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Yameen Ali

Yameen Ali

"Effective scaling requires a strategy that combines business process integration with information technology."

Message

Any organization, regardless of mission, ultimately strives to be operationally efficient. Enterprise Resource Planning allows organizations to efficiently deliver on its mission using scarce resources to maximize impact. 

Too many organizations focus on the mission without thinking about the underlying processes which contribute to the mission success. Often times, by improving on its business processes by effectively integrating with IT, an organization can become more effective in its mission, regardless of its specific goal or sector.  Enterprise Architecture Management deals with the effective management of an organization's business processes through the use of technology. Specifically, how to standardize and integrate complex business processes into business requirements and then streamline these requirements with the use of technology.

Biography

For the last 10 years, Yameen Ali has refined the principles and practices of operations management for organizations in the public and not-for-profit sectors managing capital projects and international development engagements.

His interests include operations, entrepreneurship and new venture analysis. He is one of the original members of the Willamette MBA Angel Fund, the only student run angel program in the United States. Prior to receiving his MBA from AGSM, he worked with Springboard Innovation, a start-up incubator in Portland, OR, developing public-private partnerships to create an enabling ecosystem for local entrepreneurs.

Yameen is currently engaged in implementing Enterprise solutions at Avanade Corporation using the Microsoft Dynamics AX platform.

Education

  • M.B.A., Willamette University

Areas of Instruction

Enterprise Architecture Management, Operations Management, MS Dynamics AX

Research Interests

New Ventures, Enterprise Management, Angel Investing

Selected Professional Activities

Board Member - Springboard Innovation
Board Member - NSHMBA Portland Chapter