1. Explain about your current job and the stage where it creates maximum value? What are the reasons? Also identify untapped opportunity for value creation from other stages of value creation
Current Role: Transition and Transformation Manager
Department: Project Services
Organization: IBM India Pvt Ltd.
Transition Management is process of on-boarding of new accounts, setting up operations, management systems and transfer of people, assets, processes, tools and technologies, using a standard set of methodologies.
Transformation Management is the process whereby IBM set up the processes, tools and systems for supporting client IT environment using a standard set of methodologies.
When does Transition and Transformation occur? Transition phase
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Reflect about the culture existing in your organization and illustrate the impact of property rights and structure on it.
IBM believes that a company culture based on core values not only helps business, but also defines the role that one should play in society. IBM has been grounded on strong beliefs which shaped their market place identity, policies and practices. For IBM leadership is meant to be a trusted partners for customers, a reliable long term investment and progressive employer and responsible cooperate citizen.
Belief in People
IBM believes that its true strength lies in the potential of its people. IBMers work in an atmosphere of trust and confidence. They build trust by listening, following through and keeping their words. Everyone who works for IBM is a leader and collaborator in the growth of organization. IBM transforms its employee into leaders by giving them end to end ownership of their responsibility, all the way from defining problems to implementing solutions.
Innovation
Innovation at IBM is about making the world better – for peers, clients and neighbours. IBMers are forward thinkers who believe that application of science, intelligence can improve businesses, society and human condition, At IBM, ideas drive people. The work culture encourages IBMers to convert ideas into market value, in true spirit of entrepreneurship. At IBM Innovations are turned into profitable outcomes or client
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IBM will develop and support apps for iPads and iPhones and sell them to its enterprise customers. This will help IBM to infiltration deep into the enterprise market and also show case the world IBMs CAMS (Cloud, Analytics, Mobile, Social) ability.
Both Apple and IBM were struggling to break into the corporate market, with most offices around the world preferring to use Microsoft’s Windows platform. Apple and IBM's shared vision to deliver next generation mobile technology that brings IBM’s data and analytics capabilities to Apple’s iphone and ipad.
BlackBerry smart phone once was corporate clients favourite but their market share dropped at an alarming rate in recent years and Apple-IBM deal gives a huge opportunity to cash in large number of corporate customers and get them to switch to its iOS platform.
Apple’s business services have been seen as lacking in comparison to those offered by its rivals and IBM also need a platform to show case the world its cloud and analytics potential . These two giants agree to establish and share the ownership jointly of a new business. IBM cloud services tailored specifically for Apple iOS, will allow IT departments to manage devices, security and analytics in a more efficient manner.
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Resources are consumed less through the use of intelligent solutions, one of them being cloud storage (Tziritas et al., 2013; Goulart, 2012). 2. The C_Software program which improves live migration in IT is a proof that the roles of IT specialists are bound to change with the adoption of cloud computing (Fejzaj, Tafa & Kajo, 2012; Wenzel, 2011). 3. All companies should follow in the steps of iPayroll Ltd and adapt the models of cloud computing that most SMEs are running for in order to realize the true value of cloud computing programs (Kevany, 2012; Misra & Mondal, 2012).
The following essay will approach the workplace philosophies of Howard Gardner and Mike Rose and attempt to apply them to real-world work-related problems and situations. First, before proceeding any further, it is necessary to provide a brief overview of the basic. Gardner, in his book Five Minds for the Future, identifies five mind that people can apply to their jobs and their work environments: the disciplinary mind, the synthesizing mind, the creating mind, the respectful mind, and the ethical mind (Gardner 3). For the creating mind, as Mike Rose redefines the intelligence in his book The Mind at Work, he believes the blue-collar workers are as creative as other white-collars. Besides the creative mind related to the physical workers, Mike
The Importance of a Company’s Culture The culture of a company is one of the most important and sometimes overlooked factors in an organization. The culture can increase employee engagement and increase productivity which will allow a company to reach its goals, “From productivity and engagement in the organization’s day-to-day, to an employer brand that naturally fuels recruiting efforts, to creating a lasting brand that customers immediately recognize, there’s no escaping it – culture radiates outward into the marketplace” (Straz 2015). The culture can have a great impact on the employees. Employees thrive in a positive working environment and the ability to engage with their managers without fear of retaliation.
Therefore a marketing strategy is a tool that is used to determine what the customer wants and use the resources available in the organization to meet that need. Apple Inc was incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California, USA. They design, manufacture, and market personal computers (Mac), mobile communication (iPhone) and media devices (iPad), and portable digital music players (iPod), and sells related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content (iTunes) and applications (App store). All of these are top revenue generating product lines (Hellman, 2014). This report will look at the internal and external environment and current situation at Apple Inc and determine the segmentation, targeting and positioning for their iPad tablet for the Kenyan market.
The importance of organizational culture: We can define the Organizational culture as a system of beliefs and shared values about what’s appropriate and important in an organization it also includes relationships and feelings externally and internally. Every organization’s values are supposed to be unparalleled and are widely shared and reflected in daily practice, relevant to the strategy and organization purpose. It is necessary to understand the culture of the workplace setting as well. This is where the human resources management policy is very important because it reflects and reinforces organizational values and culture. Alphabet games wants to increase the small games and survive the big profitability The Developers are struggling to control escalating costs, technological progress and consumer demands and economic conditions all combined to challenge business models and strategic positioning.
Furthermore, a leader can play a significant role in terms of judging and decision making in a more complex changed phenomenon. According to Cummings and Vorley (2007) to clarify and shift IBM’s culture, it needed to change its approach. Participative Approach The Participative approach, is often called the democratic leadership style as participative leadership values the input of team members and peers in general, but the responsibility of making the final decision relies with the participative leader. Participative leadership increases employee morale as employees make contributions to the decision-making process. It shows the employees and tends to make them feel as if their opinions do really matter.
Apple states in their Form K-10 Report (2017, p.1) they are “committed to bringing the best user experience to its customers through innovative hardware, software and services.” In an Industry where profit margins are low, technologies are constantly evolving and competition is high it is essential that Apple continues to offer innovative and simple products that increases customer experience (Heracleous, 2013) so to maintain a competitive advantage. A variety of tools have been used to evaluate Apple’s external and internal environment, including the PESTEL (Appendix 1), Porter’s Five Forces Analysis (Appendix 2), SWOT (Appendix 3). It is envisaged that the information derived from these tools and the associated analysis will support Apple’s CEO to make strategic decisions that addresses the challenges ahead in the short term, ensuring Apple can be competitive in the long term (Rothaermal, 2017).
Apple’s vision Apple 's vision is to create and deliver electronic music and personal computers to individuals, teachers, employees, students, and computers used in government agencies and companies. Apple 's strategy focused on enhancing its ability to design and contribute to its development, It’s easy to use and distinctive design and innovative. Importance of knowledge management in Apple Company Knowledge Management (KM) is a discipline that improves Apple 's ability to better solve problems, adapt, evolve to meet changing business requirements, and survive with disruptive changes.
Organizational Culture Assessment Executive Summary Organizational culture denotes a set of values, artifacts, beliefs, assumptions, and norms that emerges from the interactions of members of an organization. It is a generic term used to signify a host of behaviors that connote general operating norms of conduct for a corporation and the framework against which organizational effectiveness is evaluated. The aim of this paper was to examine the cultural values of Baxter Healthcare Corporation and report on how the company’s organizational culture affects the way it operates and perform its objectives. Moreover, by using information regarding Baxter’s corporate culture obtained through a face-to-face interview with Baris U. Agar, Ph.D. – a senior
International Business Machines (IBM)- 1) Introduction IBM (International business machines) corporation is one of the biggest multinational computer technologies and IT consulting company spread over 170 countries with 330,000 employees. It has its headquarters in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM started its business on June 16, 1911. It is the manufacturer of computer parts for hardware and software and, consulting services and hosting services. And also offers services in infrastructure.
The case chosen is IBM at the Crossroads, published by McGraw Hill Education. 3 key Issues and Recommendations A rather mind capturing case, talks about the growth story of IBM. The three key issues and future challenges in IBM’s way are: • Slow Reaction to Change: The past trends followed in IBM, show that it lacks responsiveness to change in market trends and revolutions.
The company’s products and services include the infamous iPod, iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Apple TV. Apple has a collection of consumer software appliances, various operating systems, and a variety of other services. (apple.com, 2014). Within this research paper, we will discuss Apple’s internal and external reports along with factual examples to support the reasoning provided. Introduction Apple Inc. is an American international association headquartered in Cupertino, California.
Moreover, the managers should not reprimand the creativity of their employees by imposing them tremendous amount of paper work every time they want to present a new idea. In order, to help your employees to bring new ideas, you have to instore a creative environment where the employees will not be discouraged by the work they have to do just to present a new algorithm for example. The employees should also see the action of the top management as an example of good behaviour. [1] The only way that this change would
They know that it will be simple to adapt to new hardware and this make them more open to making a repeat purchase. New Innovations: even though the architecture of Apple products is proportionate, its portfolio is not. Company offer customers a number of various ways to enjoy its products. By giving consumers and chance to employ Apple in their living rooms, sine and offices, Apple do it easy to keep on loyal to brand
To innovate successfully a company should develop and stimulate the culture of innovations. When the clear vision for changes is created it should be communicated to the employees to involve them into the change process. Most people do not like changes. But in every company there are people who can become leaders for innovations. The company management should search such people and develop the company environment to stimulate initiative and reward innovations.