Scholarship / Enterprise Resource Planning manager - solving a challenge and to implementing change or reform [2]

implementation of the Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) system

How have you contributed to solving a challenge and to implementing change or reform?
(Be specific and include: what aspect/s of your leadership knowledge, skills and practice you consider to be well established and effective; which people or organizations you worked with to solve the problem; and what creative methods were used.)

Somehow, as the project manager for the implementation of the Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) system in *** LLC, one of the biggest distribution company of ***, I ran into the problem that the deadlines for submitting financial reports had come, but not all data entered into the system and did not seem possible verify and manage to submit the reports on time from the system.

However, the problem was partly was caused by sabotage of accounting staff, partly by errors in the implementation of the system, the financial department presented their evidence of our team's fault and even proposed to cancel the project at meeting at the level of the chairman of the board of this company. I tried to keep calm in this situation and to think about the problem in general. Not as the problem of implementing the system, not as the problem of the financial department, but the problem literally as it was declared - to submit reliable reports on time. In other words, tried to solve a problem using the Gestalt approach, which is to consider the problem not separately but to reformulate, restructure it, considering it as a whole.

Having listened to all the arguments and having waited my turn, I proposed to solve this problem now by inviting an audit company with a bunch of operators to write paper reports. Although everyone initially believed that this was not possible, I asked them to forget what happened but to analyze the current situation correctly. After hours of discussion, all agreed to prepare paper reports and finally managed to convince them to make a bold decision.

This decision made it possible to submit the reports on time, verify data for entering the initial balances into the system, and finally launch successfully a new system. I sincerely believe that my effective analysis of the situation and offering the right solution and convincing others why this is the best way to overcome a challenge helped all of us successfully close the project.

Scholarship / Security Management - Why did you choose your proposed course and institution [2]

change the efficiency of using IT

I consider that we humans should use computer's sharp intellect for tasks that we can not solve for development needs for nations because they are far more useful for solving specific tasks not just playing chess to beat the world champion. I implemented different systems in various influencing enterprises and it led me to realize that using artificial intelligence in information systems is the next step that will dramatically change the efficiency of using IT.

I convinced that the chosen study "Master of IT and IT Management" at the University of Sydney will help me to solve the issues that I encountered, like unproductivity in the mining industry, the inefficiency of using IT in public services especially in data analysis by combining practical experience and knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI), data analysis and management skills.

The University of Sydney has an extremely developed foundation for a thorough study of AI. For example, in the mining sector, researches are developing autonomous vehicles in mining operation for vaster productivity, drones for safer exploration of confined spaces and information systems through machine learning for optimisation and planning. And the study of Machine Learning by Dr Tongliang Liu will help me to develop, use and manage AI systems in a real-world case.

I think that decision-making through data-driven insights is a crucial skill for better result. Therefore, "Data analytics and Business Intelligence" (BI) is the best unit for it because it gives conceptual foundations to design and implement BI dashboard on big data to build strategies and making informed decisions.

Last but not least, I am sure that studying the Security Management subject lectured by Dr Kanchana Thilakarathna will help to ensure security in large scale systems. And Project Management by Dr Hasan, who has 12 years of international experience, will give not only theories but bring global ideas and wider interdisciplinary practices.