Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge and selection 

 I was a project manager assistant of a multinational company . A project was aimed to optimize the   organization in terms of cost and value by increasing efficiency and reducing redundancy . The first phase   of the project is to gathering fact and data for process analysis . One of the most challenges factor was   there were a lot of people involved and we have to gain truly understanding of the objective of the   project . Talking about cost reduction is a very sensitive issue , as it can mislead the related parties to shut   down departments or lay off . To prevent the misunderstanding , storytelling was used to communicate   our project objective . 

 Application 

 We had asked for one representative of each department to be our team member . The project manager   and I went to each department to explain the project background and the objective . We decided that   informal atmosphere was appropriate , setting up room to be more relax and the way we talk in the   meeting was like telling the story . We used story to metaphor the project background and expected   deliverables we wish to achieve . We clearly explain the benefits of the project and identify the   timeframe . We spent a lot of time making sure that related parties have the same picture of the   objective of project as well as their deep understanding . We knew that the key success factor of the   project is coordination of all parties . We explained to both top manager level and lower level to clearly   understand what we are doing . We set up one - hour weekly meeting for team member to get together   to “ break the ice ” . 

 Insight and approach 

 Not only gaining coordination from all stakeholders , we also gain more insights of the current situation   of each department . Some information we gain after “ break the ice ” can help project to redesign   process of some department . Lessons learned was shared and used across functions . This opens up my   eyes that communicating between functions does not always have to be formal / powerpoint meeting (   the traditional way of meeting that one has to standup in front of everyone and talk ) . Storytelling can   bring people together and also useful tool to help people not only in for interpersonal but also for   corporate . 


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: Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge and selection 

 I was a project manager assistant of a multinational company . A project was aimed to optimize the   organization in terms of cost and value by increasing efficiency and reducing redundancy . The first phase   of the project is to gathering fact and data for process analysis . One of the most challenges factor was   there were a lot of people involved and we have to gain truly understanding of the objective of the   project . Talking about cost reduction is a very sensitive issue , as it can mislead the related parties to shut   down departments or lay off . To prevent the misunderstanding , storytelling was used to communicate   our project objective . 

 Application 

 We had asked for one representative of each department to be our team member . The project manager   and I went to each department to explain the project background and the objective . We decided that   informal atmosphere was appropriate , setting up room to be more relax and the way we talk in the   meeting was like telling the story . We used story to metaphor the project background and expected   deliverables we wish to achieve . We clearly explain the benefits of the project and identify the   timeframe . We spent a lot of time making sure that related parties have the same picture of the   objective of project as well as their deep understanding . We knew that the key success factor of the   project is coordination of all parties . We explained to both top manager level and lower level to clearly   understand what we are doing . We set up one - hour weekly meeting for team member to get together   to “ break the ice ” . 

 Insight and approach 

 Not only gaining coordination from all stakeholders , we also gain more insights of the current situation   of each department . Some information we gain after “ break the ice ” can help project to redesign   process of some department . Lessons learned was shared and used across functions . This opens up my   eyes that communicating between functions does not always have to be formal / powerpoint meeting (   the traditional way of meeting that one has to standup in front of everyone and talk ) . Storytelling can   bring people together and also useful tool to help people not only in for interpersonal but also for   corporate .
### Output: 