Saturday, August 4, 2012
Doing IT projects with Non IT Managers ???
Biggest problem faced by IT guys is how to explain technical points to non technical people. Without getting the idea of basic points, how these projects would be successes? For example lets say new solution is being under developed for finance solution and suddenly finance manager wants to change field in interface. This is not easy task as structure of database is designed when the project starts and changing database structure is easy task.
Another point is that continuous change of requirements. This leads to change the solution again and again and sometimes requirements could not be implemented as they requested. This makes bad impression on project and project team.
Impossible deadlines are another problem, and due to this problem it could be noted that many IT guys are leaving their working places. Non IT managers think that IT guys can delivery final product within minutes. But the truth is far away and IT guys have to code, execute, test, if not work properly recheck and code again, test and etc. Like wise till final output is worked out, several rounds of works have to be done again and again. Delivering solution fulfilling all requirements not an easy task and Non IT managers are unable to understood this situation.
These are few pain points that could be seen when IT projects are handled by Non IT Managers and it could be stated that doing IT projects with Non IT Managers is a mess.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Buddhism - Being Truly Human
That monk who while young devotes himself
to the Teaching of the Buddha
illumines this world like the moon
freed from clouds.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Economic development of Sri Lanka and Economists and their statistics
After ceasing 30 years old conflict in Sri Lanka, Economic development is become primary objective. No doubt as dawns of peace are in the country, economical prosperity is focused by everyone. On the hand bloom of economy would be strong foundation for long lasting peace. As the main barrier of developing country is removed now, stage is set for achieving sustainable development of economy.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Climate change and its effects on Sri Lanka
These days we all experience unusual raining patterns and this is mainly because due to climate changing. As a result of this situation Sri Lanka has to get ready for flood in any time. Poor and deeefective drainage system in Colombo as well as other cities causes to create the whole town in to a collection of small lakes and ponds in a normal rain. Sometimes gutters in roads are as deep as 3 feet. many times this problem has been brought to relevant officers and regulations nothing is done. So now small rain can break down day to day activities in Colombo. Employees and the staffs of various organizations are mostly effected with this situation. Waters on the roads increase traffic and this delays to go offices on time. Wasting time in traffic is useless. For example if one person waste 1/2 hour on roads and if 1000 persons are on traffic queues 500 human hours are wasted on roads. This is one aspect of impact of climate changing.
Continuous raing falling is another result of climate change. It is become usual news that huge tanks are over flowed regularly. People who live around tanks have to be careful otherwise their lives are at risk. When tanks are over flowed other areas are in a risk of flooding. Not only that but also continuous rain fallings causes to destroy cultivations. Farmers spend lot of money to cultivate paddies and large effort is need to protect crops from wild animals. So that when paddies are cultivated it becomes whole of farmers and they spend months to get good crops. Entire family is maintained by the money which is gotten from selling their crops. But one rain can destroy whole crop in one day. This may cause to create a shortage of foods in near future.
Although only main two situations are discribed above ther are many other negetive impacts of climate changing. It is clerar that changes in climate effects normal lives of human being and it makes negetive impact on human beings. Though identifing reasons for climate changing and those problems must be addressed is a must, significant effort to do so, cannot be noticed. Major three countries who should responsible for this situation is USA, India and China and it is lamentable fact that those countries do nothing not to stop but to reduce the climate change. Instead these countries accuse each other and no activities are on stage to reduce climate change. However due to power struggle among those countries poor people in other countries (specially third world countries) are in stew. Global powers only start to act when they are suffered. This situation must be changed and all should act together to prevent possible disasters due to climate changing in recent future.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Dalada Wathura
This photo is taken from the album of Mr. Janaka Keerthi and I am very grateful to him for this photo.
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Political Solution and Resettlement of displaced Tamils and Sinhalese
Now war is in the history and displaced people are resettled. Though there are many NGO's who speak about Tamil IDP's said nothing about displaced Sinhalese and they now settle down Railyway Station of Jaffna and no body is caring. There are many barriers of their resettlement. One of major barrior of law of Jaffna - "Thesawalam" which gives priority to Jaffna citizens when lands of Jaffna selling or buying. But no such law is enforced any other part of country. Legal System is Jaffna also questionable. Courts conduct their work in Tamil or English and the situation of offices such as Land Registries and other government offices mostly used Tamil language so that if someone don't know Tamil it is very hard to do get their services. Though some displaced Sinhalese have proofs of their lands they don't get any other support of officers. Thus due to many barriers their resettlement process is hold on.
On the other hand Tamils who were suffered from this war must be resettled as well as Sinhalese. Next priority should be given to fulfill their basic needs (foods, houses and etc ) and next infrastructure of conflict area should be rebuild. In that side government is able to achieve progress to some extend but however his tast should be speed up. Thus Tamils must be assured that they are vital part of national reconcilation process. It is a must to ensure equility of law and they must be persuaded that contribution of them is important to the development of country.
Now I wish to focus your attention to topic of political solution. Tamil Attorney George R. Willy who settled down in USA delivered speech and whole speech can be read from this link. The only important thing the speaker repeated is that " Tamils should not be treated as second class people" . However he used several comparisons which make his speech more interesting. The basic theme of his speech was that "political solution" should be implemented immediately. Not only he but also many others emphasize suggestion of "political solution". Situation of then (before war began) and now(year 2010) is completely changed. People who left country in 1980's or 90's cannot say problems of that time is also effected in this era too. If anyone has enough talents he can climb up the ladder and every good example is Former Foriegn Minister Lakshman Kadiragamar who held top ministry one time.
What is a need of hour is not political solution but independency of social regulations. If anyone can get fair solution to their problems through social mechanisms he will never become a second class citizen of country. Unrest of minor communities can be stopped through enforcement of existing regulations. Thus through equility reconcilation can be implemented.
On the other hand though people in Colombo or abroad demand so called " political solution" can they guarantee that of the problems of effected people can be satisfied? If displaced IDP's are in hungry can they satisfy their hungry with political solution? Can they predict the response of people who are really live in war effected area? If poeple in those areas would not accept so called political solution what can be done? We must remeber that we should fulfill only needs of people but not the wishes of people who is hundred kms away from Motherland. Even now nobody is treated as second class people and opportunities are available for any citizen. So finally I would like to state that before any kind of solution it is a must to fulfill the basic needs of effected people otherwise unrest would be remained in their minds whatever political solution is implemented.