Sunday, October 19, 2008

Risk Management

Vulnerability to Various Risks

I offer a variety of risk assessment and analysis services to assist in determining your organization's vulnerability to various risks. Using a thorough vulnerability analysis process, threat assessments, and periodic site reviews, I am able to quantify vulnerabilities of your facilities, personnel, and operations. By partnering with me, you reduce costs by putting my knowledge and my expertise of emergency management to work for you.

Understanding Risk

Risk can be defined as a potential for loss. Risk Assessments are designed to establish baseline information regarding current and acceptable levels of risk for an organization, community, or the environment. A risk assessment is a process of identifying and minimizing the exposures to certain threats which an organization or community may experience.

Risk Assessment = Hazard Identification + Impact Analysis

I perform hazard vulnerability analyses to identify hazards and to determine their frequencies, intensities, and potential impacts. I rate the impacts and develop a score that rates the organizations ability to carry out its mission in light of each hazard. This information is then used in the prioritization of preparedness and prevention steps.

Risk Management

With many years of experience with both established companies as well as with start-ups I'm in unique a position to offer hands-on management for Risk Management and all aspects of IT Management.

I offer an international breadth of experience, having worked with some of the largest companies in the world.

Pricing: Please contact me at +43 681 10529517 in Vienna, Austria for more information regarding preparing your company a Risk Management plan today.

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Data Management

Gap Analysis

Gap Analysis through data analysis turns data into information.

There are multiple reasons for doing data analysis. Most are to do gap analysis between expected, a standard or the competition. Any organization that wants to be successful must have a structured way of gathering data, analyzing data and doing gap analysis. All important areas should have data collected and then turn that data though statistical data analysis into information. Data in of itself is really not worth very much. It is only when the data is tortured by statistical data analysis to reveal information that it becomes valuable. The gap analysis can vary in complexity and sophistication from some very simple averages and histograms to complex regression analysis. Data collection for gap analysis can be done for a number of reasons.

Based on information better decisions will result at all levels in the organization. A few of the uses of information I'm gathering from statistical data analysis in a so called Data Warehouse:

Needs Assessment
I can design and conduct interviews to identify the needs of system users. These needs can be summarized, describing each data set in the organization along with the creation, maintenance, access, and analysis activities for each user group in the organization. Through a thorough analysis of each group's needs, detailed requirements and design specifications are documented to ensure the system supports your business objectives.

Technical Architecture
It is critical to the success of any Data Warehouse to design the most effective data aggregation strategy and data model. This will not only provide dimensional flexibility and superior performance, but will allow for future data growth and dimensional expansion. I will design an efficient, cost-effective solution to meet your Data Warehousing needs using industry best practices, proven methodologies, and a compilation of recommended database, extraction, and data modeling tools and technologies.

Data Cleansing and Conversion
I am experienced in developing data cleansing and conversion methodologies that assist you in the transfer of accurate data from any source into your Data Warehouse. I can also assist with integrating data from proprietary and standard formats as well as commercially available data sets. I have experience and relationships with leading extraction and translation tool vendors, which enables the implementation of a rapid and repeatable data cleansing and conversion process.

Prototype Definition and Data Modeling
I can provide you with a working model of your actual data that can then be manipulated, reported, and tested in your environment. Through production of prototypes for data, system architecture, and dimensional analysis, I can help you at any step in the process.

Report Design and Generation
A flexible report generation interface provides business analysts and executives with the ability to perform detailed analysis of custom reports from their desktop via Web browsers, existing applications, or custom reporting software. I can assist in the design and creation of reporting structures and systems.

Implementation
I am experienced in the implementation of Data Warehouse architecture and related databases. The integrity and implementation rules governing the consistency between information in the Data Warehouse and the operational applications are identified and initiated, which creates a smooth and effective transition from test to production.

Database Services

With many years of experience with both established companies as well as with start-ups I'm in unique a position to offer hands-on management for Data Management and all aspects of IT Management.

I offer an international breadth of experience, having worked with some of the largest companies in the world.

Pricing: Please contact me at +43 681 10529517 in Vienna, Austria for more information regarding preparing your company a Data Management Plan today.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Team Coaching

Opportunities For Improvement

There are always many opportunities for improvement!

I work with you to determine the skills and processes you would like to see improve. I will apply my many years of project and technology management experience to help you develop a unit with shared goals, quality output, faster response times and better relations with business and technology partners.

New Unit
You are new to the unit or the company. Often there are people from many parts of the corporation who make up the new unit. I can help develop goals and create a mission for the new unit. I have the expertise and the skills to build a sustainable team.

Training
How to organize the negotiation? How to move past impasses? How to deal with difficult vendors? How to deal with difficult users? I can tailor a seminar or one-day workshop just for you!

Career Management
Put a spark into your team and into your career. Not just motivation but specific ways that you can enhance your career while improving the bottom line and getting recognition from your peers and senior management.

Team Coaching

With many years of experience with both established companies as well as with start-ups I'm in unique a position to offer hands-on management for Team Coaching and all aspects of IT Management.

I offer an international breadth of experience, having worked with some of the largest companies in the world.

Pricing: Please contact me at +43 681 10529517 in Vienna, Austria for more information regarding preparing your company a Team Coaching Plan today.