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dc.contributor.advisorCruzado Vélez, Héctor J.
dc.contributor.authorAlvarado Negron, Julio G.
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-23T12:21:52Z
dc.date.available2024-04-23T12:21:52Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationAlvarado Negron, J. G. (2014). Managing a Software Consultancy Organization by Improving Traditional Management Techniques [Unpublished manuscript]. Graduate School, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12475/2452
dc.descriptionDesign Project Article for the Graduate Programs at Polytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.description.abstractPrivate sector workforce has been lead by manufacturing companies, mainly pharmaceuticals. The recent growth of technology companies such as Google, Apple and Facebook has been followed by smaller organizations specialized in software consultancy in the island. As many of the managers in the technology field now come from a manufacturing background, a need of improving management techniques was identified. With the help of the 80/20 methodology, the main processes in Axon Puerto Rico were identified, based on employee’s impact. Using techniques such as Value Stream Mapping and Root Cause Analysis the defects in those processes were caught an improved. The main processes were effectively improved by adapting to a consulting perspective. Key Terms ⎯ Employee Satisfaction, Management Techniques, Process Improvement, Value Stream Mapping.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPolytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofManagement;
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWinter-2014;
dc.relation.haspartSan Juanen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate students--Researchen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Subject headings--Unassigneden_US
dc.subject.lcshPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate students--Postersen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate School--Master in Engineering Management degreeen_US
dc.titleManaging a Software Consultancy Organization by Improving Traditional Management Techniquesen_US
dc.typePosteren_US
dc.rights.holderPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Graduate Schoolen_US


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