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In our world today, technology continues to grow at an extremely fast speed. As new innovations in computer and communication technology continue to change the lives of everyday people, companies must also keep up with these innovations to stay competitive in the business world. In the past decades, many businesses have taken the step to incorporate new computer systems to help increase the efficiency of many different company tasks. However, the implementation and transition into using these new systems can be costly, have an effect on employee morale, and without the proper training, the company may not be able to use the system effectively. If employees are not properly trained, the system may have a negative effect on the productivity of the company instead of benefiting it.
Learning how to implement, and design these systems is very important for a company to understand. After taking a class in management leadership, I began to notice how companies were trying to effectively use their employees. I also notice how some companies were implementing new computer systems to try to improve the efficiency of the business productivity. After discussing this idea with a few classmates, and my professor I was able to come up with the following proposition. I propose to examine many of current systems which are being used by various companies and how companies have implemented these systems. In specific, I will be looking at systems which allow employees to work at home or during irregular work hours as this is becoming a new trend within the business world. Through these observations, I will create new specifications for the creation of a new system to be implemented into a business. Also, through the observation of various company techniques on implementing these systems, I will help create some guidelines on how management can efficiently and effectively implement this new system.
As a Business and Computer Science (CS) minor, I believe that this gives me the sufficient knowledge to work on this project. As a CS minor, I have programmed, and know how many programmers think and their terminology. Because of this I will be able to create specifications, and word it in a way which the programmers will understand and not be confused, but also be exactly what the businesses want for their system. As a Business minor, I know how important management and proper implementation of a new system is to a business.
The reason I believe that this is a job for an interdisciplinarian is because of the huge difference in both of these fields. While it will definitely be the of the programmers job to create the new system, it is people in business who need to set the specification of the program, and people in management who need to help design the interface of the program as well. By making the creation of the program interdisciplinary this will also help ease the implementation of the program. If the interface is easy to understand and use, employees will be able to learn the system quicker. Also, since the programmers know exactly how the program works, they can help management create a plan to effectively teach employees how to use the new system.
With the implementation of such a system, I believe that this will have a great impact on employee morale, and also benefit the productivity of the company. With a more refined system and a effective way to implement such as system this will help company benefit greatly.