Transforming a business today means redesigning business processes. Two techniques used to transform a static business process are (1) radical process redesign, which is sometimes called business process reengineering (BPR) or simply reengineering and (2) incremental, continuous process improvement, which includes total quality management (TQM) and Six Sigma.

Why was radical design of business processes embraced so quickly and so deeply by senior managers of so many companies? In your opinion, and using hindsight, was its popularity a benefit for businesses? Why or why not?

Reference: Pearlson, K., Saunders, C., Galletta, D. Managing and Using Information Systems: A Strategic Approach, 6th Edition. Burlington, MA. Wiley, 2016

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Watch Chimamanda Adichie’s

TedTalk. (Links to an external site.)

Adichie sees stereotypes as complicit in the perpetuation of single stories: “[T]he problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.”

Please think about your own life and experiences. First, what is YOUR story that is not a single story? Second, discuss a time when you were guilty of reducing someone else to a single story. Finally, how do we move past the single story?

Make sure to reference the TedTalk in your topic reply.

A variety of 19th-century musical types that are the forerunners of film music.

Describe Descriptive music, Programmatic Music, and Symphonic poem, including their basic qualities, important composers, and similarities to film music.

• Descriptive music: the term descriptive music is often applied to music that either depicts a general mood suggested in a text, title, and program, or mimics specific physical movements and natural sounds, such as wind, thunder, and animal noises.

• Programmatic Music: Instrumental music that tells a story, suggests an image, or evokes a designated mood is referred to as programmatic.

• Symphonic poem: a piece of orchestral music, usually in a single continuous movement.

The following categories represent types of process manufacturing industries:

• Soft drink beverages
• Chemicals
• Food
• Forest and paper products
• Metals
• Pharmaceuticals
• Soap and cosmetics

(The list intentionally omits petroleum refining to get you to think of other industries)

Select one (1) of the categories from the list above and:

1. Identify one company involved in the manufacturing of products in that category.
2. Identify typical products manufactured by that company.
3. Identify typical raw materials you believe are used by the selected company.
4. Identify the types of processes you believe are involved in producing the products.

Direction:

• writing standards and APA style guidelines.
• Be sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing all sources referenced
• Write 4 paragraph essays (Introduction, body and conclusion)

Enjoy your search.

Using a web browser, perform some research on a newer malware variant that has been reported by a major malware containment vendor. Using a search engine, go to the vendors web site; this could be Symantec, McAfee, or any of their competitors. Visit one malware prevention software vendor. Search for the newest malware variants and pick one. Note it’s name and try to understand how it works. Now look for information about that same malware at least one other vendor. Were you able to see this malware at both vendor? If so, are there any differences in how they are reported between the two vendors?