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Finding Mr./Ms. WonderfulFor Your Staffing Needs
Mike SerberThavron Solutions
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Introduction
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Introduction
• Why did I choose this topic?
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Introduction
• Why did I choose this topic?– Focus on the “human” side of ITFM/TBM
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Introduction
• Why did I choose this topic?– Focus on the “human” side of ITFM/TBM
– Focus on the Analyst role
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Introduction
• Why did I choose this topic?– Focus on the “human” side of ITFM/TBM
– Focus on the Analyst role
– Focus on “soft skills”
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Introduction
• Why did I choose this topic?– Focus on the “human” side of ITFM/TBM
– Focus on the Analyst role
– Focus on “soft skills”
– It’s the people who make or break the effort
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Introduction
• Why did I choose this topic?– Focus on the “human” side of ITFM/TBM
– Focus on the Analyst role
– Focus on “soft skills”
– It’s the people who make or break the effort
– Many of you have your own thoughts on this topic
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Introduction
• Why did I choose this topic?– Focus on the “human” side of ITFM/TBM
– Focus on the Analyst role
– Focus on “soft skills”
– It’s the people who make or break the effort
– Many of you have your own thoughts on this topic
– Let’s learn from our collective experience
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Introduction
• My Background
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Introduction
• My Background– Music
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Introduction
• My Background– Music
• Music Education degree
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Introduction
• My Background– Music
• Music Education degree
• Taught school band for 4 years
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Introduction
• My Background– Music
• Music Education degree
• Taught school band for 4 years
• Private music teacher for 45 years
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Introduction
• My Background– Music
• Music Education degree
• Taught school band for 4 years
• Private music teacher for 45 years
• Community Band Director, Brass Band player, trumpet performer, composer, arranger
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Introduction
• My Background– Music
• Music Education degree
• Taught school band for 4 years
• Private music teacher for 45 years
• Community Band Director, Brass Band player, trumpet performer, composer, arranger
• You’ll see why this is relevant later
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Introduction
• My Background– Music
– Technology
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Introduction
• My Background– Technology
• Programmer
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Introduction
• My Background– Technology
• Programmer
• Analyst
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Introduction
• My Background– Technology
• Programmer
• Analyst
• Programmer/Analyst
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Introduction
• My Background– Technology
• Programmer
• Analyst
• Programmer/Analyst
• Analyst/Programmer
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Introduction
• My Background– Technology
• Programmer
• Analyst
• Programmer/Analyst
• Analyst/Programmer
• Data Base Administrator (DBA)
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Introduction
• My Background– Technology
• Programmer
• Analyst
• Programmer/Analyst
• Analyst/Programmer
• Data Base Administrator (DBA)
• Project Manager
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Introduction
• My Background– Technology
• Programmer
• Analyst
• Programmer/Analyst
• Analyst/Programmer
• Data Base Administrator (DBA)
• Project Manager
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• Program Manager
Introduction
• My Background– Technology
• Programmer
• Analyst
• Programmer/Analyst
• Analyst/Programmer
• Data Base Administrator (DBA)
• Project Manager
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• Program Manager
• Financial Analyst
Introduction
• My Background– Technology
• Programmer
• Analyst
• Programmer/Analyst
• Analyst/Programmer
• Data Base Administrator (DBA)
• Project Manager
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• Program Manager
• Financial Analyst
• IT Financial Analyst
Introduction
• My Background– Technology
• Programmer
• Analyst
• Programmer/Analyst
• Analyst/Programmer
• Data Base Administrator (DBA)
• Project Manager
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• Program Manager
• Financial Analyst
• IT Financial Analyst
• TBM Analyst
Introduction
• My Background– Technology
• Programmer
• Analyst
• Programmer/Analyst
• Analyst/Programmer
• Data Base Administrator (DBA)
• Project Manager
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• Program Manager
• Financial Analyst
• IT Financial Analyst
• TBM Analyst
• Configurator
Introduction
• My Background– Technology
• Programmer
• Analyst
• Programmer/Analyst
• Analyst/Programmer
• Data Base Administrator (DBA)
• Project Manager
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• Program Manager
• Financial Analyst
• IT Financial Analyst
• TBM Analyst
• Configurator
• Consultant
Introduction
• My Background– Music
– Technology
• What I’ve learned
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Introduction
• My Background– Music
– Technology
• What I’ve learned– Integrate my life experiences and passions into a deep
understanding of what skills, especially “soft skills”, are required to be effective in the IT and Finance industries
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Introduction
• Today’s Topics:
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Introduction
• Today’s Topics:– Focusing on the role of ITFM/TBM Analyst, or on YOUR
role
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• Today’s Topics:– Focusing on the role of ITFM/TBM Analyst, or on YOUR
role
– Answering the following 3 questions:
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Introduction
• What is the Nature of the Work?
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Introduction
• What is the Nature of the Work?
• What are the 7 Critical Skills?
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Introduction
• What is the Nature of the Work?
• What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• How to find the Right People?
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Introduction
• What is the Nature of the Work?
• What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• How to find the Right People?
• No earth-shattering revelations
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Introduction
• What is the Nature of the Work?
• What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• How to find the Right People?
• No earth-shattering revelations
• Just common sense concepts
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What is the Nature of the Work?
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Initial Data Gathering
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Initial Data Gathering– Coordinate the efforts to identify and gather primary
Financial and IT Asset data
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Initial Data Gathering– Coordinate the efforts to identify and gather primary
Financial and IT Asset data• Accurate and complete IT Financial (Cost) Data - General Ledger,
Fixed Assets
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Initial Data Gathering– Coordinate the efforts to identify and gather primary
Financial and IT Asset data• Accurate and complete IT Financial (Cost) Data - General Ledger,
Fixed Assets
• Accurate and complete IT Asset (Portfolio) Data – Applications, Servers, Storage, Databases, Data Centers, etc.
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Initial Data Gathering
• Data Mapping
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Data Mapping– Map IT Costs into Cost Categories (Cost Pools) – Labor,
Hardware, Software, Depreciation, etc.
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Data Mapping– Map IT Costs into Cost Categories (Cost Pools) – Labor,
Hardware, Software, Depreciation, etc.
– Map IT Assets to Applications
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Data Mapping– Map IT Costs into Cost Categories (Cost Pools) – Labor,
Hardware, Software, Depreciation, etc.
– Map IT Assets to Applications
– Identify Portfolio of Business Services
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Data Mapping– Map IT Costs into Cost Categories (Cost Pools) – Labor,
Hardware, Software, Depreciation, etc.
– Map IT Assets to Applications
– Identify Portfolio of Business Services
– Map Assets to Business Services
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Initial Data Gathering
• Data Mapping
• Cost Allocation
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Cost Allocation– Determine and implement strategies for allocating IT costs
to IT Assets
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Cost Allocation– Determine and implement strategies for allocating IT costs
to IT Assets
– Determine and implement strategies for allocating costs from IT Assets to Business Services
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Initial Data Gathering
• Data Mapping
• Cost Allocation
• Periodic (Monthly) Processes
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Periodic (Monthly) Processes– Load/refresh data files
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Periodic (Monthly) Processes– Load/refresh data files
– Assess data quality and completeness
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Periodic (Monthly) Processes– Load/refresh data files
– Assess data quality and completeness
– Generate reports
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Periodic (Monthly) Processes– Load/refresh data files
– Assess data quality and completeness
– Generate reports
– Compile presentations
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Periodic (Monthly) Processes– Load/refresh data files
– Assess data quality and completeness
– Generate reports
– Compile presentations
– Communicate results to constituents
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Initial Data Gathering
• Data Mapping
• Cost Allocation
• Periodic (Monthly) Processes
• Other Critical Tasks
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Other Critical Tasks– Handle requests for system changes
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Other Critical Tasks– Handle requests for system changes
– Create new reports
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Other Critical Tasks– Handle requests for system changes
– Create new reports
– Resolve problems
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Other Critical Tasks– Handle requests for system changes
– Create new reports
– Resolve problems
– Troubleshoot issues
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Other Critical Tasks– Handle requests for system changes
– Create new reports
– Resolve problems
– Troubleshoot issues
– Fight fires
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Other Critical Tasks– Handle requests for system changes
– Create new reports
– Resolve problems
– Troubleshoot issues
– Fight fires
– Participate in fire drills
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What is the Nature of the Work?
• Other Critical Tasks– Handle requests for system changes– Create new reports– Resolve problems– Troubleshoot issues– Fight fires– Participate in fire drills– Save the world
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Finding Mr./Ms. Wonderful
• What is the Nature of the Work?
• What are the 7 Critical Skills?
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Must be breathing
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Must be breathing
• Desire or interest in doing the work
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Desire or interest in doing the work– Often overlooked, because it’s so obvious
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What are the Critical Skills?
• Desire or interest in doing the work– Often overlooked, because it’s so obvious
– A person who enjoys their work -
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What are the Critical Skills?
• Desire or interest in doing the work– Often overlooked, because it’s so obvious
– A person who enjoys their work -• Works to overcome the challenges and obstacles of the job
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Desire or interest in doing the work– Often overlooked, because it’s so obvious
– A person who enjoys their work -• Works to overcome the challenges and obstacles of the job
• Derives satisfaction in doing a good job
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Desire or interest in doing the work– Often overlooked, because it’s so obvious
– A person who enjoys their work -• Works to overcome the challenges and obstacles of the job
• Derives satisfaction in doing a good job
• Applies themselves with energy derived from their enthusiasm
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Desire or interest in doing the work– Often overlooked, because it’s so obvious
– A person who enjoys their work -• Works to overcome the challenges and obstacles of the job
• Derives satisfaction in doing a good job
• Applies themselves with energy derived from their enthusiasm
• Tolerates the “!@#$%” that comes with any job
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Must be breathing
• Desire or interest in doing the work
• Seeing relationships
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Seeing relationships– Good old analogies (remember the SAT/ACT tests??)
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Seeing relationships– Good old analogies (remember the SAT/ACT tests??)
– (blank) is to (blank) as (blank) is to (blank)
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Seeing relationships– Good old analogies (remember the SAT/ACT tests??)
– (blank) is to (blank) as (blank) is to (blank)
– Understanding relationships between things
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Seeing relationships– Good old analogies (remember the SAT/ACT tests??)
– (blank) is to (blank) as (blank) is to (blank)
– Understanding relationships between things
– What links things together, what is common between things
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Seeing relationships– Good old analogies (remember the SAT/ACT tests??)
– (blank) is to (blank) as (blank) is to (blank)
– Understanding relationships between things
– What links things together, what is common between things
– Dog is to puppy as cat is to ____
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Seeing relationships– Good old analogies (remember the SAT/ACT tests??)
– (blank) is to (blank) as (blank) is to (blank)
– Understanding relationships between things
– What links things together, what is common between things
– Dog is to puppy as cat is to kitten
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What are the Critical Skills?
• Seeing relationships– Good old analogies (remember the SAT/ACT tests??)
– (blank) is to (blank) as (blank) is to (blank)
– Understanding relationships between things
– What links things together, what is common between things
– Dog is to puppy as cat is to kitten
– Winning is to everything as ___ is to brass band members
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What are the Critical Skills?
• Seeing relationships– Good old analogies (remember the SAT/ACT tests??)
– (blank) is to (blank) as (blank) is to (blank)
– Understanding relationships between things
– What links things together, what is common between things
– Dog is to puppy as cat is to kitten
– Winning is to everything as beer is to brass band members
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What are the Critical Skills?
• Must be breathing
• Desire or interest in doing the work
• Seeing relationships
• Identifying patterns
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Identifying patterns– How does one thing progress to another?
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Identifying patterns– How does one thing progress to another?
– For example: 2,4,6,8 – what comes next?
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
“Who do we appreciate?”
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Identifying patterns– How does one thing progress to another?
– For example: 2,4,6,8 – what comes next?
– “Who do we appreciate?”
– The ability to recognize patterns is an immense help in solving problems in the IT field
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Must be breathing
• Desire or interest in doing the work
• Seeing relationships
• Identifying patterns
• Problem-solving ability
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Problem-solving ability– The single most critical skill
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Problem-solving ability– The single most critical skill
– There will always be problems to solve in this role
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Problem-solving ability– The single most critical skill
– There will always be problems to solve in this role
– The ability to solve these problems quickly and efficiently is a critical factor for success
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Problem-solving ability– The single most critical skill
– There will always be problems to solve in this role
– The ability to solve these problems quickly and efficiently is a critical factor for success
– The previous 2 critical skills, Seeing relationships and Identifying patterns aid in advanced problem-solving
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Problem-solving ability– The single most critical skill
– There will always be problems to solve in this role
– The ability to solve these problems quickly and efficiently is a critical factor for success
– The previous 2 critical skills, Seeing relationships and Identifying patterns aid in advanced problem-solving
– Also aided by viewing a problem in creative ways
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Must be breathing
• Desire or interest in doing the work
• Seeing relationships
• Identifying patterns
• Problem-solving ability
• Detail orientation
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Detail orientation– “It’s all messed up!”
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Detail orientation– “It’s all messed up!”
– “What exactly is the issue?”
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Detail orientation– “It’s all messed up!”
– “What exactly is the issue?”
– “What exactly is causing this issue?”
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Detail orientation– “It’s all messed up!”
– “What exactly is the issue?”
– “What exactly is causing this issue?”
– Perseverance
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Detail orientation– “It’s all messed up!”
– “What exactly is the issue?”
– “What exactly is causing this issue?”
– Perseverance
– Eye for detail
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Must be breathing• Desire or interest in doing the work• Seeing relationships• Identifying patterns• Problem-solving ability• Detail orientation• Interact with people at many levels
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Interact with people at many levels– and, know what’s important to them
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Interact with people at many levels– and, know what’s important to them
• Upper-level management
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Interact with people at many levels– and, know what’s important to them
• Upper-level management
• IT Finance
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Interact with people at many levels– and, know what’s important to them
• Upper-level management
• IT Finance
• IT Owners (Storage, Security, Data Centers, Applications)
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Interact with people at many levels– and, know what’s important to them
• Upper-level management
• IT Finance
• IT Owners (Storage, Security, Data Centers, Applications)
• A plus to have credibility with IT and talk their language
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Interact with people at many levels– and, know what’s important to them
• Upper-level management
• IT Finance
• IT Owners (Storage, Security, Data Centers, Applications)
• A plus to have credibility with IT and talk their language
• Understand and communicate technical concepts to non-technical people
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Interact with people at many levels– and, know what’s important to them
• Upper-level management• IT Finance• IT Owners (Storage, Security, Data Centers, Applications)• A plus to have credibility with IT and talk their language• Understand and communicate technical concepts to non-technical
people• Understand and communicate financial concepts to non-financial
people
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What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• Must be breathing• Desire or interest in doing the work• Seeing relationships• Identifying patterns• Problem-solving ability• Detail orientation• Interact with people at many levels
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Finding Mr./Ms. Wonderful
• What is the Nature of the Work?
• What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• How to find the Right People?
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How to find the Right People?
• Targeted Selection
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How to find the Right People?
• Targeted Selection– Match strengths of an applicant to the critical skills needed
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How to find the Right People?
• Targeted Selection– Match strengths of an applicant to the critical skills needed
– Ask questions to elicit responses to determine skill match
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How to find the Right People?
• Targeted Selection– Match strengths of an applicant to the critical skills needed
– Ask questions to elicit responses to determine skill match
– Examples:
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How to find the Right People?
• Targeted Selection– Match strengths of an applicant to the critical skills needed
– Ask questions to elicit responses to determine skill match
– Examples:• Critical skill: problem-solving ability
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How to find the Right People?
• Targeted Selection– Match strengths of an applicant to the critical skills needed
– Ask questions to elicit responses to determine skill match
– Examples:• Critical skill: problem-solving ability
• Question: “Tell me about a difficult problem that you were able to solve”
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How to find the Right People?
• Targeted Selection– Match strengths of an applicant to the critical skills needed
– Ask questions to elicit responses to determine skill match
– Examples:• Critical skill: Interact with people at many levels and know what’s
important to them
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How to find the Right People?
• Targeted Selection– Match strengths of an applicant to the critical skills needed
– Ask questions to elicit responses to determine skill match
– Examples:• Critical skill: Interact with people at many levels and know what’s
important to them
• Question: “Tell me about a presentation you’ve had to give. Who did you present to and what did you try to communicate?”
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How to find the Right People?
• Targeted Selection– Match strengths of an applicant to the critical skills needed
– Ask questions to elicit responses to determine skill match
– For good examples, google “Targeted Selection” or “Interview Questions”
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How to find the Right People?
• Targeted Selection
• People in compatible fields
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How to find the Right People?
• People in compatible fields– Preparation in one field can lead to success in another
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How to find the Right People?
• People in compatible fields– Preparation in one field can lead to success in another
• Musicians
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How to find the Right People?
• People in compatible fields– Preparation in one field can lead to success in another
• Musicians– Detail-oriented
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How to find the Right People?
• People in compatible fields– Preparation in one field can lead to success in another
• Musicians– Detail-oriented
– Used to deep analysis
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How to find the Right People?
• People in compatible fields– Preparation in one field can lead to success in another
• Musicians– Detail-oriented
– Used to deep analysis
– Used to identifying patterns
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How to find the Right People?
• People in compatible fields– Preparation in one field can lead to success in another
• Musicians– Detail-oriented
– Used to deep analysis
– Used to identifying patterns
– Ability to concentrate
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How to find the Right People?
• People in compatible fields– Preparation in one field can lead to success in another
• Musicians– Detail-oriented
– Used to deep analysis
– Used to identifying patterns
– Ability to concentrate
– Creative (right and left brain)
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How to find the Right People?
• People in compatible fields– Preparation in one field can lead to success in another
• Musicians– Detail-oriented
– Used to deep analysis
– Used to identifying patterns
– Ability to concentrate
– Creative (right and left brain)
– Goal-oriented
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How to find the Right People?
• People in compatible fields– Preparation in one field can lead to success in another
• Musicians– Detail-oriented
– Used to deep analysis
– Used to identifying patterns
– Ability to concentrate
– Creative (right and left brain)
– Goal-oriented
– In need of a job
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How to find the Right People?
• People in compatible fields– Preparation in one field can lead to success in another
• Musicians
• Air-Traffic Controllers
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How to find the Right People?
• People in compatible fields– Preparation in one field can lead to success in another
• Musicians
• Air-Traffic Controllers
• Actuaries
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How to find the Right People?
• People in compatible fields– Preparation in one field can lead to success in another
• Musicians
• Air-Traffic Controllers
• Actuaries
• Teachers
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How to find the Right People?
• People in compatible fields– Preparation in one field can lead to success in another
• Musicians
• Air-Traffic Controllers
• Actuaries
• Teachers
• Chess players
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How to find the Right People?
• People in compatible fields– Preparation in one field can lead to success in another
• Musicians
• Air-Traffic Controllers
• Actuaries
• Teachers
• Chess players
• Professional wrestlers
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How to find the Right People?
• Targeted Selection
• People in compatible fields
• Other good sources for prospects
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How to find the Right People?
• Other good sources for prospects– “Fast Track”, or Management Development programs
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How to find the Right People?
• Other good sources for prospects– “Fast Track”, or Management Development programs
• Short-term positions in many different organizations within the company
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How to find the Right People?
• Other good sources for prospects– “Fast Track”, or Management Development programs
• Short-term positions in many different organizations within the company
• Fosters a big-picture perspective of the company and how ITFM/TBM fits into the overall needs of the company
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How to find the Right People?
• Other good sources for prospects– “Fast Track”, or Management Development programs
• Short-term positions in many different organizations within the company
• Fosters a big-picture perspective of the company and how ITFM/TBM fits into the overall needs of the company
• Develops a broad range of contacts within the company to facilitate working with many levels of the organization
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How to find the Right People?
• Other good sources for prospects– “Fast Track”, or Management Development programs
– People in Finance who have an interest in technology, maybe as a hobby
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How to find the Right People?
• Other good sources for prospects– “Fast Track”, or Management Development programs
– People in Finance who have an interest in technology, maybe as a hobby
– People in Technologies who LOVE Finance
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How to find the Right People?
• Other good sources for prospects– “Fast Track”, or Management Development programs
– People in Finance who have an interest in technology, maybe as a hobby
– People in Technologies who LOVE Finance (ha, ha!)
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Conclusion
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Conclusion
• What is the Nature of the Work?
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Conclusion
• What is the Nature of the Work?
• What are the 7 Critical Skills?
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Conclusion
• What is the Nature of the Work?
• What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• How to find the Right People?
Copyright 2015 Thavron Solutions, LLC
Conclusion
• What is the Nature of the Work?
• What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• How to find the Right People?
• No earth-shattering revelations
Copyright 2015 Thavron Solutions, LLC
Conclusion
• What is the Nature of the Work?
• What are the 7 Critical Skills?
• How to find the Right People?
• No earth-shattering revelations
• Just common sense concepts
Copyright 2015 Thavron Solutions, LLC
Questions/Comments?
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