Example Reflection – Visualization 

 Challenge & Selection   The business challenge that we face is automation . Automation could eliminate 20 - 30 % of the   jobs by 2020 . If we do n’t get there first with a viable solution , it means our competitors which   most likely will result in irreversible loss of market share .      In designing a path forward , we are faced with multiple complex choices . Which technologies   should we select and which tasks should be automated in what order and how do you get all of   the legacy IT systems to talk to each other .     We are constrained by limited coding resources and are further challenged by a high number of   customized approaches to delivering our services .     The tool I chose is visualization . In the complex and noisy environment we find ourselves .   Visualization has proven to be an invaluable tool helping us navigate our way forward .      Application   There are actually two applications that I want to share . The first is a visualization of the future .   My team has developed tools for harvesting data . To date this has been an necessary and   annoying task performed by our clients and our staff . Well getting data , while important , is n’t   necessarily compelling .     We have seen some important resignations of late , and the staff is struggling to see the value of   their work . All of them have been part of client delivery teams and they know how much drudge   work goes into our product . It takes thousands and thousands of hours , to acquire the data we   need , analyze it , and issue our findings . They have either worked till 3 am and been back at   work at 9 am or they have a close friend who has - not once , but on a regular extended basis .      What we needed was a compelling vision of the future . One that was simple to understand and   could re - inspire our team . We created a visualization not with cartoons , but with words :                                       10,000 hrs - > 3,000 hrs     It is compelling . They all know the impact of taking a 10,000 hour job down to 3,000 hours . The   delivery teams will be able to spend time with their loved ones . They will be able to spend some   time during the weekend not working . They will be able to have a life outside of work .     The second visualization we created dealt with how we are going to attack the high degree of   customer customization . Because our IT resources are limited , we created a visualization of a   visual programming environment that would allow anyone with basic computer skills to write and   share custom applications by simply using visual programming . All the user will need to do is   wire up block diagram of their algorithm and the internal machinery of the application will turn 

 that into working software code . The visualization for this consisted of a mockup of the user   interface and a diagram of how the various layers of the underlying machinery would work   together .     Insight & Approach    It is surprising how much of a calming effect the visualizations have had . The image of 10,000   hours - > 3,000 hours has brought a lot of reassurance and comfort to the team . They can see it   and they can see their part in it . This is an image that is being discussed over coffee . Discussed   during conference calls , and is actively shaping our decision process .     The visual programming environment was an idea that was discussed several times in the past ,   but it was only when we developed the visualization for the concept were we able to garner   leadership support . It is still surprising how much of an impact it made . Without the visualization ,   there were long discussions and debates . With the visualization it was a very short presentation   to leadership . They saw the idea and said it was a great idea and we should do it . The whole   conversation took about 5 minutes . Amazing ! 


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 – Visualization 

 Challenge & Selection   The business challenge that we face is automation . Automation could eliminate 20 - 30 % of the   jobs by 2020 . If we do n’t get there first with a viable solution , it means our competitors which   most likely will result in irreversible loss of market share .      In designing a path forward , we are faced with multiple complex choices . Which technologies   should we select and which tasks should be automated in what order and how do you get all of   the legacy IT systems to talk to each other .     We are constrained by limited coding resources and are further challenged by a high number of   customized approaches to delivering our services .     The tool I chose is visualization . In the complex and noisy environment we find ourselves .   Visualization has proven to be an invaluable tool helping us navigate our way forward .      Application   There are actually two applications that I want to share . The first is a visualization of the future .   My team has developed tools for harvesting data . To date this has been an necessary and   annoying task performed by our clients and our staff . Well getting data , while important , is n’t   necessarily compelling .     We have seen some important resignations of late , and the staff is struggling to see the value of   their work . All of them have been part of client delivery teams and they know how much drudge   work goes into our product . It takes thousands and thousands of hours , to acquire the data we   need , analyze it , and issue our findings . They have either worked till 3 am and been back at   work at 9 am or they have a close friend who has - not once , but on a regular extended basis .      What we needed was a compelling vision of the future . One that was simple to understand and   could re - inspire our team . We created a visualization not with cartoons , but with words :                                       10,000 hrs - > 3,000 hrs     It is compelling . They all know the impact of taking a 10,000 hour job down to 3,000 hours . The   delivery teams will be able to spend time with their loved ones . They will be able to spend some   time during the weekend not working . They will be able to have a life outside of work .     The second visualization we created dealt with how we are going to attack the high degree of   customer customization . Because our IT resources are limited , we created a visualization of a   visual programming environment that would allow anyone with basic computer skills to write and   share custom applications by simply using visual programming . All the user will need to do is   wire up block diagram of their algorithm and the internal machinery of the application will turn 

 that into working software code . The visualization for this consisted of a mockup of the user   interface and a diagram of how the various layers of the underlying machinery would work   together .     Insight & Approach    It is surprising how much of a calming effect the visualizations have had . The image of 10,000   hours - > 3,000 hours has brought a lot of reassurance and comfort to the team . They can see it   and they can see their part in it . This is an image that is being discussed over coffee . Discussed   during conference calls , and is actively shaping our decision process .     The visual programming environment was an idea that was discussed several times in the past ,   but it was only when we developed the visualization for the concept were we able to garner   leadership support . It is still surprising how much of an impact it made . Without the visualization ,   there were long discussions and debates . With the visualization it was a very short presentation   to leadership . They saw the idea and said it was a great idea and we should do it . The whole   conversation took about 5 minutes . Amazing !
### Output: 