We are discussing creating separate career paths and job titles in our Technology organization to differentiate custom development from platform development. Does anyone else do this? How did you approach it and how was it received by the staff? We believe the skillsets are different between the two, as is potentially the level of learning orientation required. Looking for guidance on thoughts of pros and cons.
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CIO in Manufacturing6 months ago
I agree, the skillsets are different in some cases between the two (custom and platform), however their can be overlap. We do not differentiate as custom development is a smaller part of our overall work portfolio. Interested to hear what others are doing on this.
Communication Topics: who needs to know about the new Executive and at what time (pre-hire or upon hire). This includes the team that will be managed, Board of Directors, entire company (or no), etc. Also, if applicable a press release.
Key Relationships to Build: internally or externally, who are people who can help expedite the transition, who can help make this new person successful. We make a list, schedule all of the introductions, and ensure they are complete within the first 45 days. As example, if we were hiring a new head of Digital Experiences, we would ensure they were connected to leaders in: Marketing, Technology, Legal, Compliance, Information Security, Call Center Operations, etc. We would also ensure connections are made to key ongoing partners such as Finance and HR. Plus of course all external parties with whom this person may be working.
*using this list we would also determine who they need to meet with regularly and ensure those are scheduled ongoing.
Other Activities:
- Determine what Committees they need to sit on both internally and externally to the company
- Provide introductions to the Board of Directors
- Identify opportunities to get new leader involved in the local community (Chamber of Commerce, non-profit Board seats, etc.)
- Identify industry education needs, create exposure
- Introduction to our Public Relations team, headshot taken
-All Company social media sites updated and publications updated as needed
Hope this helps to get you started!