| It is very crucial that today’s leaders understand the importance of data. If it use effectively, data could guide leaders to better “decision making”, setting of goals, and monitoring of progress. In my case, I use data to keep running records of students attendance, school performance, etc… This leads me to define needs, set goals, and plan for intervention. |
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The architecture of every business must be modified over time as the business changes, otherwise the business may not perform to its full capacity resulting in its products not being as successful as its competitors’ products. Eventually the business could fail due to poor performance in the market as a result of a stagnant business architecture.
A current state describes the present position of a business. Once arriving to a desired point, it asks the question, “Where do we go from here?” It is a driving question that leads to the future state. The lack of current and/or future state business architecture may affect various systems that are not “compatible” and may lead to “manual entry”. As a result, this may result in “data entry errors.” Consequently, the service or product of the business may get delayed. For instance, if the business architecture of my school is poorly constructed, this may cause delays in student scheduling, submitting grades, and personnel communication through the use of technology. This in turn degrades the performance of the school, which can then negatively affect the performance of the students. References "Enterprise Architecture Framework - California Department ..." 2008. 20 Feb. 2015 <http://www.cio.ca.gov/Publications/pubs/Appendix_A.pdf> "4.0 enterprise business architecture - Office of Information ..." 20 Feb. 2015 <https://oimt.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/EA_4.0.pdf> As stated in the Education Enterprise Architecture Guidebook, “a business architecture encompasses the what, who, how, when, and why” of a business including its vision, mission, and goals, (pg. 11). Therefore, I have come to understand quite a lot about the business structure of my school. Prior to this assignment, I asked myself many questions in regards to my school’s business decisions. They just did not make sense. Now, that I am learning about business architecture, I understand the reasoning behind such business decisions.
To me, business architecture is like trying to build a wall using bricks. Each brick is dependent on each other. If one is not placed correctly, then the chances of the wall lasting are very low. However if the bricks are placed correctly, then the foundation, vision, and goals will be supported for a long time. The bricks are the “interaction of applications” within a business where they depend on each other for support. The applications are the various parts found in a business such as budget, services, and the business’ strategic plan. Each department within my school has various duties associated with their function. For instance, the administrative department is responsible for hiring teachers and ensuring they support and meet the schools’ goals. The IT department directly supports school technology and networks, and they too align with the schools’ goals. There are other departments as well. They all depend on each other for support, and they all must align with the overall vision and expectations of the school’s mission. References "Education Enterprise Architecture Guidebook - U.S. ..." 13 Feb. 2015 <https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/implementation-support-unit/tech-assist/education-architecture-guidebook.pdf> "Enterprise Architecture Framework - California Department ..." 2008. 13 Feb. 2015 <http://www.cio.ca.gov/Publications/pub s/Appendix_A.pdf> My organization of work is never the same. Every semester is different, and we are always making changes throughout the semester. For instance, our Free or Reduced lunch program was recently audited, and our attendance records did not match the associated lunch records. As a result, we had to evaluate our current architecture and agree upon a future architecture. As a result we decided that teachers would report to work at 7:30 a.m. to take attendance, and would take attendance again at 4:00 p.m..
My organization is a nonprofit that offers job training to youth while attending high school. Some individuals refer to it as a “second chance school” for students to get their diploma. This results in a “school side” and a “job training” side. On the job training side, we have what we call “crews”. Each crew has a supervisor, and the supervisor is a nonstudent. Supervisors, in turn, report to a manager. One manager oversees various supervisors. In the past, we had supervisors take attendance at 7:30 a.m. We refer to this time as PT (Physical Training). There were a lot of individuals involved in reporting attendance. Since the attendance and lunch program reports did not correlate, five teachers now report to work at 7:30 a.m. to take attendance. Each teacher has between 40 to 50 students who they track on a daily basis. If a student is absent, we call him/her, and we find out where he/she is. For instance, this week there were two students who did not report to work or school; they were absent from PT. I then emailed everyone asking if they knew why these students were absent, and I did not get a response from anyone. Assuming this meant no one knew, I called each student and found that one student was sick and the other student had overslept. In sum, we continuously meet to implement new ideas and to remove those that are not working. The above summary is a small example of enterprise architecture change, which plays into the larger yearly change for our organization.
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