MIS 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Telecommuting, Swim Lane, Sociogram

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: Management Info Systems Main
• Course: MIS 111
• Professor: ALL

Document Summary

Swim lane/ cross-functional diagrams: diagrams take more time to develop, but enable teams to identify time traps which processes take the longest as well as capacity constraints, or which resources get bogged down because of work. Fhbone (ishikawa) diagrams the easiest tool in the family of cause-and-effect diagrams that engineers and scientists use in unearthing factors that lead to an undesirable outcome. Inter-relationship digraph (di is short for directional). Adds a layer of complexity, but helps identify problems that, when addressed properly, provide the greatest benefits. Iboard help people generate innovative ideas and foster creativity. I2 chart maps out ideas with respect to their degree of innovation, as well as their ease of implementation. Visual aid to protect execution tug - o - war diagram: provides a visual representation of factors that keep the system in the status quo, as well as those that drive change. Second major category of network applications is communication.