Example Reflection – Learning Launch 

 Challenge 

 As part of the organization ’s digital strategy the senior management was looking at identifying processes   that are manual and repeatable in nature and that can be progressively semi - automated or fully   automated depending on the complexity of the process there by deriving operational efficiency . This   added constraint being , this would have to be done without any additional budget and by showing an   improvement to the bottom - line , with an overall reduction in cost on a year on year basis 

 Selection 

 As part of the technology function , there was an increasing focus on going digital . There was focus on   time to market for the new ideas and incrementally adding value so that more and more users can be   engaged with the tool which becomes part of the learning , feedback and improvement process . To   accomplish this , we decided to adopt Agile practices to achieve this objective of adding incremental   value with short cycles of development 

 Application 

 Out organization had historically followed a waterfall - based development , testing and release approach .   The idea of setting up Agile was fraught with many challenges . To help achieve this objective we decided   to do a learning launch with a sub - department within technology that had all its users within   technology . The team was reorganized and was assigned an Agile coach for a period of 8 - 12 weeks . The   team was requested to go through the entire pilot with an open mind and emphasis was laid on the   learning and adapting to a new practice . As part of the transformation , all the team members within the   team were certified on Agile best practices . The team went through the agile transformation journey in   12 weeks followed by team adopting to the new approach for a period of 12 weeks . 

 Insights 

 User centric approach was one of the key outcomes from this transformation . Many members of the   team had never interacted with the end user and as a result were not aware of the true issues . In   previous case features were being developed and the user only see it at the end of the development   cycle . With this new approach , it was easier for the user to provide quick feedback as they are part of   the entire development process . Although it resulted initially in more time spent with users , once the   team went through a few iterations and users were part of the entire process it resulted in more   tangible benefits down the line . The focus was always on providing the best value to the user . Here the   users were collaborating with the technical team in achieving a common objective . As a result , both the   users and the technical team demonstrated empathy , team spirit and understanding of each other ’s   strengths and weaknesses . This allowed for the tool and the process to be reshaped in a way that would   gain the most acceptance from the end users . 

 The other main take away in applying the learning launch on the technology function was primarily   driven by the fact that , if digital transformation within technology can show savings and improvements   then it could easily gain acceptance across the organization where technology supports . The potential   for saving and realizing other untapped objectives could be manifolds . 


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 – Learning Launch 

 Challenge 

 As part of the organization ’s digital strategy the senior management was looking at identifying processes   that are manual and repeatable in nature and that can be progressively semi - automated or fully   automated depending on the complexity of the process there by deriving operational efficiency . This   added constraint being , this would have to be done without any additional budget and by showing an   improvement to the bottom - line , with an overall reduction in cost on a year on year basis 

 Selection 

 As part of the technology function , there was an increasing focus on going digital . There was focus on   time to market for the new ideas and incrementally adding value so that more and more users can be   engaged with the tool which becomes part of the learning , feedback and improvement process . To   accomplish this , we decided to adopt Agile practices to achieve this objective of adding incremental   value with short cycles of development 

 Application 

 Out organization had historically followed a waterfall - based development , testing and release approach .   The idea of setting up Agile was fraught with many challenges . To help achieve this objective we decided   to do a learning launch with a sub - department within technology that had all its users within   technology . The team was reorganized and was assigned an Agile coach for a period of 8 - 12 weeks . The   team was requested to go through the entire pilot with an open mind and emphasis was laid on the   learning and adapting to a new practice . As part of the transformation , all the team members within the   team were certified on Agile best practices . The team went through the agile transformation journey in   12 weeks followed by team adopting to the new approach for a period of 12 weeks . 

 Insights 

 User centric approach was one of the key outcomes from this transformation . Many members of the   team had never interacted with the end user and as a result were not aware of the true issues . In   previous case features were being developed and the user only see it at the end of the development   cycle . With this new approach , it was easier for the user to provide quick feedback as they are part of   the entire development process . Although it resulted initially in more time spent with users , once the   team went through a few iterations and users were part of the entire process it resulted in more   tangible benefits down the line . The focus was always on providing the best value to the user . Here the   users were collaborating with the technical team in achieving a common objective . As a result , both the   users and the technical team demonstrated empathy , team spirit and understanding of each other ’s   strengths and weaknesses . This allowed for the tool and the process to be reshaped in a way that would   gain the most acceptance from the end users . 

 The other main take away in applying the learning launch on the technology function was primarily   driven by the fact that , if digital transformation within technology can show savings and improvements   then it could easily gain acceptance across the organization where technology supports . The potential   for saving and realizing other untapped objectives could be manifolds .
### Output: 