Technology

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Technology represents the true spirit of Life. Every Tech savvy person will agree hands down on this statement. Even not-so Tech savvy will agree that Technology is ever changing and only reality perhaps is why they do not fancy technology is that it keeps changing so fast. Technology plays various roles across Organizations. There are Organizations fundamentals are driven by Technology and there are majority of the Organizations, where Technology brings differentiators, while the rest of the Organizations performances are enhanced by Technology. Technology means different thing to different Organizations and are to be dealt differently. So is the case with People into Technology.

This chart briefly explains the Talent mix for Technology profiles across different Organizations classified on the basis of Technology dependency within.

Organization Technology usage Expectations on talent
Hi-tech Core function High understanding, in-depth knowledge
Tech dependence on differentiator very important Strong technology with Business insights
Tech dependence on Service Important Technology Transforming to business
Tech dependence on Support Important Good technology evaluation capability
Tech dependence on Sales Very Important Good technology evaluation capability
R&D Core function Hands on, Innovators, Specialists
Product Engineering Core function Hands on, Specialists with Product design outlook
Non-Tech Not important but necessary Good Technology but strong Domain knowledge