Example Reflection – Mind Mappings 

 Challenge & Selection 

 I am leading a business reporting team with the goal to bring business insights to our stakeholders in   a standardized and quick way in order to increase their decision finding process and to improve the   profitability of the business . The first tool I used was the tool of mind mapping to achieve a better   understanding of a common pattern and requirements of our different stakeholders before   attempting to identify and define possible solutions to the problem . We will focus on trying to   uncover what key stakeholders within our company consider to be important and relevant for   effective business steering which goes beyond the idea of just adding as many indicators to our   reporting solutions . 

 Application 

 We started the process by collecting the requirements and the purpose of every stakeholder . While   this started in a similar way compared to reviews we did in earlier sessions , this time however , we   expanded the focus on gathering the true underlying requirements , e.g. instead of simply knowing   the expense ratio , the ultimate question the particular stakeholder wanted to know is where we can   generate most of the cost savings in the long run . The expense ratio for instance was more a mean   to the goal , but too broad or generic . 

 We gathered those insights from the stakeholders independently . In a second step we put them   across the data we have and the value / insights you can gain from there . To put it in other terms we   collected the " what " matters most for our stakeholder and analyzed on how we can gain / address   those insights with the data points we have . 

 In a second step we organized a workshop with all stakeholders and presented the " what " and   " how " . This was an eye - opener for many stakeholders as we started to realize that the business   insights , we need to gain can be achieved on a much smaller data set with clearer focus areas . In   other words , less meaningful data points is better than simply adding as many measure to a   reporting dashboard 

 Insight & Approach 

 The insights I have learned from this mind mapping exercise with the different stakeholders is that   while every stakeholder has a different view , interest and timeline the underlying pattern /   requirements are not as different . We have identified common variables / themes and goals which   allowed us to understand the underlying requirements much better . Instead of addressing the   requirements and needs of every stakeholder separately and individually , we were able to reduce   the requirements and key performance figures the common sub - set / patterns across all   stakeholders . Ultimately , we enhanced the reporting to address how we can improve our business   more sustainable rather than simply providing a list of key performance indicators 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Example Reflection – Mind Mappings 

 Challenge & Selection 

 I am leading a business reporting team with the goal to bring business insights to our stakeholders in   a standardized and quick way in order to increase their decision finding process and to improve the   profitability of the business . The first tool I used was the tool of mind mapping to achieve a better   understanding of a common pattern and requirements of our different stakeholders before   attempting to identify and define possible solutions to the problem . We will focus on trying to   uncover what key stakeholders within our company consider to be important and relevant for   effective business steering which goes beyond the idea of just adding as many indicators to our   reporting solutions . 

 Application 

 We started the process by collecting the requirements and the purpose of every stakeholder . While   this started in a similar way compared to reviews we did in earlier sessions , this time however , we   expanded the focus on gathering the true underlying requirements , e.g. instead of simply knowing   the expense ratio , the ultimate question the particular stakeholder wanted to know is where we can   generate most of the cost savings in the long run . The expense ratio for instance was more a mean   to the goal , but too broad or generic . 

 We gathered those insights from the stakeholders independently . In a second step we put them   across the data we have and the value / insights you can gain from there . To put it in other terms we   collected the " what " matters most for our stakeholder and analyzed on how we can gain / address   those insights with the data points we have . 

 In a second step we organized a workshop with all stakeholders and presented the " what " and   " how " . This was an eye - opener for many stakeholders as we started to realize that the business   insights , we need to gain can be achieved on a much smaller data set with clearer focus areas . In   other words , less meaningful data points is better than simply adding as many measure to a   reporting dashboard 

 Insight & Approach 

 The insights I have learned from this mind mapping exercise with the different stakeholders is that   while every stakeholder has a different view , interest and timeline the underlying pattern /   requirements are not as different . We have identified common variables / themes and goals which   allowed us to understand the underlying requirements much better . Instead of addressing the   requirements and needs of every stakeholder separately and individually , we were able to reduce   the requirements and key performance figures the common sub - set / patterns across all   stakeholders . Ultimately , we enhanced the reporting to address how we can improve our business   more sustainable rather than simply providing a list of key performance indicators
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