CODING PUSH

Photo by  Startup Stock Photos  from  Pexels The class average is equal to the sum of the grades divided by the number of students. The algorithm for solving this problem on a computer must input each of the grades, perform the averaging calculation and display the result. 1 // 2 // Class average with counter-controlled repetition. 3 4 usingSystem; 5 6 classAverage1 7 { 8 static voidMain( string[] args ) 9 { 10   inttotal,  // sum of grades 11 gradeCounter,  // number of grades entered 12 gradeValue,  // grade value 13 average;  // average of all grades 14 15 // initialization phase 16 total = 0;  // clear total 17 gradeCounter = 1;  // prepare to loop 18 19 // processing phase 20   while( gradeCounter <= 10)  // loop 10 times 21 { 22   // prompt for input and read grade from user 23 Console.Write( "Enter integer grade: "); 24 25   // read input and convert to inte...

Generating new ideas is not easy. Fortunately, a technique known as SCAMPER can be invaluable. Select a small team of between three and six people to assist you with your search for new ideas. Choose people from different disciplines and levels within the organisation. Using the SCAMPER search for new ideas, ask whether we can:  Substitute: existing components, machines or human resources to improve the product. Combine:one or more of the products functions. Reconfigure how we use the human and material resources to improve how people see the product and its uses. Adapt: the product for use in a different context Modify: the size, shape, feel, texture, smell or functionality of the product. Which existing features could be enhanced to create more value in the product and make it more attractive to customers? Find another use for the product: You only have to think about the multiple uses that simple everyday objects, such as a brick or paperclip, can be put to realise...

Philip Kotler (b. 1931) is an American Management author and consultant who has written over 50 +  books on marketing. He is also Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Illinois. He says that " Good companies will meet needs. Great companies will create markets."  Identify new or improved products which may develop into a new market. When thinking about new markets you must decide which industry-wide standards:  can be ignored/eliminated; should be reduced below the current accepted norm in the industry; should be raised above the current accepted norm in the industry; can be created in the industry for the first time and offered to customers. When considering the above questions, it’s essential that customer value drives the discussion not how the competition is going to react. In your blue ocean, there will be no competitors if you get it right (at least initially). Start by ident...