Articles by thaianhduc

Step into hospitality business

Sound like weird, right? Since i am a developer, building software. Being at Xnhotel for more a week already. After some days getting familiar with people and setting up stuffs, i have been starting discussion with the team and our PM about the new software: Central Reservation System, CRS.

I got some raw explanation before, and my first thought was that it is quite simple. However, within 2 days meeting, our PM went in more detail -> surprise me. The business rule of hotel, reservation exactly is soooo complex, so many scenarios.

In summary, i have 2 obstacles:

  1. I do not know about hotel reservation, and according to what i have gotten so far, i have not made any booking.
  2. Languages: Vocabulary using in hospitality.

I also admit that, this is the first time i get involved in a development from scratch, understanding business rules, write down document for requirements. Of course, i do not do all that stuffs. I am participating in that job. Quite nice and interested in.

First 2 days at XnHotels Company

Moving to a new company always brings to you new things, new experience and something you were not familiar with before. I have been in my new company, XnHotels, for 2 days. Should be interesting to write down what have been going on and some first impression.

It is smaller then my previous one, thus, lacking of guys, called system admin, to take care of computer thing: setup, installing required software. Yeah, it is a chance for me to do it all. I had not done it before. I now get familiar with VMWare, setting up the new laptop given to me.

People here are very friendly. It takes me no time to talk with them and laugh each other. We are now can enjoy work and fun together. Quite fast and nice, i guess.

I am now working as developer, before i was a Technical Manager. No problem with that! It is just  a matter of title. I care most about what i can do and what i can gain on that position. There are about 10 peoples working together here. Some do sale business, some take care of reporting, using the existing one. And there are a few actually doing coding.

My team consists of 3 people, 2 developers and 1 designer. We get requirements and instruction from Manager in US and one manager here.

So far so good. Welcome me to XnHotels!

Should i read some economic books?

These days i was wondering reading some other kinds of books beside the IT one. Reading book is always a nice and good thing to do no matter what kind of books, of course, not all.

I am trying to rearrange my life style in the next year, 2010. Some ideas of what i should do have come in my head.

I do not have an ambitious of being master in economic. I’d rather want to have a picture of it. And i might help me in some way of my current job, software developer. There is a need to understand the business in IT.

The question is, where should i start? which book should i take a look first?