are established when the organization files for incorporation with the appropriate state or provincial agency. A Board of Directors gets its authority from the articles. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-80705631205294070622006-12-06T14:06:00.000+05:302006-12-06T14:13:36.216+05:30Board of Directors-1What is a Board of Directors? What Does a Board Look Like? A corporation, whether for-profit or nonprofit, is required to have a governing Board of Directors. To explain, a corporation can operate as a separate legal entity, much like a person in that it can own bank accounts, enter into contracts, etc. However, the laws governing corporations require that a corporation ultimately is accountableUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-16050320647786667892006-12-02T13:19:00.000+05:302006-12-02T13:25:35.161+05:30Case study on Tata and GEInfering TATA’s culture – A press report write- upFINANCIAL year 2004 must have brought the smiles back at Bombay House, the headquarters of Tata Group. Key Tata companies have fared well, quarterly profits have been good and year-end figures are expected to follow the trend. Restructuring has helped major Tata companies weather downturns. But as it satisfies markets and investors, can the group Unknownnoreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148255120628148003.post-82548359577262930972006-11-29T19:04:00.000+05:302006-11-29T19:08:25.889+05:30Great Mistakes in Technical LeadershipGreat Mistakes in Technical Leadership If you are a good leader who talks little, they will say when your work is done and your aim fulfilled, "We did it ourselves." Lao-Tse, cited in 1 Perhaps the most difficult job to do on any software development project is that of Technical Lead. The Technical Lead has overall responsibility for all technical aspects of the project - design, code, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0