Thursday, 26 December 2013

Code Commenting for Software Developers

Every programmer writes Codes. But very few write oraganized comments for the codes. Code commenting is an important and a must do procedure to be followed by every software programmer. Sanjay and Raju share their experiences about code commenting. They give tips on how and why good code commenting is necessary.
Credit: Actors: Karthik as Sanjay Gautum as Raju
Camera : Aditya
Editors: Aditya and Deepak
Script writer: Chetana


Sunday, 15 December 2013

Motivation equals production

There are several factors that effects production of work quality at a work place. One of the most important factors for good productivity is a happy worker.  In a work place no two people are alike, every person’s personality dimensions differ from another, people believe that they can control the events that effect them this is known as locus of control, based on this the workplace determines an employment management strategy to help the employees gel with each other  to hold good team work. Studies state that most of the time the salary of an employee is enough to keep him working for an organization, however work for money does not give 100 percent production.  An employee has to be motivated enough to work better and produce quality work.
 
Motivation is a person’s internal disposition to be concerned with positive and negative incentives or an anticipated reward. Atkinson’s and Mc Cleland’s theory of needs talks about three basic needs of an employee. Need for achievement, need for authority and need for affiliation. Every employee has a combination of these needs these needs help an employee move ahead with regard to his career.
In a workplace people learn to adapt and take on roles, if the work environment is stressful then it has an impact on the worker as well. Take for example:  A Fresher or an inexperienced person has newly joined a firm; he is directly instructed to work without getting to know his environment. He might just end up feeling catastrophic with his work; he may get stressed and would not be able to co-ordinate.  On the contrary if he is welcomed with a good orientation about the company and its working, well introduced to his co-workers, he might feel at home and begin to adapt to the work place more easily.
  
“All work and no play make jack a dull boy” is an important proverb to be followed at a workplace. If the employees have no fun once in awhile, work gets very mundane and irritating and can effect production. The HR and the management take on creative roles to make the work place fun. A few activities like quizzes and fun games or celebrations at a workplace make the environment fun to work at. With social media now taking the place of other basic mediums such as mails, there is more activity online. Such as an admin would post pictures of an event on Facebook and tag the members in the picture, the members who view it like comment and share the picture and spread happiness through socializing.

A happy worker does not have to an extrovert he can be a friendly project manager, a helpful boss or an understanding HR lead, these people hold a relaxed atmosphere understand their team members or co-workers and make sure that all members work in a synchronized manner. 
A good day for any worker starts with a good greeting,or a smile. When we greet each other it gives a positive feeling. The body language of being greeted lets one know if he the other person is happy to work with him or not.

The catogories of people we work with is also a noted factor. A person who is cheerful and happy go lucky spreads positive vibes and makes even a dull jack work more lively. The humours ones can turn any table over and make you laugh at even at critical points. The creative ones will make you think, they have the capacity to unwind fantasies. The serious one will only make you reach your goal of achievement faster.  
We can have a busy schedule for the entire month, at the end of the day all workers have to produce good end results. leisure is a very important key, because besides having work skill sets every person has talent as well. If the talent is not explored it just stays hidden in a dusty lamp.

An office with just four walls and 60 work stations on a floor would make a person feel dull, since employees spend a large chunk of their working in their office,at their desks, so you should try to make the office look as friendly and appealing as possible. If your create a friendly and comfortable atmosphere for your employees, then they will be more eager to work. Posters, cartoons, creative work areas make people feel lively.

Employees must have good space to walk and breath otherwise they are going to feel like crammed sardines in a tin. Make sure that the temperature in the office isn't set too hot or cold, employees won't feel motivated to work if they are going to turn into icecubes similarly, if it is too hot they may just want to run around like the room has been set on fire. Good amount of fresh air and lighting is very important. Keeping the environment more casual is important as well, relaxing furniture around the office tells the empoyees that they can walk around and stretch if they have been rooted to their desks for too long.

Encourage people to make their work space more lively and comfortable for themselves. Instituting casual dress codes  once a week makes an employee happy as many would like to be in clothes that comfort them. Activities that involve a creative dress code should be encourged once in a while, it is pleasant to see people walk in nice,creative attires. For example: celebrating ethnic day at office, or perhaps have a fancy dress day 
Recognize your employees as a group. Taking the time to let your team know that they are doing solid work as a unit, and show that you appreciate their efforts at all times. Taking just a few minutes out of your day to praise your employees for good team work can motivate them to work much harder
Reward your employees for hard work. Setting up a system of rewards is an excellent way to motivate your employees. Whether you set up a contest to see who can accomplish something the fastest on a certain day, or if you have a competition to see who can generate the most revenue by the end of the month, any contest that has a reward, even if it's silly, will keep your employees motivated to produce solid work.
employees get too busy to take the time out and get to know the other employees. In order to develop a stronger relationship with your employees, organised fun activities once a month or have event that can involve all and make the environment enjoyable.
Having a few social events on the calendar will help people in an office get to know each other. People will be much more excited to come to work and to do their work if they are friendly, or even friends, with their co-workers.

Having lunch with your coworkers  helps people feel less isolated during lunch time it also helps to get to know each other better. Play cricket or football- these games are fun and many enjoy playing them
 This is a great way for employees to bond,  more over it instills a sense of team spirit, after working together as a part of a different kind of team. Bonus points if you can play against other companies or branches of your department.

 Happy hours for an employe to relax and laugh after work. This may be organized by anyone.
At the end of the day a motivated, happy worker is a productive worker. If an employee is motivated enough, has a good environment to work in and he is comfortable, he will make sure to give his best and produce good results.

A happy manager, inspires his team to work, a motivated team, inspire their co-workers to work, an individual feels like giving his best. With the best end results we have happy and satisfied customers.
Motivation is the key for good production.


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Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Duty and Recreation Travels

Leading Airlines all over the world provide travel benefits to their staff, depending on their roles and grades. Each Airline has its own policies for employee travel benefits. Companies allow employees to travel for free or give discounted travel. Since the traveler in this case is the staff of a particular airline, the benefit is widely known as Staff Travel. Airlines see staff travel facilty to be one of the motivational and retention strategies.

Staff also has to travel on duty. Besides Airlines also have numerous vendors and consultants who have to travel on behalf of the airline. Tickets needs to be given to them also. Sometimes these travelers will have to travel to locations where the particular airline may not have a service. They may have to utilize the service provided by a member of an alliance. These ticket reservations may have to be rescheduled, or cancelled.
Arowana has developed a web based application which facilitates the management of Staff Travel needs known as Staff Travel Management System. The application consumes web service (booking engine) to carry out live air bookings and search for flight schedules and availability. The application is driven by the Rules Engine which manages the entitlements making it robust & flexible to manage. Various other interface applications are employed to make use of the needed functionalities.
STMS integrates with Sabre Reservation system or Amadeus , Oracle HRMS, Payroll and with various payment gateways to process payments through Net Banking, Credit Card, Debit Card and Cash Cards and many more.

Thursday, 5 December 2013

Arowana Toastmasters Club Welcome Video

Every club is the center of learning experience, So is Arowana Toastmasters Club.Every member learns through participation in many roles and each one is a learning experience. The members shed their fear of speaking by giving prepared speeches based on projects in the Competent Communication and Advanced Communication Series manuals.


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Wednesday, 4 December 2013

Job Openings at Arowana Consulting

Job Openings For the following:
Senior Oracle Apps Technical consultant Bangalore
Opportunity for Java Developer Abudhabi
Senior ADF DeveloperBengaluru / UAE
Java ArchitectsUAE
HRMS Techno functional ConsultantKuwait / Qatar
Oracle Apps Technical consultant Bangalore / UAE
Oracle HRMS Techno Functional Consultant /
Hrms Technical ConsultantBangalore / UAE
Oracle apps Project ManagerBangalore / UAE
Oracle HRMS Technical Consultant Bangalore / UAE
OBIA Consultant

For more details contact at:-

http://www.arowanaconsulting.com/careers.html#management