Sunday, December 20, 2009

[b]Interview a system analyst and ask what skills and characteristics must a systems develop in order to be more effective in any design modeling process.






In the world of industrial competition, we can never say that a company which is known to be famous remained famous at all times. There are also many hopefuls that someday they may be even one of the top companies in the country. In this aspect, though there are certain differences between companies, still they have the same purpose, to succeed in every way they can ever offer. That is why, there are requirements being followed and analyzed in aid for the improvement ans development if the entire project. Without considering rules and standards could be the loss of the overall activity activity, and that could somehow cost a lot. A priority concept must be proposed to have that goal achieve in a specified time. Aligned to the success and progress of the company, there is one person involved and he or she is tasked to be the problem-solver of the entire activity happening inside the establishment. He or she id known as the system analyst wherein hid or her profession, the mind is fully charged and pursued to analyze problems that might be the cause of failures. When deficiencies are pointed out, the system analyst itself must be open for resolutions and may even discussed it with the group for assistance. It means to say having that lack eradicate is a big achievement since this is one of the reason for the company's ups and downs. As part of their job, they also use design techniques to solve business problems. From the usage they tried to expose, information technology is being applied. An information technology is basically an education towards technological advancement which could be a helpful tool when company want changes for their business. Changes, as facts stated, is inevitable. From that indicated situational analysis, a system analyst should be responsible enough on his characters and skills so that communication breakdown will not exterminate the whole activity.



The company we conducted an interview is a multipurpose cooperative known as “PIADI (Printing Association of Davao Incorporated)”. As we entered their vicinity, one employee asked us about our intentions regarding the visitation. We answered, if it is alright to interview your systems analyst for our study?As she mention our side to their manager, she said we have to wait for a few minutes because he is still on a work. When he finished already, we are now referred through his table. Meeting the manager personally and interviewed is much informative than researching facts through the internet. Most of their learning is based from their experiences through life. The manager, on his 21 years in banking worked at first as a teller, collector, ans etc. at the PCI bank now known as BDO. He id a graduate of AB Philosophy. When we asked him about how he applied his educational background on his work, he answered, as part of the systems analyst job wherein you use to solve problems by decision making but through philosophical views, you ,must also consider others insights and opinions in conducting a specific task. The fact that in philosophy “discipline” is a big word. He also added when it comes to interpersonal relationship to hid employee and members must be widely open o communication and interactions. One follow-up questions we asked about is what skills and characteristics must an analyst develop in order to be more effective in any design modeling process. The manager itself stated that the system being used by the company is furnished and organized by a programmer that they hired under legal company. Being an analyst, he stated that your experience is important especially handling a big cooperative with a number of members involve. Through his level of understanding, he asses that first timers and inexperience might success or fail since he or she is new to the industry but still it relies on hoe adaptive he or she in his or her work. On the other hand, we can barely say that the most experience in the field of work is superior than the latter. The manager also added that accounting skills is one skill that an analyst should have because handling cash inflows, outflows, inventory bookkeeping etc. truly needed your knowledge even small businesses like stores, in fact, use to have that. He share a story about a family who owned a store. He said that the family at first can say that the family at first can say that this is a good business since all the needs of his neighborhood can be bought on their store. Then suddenly, they find out that their products is few already sand they asked their selves “why is it that it looks like were not gaining something from the business?” The manager answered that query, he said that for sure they don not have ab accounting skills especially the cashier whom is known to be the handler of money is not responsible enough on his or her actions towards work. Accounting skills must be applied to businesses necause without that knowledge, the company will have a big problem thus somehow lead to bankruptcy and more of the members will also be affected. You must also consider that owning a business is a risk but if you choose not to risk your business, you should think first your capability on running that trade and the help or damage you will bring to the company. He stated that he is not only the one who owned the business but as well as everybody whom is the reason why the company is still standing ans part of the business industry. I may say that without their participation, is a company can still be called strong in every challenges it will undertake? The answer is no. Without that personnel, the company can never be called a multipurpose cooperative since no involvement of members occurred. That is how powerful people are! They were the ones woo give life to the company. Mainly, the manager as a systems analyst is barely responsible when problems arises and it is part of their job to gave time on solving it because one small leak could even cause bigger leaks and that will be hard to solve. It is much better that it will be solve the earlier as possible so others work will not be affected especially that the company is dependent on how you acted towards work. He said that working habit is also an important characteristics that must also be applied because having that love on your work is a big help to the company and that would also reflect to your personality. Tardiness and having wick personality towards his or her work will never meant to help him or her developed as a whole. The manager's prospect about it is that his employee must be accountable to their individual aspect towards life. They must be positive, hardworking and supportive to their boss since their manager strongly believes that one part of hid min and body is his people. If he felt that such part of his system is not functioning that well, it maybe someones got a problem and that manager would try to seek for it for immediate resolution. From that given scenario, we can provably say that goo communication skills is one aspect for the company's development and progress. If the manager allow others to talked about what could be the cause of problems, maybe they could help him find it out that easily . Because when interaction is present, it is not that far to succeed and who knows all encountered dilemmas will be eliminated and will diminished out of nowhere. Another characteristic he posted out is the attitude on work. He said, if good attitude is applied, nothing to worry about interconnecting yourselves your selves to others. As we all know that kind of aspect comprises all the characteristic must a system analyst should have. It seems that valuing ones attitude resulted to a more productive self and maintaining that aspect you considered that to be the key for your all throughout success. Of course all of us want to be successful someday and the fact that I learn something from him really means a lot. Starting from the struggles he encounter; the life he had before; the achievement he,the company have now; those numbers of people whom continuously believing in the company and served for many years. The cooperative as being known to be a resource manager has also its other sidelines such as printing and selling rims or pack of fronting supplies. This kind of business is done so members money will grow depending upon how big their share is. It means to say if you save bigger, your share is also big but if you save less, you share is just less. That is what also partly one of the manager of PIADI tasked to do. We can say that their purpose for attaining a cooperative is mainly to help people and that is barely a well appreciated work. For sure people whom does not know about their job, always say that they will just corrupt the money and only them whom can benefit it. I must say that the conducted interview we encountered for me is a great pleasure to have him shared his insights about the overall activity happening in his entire life. Though it is not that long conversation, still, we gain a lot things from him. From being busy with his schedule,when we have waited him to finish his work for about an hour, I see that he really want his job to be finished as earlier as possible. From that credibility he showed before the interview, I can see the characteristics and skills he have and that act is a big plus I can consider. Giving his time also to entertain us even though he is busy still he find us time to conduct our interview. That is how it happened before the one-on-one interview, than a little conversation when the interview began until it was finished. We make it a point that taking a picture with him is a perfect evidence that we truly meet him and interviewed personally. We also asked permission if it is alright to take picture with their employers and their building then he answered yes. The manager we interviewed is barely easy to deal with and I really find his place comfortable and very accommodating especially their employers is really funny and very happy person. It seems that their company is definitely different from those other company we visited. They were only the ones whom have a great relationship to people that clients can easily interact with. For sure, this is one reason why they have a great number of members and they succeeded in the sold of business. Finding out that the real existence of a systems analyst is very important in a business talking to that manager itself. Without his good traits and skills, a person can never be called an analyst. There must be their involvement because they are the only ones who understand break-flows and inconsistencies of the company. That ceramist aspect is a big basis to have them be part of the group. In case of failures, that will be one task he or she must sole to repel deficiencies occupying with in the system. The performance and result should also be introduce so knowldege and kills will be imparted on the group itself of why there are certain perform ace needed to acquire a specific result that the company want to achieve. Having that requirement, we must say that everything is planned and given a time because not all things can b immediately answered. It means to say that the systems analyst should be liable enough on such solution he or she believe could help. So certainly so be likeable, you should be expertly skilled in decision making and handling big issues. I therefore concluded that through their expertise and good aspects in life, truly they are the hopes and aspirations of the Comanche in the business industry.