Implementing Business Solutions Course: Workshop Activity No. 3

BS1: Implementing Business Solutions

February 20-23, 2012

Business Solutions Competency Track

dB Wizards, Inc.

Workshop Activity No. 3

Each team will be tasked to prepare and present proposals in slide show to customers that belong to the business sector assignments of the Day 2 homework. The following are the products and services that each team are assigned to sell:

1.       Team 1 – SQL Server and SharePoint

2.       Team 2 – RMS and SharePoint

3.       Team 3 – SQL Server and NAV

The teams are encouraged to be creative in preparing and conducting their presentations. Innovations are allowed as long as professional decorum is maintained and actions are within the boundaries of common decency.  The proposal presentations must be highly professional and suited for actual customer presentations. The business case must be built around the SWOT analysis developed by the Workshop Teams in Day 2. 

Implementing Business Solutions Course: Workshop Activity No. 2

BS1: Implementing Business Solutions

February 20-23, 2012

Business Solutions Competency Track

dB Wizards, Inc.

Workshop Activity No.2

Each team will be tasked to prepare and present proposals in slide show to customers that belong to the business sector assignments of the Day 2 homework. The following are the solutions that each team is assigned to sell:

1.       Team 1 – Dr. Jekyll

2.       Team 2 – Mayor Alfredo Lim

3.       Team 3 – Superman

The teams are encouraged to be creative in preparing and conducting their presentations. Innovations are allowed as long as professional decorum is maintained and actions are within the boundaries of common decency.

Implementing Business Solutions Course: Day 4 Talking Points

BS1: Implementing Business Solutions

February 20-23, 2012

Business Solutions Competency Track

dB Wizards, Inc.

Day 4 Talking Points

Think about the following and take down notes in preparation for class discussion.

 

Identify which of your customers may have the following business pains and challenges:

1.  Inventory shrinkage (theft, pilferage, system discrepancies, vendor fraud, POS loopholes)

2.  Document controls (life cycle management, version controls, security controls)

3.  Material controls (inaccurate product costing, shelf-life issues, pilferage, quality issues, material issuance controls)

4.  Expense controls (monitoring approvals, account reconciliation, inaccurate posting, audit trails)

5.  Enterprise resource issues (scheduling issues, resource allocation, inefficient status reporting, lack of visibility on resources)

6.  Talent management issues (very long applicant queues, tedious applicant monitoring, double/multiple entry of personnel information, inaccurate skills profiles, linking training with performance management)

7.  Inaccurate and inefficient management reports (very long report processing, late business results, manual report processing, report dissemination, controlling confidential information)

 

Questions to ponder:

1.  Which of our solutions can address these business pains and issues of your customer?

2.  Do you think these are opportunities that we can work on for any your customers?

3.  What will it take to bring forward a proposal for these customers?

 

 

 

Implementing Business Solutions Course: Day 3 Talking Points

BS1: Implementing Business Solutions

February 20-23, 2012

Business Solutions Competency Track

dB Wizards, Inc.

Day 3 Talking Points

Think about the following and take down notes in preparation for class discussion.

What are possible value propositions for the following business segments and industries?

1.       A healthcare company that is publicly listed in the US and Switzerland, with operations in UK, France, Germany, USA and China

2.       A global company engaged in banking and financial services with head office in Switzerland and

        with branches in Asia, North America, South America, including Colombia

   3.    A Center of Excellence located in Manila for a

              multinational and global semiconductor manufacturing
            company

       4.    A publicly listed (PSE) investment management firm with

              a portfolio that includes transport infrastructure, power

              distribution, water utilities and mass transport systems

       5.   A local, privately held FMCG manufacturing company that

             is aiming to compete in the regional markets

Implementing Business Solutions Course: Day 2 Talking Points

BS1: Implementing Business Solutions

February 20-23, 2012

Business Solutions Competency Track

dB Wizards, Inc.

Day 2 Talking Points

Think about the following and take down notes in preparation for class discussion.

Consider the following business segments and industries:

1.       A healthcare company that is publicly listed in the US and Switzerland, with operations in UK, France, Germany, USA and China

2.       A global company engaged in banking and financial services with head office in Switzerland and

        with branches in Asia, North America, South America, including Colombia

   3.    A Center of Excellence located in Manila for a

              multinational and global semiconductor manufacturing
            company

       4.    A publicly listed (PSE) investment management firm with

              a portfolio that includes transport infrastructure, power

              distribution, water utilities and mass transport systems

       5.   A local, privately held FMCG manufacturing company that

             is aiming to compete in the regional markets

Points to ponder:

       1.  What do you think are their typical business pains and issues?

       2.  Are there regulatory and compliance issues that they have to contend with?

             What government and industry regulatory entities govern their business environment?

       3.  Are there political and legal issues that may affect any of these businesses?

       4.  Are there resource requirements (e.g. IT resource pool) that are unique to any of these

             companies?

       5.  Are there customer dynamics that are unique to any of these companies?

Implementing Business Solutions Course: Workshop Activity No. 1

BS1: Implementing Business Solutions

February 20-23, 2012

Business Solutions Competency Track

dB Wizards, Inc.

Workshop Activity No. 1

List down unique characteristics of each business sector assigned to your Workshop Team. Identify potential strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) to a company that belongs to such business sector.

Business sector assignments:

1.  Team 1 – A global healthcare company that is publicly listed in the US and Switzerland

2. Team 2 – A global Swiss company engaged in banking and financial services with branches in Asia and North America

3. Team 3 – A Center of Excellence (COE/BPO) located in Manila for a multinational and global semiconductor manufacturing business

Implementing Business Solutions Course: Day 1 Talking Points

BS1: Implementing Business Solutions

February 20-23, 2012

Business Solutions Competency Track

dB Wizards, Inc.

Day 1 Talking Points

Think about the following and take down notes in preparation for class discussion.

1.       Note down a unique situation or challenge in your family or in yourself as a person that you think makes your life a bit more challenging than the average person.

2.       How do you deal with it? Are there special adaptive tools, resources, services and solutions that help you manage the situation?

 
    No need to submit any written work.  Each participant will be asked to relate how solutions work for his/her  unique situation.