Assignment 

 Challenge     Heading IT in an Automobile manufacturing company , my challenge is to make digital   processes easily understandable to business users . Most of my colleagues deal with objects   in the physical world , and easily understand “ visual ” things . Digital processes and systems   are not “ visually seen ” in that sense , and therefore , it becomes difficult for them to   understand what is being discussed .     We are in the midst of relooking at our core business processes , and it is imperative that all   stakeholders have the same understanding of what is being discussed . We intend to use   Digital Technologies to the maximum , and ensure that we are able to derive value out of our   Digital initiatives .     Selection     We use the Visualization and mind - mapping techniques extensively . For the purpose of this   assignment , I will focus on Visualization technique that we use to identify weaknesses and   problems in the current way of doing things ( current processes ) , and also drive discussions   and agreements on the problem itself – a common understanding of the “ real ” issue that   needs to be addressed .     All processes and working procedures are extensively documented in the organization , but   are in written form . This makes it very difficult for anyone to get a complete picture of the   process , and is also subject to different interpretations due to limitations of the written   language . We then started depicting all the processes in visual form , which made it easier   for anyone to get a good sense of the entire processes .      Initially , we were using freehand and powerpoint tools to draw them , but we soon realized   that these tools were not useful beyond a point . We then moved to Visio , which served well   for sometime and we were able to communicate effectively . Currently , we are   experimenting with some process modelling tools that allow us to quickly depict processes   in an easy - to - understand , visual format complete with process flows , actors , business logic   and desired outputs .     Application   I still remember the early days when together with folks from the production shop floor , we   were discussing on how to reduce defects on the shop floor , and there was a lot of   discussion going on about how things were functioning on the floor . One of my team   members then stood up and started drawing the processes from beginning to end . It was   fascinating to see how it started with only 4 - 5 big blocks , but soon , as people started   relating to each “ block ” , more and more details emerged , and at the end of the 4 - hour   session , the entire board was filled up ! It also turned out that nobody from amongst the   participants actually knew the full process . At the end of it , everybody appreciated the   process and adopted the methodology willingly . 

 It is now being accepted as the “ standard ” way of designing processes in our organization ,   and we are continuing to improve our ability to make processes simple , easy to understand ,   and more importantly , depict accurately what is happening in real life .     We are also looking at standardizing the tools we use to draw and depict processes .     Insight     This course has helped me to sharpen the way we ask questions and gather data that we   need to draw the “ what - is ” and “ what - if ” scenarios . The story of George and Geoff helped   me use this understanding and become better at eliciting information and understanding   the unmet needs of the customers .      What we also lacked was a method to evaluate options in the “ what works ” and “ what   wows ” steps . This was because we could not get around to defining the criteria on which to   evaluate them . This course has helped me to understand better the “ what - if ” stage of the   design process , and has helped me to come up with an idea to better specify the “ design   criteria ” that would need to be met for it to be considered the best option ( what wows and   what works ! ) .       Approach     I tried out my new learnings about two weeks back , and I got some good results . In   customer - facing processes where most of the “ value ” is created in the digital medium , we   have been fairly successful . However , in core “ manufacturing ” or “ logistics ” processes ,   where value is created more in the physical world , we have found limited success in   designing robust digitized processes . Maybe it is just a matter of time till we become better   at using all components of the Design thinking processes . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
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### 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: Assignment 

 Challenge     Heading IT in an Automobile manufacturing company , my challenge is to make digital   processes easily understandable to business users . Most of my colleagues deal with objects   in the physical world , and easily understand “ visual ” things . Digital processes and systems   are not “ visually seen ” in that sense , and therefore , it becomes difficult for them to   understand what is being discussed .     We are in the midst of relooking at our core business processes , and it is imperative that all   stakeholders have the same understanding of what is being discussed . We intend to use   Digital Technologies to the maximum , and ensure that we are able to derive value out of our   Digital initiatives .     Selection     We use the Visualization and mind - mapping techniques extensively . For the purpose of this   assignment , I will focus on Visualization technique that we use to identify weaknesses and   problems in the current way of doing things ( current processes ) , and also drive discussions   and agreements on the problem itself – a common understanding of the “ real ” issue that   needs to be addressed .     All processes and working procedures are extensively documented in the organization , but   are in written form . This makes it very difficult for anyone to get a complete picture of the   process , and is also subject to different interpretations due to limitations of the written   language . We then started depicting all the processes in visual form , which made it easier   for anyone to get a good sense of the entire processes .      Initially , we were using freehand and powerpoint tools to draw them , but we soon realized   that these tools were not useful beyond a point . We then moved to Visio , which served well   for sometime and we were able to communicate effectively . Currently , we are   experimenting with some process modelling tools that allow us to quickly depict processes   in an easy - to - understand , visual format complete with process flows , actors , business logic   and desired outputs .     Application   I still remember the early days when together with folks from the production shop floor , we   were discussing on how to reduce defects on the shop floor , and there was a lot of   discussion going on about how things were functioning on the floor . One of my team   members then stood up and started drawing the processes from beginning to end . It was   fascinating to see how it started with only 4 - 5 big blocks , but soon , as people started   relating to each “ block ” , more and more details emerged , and at the end of the 4 - hour   session , the entire board was filled up ! It also turned out that nobody from amongst the   participants actually knew the full process . At the end of it , everybody appreciated the   process and adopted the methodology willingly . 

 It is now being accepted as the “ standard ” way of designing processes in our organization ,   and we are continuing to improve our ability to make processes simple , easy to understand ,   and more importantly , depict accurately what is happening in real life .     We are also looking at standardizing the tools we use to draw and depict processes .     Insight     This course has helped me to sharpen the way we ask questions and gather data that we   need to draw the “ what - is ” and “ what - if ” scenarios . The story of George and Geoff helped   me use this understanding and become better at eliciting information and understanding   the unmet needs of the customers .      What we also lacked was a method to evaluate options in the “ what works ” and “ what   wows ” steps . This was because we could not get around to defining the criteria on which to   evaluate them . This course has helped me to understand better the “ what - if ” stage of the   design process , and has helped me to come up with an idea to better specify the “ design   criteria ” that would need to be met for it to be considered the best option ( what wows and   what works ! ) .       Approach     I tried out my new learnings about two weeks back , and I got some good results . In   customer - facing processes where most of the “ value ” is created in the digital medium , we   have been fairly successful . However , in core “ manufacturing ” or “ logistics ” processes ,   where value is created more in the physical world , we have found limited success in   designing robust digitized processes . Maybe it is just a matter of time till we become better   at using all components of the Design thinking processes .
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