IT and Financial Services: Value Chain Disaggregation and Shared Services
IT & Financial Services
Disaggregation of Value Chain
Breaking down business operational processes into individual components and focusing each part in the most advantageous location. IT acts as the enabler to re-engineer processes.
Shared Services
Process of centralizing administrative functions into regional and/or global centers. This is achieved by either offshoring the business unit to another location (Shared Services) OR outsourcing the entire process to another entity (BPO).
Benefits
- Streamline
Essential Building Project Concepts
Memory
Two types: 1) descriptive memory, supporting calculations; and 2) simple and common, general memory and their appendages. Purpose of this project, legislation followed in developing/planning, Background, Feasibility, Current Situation, Situation reformed, Financial and Economic Study, Bibliography.
Plans
Binding. Should reflect everything related to the project with all graphic and textual details.
Specification
Binding. The most important document of the project during its physical implementation.
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Cybersecurity Full Question and Answer Cheat Sheet
1. What is cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and data from malicious attacks. It includes measures to defend against cyber threats such as hacking, phishing, ransomware, and data breaches.
Understanding the Differences Between Web 2.0 and Web 3.0
Differences Between Web 2.0 and Web 3.0
A Web 2.0 is a second-generation interactive internet-based service that enables people to collaborate, share information, and create news services online, including mashups, blogs, RSS, wikis, and social networks. A Web 3.0 is the future vision of the web where all digital information is woven together with intelligent search capabilities. Sometimes, this is referred to as the semantic web.
Alternative Methods for Building Information Systems
The oldest method
Business Subsystems and Core Processes
Business Subsystems
In organizations, major subsystems contain secondary subsystems. The main processes—collection, payments, production, purchasing, and sales—are essential.
Purchasing Process
Starts when a need is identified (input). This includes a purchase order. This process is often divided into sectors, potentially based on material type (e.g., productive material) or volume/value (e.g., very large volumes and high values). This goes to an authorizing party for approval. Stock is then checked.
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Principios de la Investigación
Cualquier investigación de una teoría se basa en la literatura publicada. Un investigador debe mantenerse al día con todo lo nuevo publicado.
- Curioso: ansioso por saber.
- Preciso: definir los problemas adecuadamente, por ejemplo.
- Ciclos: La investigación, a medida que avanza, genera nuevas preguntas. La investigación puede tomar nuevos rumbos. Se debe tener una mente flexible.
La investigación es incremental. Todo trabajo de investigación significa añadir al conocimiento
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