It is that time of the year in certain parts of the world when we vocalize thanks for what we have. Many of us thank those who have made a difference in our personal lives. But it's also important to thank those who help us in our professional lives. This got me thinking — who exactly are we thanking when we thank enterprise IT. Well, the answer is everyone — no matter where you fall in the IT organization.
Happy Thanksgiving: Please join me in thanking the various roles in enterprise IT for having done their part over the years.
CxO. I thank the executive leadership for:
- Strategically combating various challenges while answering the ROI questions to evolve IT as a key enabler for the realization of long-term business objectives.
- Driving a healthy spirit of co-existence combating the inherent challenges and complexities of bimodal IT.
Strategist. I thank the strategic thinkers for:
- Charting out the road map for the enterprise to embark on a transformation journey to realize the future state while employing innovative solutions in the cloud.
- Instituting a culture of game-changing transformations across the enterprise.
Architect. I thank the architects for:
- Architecting by choice rather than chance.
- Instantiating enterprise architectures driven by the business needs in alignment with industry standards and putting the right processes in place to sustain it.
Business Analyst. I thank the business analysts for:
- Working with the user community to define the business process models that reflect the requirements of the solution to be built.
- Tracing them across the development process to ensure that they are properly realized.
Developer. I thank the application development teams for:
- Designing solutions using industry-leading technologies that efficiently realize the business requirements while being effective at agile development.
- Developing, assembling and delivering components to the Testing Team in alignment with the overall quality strategy for the solution.
Tester. I thank the testers for:
- Having defined the test plans driven by the business requirements.
- Subjecting the solution to all aspects of testing with the right levels of automation in place.
Operator. I thank the system administrators and operations personnel for:
- Using a standardized environment for monitoring applications.
- Focusing on business-driven automation of select components to continuously deploy solutions in a seamless manner.
Project Manager. I thank project managers for:
- Ensuring the right resources are in place for the timely and effective delivery of a quality solution under budget.
A skeptic may very well look at this as being idealistic in an imperfect world. However, the fact still remains that IT has come a long way, having overcome several bumps in the road. Let's be thankful and use this time of year to recognize the times when IT did the right things for the right reasons. If you are looking for some creative ways of thanking enterprise IT, just take a look at what these IT Leaders have to say.
What about you? Can you think of reasons why you should be thankful to IT? What are the scenarios where you have seen IT do things right? Are there other ways we can thank enterprise IT?
Please let me know.
And by the way — Thank you for doing this!
