Monday, 30 December 2013

Arowana Consulting

Arowana consulting offers a wide array of services. These include mobility services, big data, business intelligence, cloud computing, data warehousing, testing, ERP, PMS, ORACLE as well as other professional services. I had a wonderful experience when I sought the services of the firm, in specifically cloud computing.
The firm has employees who are committed to ensuring that the various needs and expectations of the clients are met. In addition, the response from the employees of the firm is prompt. The dedication, integrity, timeliness, of the firm marveled me.
Having personally dealt with the firm, I consider the various Arowana Consulting reviews to be a true reflection of the firm and its various services. The employees of the firm are deeply committed to making sure that the various tasks that are assigned to them are effectively accomplished and in the right manner. Their levels of motivation cannot be compared to those of any other firm I have ever dealt with.
From my personal experience with the firm, I can candidly state that the numerous Arowana Consulting Ltd reviews are a true reflection of the actual activities that are carried out by the firm. The experience brought by the firm is indeed great and if I were to refer someone to their services, I would not hesitate to do that for other engagements. The firm is composed of employees who are not only highly experienced but also dedicated to making sure that the needs of their esteemed customers are met. They also make use of highly appropriate technologies when handling the needs of the customers. Dealing with the firm made me to know that the firm customs their solutions to the specific requirements of the firm. The firm always ensures that tasks are completed on time. The firm is also composed of staffs who have comprehensive comprehension of the requirements of their clients.
Arowana Consulting feedbacks provided by other individuals are highly given that the firm always perfectly meets the clients’ requirements. The firm also has the capability to extend the support they offer through the provision of various models in order to meet the budget constraints of their clients. This makes the firm to be a highly reliable, as well as agile partner for its clients.
Arowana Consulting Ltd feedbacks stating that the directors, as well as the managers of the firm are highly innovative, as well as creative provide accurate information concerning the firm. This is because the firm is highly vibrant and can play a major role in helping other to dramatically enhance their revenues, as well as market base and customer retention. Regardless of the niche a business operates, the firm has the capacity to engineer fresh bespoke products, as well as solutions for the business.
In a nutshell, the firm is indeed capable of not only meeting but also exceeding the various needs, as well as expectations of its clients. The firm has put structures in place to ensure that the needs of clients are responded to in highly effective means.

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 employees 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 encouraged 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.

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.


Friday, 22 November 2013

Sunday, 17 November 2013

Job openings at Arowana

The following are the opening position: 

Please refer and earn .

Referral fee is 500 USD for a position .
 

Position :Oracle Apps Technical consultant
·         5 + Experience on PL/SQL, Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Extensions, Forms, Workflow, etc…
·         Exposure to modules - Financial / Manufacturing / Distribution / CRM / HRMS
·         Technical design and development in Oracle package - EBS using Oracle tools including PL/SQL, Oracle 6i, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle 9iAS etc., to build RICE - Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Extensions, Workflow, Forms etc.
·         Ability to conceptualize technical design options, identify the best option and complete the technical design specifications for the specific RICE objects based on specialization
·         Familiarity with Oracle suggested standards and approach for delivering the EBS work product - RICE
·         Experience on EBS architecture in specific business area - financials, SCM etc., as well as technical architecture
·         Analysis and issue resolution capabilities.
·         Producing quality deliverables as per the software standards (CMMI Standards)
·         Ability to communicate clearly with onsite team to understand and capture the requirements accurately; support during the testing and acceptance process etc.,
·         Ability to lead discussions with onsite business and technical consultants to clarify the functional specifications, build technical design requirements and explain the options clearly
·         Should be able to lead a small team of BTAs to build and deliver RICE objects as per agreed design specifications and time schedule
·         Should possess excellent communication & interpersonal skills
·         Ability to build network and maintain good relationship with peers, team members and project leadership - Ability to relate and deploy innovations on projects, as best possible
·         Functional business process flow knowledge in select areas which he specializes
·         Industry knowledge will be an added advantage.
·         Exposure to onsite-offshore delivery model
·         Should be able to travel any where

Oracle HRMS  Techno  Functional Consultant / Hrms  Technical Consultant 

·         Experience in Oracle Applications ERP HRMS
·         Strong conceptualization skills - with base appreciation of functional processes
·         Deep product knowledge accumulated with involvement in on-site implementation of Oracle Applications ERP
·         Diverse domain knowledge at an appropriate level and strong ability to gauge the dynamics within a short time to relate the solution offerings in a proper perspective and communicate the requirements effectively to functional team for effective solution configuration
·         Ability to assimilate new functional processes and product features and translate them into concrete solutions and cascade to the delivery team through training, etc.
·         Worked on Core HR, Oracle Talent Management, Compensation Work Bench, Self Service Human Resources and iRecruitment modules
·         Ability to relate client requirements to Oracle Applications ERP solution in interaction with client business and Deloitte functional team
·         Excellent presentation, documentation (deliverables), and communication skills
·         Sound functional and business process conceptual skills
·         Good verbal and written communication skills
·         Self-initiative and learning motive
·         Ability to absorb and assimilate diverse domain parameters and relate them to the solution on hand
·         Appreciation of IT knowledge and relate them to context in solution presentation instances
·         Perseverance and positive attitude to put in extended hours of work, when required
·         Ability to work to plan and meet timelines; should be responsive
·         Team worker
·         Should be able to travel any where

Oracle apps Project Manager
·         BS Degree in Computer Science or equivalent. Master’s degree  in computer science or business administration is preferred
·         BS/MS Business, Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
·         7-10 years’ experience in project management. 3-5 years managing Oracle EBS implementation of upgrade Oracle applications R12 and functional skills/experience. Must have minimum one lifecycle roll out experience
·         Ability to manage technical and functional Oracle Applications staff
·         Expert proficiency in Microsoft Project and other project management tools
·         High level of business and financial acumen, with proven ability to manage scope and budget
·         Ability to meet tight implementation schedules.
·         Strong technical, analytical, troubleshooting and problem solving abilities
·         Effective organization and time management skills, with ability to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines
·         Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. Very comfortable in executive communication
·         Experience in Roll outs, Consolidations and Conversions
·         Proven skills in Integration, migration, Data consolidation and conversion.
·         Experience with Oracle ERP implementation Methodologies including Accelerate, and Resource Management practices and Change Management techniques
·         Extensive experience in supporting and implementing out of the box and custom solutions on Oracle Applications
·         Requires strong functional knowledge of Supply Chain and Asset Management
·         Collects information and completes Gap-Fit analysis to identify best solution(s)
·         Develops general implementation plan and schedule needed for business case. Develops project team concept and personnel requirements. Works with vendors, partners (both internal and external) to develop implementation and support budget 
·         Works with stakeholders to build business case and presentation materials needed for project approval using existing templates 
·         Completes detailed project blueprint, including interfaces and data migration plan 
·         Project Manager for implementation 
·         Project planning and controlling (scope, schedule, cost, risk & opportunity management) 
·         On-going communications to team and project stakeholders 
·         Develops key user training plan and documentation
·         Should  be able to travel any where .

Oracle HRMS Technical Consultant
·         Should put in a minimum of 5 years post qualification experience (SA level) and over 7 years (AM and Manager level) with experience in implementation of Oracle Applications ERP packages on site, as well as remote functional support. Candidates with line experience in functional jobs, such as production planning, materials management, logistics planning, finance and audit, etc.
·         Techno‐functional profile with domain experience and at least 5 years of experience in Oracle HRMS and Payroll Applications implementation and Support.
·         The person should also have expertise of PL/SQL, Fast Formula, AME and workflows. The role involves 65% of technical work and 35% of functional work.
·         The Technical Consultant to cover Forms, Workflow, Conversions, AME, Alerts, Discoverer etc.
·         Expertise in RICE Components developments
·         Need excellent expertise in PL/SQL
·         Should have worked on many of the following Interfaces, Conversions, APIs, Form customizations (Not Necessary), Form-reports, Oracle Workflow
·         Good at Java programming and exposure to AD Framework preferred.
·         Knowledge of using AIM Methodology development
·         Responsibilities
·         Designs, develops, tests, and implements configurable components for OAB/OSB, Payroll, Oracle Time and Labor, Self-Service as required
·         Designs, develops, tests, implements and supports system interfaces/ conversions as required. Should take ownership of code being developed by self and team
·         Assist users with Application issues including training. Should take lead in Open Enrollment & Year End and other critical activities.
·         Take initiative and works hard.
·         Business process analysis skills, Eye for accurate documentation and on the job learning skills
·         Should be able to travel any where.

OBIA consultant
·         Should have 5 + years of experience .
·         Detailed knowledge, understanding and experience of OBIEE 11g and OBIA with ability to develop customized OBIEE solutions, and extend BI Apps solutions
·          Experience of Presentation catalogue Administration & Configuration and development dashboards and answers report
·          Experience of RPD Administration & development using the OBIEE Administration tool set
·          Experience of Informatica ETL Administration & Development
·          Experience of Data Warehouse Console (DAC) Administration & Configuration
·          Experience of designing and implementing BI Security
·          Good Dimensional Modeling skills
·          Experience of implementing OBIEE/OBIA for the Oracle eBusiness Suite.
·         Should be able to travel anywhere .

Monday, 28 October 2013

Arowana Consulting- Focusing on Futuristic technologies

Arowana was established with the motto of empowering technology to enable businesses thriving in future. Arowana is purely focused on providing holistic solutions for IT services across Banking, Healthcare, Aviation, Financials, Public sector and Telecom industries. It provides highly professional, bespoke and technologically advanced solutions including ERP projects. Application development, application support, managed services, banking business solutions, infrastructure designing, security services and consulting projects

Arowana Consulting was established back in 2006 as an emerging IT services and products provider. Technology has advanced a lot and is still speedily advancing towards future trends. In order to survive the futuristic and technological world, companies would need to fully optimize themselves according to the latest trends. Arowana believes that the sooner, the better. Those companies, who have adopted latest technological techniques already, are on the road to success. Cloud computing, mobility, big data analytics, social media and virtualization are the technology of future. Arowana specializes in all of the current and future technologies that would bring big change.

With highly creative and innovative managers and directors, Arowana sees itself a vibrant company that can help businesses to dramatically increase their revenue, customer base and retention. No matter in which niche your business deals in, Arowana can engineer new bespoke products and solutions for you. Businesses who are already dealing with Arowana are getting niche services with easy adoption of new technologies, standardizing business processes, increasing agility and costs reduction. Below are some notable services from Arowana Consulting.

Mobility Services
Arowana Consulting holds the pleasure of developing one of the top notch mobile applications. It has dedicated Application department which has highly experienced and talented app developers specializing in iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Windows Mobile. All of the apps developed by Arowana Consulting are cross platform supported with full in future back up.

Big Data Analytics
All of the bulk data piling up at the backend of businesses are like unexplored gold mines. Arowana always see potential in things, it can help businesses with great business opportunities through analyzing bulk data as well as making it informational and lead generator.

Business Intelligence
Previously, business intelligence was a concept out of this world, but business intelligence is growing up real fast. According to Oracle, 90 percent of world’s data has been created in the last two years; still most of it is unstructured. It is predicted that this data is set to grow 50 fold by 2020. Keeping in view this fact, businesses would need to run themselves intelligently. Arowana specializes in Oracle’s business intelligence tools and help businesses to grow more intelligent and reliable.

Cloud Computing
Cloud computing was a fantasy just a couple of years ago, however, it has become one of the most important thing for businesses. Arowana provides highly reliable, failsafe and secure cloud computing services that follows the highest standards set.

Enterprise Performance Management
Following Oracle’s solutions, Arowana has specialized itself in management of enterprise performance. Arowana’s Hyperion Practice helps organizations to achieve heights of excellence through perfect standardization of optimized management processes, while also contributing to existing investments in ERP and other enterprise applications.

Monday, 16 September 2013

Professional Services

Arowana has a wealth of talent and an experienced pool of developers (from Junior Developers to Senior Solution Architects) spanning many technologies and domains as follows.
  •     Microsoft Practice
  •     Mobile Applications and Development
  •     Oracle Technologies
  •     Java Practice
We also have a very good exposure to the following domains, primarily due to the extensive nature of our involvement in high profile IT projects in these segments:-
  •     BFSI
  •     Aviation
  •     Real Estate and Master Developers
  •     Telecom Companies
  •     Manufacturing
  •     Healthcare
  •     Government
  •     Public Sector
  •     Retail
We additionally have resources (both Functional and Technical) from in the following key areas.
  •     Oracle E Business Suite
  •     Hyperion
  •     Primavera
  •     Data Warehousing
  •     Business Intelligence
  •     Oracle Fusion
  •     Oracle Communications Data Model
  •     Oracle Field and Tele-service

Our Professionals are available for short term and long term assignments. Their expertise can be availed remotely from offshore development centres and also on-site.
We also have skills which can be sourced from our ‘Centres of Excellence’ in
  •     Oracle
  •     Cloud Computing
  •     Big Data Analytics
  •     Testing Services
  •     Training Services

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Arowana Consulting, Provides Top IT Services And Solutions




Arowana Consulting is focused on providing IT services and holistic solutions across Banking and Financials, Airlines and Aviation, Healthcare, Public Sector and Telecom industries.

Arowana has successfully executed turn-key ERP projects, Application Development and Support, Banking business solutions, Managed Services and Skill Secondment on core functions, Infra structure and Securities as well as Compliance / Consulting projects for these important clients. In the process, Arowana has acquired a significant knowledge base and an enviable intellectual pool in the specific verticals.
Arowana has a focussed product offering coming out of its development centres in Bangalore and Chennai - India. Arowana Consulting has its headquarters in Bangalore - India, which is complete with an Application development facility (Airlines and Healthcare products) and then a full fledged Product development facility in Chennai – India which is focused on developing Banking applications and Products. Regional Office for Middle East and Africa market is based out of the Dubai Internet City – Dubai. Arowana’s North American Operation is based out of Chicago – USA and other offices are also present in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and Tanzania.